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

s Hyundai-Kia Kia Telluride (USA) ON 2022 Hyundai Mobis Veoneer Hyundai-Kia Kia Forte (Mexico) BD 2021 Hyundai Mobis Hyundai Mobis Hyundai Mobis Hyundai Mobis Hyundai Mobis Hyundai-Kia Kia Sorento (USA) MQ4 2021 Hyundai Mobis Lucid Lucid Air (USA) 2023 Bosch Mazda Mazda CX-50 (USA) VA 2023 Bosch Mazda Mazda CX-50 (USA) VA 2022 Autoliv Autoliv Autoliv Autoliv Mazda Mazda Mazda3 (Mexico) BP 20...

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

instead of a planetary stage, combined with a torque converter The above 1 is an "AT-based" structure, as shown in the green box in Figure 1 below, which is often used for hybrids, but Mercedes-Benz has been using multi-disc clutches in ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles for many years, and Mazda has been using them from 2022 onwards.   On the other hand, the sub-transmission associated with the lower stage of AWD or CVT (continuously v...

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

Mazda: BEV Transition to Progress in Stages Expanding the CX series of large models; developing NEVs with Changan Automobile Summary Announced Lean Asset Strategy Plans for the introduction of electrified vehicles Battery procurement: Partnership with Panasonic Energy Mid-Term Management Plan: Phased advancement of BEV conversion Production and sales in the U.S. Performance outlook for FY2024 (ending March 2025) GlobalData sales forecast: Mazda t...

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

0 rpm and 1,350 Nm of torque at 1,200 to 1,600 rpm.   The sleeper coach measures 15,000 mm in length, 2,600 mm in width, and 4,000 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 8,350 mm. The vehicle is produced at Volvo’s Hoskote plant in Bangalore, Karnataka.       SML Isuzu, formerly known as ‘Swaraj Mazda’, launched its first vehicle in 1984. It has a plant in Punjab. Sumitomo Corporation, Japan, and Isuzu Motors, Japan have stakes in this compa...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/27

mputer as well as the VDC, and in the future will be available as an independent software package. Note: VDC, Vehicle Dynamic Control, is Bosch's name for next-generation ESC. In October 2023, Bosch announced that its Vehicle Dynamics Control 2.0 has been adopted for use in a product upgrade of the Mazda Roadster in Japan. Bosch and Mazda Motor Corporation also jointly developed the motorsports program “DSC-Track”. In motorsports, there are t...

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

19,011 27,574 18,662 Escape 26,303 21,420 10,178 Mustang Mach-E 7,782 1,983 612 EVOS 6,094 2,212 156 Lincoln Sedan/Hatchback Zephyr 16,172 12,908 12,874 SUVs Nautilus 15,527 31,627 73,334 Corsair 37,846 28,082 15,131 Aviator 6,191 4,308 3,794 Total 251,019 233,122 247,035 Changan Mazda Mazda Sedan/Hatchback Mazda3 63,101 49,419 29,563 EZ-6 - - 3,462 SUVs CX-5 17,359 17,884 32,711 CX-50 0 10,363 7,337 CX-30 11,063 2,870 ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/12

n (16.4%) achieving sales of 2.7 million units, widening the gap with second-place Toyota (2.34 million units for Toyota with a 14.2% share).   Looking at recent developments, Honda's sales recovered in 2022 and 2023 thanks to the increased volume of hybrid versions of its mid-size SUV CR-V, while Mazda achieved growth by strengthening its SUV lineup, including the mid-size SUV CX-50, which is manufactured in the U.S.   On the other hand, altho...

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

Engine Control Technology Trends among Japanese OEMs Patent trends of nine OEMs including Toyota, Mazda, and Subaru Summary Patent application trends related to engine control technology Vehicle Control Data Generation and Learning (Toyota) Vehicle Fuel Reformulation and 6-stroke Engine (Mazda) Reprogramming Technology (Subaru)   This report was prepared by MarkLines based on patent information from the "Technical Information Distribution Servic...

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