rate since August 2018.   Sales(units) Selling rate(Units/year) May2025 May2024 PercentChange Year to date2025 Year to date2024 PercentChange May2025 Year to date2025 Year2024 PercentChange WORLD 7,558,138 7,222,496 4.6% 36,750,284 34,840,308 5.5% 90,118,136 89,651,145 88,777,632 1.0% USA 1,472,438 1,442,189 2.1% 6,881,207 6,530,814 5.4% 15,372,373 16,471,524 15,952,698 3.3% CANADA 184,000 176,140 4.5% 779,463 733,450 6.3% 1,619,0...

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

ies exhaust system components to Suzuki. Development related: In Japan, R&D activities are driven mainly by the Development Headquarters of the Tochigi R&D Center and the Technology Headquarters of the Manufacturing Technology Division. In North America, Cardington Yutaka Technologies Inc. (Ohio, USA) takes the lead, engaged mainly in the research and development of products for the North American market. The company is engaged in the R&D of ex...

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

duction was to begin in 2024 with official deliveries expected in 2025. Starting in 2026, it will supply cylindrical batteries for BMW's pure electric models using its “New Generation” electric architecture. AESC: On October 19, 2022, AESC announced that it will build a plant in South Carolina, USA, with an annual capacity of 30GWh to produce the 46 series of large cylindrical batteries. Production is scheduled to start in 2026.   The impor...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/12

tomobiltechnische Zeitschrift: Automotive engineering magazine)". In addition to being published in German, the English edition has been available since 2001.   Fast Charging EverywhereThanks to Battery Buffering Fast charging for battery-electric vehicles can significantly improve the everyday usability and acceptance of this drive system, which, on a local level, offers zero emissions and is carbon neutral. To ensure that fast charging is p...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/05

itially, the system used an electric motor to wind the parking cable, but with the trend toward enhanced ADAS functions including all vehicle speed ACC and the shift to EVs, MOC (Motor On Caliper), which is a motor mounted on the disc brake with a parking mechanism, is becoming popular. In terms of usage differences, human operators rarely apply the full brake in parking, but in the case of electric parking, the manufacturer is responsible for "s...

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

th the U.S., given that additional tariffs on certain components continue to pose significant challenges and burdens to manufacturers and suppliers.   Research Department, MarkLines Information Platform Division ------------------KeywordsElectric Vehicle, EV, PHEV, FCEV, HEV, NEV, Electric, China, USA, Japan, India, Germany, France, Brazil, UK, Korea, Canada, Italy, Thailand, Norway, Sweden, Finland ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/26

ificantly boosted sales.   Sales(units) Selling rate(Units/year) Apr2025 Apr2024 PercentChange Year to date2025 Year to date2024 PercentChange Apr2025 Year to date2025 Year2024 PercentChange WORLD 7,324,712 6,911,545 6.0% 29,243,912 27,623,188 5.9% 91,849,904 89,695,434 88,801,590 1.0% USA 1,473,995 1,324,365 11.3% 5,410,281 5,088,625 6.3% 17,350,311 16,751,073 15,952,698 5.0% CANADA 178,787 165,822 7.8% 595,463 557,310 6.8% 1,775,...

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

) Improved vehicle sustainability and industry perspectives (May. 2024)WCX 2024 (1) AI and software impacts on the automotive industry (May. 2024)   AI - Where is the Juice Worth the Squeeze Organization Speaker Title NVIDIA Corporation Norm Marks Vice President, Automotive Industry Bosch USA Stefan Sellhusen Director of Engineering for Automated Driving Georgia Institute of Technology Patricio Vela Professor, School of Electrical Eng...

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

uary sales were in line with our expectations, and the forecast remains largely unchanged, with volumes projected to expand by 5.4% YoY to 26.8 mn units this year. However, in 2026, we expect sales to decline by 2.4% YoY to 26.2 mn units, as two major government incentives expire at the end of 2025.USAJanuary 2025 saw the second inauguration of President Trump, and the new administration’s trade policies have been the topic of much discussion s...

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

n, and while the full impact of the tariffs is unknown, they see an inevitable slowdown in global economic growth and negative impact on employment.   Research Department, MarkLines Information Platform Division ------------------KeywordsElectric Vehicle, EV, PHEV, FCEV, HEV, NEV, Electric, China, USA, Japan, India, Germany, France, Brazil, UK, Korea, Canada, Italy, Thailand, Norway, Sweden, Finland ...

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

produced models) ⅤI. Sales revenue comparison for major airbag suppliers Detailed list of global facilities Autoliv Joyson Safety Systems(formerly Key Safety Systems + Takata) ZF Friedrichshafen AG / ZF LIFETEC(formerly TRW Automotive)   The airbag was invented in 1963 by the Japanese Yasusaburo Kobori as a passenger protection device for aircraft. Later, in 1967, the American company Eaton came up with the idea of using the airbag as ...

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

irst time since Q4 2018.   Sales(units) Selling rate(Units/year) Mar2025 Mar2024 PercentChange Year to date2025 Year to date2024 PercentChange Mar2025 Year to date2025 Year2024 PercentChange WORLD 8,527,019 7,963,666 7.1% 21,913,858 20,714,838 5.8% 90,246,970 88,962,385 88,819,241 0.2% USA 1,613,241 1,450,379 11.2% 3,936,287 3,764,260 4.6% 17,795,702 16,551,331 15,952,698 3.8% CANADA 183,204 158,822 15.4% 416,676 391,488 6.4% 2,053...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/18

variants are now 8-speed vehicles, and now there are no more 5-speed vehicles in North America (the 8-speed 4Runner was on sale from April 2024 and delivered from the end of 2024, but the chart below shows 8-speed vehicles for the entire year). 2023 2024 Figure 3: Distribution of AT steps (USA) Source: MarkLines research   The situation in Europe: The prevalence of ATs varies from country to country, but unlike the two countries ment...

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

st dedicated EV manufacturing facility. The Gwangmyeong Plant 2 was remodeled over the course of a year to be dedicated to EVs, and KRW 400 billion was invested to transform the plant. The EV3 and EV4 models are planned for production, with an annual production capacity of 150,000 units per year. USA According to local press reports on January 29, 2024, Hyundai plans to begin construction of a training center near its new Georgia plant, Hyundai...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/07

  According to GlobalData sales forecast (Q4 2024), Mazda’s light vehicle sales in 2028 will be 1.33 million units, up by 21.1% compared to 2021, mainly due to start of production in the new Alabama Plant and aggressive launches of new SUVs, including Mazda CX-50 and CX Series SUVs.   Sales in USA, where Mazda launched its new SUVs, the CX-50 in April 2022 and then CX-90 and CX-70, will be a little over 400 k units between 2024 and 2028.   ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/01

) and the deteriorating performance of European automakers. The regulation values will remain unchanged and there will be a three-year grace period.   Research Department, MarkLines Information Platform Division ------------------KeywordsElectric Vehicle, EV, PHEV, FCEV, HEV, NEV, Electric, China, USA, Japan, India, Germany, France, Brazil, UK, Korea, Canada, Italy, Thailand, Norway, Sweden, Finland ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/26

worldwide [4/2025] [the websites of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, which are available at www.springerfachmedien-wiesbaden.de] reproduced with permission of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH.         The traditional Bosch press conference held in January 2025 at the CES in Las Vegas (USA), an event that was first held in 2015, once again kicked off the event for the automotive press. This year, as always, the company showed highlig...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/21

e EPB an essential device.   Initially, the system used an electric motor to wind the parking cable, but with the trend toward enhanced ADAS functions and the shift to EVs, MOC (Motor On Caliper), which is a motor mounted on the disc brake with a parking mechanism, is becoming popular. In terms of usage differences, human operators rarely apply the full brake in parking, but in the case of electric parking, the manufacturer is responsible for "s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/21

91 6,118 8,886 8,278 7,557 7,187 Eagle Eagle 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 Plymouth Plymouth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tata Fiat 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 Chevrolet Opel 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Abarth Abarth 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 Fukang Fukang 9,769 3,296 2 0 0 0 0 Total 6,126,397 6,422,104 5,943,147 6,281,830 6,626,502 6,837,617 6,915,364 USA Jeep Jeep 684,614 642,923 582,637 625,214 722,893 707,114 730,749 Ram Ram 451,352 423,958 349,958 353,598 362,059 367,703 383,519 Chrysler Chr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/18

ted to strong LV sales.   Sales(units) Selling rate(Units/year) Feb2025 Feb2024 PercentChange Year to date2025 Year to date2024 PercentChange Feb2025 Year to date2025 Year2024 PercentChange WORLD 6,565,191 6,064,466 8.3% 13,328,826 12,744,676 4.6% 86,773,286 87,830,155 88,804,984 -1.1% USA 1,230,461 1,252,938 -1.8% 2,339,385 2,313,881 1.1% 16,392,023 16,042,003 15,952,698 0.6% CANADA 115,080 121,033 -4.9% 226,918 232,665 -2.5% 1,90...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/18