Automotive Industry News & Contents 2026 [Daily Updates]

Apr 01, 2026

We bring you updates on BEV battery thermal mgmt, SDV Mechanisms & Services, On-site coverage: Subaru–Infineon MCU collaboration, and Supply Chain: e-Axle.

Updated daily with the latest information for the automotive industry. Coverage (Japanese/English/Chinese) of information directly related to business, including complete vehicles, EVs, automated driving, sales figures, and industry reports.

Table of contents

▶ Market & Tech Reports

▶ On-site coverage

▶ Supply Chain: e-Axle / Traction Motor

▶ Supply chain: Ford Everest (Thailand)

▶ Launch Schedules

▶ Statistics

▶ Nissan's Mexican assembly plants including CIVAC

Market & Tech Reports

Analysis Report: Thermal Management of BEV Batteries (European, American and Chinese Markets)

The widespread adoption of battery thermal management systems tailored to market characteristics

SDV Mechanisms and Services (Development Environment and Delivering Added Value)
From Automotive World 2026 exhibition coverage

NTT DATA creating new value (NTT DATA)
CASE 1: Ever-Evolving Vehicle
CASE 2: Safe and Secure Automotive Society
CASE 3: Sustainable Urban Life
Towards the Realization of a Mobility DX Strategy (Fuji Soft)
1) Development process transformation support for SDVs (MBSE-MBD)
2) SDV development support (Vehicle API, Container Utilization, Cloud Utilization)
3) Demonstration and social implementation support for autonomous driving systems
4) Digital twin (autonomous driving × map)
5) Remote monitoring of autonomous driving
6) V2H (Vehicle to Home Energy Integration)

On-site coverage

Subaru and Infineon announce details of collaboration on in-vehicle MCUs

On March 26, Subaru and Infineon held a press briefing in Tokyo to announce details of their collaboration on the design of a microcontroller unit (MCU) to be installed in an integrated control ECU for next-generation Subaru vehicles.

Supply Chain: e-Axle / Traction Motor

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Supply chain: Ford Everest (Thailand)

The Thailand-produced Ford Everest is a pickup-based SUV sold in Southeast Asia, Oceania, and parts of the Middle East and Africa.

It has been sold continuously, particularly in the Australian and Thai markets, and is one of the key models in Ford's SUV lineup.
Powertrain components are supplied by facilities such as Garrett's plant in India and Bosch's plant in Thailand.
The chassis is supplied by Thai-owned Tier 1 suppliers such as Thai Summit.
Interior components are supplied by Faurecia and Adient from their facilities in Thailand.
For the electrical systems, in addition to Visteon's cockpit systems, Aptiv's front radar is used for the ADAS system.