Automotive Industry News & Contents 2026 [Daily Updates]

Feb 16, 2026

This issue covers the latest on Mega & Gigacast Technologies, exhibits from Bosch, Littelfuse, and UNIPRES at Automotive World, the new Toyota Highlander, and a look at the Honda N-BOX supply chain.

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

▶ Automotive World 2026

▶ Electric / Autonomous

▶ Launch Schedules

▶ Supply chain: Honda N-BOX

▶ Supply chain: Exterior

▶ Statistics

▶ News

Market & Tech Reports

[TTDC Report] Megacast and Gigacast Technologies

Patent Application Trends for Tesla, Toyota, Honda, and Great Wall Motor

Trends in patent applications related to Megacast and Gigacast
Integrated Energy Absorbing Castings (Tesla)
Shock-Absorbing Structure (Toyota)
Aluminum Die-cast Vehicle Frame Structure (Honda)
Technology to Improve Rear Body Structural Rigidity and Production Efficiency (Great Wall Motor)

TTDC patent trends reports

Automotive World 2026

Bosch: Bare Die SiC MOSFET

Global Exhibition Reports

Electric / Autonomous

Toyota next-generation Highlander

Toyota reveals all-new next-gen 2027 Highlander BEV in U.S.

Refined search

1,000 electrified models

See a list of other green vehicles at the following link

Launch Schedules

Toyota Highlander, C-HR, bZ Woodland

SERES AITO M6

XPeng GX

Li Auto L9

Mazda Scrum Truck

Toyota Veloz

MG Majestor

Forecast by market (up to 2030)

Refined search

Supply chain: Honda N-BOX

The Honda N-BOX is the super-high wagon that has topped new kei car sales for 11 consecutive years. The third generation, launched in October 2023, offers the largest interior space in the kei car segment. It comes standard with “Honda SENSING” featuring a Valeo-made wide-angle monocular camera and is the first kei car to incorporate “Honda CONNECT”. Major suppliers include Stanley Electric (headlamp), Astemo (ECU), Mitsuba (motor), and Tachi-S/TS Tech (seat), with many Honda-affiliated suppliers prominent.

Supply chain: Exterior

Search by Model / Supplier/ Component category

List of exterior resin parts Suppliers

Supplier Distribution of exterior resin parts Suppliers

Statistics

Mexican January sales up 8.7%

Nissan, Stellantis, SAIC and Geely, popular for their SUVs and pickups, increase sales

Indonesian January sales up 7%

Chinese brands such as Mitsubishi, BYD and Chery seeing significant increases

Mexican production falls 4.8% in January

Uncertainty over exports to the US leads to significant production cuts by Japanese automakers Nissan, Toyota, and Mazda. Other manufacturers see slight increases, but the unstable situation continues.

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