2025 China Auto Forum: Drive Batteries CATL, Farasis Energy, and Dongfeng Motor Summary CATL: Building 10,000 battery swap stations by 2030 Farasis Energy: Plans to complete construction of an all-solid-state battery pilot line by the end of 2025 Dongfeng Motor Corp.: Promoting modularization of drive batteries and main product strategy   The 2025 China Auto Forum was held in July in Jiading District, Shanghai. Hosted by the China Association of...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/22

r customers (U.S. and European OEMs, excluding commercial vehicles) VI. Installation status of products from major power steering suppliers VII. Sales comparison of major power steering suppliers VIII. Detailed list of global facilities Bosch Nexteer thyssenkrupp ZF HL Mando Corporation Schaeffler China Automotive Systems, Inc. Knorr-Bremse Among the key vehicle operations of “go, turn, and stop”, the steering mechanism is an important pro...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/21

le (LV) selling rate improved to 94 mn units/year. In year-on-year (YoY) terms, the market grew over 6% as sales reached 7.4 mn units globally. Despite trade tensions continuing to challenge the global outlook, the auto market accelerated in the US with a stronger selling rate despite OEM concerns. China also maintained its momentum amid favorable price conditions and government support. Western Europe faced a weaker month across most major marke...

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Vs in different colors, and one MG ZS EV. Cyberster MG4 EV MG ZS EV Mobil Anak Bangsa Indonesia (MABI)   MABI, an Indonesian state-owned company that focuses on electric commercial vehicles, exhibited its products at the show. The company has a plant in Surabaya and imports parts from China for CKD production. Production capacity is 10,000 units per year. Japanese manufacturers supported the company in the development of ICE vehicle...

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attery (a 73.6kWh lithium iron phosphate Blade battery). Xiaomi SU7 overview Xiaomi SU7 disassembled vehicle exhibit (front)Xiaomi SU7 disassembled vehicle exhibit (rear)   The Xiaomi SU7, a BEV from well-known smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi Technology Co., Ltd. (Xiaomi), was launched in China in March 2024. The vehicle made headlines when it received over 50,000 orders in the first 27 minutes after order-taking began.   It has rear-w...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/19

Global Sales Volume Analysis by Model (First Half of 2025) BEVs increase in China and ASEAN, Japanese and European OEMs struggle Summary Sales by country/region, and powertrain Sales by OEM Sales by model Future global sales trends   According to MarkLines sales volume data (62 countries, representing about 97% of total global sales), global sales volume (passenger and commercial vehicles) in the first half of 2025 increased 2.3% year over year ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/18

hanically safe and suited for high-speed rotation. Powerful neodymium magnets are used in this type of motor. Neodymium magnets use neodymium, which is classified as a light rare earth, as well as heavy rare earth elements such as dysprosium (Dy) and terbium (Tb). Manufacturing is mainly limited to China, and resource risks often increase, with some Japanese automakers experiencing production line stoppages this year as well. Therefore, magnet ma...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/15

ting components. Its products include Smart Shells.   Mono-material cover seats, mono-material door trim: Toyota Boshoku Toyota Boshoku is a company that manufacture seats, interior and exterior parts and unit parts. The company has global operations in North and South America, Europe, Africa, China, Asia, and other regions. The company exhibited a mono-material cover seat. By making the seat cover mono-material, the number of materials use...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/14

2025 China Auto Forum: SAIC Group and Great Wall Motor Electrification, intelligent technology, and globalization Summary SAIC Group: Implementing technological transformation in electrification and intelligence Great Wall Motor: Strategic choices facing China’s auto exports  Amid the trends toward electrification and intelligentization, the SAIC Group is transforming itself from a traditional manufacturing company to a smart mobility company....

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/12

China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) report - August 2025 Analysis of China's passenger car sales in July and outlook for August China passenger car production and sales volumes in July 2025 Market analysis and outlook Top 10 Chinese Passenger Car Makers by Retail Sales The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced the production and sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) for July 2025. ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/12

with the goal to enhance vehicle interiors by using lighting to improve mood, safety and interactivity. Although there is growing interest in this technology, it has not yet been widely adopted in vehicles.   As cars evolve into more social and multifunctional spaces - particularly in markets like China - lighting is becoming an increasingly important element of the in-car experience.   However, there are three main barriers to the widespread a...

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

t Battery Capacity(kWh) Start of Sales Sales Volume(23 European Countries) Production Country Production Plant 2024 2025Jan-Jun 1 Megane C 40/60 2022 31,669 9,386 France Douai 2 Scenic MPV 60/87 2024 23,864 18,437 France Douai 3 DaciaSpring Electric SUV(Class A) 26.8/27.4 2021 20,917 19,164 China Shiyan 4 Twingo A 22 2020 14,170 211 Slovenia Novo Mesto 5 Renault 5 B 40/52 2024 13,185 35,995 France Douai 6 Kangoo Van 45 2023 8,888 3,...

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

gthen its OEM supply business, and the joint venture started its activities in January 2022. In the midst of their global expansion, major suppliers, especially in Asia, are establishing partnerships and JVs with leading local suppliers to supply products for the Asian markets, especially in Japan, China and Southeast Asia. (The following examples are for the Asian market.) Adient: Joint venture with Tachi-S in Japan. Lear: JV with Tachi-S. Sign...

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

2025 China Auto Forum: Horizon Robotics and Huawei Trends in intelligent driving technology Summary Horizon Robotics: Rapid growth in mid- to high-level intelligent driving Huawei: Commercial scale L4 in urban areas planned for 2027   The 2025 China Auto Forum was held in July in the Jiading District, Shanghai. Hosted by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the event was themed "Enhance Quality, Embrace Innovation, and Win t...

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

nd stipulates the mandatory type approval and CSMS (Cyber Security Management System) conformity certification, best practices of the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) in North America, and GB (Compulsory National Standard) and GB/T (Recommended National Standard) guidelines in China (Figure 28).   This regulation will have an impact on OEMs, as some current vehicle models will be forced to withdraw from the market if they d...

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

Chinese Market Q2 2025 Foreign OEMs strengthen local R&D and production; government focuses on auto semiconductor standards Summary Trends of Chinese manufacturers (Q2 2025) Trends of major non-Chinese manufacturers (Q2 2025) Policies related to China's automotive industry (Q2 2025) SAIC Group and Huawei launch Shangjie brand(Source: HIMA)   The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced on July 10, 2025, that vehicl...

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

PHEV Development Trends and Patent Analysis Overview of development items and technologies from Huawei, Honda, and others Summary Patent application trends related to PHEV development Advanced Integrated Battery Thermal Management System (Jiangsu University, China North Vehicle Research Institute) Highly Integrated and Space-saving Technology for Vehicle Components (Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.) Electromagnetic Noise Suppression an...

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

y lower than the previous year. Exports to Europe have not been confirmed since May 2024.   Regarding the Chinese market, the company ceased operations at its local plant in March 2023 and discontinued engine production there in July 2025. This resulted in the withdrawal from vehicle production in China. In the future, the company will focus on production in Japan and Southeast Asian countries (Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines). Mitsu...

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

Auto (Chongqing Li Auto Automobile Co., Ltd.) and Seres (Seres Automobile Co., Ltd.). Li Auto Li L6 Seres AITO M9   This report introduces EREVs in the Chinese market, including system positioning, product development and sales trends, based on MarkLines' retail registration figures in China (EREV powertrain classification was added to data from 2025).   In the Chinese market, a variety of electric powertrain systems are currently d...

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

7.7%, down 0.6 points from the previous month and down 0.1 points from the same month last year. Cumulative sales of HVs in the first half of 2025 reached 2.728 million units, an increase of 19.1% y/y, accounting for an 8.6% share of total automobile sales. The increase in HV sales in the U.S. and China is the main factor for the increase.   On July 23, U.S. President Trump announced that the U.S. and Japan had reached an agreement on tariff ne...

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