ldwide truck markets in 2011, Daimler estimates that demand is likely to expand by 35 to 40% in Europe and by 30 to 35% in the NAFTA region, and contract by 10% in Japan as a consequence of the earthquake in March 2011. Demand for trucks in emerging markets will develop disparately. Sales in Brazil should grow by 15 to 20% thanks to the renewed tax break policy and tightened emission gas regulations. The Russian market is expected to have a growt...

市场技术报告  2011/11/04 更新

g to the governing agencies, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), technologies that will help automakers achieve the 2016 MY regulations have already been developed or put to commercial application and the automakers should be able to meet the regulations by increasing application of those technologies. The automakers intend to adopt fuel economy improving technolo...

市场技术报告  2011/11/02 更新

itical is to establish a vehicle type approval (VTA) system and develop a reliable operational system to ensure automotive safety and environmental protection.  The respective authorities in Thailand and Malaysia are striving to improve the VTA while those in Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia should have gained enough information as to what needs to be done. Revision of present laws may be necessary in some countries and this could become a...

市场技术报告  2011/10/11 更新

ion capacity and fade-resisting friction material preferred for sports driving. NTN Steer-by-wire system  NTN is proposing an SBW steering system of high functionality (steering stability and fuel efficiency) and a fail-safe feature. A small sub-motor takes on instantaneously (within 0.1 second) should the main motor fail. NTN plans to develop and propose various modules for the EV-dominant age and the SBW is an early step toward that goal. ...

市场技术报告  2011/06/28 更新

vehicle type approval (VTA).  There has been a move to shift from a national approval to an internationally unified approval (IWVTA: International Whole Vehicle Type Approval) where, for instance, if certain automobiles are being sold under vehicle approval in Japan, the Japanese vehicle approval should be as good as their German counterpart when selling the automobiles in Germany (mutual approval).  Actually, there has been a move in the Unit...

市场技术报告  2011/05/20 更新

cover as early as 2010 (rising 24.1%). The new C3 and the DS3 are entering their first full year of production. Both models are well positioned in a segment that is expected to keep growing: of course it has been massively supported by incentives in 2008 and 2009, but the trend towards smaller cars should remain (CO2 regulations). In 2011, the situation should persist, with added volumes from the renewed C4 and the arrival of the second model in ...

市场技术报告  2011/04/20 更新

aves fuel but also reduces the restarting time.  The new process begins through precise control of the amount of air in each cylinder when the car comes to a stop to leave the pistons in the optimal positions when the engine is shut down. The system determines a specific cylinder into which fuel should be injected first and ignites that cylinder first and other cylinders sequentially. In this way the engine restarts after exactly the same timi...

市场技术报告  2011/03/18 更新

d, and shrugged off concerns that Beijing Hyundai could end up with excess capacity as a result of the new plant. Hyundai's growth in China is currently around 23% from 2009. Outlook and Implications Hyundai and affiliate Kia are progressing at pace in China, although Hyundai's growth this year, it should be noted, is well below the average market rate of around 35% y/y for passenger cars. Hyundai has identified capacity constraints as its main p...

市场技术报告  2011/02/15 更新

ill require permission of IHS Global Insight. Forecast and Analysis: Industry and Production Outlook - Light Vehicles: Outlook for Light-Vehicle Production (As of 11 Oct. 2010) Light-vehicle production in Brazil has expanded by 11% this year to 1.8 million units through the month of July. Plants should move at a pace of 270,000 units per month over the next few months, bringing production up to 3.12 million units for this year. We expect tha...

市场技术报告  2011/01/28 更新

the French market first. However, he added that the company expected to see the sale of 30,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in Turkey within the next five years, although it would require investment in the necessary charging infrastructure. He added that the company was also proposing that such vehicles should also be supported by a zero tax rate for the next five years.   Significance: Production of this vehicle is already being ramped up— the fir...

市场技术报告  2011/01/04 更新