ng and export hub. -In addition, AAPICO states that the ongoing Middle East conflict may disrupt export markets and immediately reduce demand. Thailand exports hundreds of thousands of vehicles to this region annually. The company anticipates seeing a clearer impact in the next 2-3 months (May-June 2026), as existing raw material and labor stockpiles may go unsold.,How do Thailand’s local content policies benefit AAPICO, and how does the compan...

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[AW 2026 Exclusive Interview] Unipres: World's first display of frame components featuring continuous strength gradients The Automotive World (AW) 2026 was held from January 21 to 23, 2026. During the show, MarkLines conducted exclusive interviews with several companies. At the Unipres booth, Tsutomu Serizawa, Manager of the Press Technology Group within the Advanced Technology Development Department, explained new technologies concerning struct...

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[AW 2026 Exclusive Interview] Mitsuba: Technology Innovations Drive Electrification The Automotive World (AW) 2026 was held from January 21 to 23, 2026. During the show, MarkLines conducted exclusive interviews with several companies. At Mitsuba's booth, Mr. Koji Mizuno, Managing Officer and Chief of Motorcycle Business Management, explained the development trends for next-generation products focusing on components for compact mobility and motorc...

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our business policy remains based on local production and consumption, we believe that a flexible approach combining different perspectives is necessary, considering rising costs due to factors such as increased labor costs.We estimate the annual new car sales volume for the passenger car market in 2026 will be approximately 95 million units, and we expect it to continue to expand gradually. While the market size for finished vehicles is only gro...

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[AW 2026 Exclusive Interview] BorgWarner Expands Torque Management Portfolio with Electromagnetic Clutch Technology The Automotive World (AW) 2026 was held from January 21 to 23, 2026. During the show, MarkLines conducted exclusive interviews with several companies. At the BorgWarner booth, Akira Matsumoto, Manager of Business Development, Drivetrain & Morse Systems, explained BorgWarner’s products related to its electric Torque Management Syst...

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[Exclusive Interview] Geely on Global Powertrain Strategy in a Multi Track Transition: System Level Innovation and Global Differentiation At the occasion of the Vienna Motor Symposium 2026, MarkLines had the privilege of conducting a written interview with Ms. Ruiping Wang, Senior Vice President, Geely Auto, exploring Geely's global powertrain strategy and its approach to innovation amid the industry's multi track transition. Based on these direc...

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[AW 2026 Exclusive Interview] Astemo Cypremos : Advancing Toward Mobility Services Beyond the SDV The Automotive World (AW) 2026 was held from January 21 to 23, 2026. During the event, MarkLines conducted exclusive interviews with several companies. At the Astemo Cypremos booth, we interviewed President and CEO Takeshi Mitamura, along with booth attendants. (Note: Astemo Cypremos is a wholly owned subsidiary of Astemo responsible for software and...

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[AW 2026 Exclusive Interview] Vector: Providing End-to-End Support for SDV Development and Expanding the Software Development Ecosystem The Automotive World (AW) 2026 was held from January 21 to 23, 2026. During the show, MarkLines conducted exclusive interviews with several companies. At the Vector Japan booth, we interviewed Ms. Makiko Tobe, Director of the Marketing Communications Department at Vector Japan and booth representatives. (Note: V...

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[Exclusive Interview] 5GAA highlights progress in V2X and evolution of connected vehicle technologies The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 took place in Barcelona, Spain, from March 2 to 5, 2026. During the event, MarkLines conducted a series of exclusive interviews with companies presenting next generation connectivity technologies. As part of this coverage, we spoke with Dr. Maxime Flament, Chief Technology Officer at the 5G Automotive Associat...

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[Exclusive Interview] Yokowo: Advancing smart mobility through flexible mmWave connectivity The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 was held in Barcelona, Spain from March 2 to 5, 2026. During the event, MarkLines conducted exclusive interviews with several exhibitors showcasing next-generation connectivity technologies. At the joint booth of Yokowo Co., Ltd. and Yonezawa Bussan Co., Ltd., we interviewed Mr. Kensuke Oe, Sales Manager at Yokowo, and ...

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[Exclusive Interview] Wind River: Enabling cooperative vehicle safety with 5G and edge AI As part of our MWC 2026 coverage, MarkLines conducted interviews with companies showcasing the future of connected mobility, edge computing, and intelligent vehicle technologies. At this year’s event, we spoke with Andrei Kholodnyi, Principal Technologist at Wind River, to gain deeper insights into the company’s work in next-generation 5G enabled connect...

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[Exclusive Interview] BMW enhances connected vehicle functions through integration of in-vehicle and cloud AI At the Car IT Symposium 2026, which took place in Ingolstadt, Germany from March 26 to 27, 2026, MarkLines interviewed Dr. Céline Laurent-Winter, Vice President, Connected Vehicle Platforms at BMW. Dr. Laurent-Winter leads the development of the company’s connected vehicle platforms, enabling premium vehicle connectivity worldwide. Wit...

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ing and quality management. Leveraging the rich diversity of data and customer touchpoints that come with being a 14-brand group, the company is advancing virtual development in the early design phase, structuring customer feedback, and enhancing the use of internal knowledge.  At Car IT Symposium 2026, which took place in Ingolstadt, Germany from March 26 to 27, 2026, MarkLines interviewed with Sabrina Reif, AI Leader at Stellantis Tech Center ...

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[Exclusive Interview] CAR, Germany: Expert's outlook on China Strategy, SDVs, and regulatory trends At the Car IT Symposium 2026, which took place in Ingolstadt, Germany from March 26 to 27, 2026, MarkLines interviewed Beatrix C. Keim, Director at the CAR – Center Automotive Research, Duisburg (D+S Automotive GmbH) (hereinafter "CAR"), about the structural changes reshaping the global automotive industry. Topics ranged from European OEM strateg...

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[Exclusive Interview] Schaeffler on Europe’s Automotive Future: Competitiveness, Technological Flexibility, and Innovation in Motion At the Vienna Motor Symposium 2026, MarkLines interviewed Matthias Zink, CEO Powertrain & Chassis at Schaeffler AG and President of CLEPA, about Europe’s competitiveness, technological flexibilities, and innovation in powertrain, chassis, and software technologies, drawing on Schaeffler’s perspective as a glob...

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[Exclusive Interview] Vector Aims to Transform into a Software Ecosystem Provider On January 29, 2026, Vector launched a comprehensive strategic and innovation program in response to structural changes in the software and automotive industries. MarkLines conducted an exclusive interview with Kiyotsugu Tanno, President and CEO of Vector Japan, to learn about the company's business strategy in software development, including SDV development suppo...

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TPR Autoparts Marketing India Pvt. Ltd. (TPRI) to establish a new integrated cylinder liner production line (all processes from casting to machining), and the company plans to transition to a mass production system with a total of three lines, including the two existing lines, around the summer of 2026. Furthermore, as the market expands to a scale of 10 million units per year, the company anticipates investing JPY 5 to 10 billion in equipment f...

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. We anticipate a full-scale market launch around 2030, when SBW is expected to be in widespread use. The company has continued to develop the system for more than five years, believing that "it would be too late to start when SBWs begin to become popular”. As part of this initiative, in February 2026, a snow field demonstration test was conducted in Arvidsjaur, Sweden, with a total of eight OEMs from around the world (Europe, North America, Ja...

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