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

• 1,154 million euro sales*
• 18 plants, 2 Research centers and 8 Development centers in 12 countries

* at December 31, 2008

Global presence

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Products

Valeo Lighting Systems enhances design, performance and safety. It has developed the following technologies

• Camera-assisted Adaptive Front Lighting, allowing motorists to enjoy ideal night-time lighting, without dazzling oncoming traffic. BeamAtic ® switches between high and low beam automatically. BeamAtic® Plus and Premium avoid dazzle by gradually adapting the beam according to the presence of other vehicles, while preserving maximal lighting;
  
  
• MicroOptics ™ technology provides uniform light surfaces, offering not only optimal visibility but also a wide range of styling options. It can be applied to front and rear signaling lights, even if they have complex shapes;
  
  
• Xenon lamps, which provide optimal visibility, similar to daylight. Xenon lamps have low beams with a range of 110 meters, instead of the 80 meters offered by traditional technologies, i.e. an improvement of 30%, which can be increased to 44% with bending light. The 2007 TÜV survey conducted in Germany concluded that if all vehicles were equipped with Xenon lamps, the number of deaths on the road at night could be cut by 18%.
  
  

The Valeo Lighting Systems product range also covers:

• main headlamps;
• fog lights;
• auxiliary lights;
• leveling devices and lamp wipers;
• lighting and signaling controllers;
• daytime running lights (traditional lamps and LEDs);
• rear lighting including LED rear lamps and center high-mounted stop lamps;
• cigar lighters, multifunction sockets and USB ports.