How automotive lighting supply chain is evolving

Automotive supply chain plays critical role in ensuring timely and adequate supply of automotive components that go into final assembly of a vehicle. Any crack in this supply chain, big or small, has potential to derail the production schedules of automakers, and in worse scenario can bring operations at their vehicle assembly plant to grinding halt.

Automakers (and suppliers) need right quantity of components, just-in-time at their plant to ensure continued operations and do not result in unwarranted build up of inventory which could negatively impact their production efficiency. This applies for all components used in vehicle production, including lighting systems. 

Our latest report on How automotive lighting supply chain is evolving offers a detailed overview of how automotive lighting supply chain works, who are major stakeholders and what sourcing strategy key automakers and suppliers follow. The report extensive uses S&P Global Mobility’s component forecast for headlamps, taillamps and interior ambient lights, which are correct as of Nov. 30, 2024.