Hella Sees Growing Demand for Rear LED Automotive Lighting
Rear LED lighting offers customers safety features, energy-savings and styling advantages, according to Mark Brainard, vice president of Hella’s Corporate Center USA.
Dennis Samfilippo Named GM at Philips Automotive Lighting North AmericaPhilips
He replaces David Davoudi, who has been appointed to head up Philips Consumer Luminaries North America, a newly established business unit of Royal Philips Electronics, based in Elgin, Ill.
Philips Automotive Lighting North America Appoints Pacific Marketing to Handle Sales in Western States
Pacific Marketing will be responsible for managing Philips’ aftermarket sales activities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
Henkel Acquires National Adhesives; Establishes Dedicated Team Focused on Automotive Lighting Technologies
Company expands portfolio of bonding and sealing products for automotive lighting applications.
Hella Unveils New Automotive Lighting, Electronics Designed to Reduce CO(2) Emissions
You can now incorporate your vehicle into the fight against global warming, in a rather surprising way. Hella, a global tier-one supplier of automotive lighting and electronic equipment, has developed a portfolio of automotive lighting and electronics solutions designed to reduce carbon dioxide (CO(2)) emissions. Increased CO(2) emissions have the potential to increase global temperatures which can lead to melting icecaps, increased ocean levels, warmer winters and negative changes to delicate ecosystems. Hella’s new CO(2)-reducing lighting products include xenon headlamps and lighting emitting diodes (LEDs), which are, among others, used in daytime running lights.
Federal-Mogul and Philips Automotive Lighting Collaborate on Full Aftermarket Category Offering
SOUTHFIELD, MI — Federal-Mogul and Philips Automotive Lighting N.A. have announced a unique collaborative arrangement to bring a “Total Category” lighting offering to the North American Aftermarket. The relationship leverages Federal-Mogul’s sales, marketing and distribution leadership with original equipment innovations from Philips Lighting. “We are presenting the aftermarket with a powerful category solution,” said Jay
Philips Automotive Lighting North America Receives Frost & Sullivan Award
Philips Automotive Lighting North America, a division of Royal Philips Electronics and one of the world’s largest suppliers of lighting for the automotive industry, has been selected as the 2005 recipient of the Frost & Sullivan Product Line Strategy of the Year Award. Frost & Sullivan, created the award after completing its analysis of the North America Lighting Aftermarket. According to Frost & Sullivan, Philips Automotive Lighting optimized its product line by leveraging its products against various price, performance and feature points required by vehicle owners.
Executive Interview with Michael Scheiven, Director, Aftermarket Channel, Philips Automotive Lighting North America
Our latest Executive Interview features Michael Scheiven, director, Aftermarket Channel, Philips Automotive Lighting North America. Just about two years ago, Scheiven joined Philips after a long and successful career with General Motors (GM). Scheiven spent 19 years at GM, serving as director of AC Delco Aftermarket Operations with General Motors Brazil, International Marketing Manager with GM Service Parts Operations US, Commercial Director for GM Service Parts Operations-Mexico and South America Sales Manager for General Motors Corp. It was precisely this background that led Philips to recruit Scheiven, as the company sought to revitalitize its aftermarket business. Scheiven recently spoke with aftermarketNews.com about Philips’ Automotive Lighting business and the changes in this market segment.
Philips Automotive Bulb Look-Up Aims To Simplify Lighting Replacements And Upgrades
The Philips Automotive Bulb Look Up works on a make/model/year search format and can be used to look up bulbs for nearly every U.S. registered vehicle from more than 60 manufacturers.
New Philips Automotive Website Debuts The Vision LED Lighting Line
Website details unprecedented 12-year limited warranty for Vision LEDs.
