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

Electric Vehicle (BEV/PHV/FCV) Sales Monthly Report (June 2025) Electric vehicle sales in June increase 13.3% y/y to 1,483,000 units Share of electric vehicles (BEV/PHV/FCV) Electric vehicle (BEV/PHV/FCV) share and trends in each country Electric vehicles (BEV/PHV/FCV) sales trends of major manufacturers and sales composition by powertrain Passenger car sales trends in 12 major countries (including ICE and all other powertrains) About this report...

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

Mexico (2) Production and exports affected by U.S. tariff concerns Production and exports reach record highs in 2024, stalling in H1 2025 Summary Mexican auto industry outlook: Impact of Trump tariffs becoming apparent Production and exports: 2024 volumes were the highest ever, but export volumes are on the decline following the inauguration of the Trump administration GM: Producing three EV models, considering transferring some pickup truck prod...

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

y, resulting in the increase in China alone contributing to the overall increase. *11 major countries: China, USA, Japan, India, Germany, France, Brazil, UK, South Korea, Canada, Italy Comparison of BEV sales actuals in 14 countries in 2023 vs. 2024 Country 2024 2023 Difference Japan 40,230 68,459 -28,229 58.8% Korea 143,436 138,947 4,489 103.2% India 92,056 104,393 -12,337 88.2% China 7,095,774 6,179,057 916,717 114.8% Finland 21,738...

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

European and American OEMs' Strategies and Their Progress in China BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and GM exhibits at the Auto Shanghai 2025 Summary BMW: Next-generation concept car, intelligent cockpit system for China Mercedes-Benz: Vision V concept car and all-new BEV CLA L GM: Cadillac Lyriq-V, Buick new super fusion architecture and NEV sub-brand Mercedes-Benz's Vision V luxury MPV concept car   Major European and American automakers are furth...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/30

t the NOx emission limits, so a new NOx treatment strategy was required. As a result, companies have developed the NOx storage and reduction catalyst and the SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) catalyst. SCR catalysts, in particular, were first installed in some models with the introduction of Euro-5 regulations for large commercial vehicles, and have since been widely used in passenger cars, and are becoming more common in the U.S. and Japanese ...

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

ecting the advances made in drive battery technology over the past year.   Chapter 1 of this report provides an overview of the Chinese market and part of the global market for new energy drive batteries; Chapter 2 summarizes the technological development of drive batteries; and Chapters 3 through 5 provide a detailed description of the current status of major battery manufacturers.   Unless otherwise noted, all content in this report refers to...

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

New HMI Concepts for Intuitive Touch Operation Aesthetic harmony with safety and operability Summary Introduction TOUCHSCREENS FACING CRITICISM WHAT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL – AND WHAT HAS NOT? NEW FREEDOMS FOR DESIGNERS CURRENT CONCEPTS AND SERIES-PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS   This report contains a Spotlight article from Springer's automotive technical magazine "ATZ" www.atz-magazine.com. and "MTZ" www.mtz-magazine.com. Springer is a German company affi...

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

nt and 3 at the rear. Since most vehicles have a front-wheel-drive (FWD) layout, disc brakes are adopted for nearly 100% of all FWD vehicles. In addition, disc type brakes are adopted for the rear wheels on C-Segment and above vehicles and for compact passenger cars with engine displacements over 1.5L, which together account for more than half the market. However, drum type brakes are adopted for almost half of all vehicles in the market: mainly ...

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

Electric Vehicle (BEV/PHV/FCV) Sales Monthly Report (April 2025) Electric vehicle sales in April increase 31.6% y/y to 1,341,000 units Share of electric vehicles (BEV/PHV/FCV) Electric vehicle (BEV/PHV/FCV) share and trends in each country Electric vehicles (BEV/PHV/FCV) sales trends of major manufacturers and sales composition by powertrain Passenger car sales trends in 12 major countries (including ICE and all other powertrains)   This report ...

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

Embedded World 2025: AI and SDV Solutions Exhibitions of ETAS, Infineon, NXP, arm, and Tianma Summary ETAS unveils Embedded AI Coder Infineon Technologies announces the first RISC-V microcontroller (MCU) family for automotive applications NXP Semiconductors announces the S32K5 microcontroller (MCU) family for automotive applications Arm expands its AI-optimized Libraries "Kleidi" into the automotive market Tianma Microelectronics unveils 8-inch M...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/13

Thailand: Tax Incentives for PHVs, HVs, and MHVs in addition to EVs Chinese OEMs expand EV production; Changan, Chery to start up new plants Summary Thai government policies: Tax incentives for HVs, MHVs, and PHVs EV sales in Thailand slow in 2024, HV sales grow 1.5-fold Chinese OEMs: Launching HV and PHV models in addition to BEVs Chinese OEMs: BYD and GAC Aion start operation of EV plants in Thailand Thai production in 2025 is expected to incre...

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

ing by OEM Parts procurement status for major models US Sales Share by Segment (2024) (Source: MarkLines Sales Volume Dashboard )   In the midst of successive announcements of additional tariffs by the Trump administration, the most impactful on the automotive industry is the additional 25% tariff on automobiles and automotive parts based on Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act. The additional tariff came into effect on April 3....

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

Electric Vehicle (BEV/PHV/FCV) Sales Monthly Report (March 2025) Electric vehicle sales in March increase 33.4% y/y to 1,490,000 units Share of electric vehicles (BEV/PHV/FCV) Electric vehicle (BEV/PHV/FCV) share and trends in each country Electric vehicles (BEV/PHV/FCV) sales trends of major manufacturers and sales composition by powertrain Passenger car sales trends in 12 major countries (including ICE and all other powertrains)   This report ...

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

Later, in 1967, the American company Eaton came up with the idea of using the airbag as a passenger protection device for automobiles. First adopted as an option by General Motors Corporation (GM) in the U.S. in 1973, the first application in Japan was in the driver's seat of the Honda Legend in 1985. The airbag was initially adopted as a device to protect the driver not wearing seatbelts, and its installation later expanded from not only the dri...

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

Chinese Market Q1 2025 Promoting the spread of advanced intelligent driving; planning the launch of NEVs including REEVs Summary Trends of Chinese OEMs (Q1 2025) Trends of major non-Chinese manufacturers (Q1 2025) Policies related to China's automotive industry (Q1 2025) Major Chinese OEM's 2025 Q1 sales volumes (ex-factory) BYD Advanced Intelligent Driving presentation (Source: BYD)   The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (...

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

Commercial Vehicle Level 4 Automated Driving - Current Status and Prospects Presentations from ReVision Commercial Vehicle & Logistics Summit 2025 Summary Contribution as a Commercial Vehicle Manufacturer to the Transformation of the Logistics Industry (Isuzu) Two advanced technologies in the commercial vehicle and logistics industries (Macnica) The Challenge of Maintaining and Securing Public Transportation in Future (Kawasaki City) Challenges T...

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

Huawei Smart Car Model Comparison and Sales Status Automotive sales up five-fold y/y; new model Aito M8 launching in collaboration with Seres Summary Smart Car Solutions Business Huawei HIMA smart car sales volume Huawei HIMA smart car Equipment Comparison Trends in partnerships between solutions and parts supply Aito M8 (new model developed by Huawei and Seres, launching in April 2025) (Source: Aito's official Weibo)  Huawei Technologi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/16

  The situation in Japan: Many Japanese automakers have been adopting CVTs (continuously variable transmissions) as a way to improve fuel efficiency, which has resulted in a significant decline in the use of ATs. The ratio of ATs to total sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles was 15% in 2023, but declined further to around 11% in 2024, mainly being replaced by CVTs.   Following Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.’s (Daihatsu) lead, Suzu...

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