Valeo is dedicated to the design, the manufacture and the sale of components, integrated systems and modules for cars and heavy lorries. 3 Fields of Innovation for surer, cleaner and more comfortable vehicles.

More visibility, more comfort and more safety

The role of the Lighting Systems Product Family is to improve driver visibility and clearly indicate vehicle position and changes in vehicle direction or speed, in all weather conditions. The distinctive styles of headlamps and rear lamps are also key design features, playing an increasingly important role in automakers’ efforts to differentiate the styling of their new models.

A few figures

• 1,198 million euro sales*
• 17 plants and 4 R&D centers in 12 countries*

* December 31, 2007

Global presence

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Products

In 2007, Valeo Lighting Systems contributed the following innovative systems to the Driving Assistance Domain:

• adaptive Lighting, an addition to dynamic bending light, which adapts to different driving situations, such as motorway or city driving, and to weather conditions (rain and fog);
  
  
• the night vision system, XtraVue™, which offers drivers three times the level of standard visibility without a dazzling effect, using infrared technology; this infrared active night vision system enables drivers to drive using dipped headlamps while enjoying visibility equivalent to driving with full-beam headlamps;
  
  
• LED front and rear lighting and signaling technologies, which combine high performance, energy savings and innovative designs at the front and rear of the vehicle. This technology is used for daytime running lamps, which will be mandatory in all light vehicles throughout Europe from 2012 onwards;
  
  
• XLED™ adaptive headlamps: Xenon directional lighting associated with LED modules featuring directional lighting functions and automatic additional lighting on highways offer optimal visibility (up to 90% better than halogen lamps) depending on driving conditions;
  
  
• dual-function headlamps with low and main beams that use mercury-free Xenon bulbs, an environmentally friendly technology. Valeo was the first supplier to market this kind of headlamp;
  
  
• adaptive rear lights with MicroOptics™ technology: the uniform light surfaces achieved using this LED technology offer not only optimal visibility but also a wide range of design options. The warning signals for each situation (fog, sudden braking, reversing, oncoming vehicles, opening doors) inform drivers in following vehicles and help prevent accidents.

The Valeo Lighting Systems range also covers:

• main headlamps;
• foglights;
• auxiliary lights;
• leveling devices and lamp wipers;
• lighting controllers;
• DRL lamps (traditional lamps and LEDs);
• rear lighting including LED rear lamps and center high-mounted
• stop lamps;
• cigar lighters and multifunction sockets.