ing 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 production for the third consecutive year, considering sales to South American markets VW: Production expansion for the fourth consec...

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

otive power transmission systems. Its members are 12 corporations: Aisin Corporation, Isuzu Motors Limited, JATCO Ltd., Suzuki Motor Corporation, Subaru Corporation, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japan Automobile Research Institute, Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Mazda Motor Corporation, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation.   TRAMI is working to solve technical issues in the ultra-high rpm range, such as compone...

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

,436 units for SAIC-GM-Wuling; 7,569 units for Geely; 6,805 units for Changan Auto; 4,600 units for Spotlight Automotive; 4,173 units for Polestar; 3,837 units for Dongfeng Motor Corporation; 3,779 units for XPeng; 3,383 units for Great Wall Motor; 3,085 units for Leapmotor; 2,532 units for Changan Mazda; 2,519 units for FAW Hongqi; 1,277 units for GAC Aion; 1,078 units for smart; 1,075 units for Seres Auto Hubei Branch; 958 units for SAIC-GM; 81...

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

adopted by OEMs. [Chiller example] (photo by MarkLines) The air conditioning refrigerant system extends the refrigerant gas circuit for vehicle air conditioning to the battery for cooling. Representative examples include the Nissan Sakura, the Mitsubishi eK X (‘Cross’) EV, the Mazda MX-30, and the BYD Seal. A comparison of the above three methods is summarized in the table below. (Legend: ◎ Excellent, 〇 Good, ...

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

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

, and supply entire exhaust systems, from the hot end (exhaust manifolds and catalytic converters) to the cold end (mufflers). Recent changes in purchasing trends include the adoption of catalytic converters for the 2019 Lexus UX for Toyota by Aisin Takaoka, whose main business is casting. Hirotec, Mazda's main supplier of exhaust systems, is also expanding its sales channels for exhaust components to Daihatsu in Japan and to Nissan, GM, Stellant...

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

ndonesia: 2024 BEV sales increase 2.5 times to 43,000 units VinFast, BYD and GAC Aion to build EV plants Increasing production of EV batteries 2025 sales in Indonesia expected to grow 4% y/y to 900,000 units (GAIKINDO’s forecast in April 2025) Domestic market: Toyota launches Prius and Camry HVs; Mazda introduces CX-80 PHV Production Forecast by GlobalData: Indonesian production expected to be 1.32 million units in 2028   The Indonesian govern...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/13

tlight Automotive; 6,932 units for SAIC-GM-Wuling; 4,659 units for Volvo Cars Asia-Pacific; 3,658 units for Leapmotor; 3,605 units for XPeng; 3,208 units for Polestar; 3,135 units for Great Wall Motor; 2,986 units for Changan Auto; 2,262 units for Dongfeng Motor Corporation; 2,148 units for Changan Mazda; 1,423 units for FAW Hongqi; 1,233 units for smart; 1,021 units for GAC Aion; and 840 units for Jiangsu Yueda Kia. For emerging NEV makers, reta...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/10

for more than half the market. However, drum type brakes are adopted for almost half of all vehicles in the market: mainly mini-vehicles, compact low-cost cars in the B-segment and below, and commercial vehicles due to cost-related factors.   Looking at the trends for each Japanese OEM, Subaru and Mazda, which do not currently produce commercial vehicles, have the most models equipped with disc brakes. All Mazda models, with the exception of the...

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

ecutive month, after low levels of production and sales in the previous year due to the vehicle certification fraud issue.   Automakers are confused and unable to fully gauge the impact of Trump's tariffs. Toyota included the impact of tariffs in its earnings forecast for April and May only, while Mazda did not provide a full-year outlook. While the Japanese side is considering the reduction or elimination of tariffs item-by-item, the U.S. side ...

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

om/en/news/323804 Mitsubishi Motors premieres new Xforce HEV in Thailand; locally assembled (March 20, 2025) https://www.marklines.com/en/news/323683 Nissan outlines progress of turnaround measures, plans cost reduction of JPY 400 billion (February 14, 2025) https://www.marklines.com/en/news/321979 Mazda to add THB 5 billion investment in Thailand to establish MHEV manufacturing hub (February 14, 2025)https://www.marklines.com/en/news/321985 Toyo...

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

High Power Density Motors - Hybrid Development of MBD and Actual Motor Verification Interview with MCF Electric Drive (Mazda's advanced motor development joint venture) Summary Cooperative framework for the development and production of Mazda's electric drive units MCF Electric Drive overview Motor development goals Features of the Gen2 motor - Achieves power density of 8 kW/kg in a short period of time Characteristics of the development process ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/20

C Motor Passenger Vehicle; 4,880 units for Spotlight Automotive; 3,787 units for Polestar; 3,702 units for XPeng; 3,691 units for Great Wall Motor; 3,627 units for Dongfeng Motor Corporation; 3,219 units for Changan Auto; 1,958 units for FAW Hongqi; 1,463 units for GAC Aion; 1,241 units for Changan Mazda; 1,231 units for Seres Hubei; 1,125 units for smart; 714 units for Jiangsu Yueda Kia; 482 units for JAC Group; 343 units for BMW Brilliance; 304...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/14

d place with 48,000 units, the Toyota Yaris Cross in fourth place with 35,000 units, and the Honda City in fifth place with 34,000 units. In terms of new model introductions (Chinese manufacturers' models are described above), in EVs, Honda launched the e:N1 compact crossover SUV in 2024. In 2025, Mazda will introduce the MAZDA6e mid-size sedan, and Toyota and Isuzu will introduce the Hilux and D-MAX electric pickup trucks, respectively. Outside...

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

d vehicle sales volume in the U.S. totaled 6,437,000 units (in 2024). In descending order by OEM, GM imported 1,176,000 units, Hyundai/Kia 1,140,000 units, Toyota 783,000, VW 522,000, and Nissan 480,000.   Brands where imported vehicles account for more than half of their U.S. sales volume include Mazda (79%), VW (78.7%), Hyundai/Kia (66.7%), and Nissan (51.9%).   GM and Hyundai/Kia have seen an increase in imports from South Korea and Mexico, ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/02

ds 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-made vehic...

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

would transfer some production from Canada and Mexico to its U.S. plants, the company denied that it was considering any change as of April 15.   Nissan is considering moving the production of SUVs for North America produced in Kyushu to its Smyrna, Tennessee plant in the United States. Subaru and Mazda, which have a high proportion of sales in the U.S., are also expected to be greatly affected by the additional tariffs. Mazda plans to minimize ...

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

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, Volvo, XPeng, and Ze...

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