It was reported on the 16th that LG Display will supply an extra-large in-vehicle display for Mercedes-Benz's next-generation electric vehicle lineup. The news of expanded supply came after the heads of four LG Group affiliates conducting vehicle electronics and electrical equipment businesses met with Ola Källenius, Mercedes-Benz board chair and chief executive officer (CEO), on the 13th.
According to the industry, LG Display will supply a 40-inch extra-large in-vehicle display for the 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC electric vehicle (EV). The Benz GLC EV is expected to launch in the North American and European markets in the first half of next year.
The product LG Display will supply to Benz is known to be a 40-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) based on oxide thin-film transistor (TFT). Oxide TFT is a next-generation technology in display engineering that meets requirements such as high resolution, larger size, and low power consumption. This is the first time a vehicle display based on this technology will be applied. The display is said to be used in Mercedes-Benz's next-generation infotainment system, "MBUX Hyperscreen."
LG Display began a vehicle display project with Benz in 2004. Since 2020, it has also been supplying plastic-organic light-emitting diode (P-OLED) displays, which use a flexible plastic substrate material that allows a curved design.
Top management of LG Group and Mercedes-Benz met at LG Twin Towers in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 13th to discuss strengthening business cooperation. The meeting was arranged to coincide with CEO Ola Källenius's visit to Korea and was attended by ▲ Cho Joo-wan, LG Electronics CEO ▲ Jeong Chul-dong, LG Display CEO ▲ Kim Dong-myung, LG Energy Solution CEO ▲ Moon Hyuk-soo, LG Innotek CEO.
At the meeting, the two companies' executives discussed ▲ future mobility centered on electric vehicles ▲ a flexible and sustainable global production network through digitalization and automation. They agreed to strengthen their partnership to realize Mercedes-Benz's vision. The aim is to pursue collaboration based on the "One LG solution," which brings together LG Group's capabilities in automotive parts, to maximize synergy.
An LG Display official said, "It is difficult to officially confirm matters related to customers."