rs are accelerating R&D and production capacity improvements in China. The FAW-VW Tianjin Branch will make technical improvements to its existing production lines to expand its lineup from five to seven models. Porsche will construct a China R&D center in Shanghai that is over 10,000 square meters. Lexus will establish an NEV manufacturing site in Shanghai.   On the policy front, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) promulg...

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

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

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

e length of the vehicle. The left and right sides are connected by cross members, which must be strong and rigid enough to withstand the input load in the event of a collision.   Large rear floor / laser welding technology (Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.) Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd. (Futaba) is a Toyota-affiliated stamping press products supplier established in 1945 in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. The company is located in an area close to T...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/03

with disc brakes. All Mazda models, with the exception of the Mazda 2, are equipped with four-wheel disc brakes.   On the other hand, Daihatsu and Suzuki, whose main production models are mini-vehicles and small cars in the B segment and below, have many models with drum brakes.   In between are Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi. Many of Mitsubishi's mini-cars and small commercial vehicles for the Japanese domestic market are equipped with...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/29

donesia   Based on data from the Association of Indonesia Automotive Industries (GAIKINDO) and multiple sources, vehicle sales in Indonesia for Q1 2025 totaled 205,160 units, reflecting a 4.7% YoY decline.   In the month of March alone, sales fell 5.1% YoY to 70,892 units. Among the top 5 brands, Toyota led with a 31.7% market share, followed by Daihatsu at 18.4%, Honda at 8.9%, Mitsubishi at 8.1%, and Suzuki at 6.3%.   This decrease followed ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/21

hailand's domestic sales by vehicle type in 2024, passenger car sales decreased by 16.5% y/y to 417,000 units, and commercial vehicle sales fell by 36.4% to 218,000 units. Among commercial vehicles, 1-ton pickup trucks (including Pickup-based Passenger Vehicles (PPVs)) fell 37.7% to 182,000 units. Toyota (not including Lexus) was the leader in sales by manufacturer in 2024 with 241,000 units sold, down 13.5% from the previous year, and holds a 3...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/12

Bangkok International Motor Show 2025 (2) Japanese & European OEMs Mitsubishi, Mazda, Honda, Nissan, Suzuki, Isuzu, and others Summary Mitsubishi: Xforce HEV Mazda: Iconic SP compact electric sports car Honda: e:N1 and City Hatchback DRIVAL Nissan: Serena e-POWER Suzuki: Swift and Carry Isuzu: Dragon Max pickup truck Toyota: Hilux Champ, Lexus RX 450h+ PHEV Ford: Everest Sport Special Edition Hyundai: N Line Series Volvo: XC90 PHEV and EX90 BEV ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/08

Auto Shanghai 2025: Japanese OEMs Electrified vehicles from Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Mazda Summary Toyota: World premiere of the Lexus ES and bZ7 with Huawei technology Honda: World premiere of the flagship model of the Ye series, equipped with DeepSeek Nissan: Unveils PHEV pickup truck for the first time and announces investment of approximately JPY 200 billion in the Chinese market Mazda: Unveils second NEV model, EZ-60, to be released in 202...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/07

5%. Trends in electric vehicle sales: EVs including HEVs grow by nearly 70% Sales volume by OEM: Nissan maintains top share, followed by GM and VW Chinese OEMs: Accounting for about 10% of domestic sales in Mexico in 2024 U.S. OEMs: GM and Ford sales up, Stellantis sales down Japanese OEMs: Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, and Honda experience double-digit y/y growth Volkswagen Group (VW): Significant sales growth for the second consecutive year; Indian-ma...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/30

ion volumes are also falling. European and North American OEMs have significantly reduced production in the European region, reflecting sluggish demand. Meanwhile, Chinese manufacturers are expected to increase in production due to higher export volumes and newly announced innovative technologies. Toyota GroupHaving dropped in 2024, the group’s global output is anticipated to subsequently stabilize at 10 mn units in the medium to long term. We...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/30

otive." Press Day and VIP Day were scheduled for March 24-25.   This year's event will feature a diverse lineup of international automotive brands, including Aion, Audi, Aston Martin, BMW, BYD, Changan (Deepal / AVATR), Chery, Farizon, Ford, Denza, Geely, GWM, Honda, Hyundai, Isuzu, Juneyao, Jeep, Lexus, Maserati, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MG, MINI, Mitsubishi, Neta, Nissan, Omoda & Jaecoo, Peugeot, Porsche, Riddara, Rolls-Royce, Suzuki, Toyota, Vol...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/25

oduction process currently being carried out in Atsugi will be transferred to the new plant in Chita. Until now, airbags have been produced in Japan at two locations, Tsukuba and Hiroshima, but the aim is to use the new plant in Chita to create a system to produce airbags close to customers such as Toyota and Honda. The new site will be a model plant among Autoliv plants having advanced production technology, including the use of robots for autom...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/24

n China via the Xiaomi EV mobile app and in-vehicle charging maps.       Global automakers in China are accelerating the introduction of NEV models, including REEVs. Volkswagen and FAW will launch 10 new NEV models tailored to the Chinese market from the VW and Jetta brands from 2026 onwards. Toyota will establish a development/manufacturing company for Lexus EVs and batteries in Shanghai. Nissan will unveil new energy technology achievemen...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/24

an Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan) commercial vehicles with 4WD. However, in terms of volume, as shown in Figure 2 below, 28% of ATs are 4-speed, indicating how many Suzuki and OEM-supplied vehicles are sold.   The 8-speed segment saw an increase due to the introduction of new high-end models such as the Toyota Land Cruiser 250, Lexus LBX, and Mazda CX-80. In the future, multi-speed ATs will be increasingly adopted in sports cars that mainly use manual...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/15

roup 32 27 40 33 32 40 35 25 33 35 41 45 30 -4.3% Mercedes-Benz Group 21 20 31 25 25 30 22 21 28 26 28 29 23 10.3% Hyundai-Kia 22 22 38 34 37 36 36 33 33 31 37 31 23 5.2% Stellantis 33 38 48 35 37 36 27 24 33 27 24 21 23 -30.6% Renault・Nissan 16 15 22 15 16 20 16 13 19 18 21 22 19 16.7% Toyota Group 15 14 24 22 19 20 19 20 22 21 21 20 15 6.0% Ford Group 9 10 15 13 14 13 14 15 17 15 20 24 12 31.0% GAC Group 17 11 30 25 34 30 31 35 ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/26

Manufacturers Association (GAIKINDO) and multiple sources, new vehicle sales in Indonesia dropped 3.9%, 11.9%, and 6.4% (YoY) in October, November, and December, respectively. In 2024, vehicle sales went down by 13.9% YoY to 865,723 units, surpassing the revised target of 850,000 units.   In 2024, Toyota garnered a 33.4% market share, followed by Daihatsu (18.8%), Honda (10.9%), Wuling (2.5%), and BYD (1.8%). Chinese manufacturers are steadily i...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/25

Light vehicle production in the US will be 10.8 million U.S. sales share of electric vehicles   U.S. auto sales in 2024 were up 2.1% year-over-year (y/y) to 16.46 million units, indicating a solid recovery in demand.   Looking at the performance by manufacturer group, General Motors and Toyota continued to hold the first and second place market shares (16.4% and 14.2%, respectively) from the previous year.   The growth of electric ve...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/21

ious year. In sixth place was Chang'an Automobile Co., Ltd. (Changan), which enjoyed strong sales of its own-brand EVs, Avatr and Deepal, with a year-over-year increase of 4.8% to 2.343 million units. In seventh place was Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (GAC) with a 20.2% y/y decline, with GAC Toyota and GAC Honda experiencing sluggish sales. In addition, GAC Aion, which operates an electric vehicle brand that performed well in the previous ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/19