R 8.634 billion, and sales by division were in the order of Seating, Interiors, Electronics, Clean Mobility, Lighting, and Life Cycle Solutions. At the component level, Faurecia is the leading supplier of front seat frames and mechanisms, surpassing that of its competitors such as Adient, Lear, and Toyota Boshoku. Also, it has a 16% market share as the market leader in seat structure systems. As the company is based in France and was owned 39.34%...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/06

(Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Plant, will be made in China. V4 Supercharger begins operation The V4 Supercharger officially went into operation in June 2025. It covers areas including Shanghai, Gansu, Zhejiang, and Chongqing. The charging service is available for vehicles other than Tesla. Toyota Lexus NEV project Construction of the Lexus (Shanghai) New Energy Co., Ltd. production facility officially began in Shanghai in June 2025. Cons...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/01

ology for Vehicle Components (Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.) Electromagnetic Noise Suppression and Wiring Optimization (Honda Motor Co., Ltd.)   This report was prepared by MarkLines based on patent information from the "Technical Information Distribution Service - swimy" provided by Toyota Technical Development Corporation (TTDC), and reports on recent technology topics surrounding the auto industry. The two business areas of TTDC...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/30

, Tesla, and major Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers). Electric vehicle sales of major OEMs *By clicking the button below the graph, only the relevant data will be shown. BYD Geely Tesla GM Group VW Group Chery BMW Group Stellantis Hyundai-Kia Mercedes-Benz Group GAC Group Ford Toyota Group Renault Honda Nissan Copyright (C) MarkLines Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Electric vehicle sales of major OEMs (000 units) The ta...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/28

he ‘tariff shock’, ensures that the key export hubs of Japan, Korea and Europe account for the bulk of the remaining full-year LV production forecast downgrade. In contrast, China's LV production outlook remains stable due to low exports to the US and a strong incentive-fueled domestic market. Toyota GroupIn 2025, we expect Toyota Group’s global output to decline slightly by 0.5% YoY, remaining at the previous year’s level of 10.5 mn uni...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/28

Toyota China Strategy and Progress Integration of locally-led product development with intelligent technology Summary Research and development by Toyota China Four major local development policies GAC Toyota's vehicle development technology path and current approach to AI-equipped products Partnerships with Huawei, Momenta, and Xiaomi bZ7  Toyota China (Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd.) is accelerating its localization and inte...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/22

f 2025, the rate has been milder since May. The sharp increase at the beginning of the year can be attributed to the low-base comparison to the sales a year ago. However, in March, sales struggled once again due to vehicle supply issues (because of an accident at a plant that is a major supplier to Toyota/Daihatsu/Suzuki). With the recent results being underwhelming, the outlook for Japan is somewhat more limited this year. Korea’s LV market gr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/22

e electric SUV "Jeep Wagoneer S", Continues investing in Mexico Ford: Increases production for the fourth consecutive year, raising prices of Mexican-made models in the U.S. Nissan: Increased production for the second consecutive year, begins production of the first e-POWER vehicle in North America Toyota: Began production of the new Tacoma, including HEV Honda: Begins production of Acura ADX, maintains production in Mexico Mazda: Expanding produ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/11

FCEVs and Fuel Cells, Chargers and Charging Technologies From coverage of the JSAE 2025 in Yokohama exhibition Summary FCV and hydrogen-related parts (Toyota Auto Body, Toyoda Gosei, VOSS, MAHLE, Takagi Seiko) Charge and discharge related products (Tsubakimoto Chain, Origin, Nichicon, SPC Electronics, Nissan) Plastic materials (Mitsubishi Chemical, Sumitomo Chemical, Idemitsu Kosan, Victrex, Fujikura Composites) Magnetic materials (Proterial, JL ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/11

om automakers and local governments surely will inject new momentum into the automobile market. - Maker June 2025（1,000 units） y/y 1 BYD 352 25.7% 2 Geely 196 49.6% 3 FAW-VW 143 7.3% 4 Changan Auto 132 48.7% 5 Chery 117 25.8% 6 SAIC-VW 96 15.1% 7 SAIC-GM-Wuling 77 54.0% 8 FAW Toyota 72 13.8% 9 GAC Toyota 68 -2.3% 10 Great Wall Motor 63 26.1% Note: Data in the table refer to sales volumes of passenger cars including s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/10

sports derivative   The Golf I set the stage for what became known as the “Golf class”, a category of compact hatchbacks that combined versatility with driving enjoyment.   The next setback came in the 1990s, when the market was saturated and VW was hit by competition, especially from Japan (Toyota, Nissan, Honda). Volkswagen became efficient and introduced the 4-day week to avoid mass layoffs.   In 1997, Volkswagen launched the Golf IV, ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/08

an Auto Qiyuan A07 2023 D 〇 BYD Yangwang U9 2024 F 〇 BYD Seal  2022 D 〇 BYD Seagull / Dolphin Mini 2023 A 〇 Li Auto Li L6 2024 D 〇 Leapmotor C16 2024 D 〇 Korea Hyundai Kona Electric 2023 C 〇 Japan Honda Acura ZDX 2024 D 〇 Nissan Sakura 2022 A 〇 Toyota bZ3 2023 D 〇 Efforts to improve the cooling performance efficiency of liquid-cooling methods are ongoing, and development of an "Immersi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/08

TNCs have large potential in the robotaxi market as they already know the ride-hailing, taxi or other mobility business. OnTime is a TNC that is currently using Pony AI robotaxi technology in Guangzhou and Shenzhen.   Pony AI is working with four OEMs to provide AV technology for their car brands. Toyota and GAC, Guangzhou Automobile Group, have a joint venture, GTMC, to develop and manufacture robotaxis.   SAIC Motor and FAW (First Automotive ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/03

decreased due to lower prices of raw materials including lithium carbonate. ・The company sold 475GWh of lithium-ion batteries in the drive battery business, up 21.79% from the previous year. Launched the "Xiaoyao Battery" for hybrid vehicles. 7 7 Aisin Corporation 31,291 33,021 ・Sales to the Toyota Group increased 3.93% year-over-year (y/y), while sales to Stellantis, VW/Audi and Volvo decreased.・ Regarding e-axles, the company is consid...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/02

iversity, Shanghai AI Innovation Center) AI-based Action Planning and Control in Vehicle Operation, In-vehicle AI Companion and Driver Monitoring (SoftBank)   This report was prepared by MarkLines based on patent information from the "Technical Information Distribution Service - swimy" provided by Toyota Technical Development Corporation (TTDC), and reports on recent technology topics surrounding the auto industry. The two business areas of TTDC...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/30

2 99 87 59.8% VW Group 62 69 56 57 76 76 78 77 60 59 98 81 85 38.1% Chery 33 36 34 36 45 57 64 85 48 33 44 39 42 27.3% Hyundai-Kia 37 36 35 33 33 31 37 31 23 28 42 35 35 -5.8% BMW Group 30 38 36 26 33 35 41 45 31 31 44 35 34 13.0% Stellantis 37 36 27 24 33 27 24 21 24 27 41 35 31 -14.2% Toyota Group 22 21 20 21 22 21 20 20 16 13 27 24 26 19.3% Mercedes-Benz Group 27 29 22 21 28 26 28 29 24 22 29 24 25 -6.0% GAC Group 34 30 31 35 4...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/25

JSAE 2025 in Yokohama: Carbon Neutrality Automakers' efforts to improve recycling and safety Summary Toyota: Circular economy initiatives Honda: Initiatives to achieve "carbon neutrality" and "zero traffic collision fatalities" Subaru: Safety Technologies of the New Forester Mazda: CX-80 PHEV advanced safety features Suzuki: Initiatives to develop BEV light trucks JSAE in Yokohama 2025 North Hall venue entrance   The Automotive Engineer...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/25

Toyota Business Fair 2025: Hydrogen, Carbon Neutrality Lightweighting, plastic materials, recycling, production technology Summary Special Exhibit: FCEV Crown, fuel cell module, hydrogen engine (Toyota) Hydrogen-related components, electrification components (FTS, Kyoho Machine Works) Various technologies contributing to carbon neutrality (Aisin, Kojima Industries) Lightweight technology, component manufacturing technology (Toyoda Iron Works, Toy...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/24

elated to batteries.   Exhibitor Profile Company Exhibit  Materials, other BASF Japan Ltd. (Chuo Ward, Tokyo, Headquarters in Germany) All-solid-state battery demonstrator Over 20 material solutions Fukoku Co., Ltd. (Ageo City, Saitama Prefecture) In production: EV battery holding sheet (Toyota BEV bZ4X) Material: Silicone rubber Uni Mount using two types of rubber Combines soft ride comfort with strong displacement control Fujikur...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/19

pan usually include large parts such as exhaust pipes that are long and more easily produced and supplied locally, mainly by Japanese suppliers. Excluding suppliers of catalyst substrates and coating, the major Japanese suppliers of exhaust systems include suppliers such as Futaba and Sango for the Toyota group, Marelli Corporation (formerly Calsonic Kansei Corporation) for Nissan, and Yutaka Giken and Sankei Giken for Honda. Because larger parts...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/19