Company History

Driven by legacy, now shaping tomorrow’s lighting innovations

Founded in 1947, Muth Company began as a family-owned manufacturer rooted in craftsmanship and practical design. Over the decades, the company evolved from producing wood-based consumer products to automotive interior components—entering the automotive industry in 1972.

In the early 1990s, Muth accelerated its transformation into a high-tech, safety-focused automotive supplier, pioneering LED-based safety innovations that helped shape modern driver-assistance features.

From the Signal Mirror to mirror-integrated Blind Spot Detection, Muth has remained committed to engineering excellence, world-class manufacturing, and technologies that enhance safety and elevate OEM brand identity.

From Signal Mirrors to Embedded Lighting Systems

Next-Gen Lighting Division

In 2022, we launched Muth Lighting to bring a new level of design precision, optical performance, and manufacturability to interior and exterior lighting applications.
We focus on highly challenging programs—ultra-thin packaging, uniform brightness, efficiency, and complex integration—where OEM differentiation demands more than traditional lighting approaches.

Today: Integrating Design, Electronics, and Function

Muth lighting specializes in combining mechanical, optical, and electrical systems into next-generation interior and exterior lit and distinctive products.

Our in-house design, prototyping, and manufacturing teams deliver embedded solutions such as:

  • Illuminated badging and OEM branding with proprietary reflector and micro-optics technology
  • Smart and hidden surfaces that integrate touch, lighting, sensors, and flexible circuits
  • Lighting embedded in glass and plastic panels for design, safety, and communication
  • Projection systems and thin-line accent lighting that merge form and function

These innovations are not simply decorative; they provide a purposeful interface between the vehicle, the user, and the environment.

Global Production and Scalability

We support global programs through lean, automated manufacturing systems.

Our manufacturing and assembly capabilities use integrated optics, electronics, sensors, and mechanical assemblies. Our facilities utilize Fanuc robotic precision and vertically integrated processes to meet quality, timing, and customization demands from concept through full-scale production. We utilized the PLEX (Rockwell Automation) smart cloud-based manufacturing platform that allows us paperless traceability and real-time knowledge of our global operations. 100% of Muth’s internal disciplines rely on PLEX so we can track every movement of any material and finished products Worldwide. Since 2011, PLEX has been a significant component of our product quality success and management controls.

Looking Ahead

Our legacy is rooted in forward-thinking design.

Today, we work closely with automotive partners to co-develop solutions that support electrification, personalization, brand identity, and user experience. Whether it’s a lighted emblem, a smart surface panel, or a projected welcome animation, we help our customers bring innovation to the road—at scale and with confidence.