Valeo will collaborate with two Chinese technology companies to develop an innovative generator for electrified vehicles and an intelligent front lighting system.
It is partnering with PanGood Power Technology Co., a Chinese electric powertrain developer, to create a new axial flux generator, Valeo said.
“This collaboration merges PanGood’s expertise in axial flux architecture with Valeo’s long-standing leadership in inverters, power electronics and system integration,” the French supplier noted in an April 23 statement.
The jointly developed generator will integrate the motor and inverter into a highly compact and scalable system, and the architecture can be adapted to various electrified vehicles, especially range-extended EVs.
Compared with traditional radial flux motors, the new generator can reduce size and weight by up to 50 percent with significantly higher efficiency, according to Valeo.
On April 23, Valeo also signed a partnership deal with Appotronics Corp. to develop a new front lighting system with the Chinese company’s laser video projection technology.
It will apply its expertise in design of lighting systems and electronic control units and software to integrate Appotronics’ laser display technology, Valeo said.
The new front lighting system will combine functions including adaptive driving beam, road surface projection and in-vehicle cinema in one compact module, according to the French supplier.
The system can automatically optimizes lighting to accommodate various driving scenarios. The headlight features 10-level brightness adjustment and capabilities such as automatic focus and image scaling.
The smart front lighting system can also project high-definition information onto the ground and enable video playback on flat surfaces or special screens outside of the vehicle, Valeo added.
Valeo operates 27 plants and 13 R&D centers in China. It employs more than 18,000 people, including 4,500 engineers, in the country.
China accounted for 17 percent of Valeo’s global sales revenue in 2024. And up to 60 percent of its local orders and contracts came from domestic Chinese automakers last year, according to the supplier.
