China Automotive Lighting Market size

China Automotive Lighting Market Size (2024–2025)
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Market Value (2024 Estimate)
Approximately USD 9.8 billion
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Projected Market Value (2025)
Expected to reach USD 10.5–11 billion
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CAGR (2024–2030 Forecast Period)
Estimated at 5.5% to 6.2%, driven by rising EV adoption, smart lighting integration, and growing OEM demand.
Lighting is a fundamental part in car vehicles, assuming a vital part in car security. The lighting system comprises of front, rear, side, fog and interiors lights. It gives brightening to the driver and helps other vehicle drivers and pedestrians making a course for identify the vehicle's position and size.
China Automotive Lighting market is expected to grow on the back of growing population, increasing disposable income, ongoing developments in both urban as well as rural pockets and growing automotive production. Moreover, China’s vehicle fleet size witnessed a radical increase during the past decade, which has further driven the demand of automobile lighting market during the forecast period.
Market Trends and Dynamics
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Focus on LED Technology
The market is seeing a strong trend towards LED lighting, offering improved efficiency, durability, and design flexibility, according to Mordor Intelligence.
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Advanced Lighting Systems
Manufacturers are increasingly developing and deploying advanced lighting systems like adaptive driving beams, matrix headlights, and digital light processing solutions to enhance safety and aesthetics.
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Competitive Landscape
The China automotive LED lighting market is fragmented, with a mix of global and local players vying for market share,
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Strategic Partnerships
Companies are forging partnerships and joint ventures to expand their production capabilities and market reach.
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Government Regulations
Government regulations and standards are playing a role in driving the adoption of new lighting technologies, such as adaptive lighting systems, to enhance road safety and driver comfort.
Market segmentation
The China automotive lighting market can be segmented based on technology, vehicle type, sales channel, and application. Key segments include LED, halogen, xenon/HID, and matrix LED technologies. Vehicle types are categorized as passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and two-wheelers. Sales channels are OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and aftermarket. Applications include utility lighting (Daytime Running Lights, Directional Signals, Headlights, etc.) and vehicle lighting (two-wheelers, commercial vehicles, passenger cars).

Here's a more detailed breakdown
1. Technology
- LED Energy-efficient and long-lasting, becoming increasingly popular.
- Halogen Cost-effective and widely used, but less energy-efficient than LED.
- Xenon/HID Provides bright and powerful illumination, but is more expensive than halogen and LED.
- Matrix LED Offers sophisticated lighting with dynamic beam control, used in higher-end vehicles.
- Laser A newer technology providing a focused, long-range beam, potentially doubling the reach of standard high beams.
2. Vehicle Type
- Passenger Cars The largest consumer base and demand.
- Commercial Vehicles Prioritize durability and reliability for heavy-duty applications.
- Two-wheelers Require compact and lightweight designs.
3. Sales Channel
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OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)
Lighting components are directly integrated into new vehicles by the manufacturer.
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Aftermarket
Lighting products are sold to end-users for installation into existing vehicles.
4. Application
- Automotive Utility Lighting Includes Daytime Running Lights (DRL), Directional Signal Lights, Headlights, Reverse Lights, Stop Lights, Tail Lights, and other related functions.
- Automotive Vehicle Lighting Focuses on lighting for different vehicle types like two-wheelers, commercial vehicles, and passenger cars.
- Front Lighting Includes headlights and related technologies like laser and matrix LED.
- Rear Lighting Includes tail lights, brake lights, reversing lights, rear fog lights, and turn signal lights.
- Interior Lighting Enhanced lighting systems are being adopted in mid and high-end vehicles.
Years considered for this report
Historical Year2014-2017
Base Year2018
Estimated Year2019
Forecast Period2020-2024
Objective of the Study
- To assess the demand-supply scenario of Automotive Lighting market, which covers production, import, export, demand, supply, and net inventory status of Automotive Lighting market in China.
- To analyze and forecast the market size of Automotive Lighting market, in terms of value as well as volume.
- To classify and forecast China Automotive Lighting Market based on Vehicle type, applications, technology, demand category and regional distribution.
- To identify drivers and challenges for China Automotive Lighting market.
- To examine competitive developments such as expansions, new product launches, mergers & acquisitions, etc., in China Automotive Lighting market.
- To conduct the pricing analysis for China Automotive Lighting market.
- To identify and analyze the profile of leading players involved in the manufacturing of China Automotive Lighting market.
Some of the major players operating in China Automotive Lighting Market are Shanghai Koito Automotive Lamp, Everlight, Lumileds, Seoul Semi, Nichia, Magneti Marelli S.p.A., Magneti Marelli S.p.A., GE Lighting, Valeo, Phoenix Lamps Limited, Neolite ZKW Lightings Pvt. Ltd, Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd., OSRAM Germany, Philips Electronics, OSRAM China etc.
To perform the study, Market Insights Research conducted primary as well as exhaustive secondary research. Initially, Market Insights Research prepared an exhaustive list of
Market Insights Research calculated the market size for
- Dealers/ Distributors of Automotive Lighting market.
- Raw material suppliers of the materials.
- End users of Automotive Lighting market.
- Research organizations and consulting companies.
- Associations, organizations, forums and alliances related to Automotive Lighting.
- Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s)
- Industry associations
- Market research and consulting firm.

China Automotive Lighting Market
Major players operating