ZKW announced it is supplying premium headlamps and rear lamps for the BMW XM.

“Alongside the BMW X7, the BMW XM is the first rear lamp project with the BMW Group. We are proud to be able to incorporate our innovative lighting solutions into these premium models,” says Dr. Wilhelm Steger, CEO of the ZKW Group.

This unique project presented ZKW’s engineers with major challenges, the company said. Due to the low height of the headlamp, a special light guide concept had to be developed.

“The development of the headlamp presented the BMW design team and ZKW with a particular challenge. It had to be as narrow as possible in order to emphasize the unique design of the vehicle,” explains Wolfgang Zeidlhofer, project manager at ZKW. ZKW developed a split front light with two high-resolution LED modules that integrate headlamps with low beam and high beam, as well as daytime running lamps with LED light guides for position lights, direction indicators and sidemarkers (for the U.S. version).