Chicago, IL June 10, 2024— Lucas Lighting, a Chicago based company, announces additional growth plans with the addition of automotive batteries as well as Jim Warren joining the executive team.
Mike Hong, Lucas ’president and founder said, “Lucas Lighting has really resonated with our customers in North America. The reliability of our products combined with solid profitability has been a very successful formula. We now have opportunities to expand outside of North America as well as in our home markets.”
Jim Warren joins Lucas as Executive Director and will be leading many of these growth initiatives in tandem with the executive team, which also includes industry veteran Ken Wiseman, who continues as National Sales Manager. For the past seven years, Jim has led the Elite Distributor Alliance (EDA). Prior to EDA, Jim was Vice President of Merchandising at Car Toys (Seattle) and SVP Sales and Marketing at Harman International.
“I have had the distinct pleasure of working with Jim over the last three years in his prior position. His leadership and experience with national, international, major and key accounts will be a tremendous asset to our group and business partners as he takes on this new role. He has been fantastic to interact with both on business and personal levels,” states Steve Rogers, now Vice President over all of Lucas YH holdings.
Jim commented, “For the past several years I’ve watched Lucas Lighting’s leadership in the rapidly growing lighting category. Lucas Lighting is the premium brand with unparalleled performance. It’s super exciting to have the opportunity to help grow the brand both here in the United States and worldwide.”
About Lucas
Lucas Lighting manufactures a full line of premium automotive replacement lighting products for the aftermarket, and exclusively imports European Lucas premium battery products for the United States and Canada. Find out more at www.lucas-lighting.com
Major North American Expansion
Chicago, IL July 2, 2025— Lucas Lighting, the two-time MEA lighting vendor of the year, announced the appointment of Saskatchewan based Compustar Canada as its Master Distributor for Canada. Compustar Canada will be the country manager for all matters related to the Lucas Lighting brand in Canada.
Steve Rogers, Lucas Lighting’s vice president said, “The synergies between the two companies are quite remarkable. Both Lucas Lighting and Compustar Canada deliver innovative, upscale reliable products backed by best-in-class technical support which then earns the loyalty of customers. It made tremendous sense to join forces in growing our brand in Canada.”
“We’re proud to add Lucas Lighting, one of the top-performing and most trusted brands in aftermarket automotive lighting,” said Bryan Sack, President at Compustar Canada. “Known for its uncompromising quality, cutting-edge technology, and vehicle-specific LED solutions, Lucas Lighting perfectly aligns with our mission to deliver premium products that meet the demands of today’s installers and drivers. This launch reinforces our commitment to supporting Canadian dealers with best-in-class brands and unmatched local service. We couldn’t be more excited!”
Compustar Canada will assume responsibilities effective immediately.
You can explore the full lineup of Lucas lighting products at www.myfirstech.ca
About Lucas Lighting
Lucas Lighting, an Illinois based company, is a licensee of Lucas Automotive which is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Lucas manufactures a full line of premium automotive replacement lighting products for the aftermarket. Find out more at www.lucas-lighting.com
About Compustar Canada
Compustar Canada with its headquarters in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is ideally located for serving the Canadian automotive dealer base. Compustar Canada distributes a wide array of 12V electronics, including remote starters, security, telematics as well as in vehicle dash camera solutions across Canada.