ASEAN Vehicle Sales and Production Update (Q1 2025) ASEAN Countries Automotive News Top Rank Topics Summary Vehicle Sales Volume by Country Vehicle Production Volume by Country Commentary on Sales and Production Volume, January - March 2025 Thailand BEV sales by OEM ASEAN News Topics (Q1 2025)   * An updated version of this ASEAN report will be released every quarter.  * Thailand's sales from January to March 2025 include an adjusted value of -...

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

Auto Shanghai 2025: GAC, Changan, Great Wall Motor Next generation smart cars, luxury orientation, off-road capabilities Summary GAC Group: World premiere of four new models, accelerating the transition to the smart car era Changan: Three models exhibited; targeting sales of 5 million units in 2030 Great Wall Motor: 6 brands in the lineup, promoting technology and off-road capabilities Deepal Auto's exhibition booth   Auto Shanghai 2025...

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

Suzuki's Global Sales Exceed 3 Million Units, 4.2 Million Target for FY2030 Launch of e VITARA in India, increasing electric and CNG vehicles Summary New mid-term management plan, "By Your Side", for FY2025-2030 Major trends toward the introduction of electric and CNG vehicles Technology trends: Strengthening CNG business with a focus on carbon neutrality Indian market: Record high sales in 2024; Expanding sales lineup focusing on SUVs Japanese m...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/15

Auto Shanghai 2025: BYD BYD brand unveils six models and Denza brand premieres sports car concept Summary BYD: "Dynasty-D" full-size concept car, Ocean series premieres five models Denza: World premiere of the "Z" sports car concept Yangwang: Exhibiting its full lineup; world premiere of the U8L full-size SUV Fangchengbao: 583 Family models shown together for the first time BYD's booth   Auto Shanghai 2025, officially known as the 21st ...

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

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

GlobalData European Passenger Car Sales Update (April 2025) Summary Commentary In April, the PV selling rate for Western Europe stood at 11.2 mn units/year, broadly in line with that of March. Sales volumes totalled 949k units, a 1.1% decline from April 2024. YTD sales now stand at just under 4 mn units, down 0.7% from the same period last year. Spain continued its strong run of results, while markets such as France and the UK faced declines. T...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/09

Auto Shanghai 2025: China's Emerging EV Makers Leapmotor, NIO, Li Auto, XPeng Summary Leapmotor: World premiere of the B01 and global model B10 NIO: Introducing new brand - Firefly Li Auto: Announces L6 Intelligent Renewal Edition and MEGA Home Family Special Edition XPeng: Launches P7+ ultra-long range Max flagship version NIO's booth   Auto Shanghai 2025, officially known as the 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibiti...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/09

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

razil, India, etc. Summary 2024 sales performance: Sales growth slows to 9.8% y/y, with 66% of sales being imported vehicles Import performance in 2024: Chinese-made vehicles reach 30% of total imports Sales volume by segment: Shift from subcompact to slightly higher-end models; BEV/PHEV share at 1.5%. Trends in electric vehicle sales: EVs including HEVs grow by nearly 70% Sales volume by OEM: Nissan maintains top share, followed by GM and VW Chi...

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

Global Top 10 OEMs Production Forecast (Q1 2025) Global production to reach 92.4M units in 2025, 93.7M units in 2026 Summary Commentary by GlobalData ⋆An updated version of this forecast report will be released every quarter -According to a report by GlobalData as of Q1 2025, global light vehicle production in 2025 is estimated to increase by 2.4% YoY to 92.4 mn.-The production forecasts in this report do not reflect the full extent of the US t...

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

IV. List of airbag suppliers by OEM customer (for U.S./EU produced models) V. Equipment list by supplier and model (for U.S./EU 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 pa...

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

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 to sell 1.33 million light vehicles in 2028 MX-30 Rotary-EV (Source: Mazda)   On March 18, 2025, Mazda a...

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

Indonesia International Motor Show 2025 (IIMS 2025) Chinese OEMs, Japanese OEMS, Hyundai, VinFast exhibits; charging network Summary Wuling: Top in local EV sales with launch of Air EV and Cloud EV BYD: Promoting the Sealion 7, local plant to start production in January 2026 GAC Aion: Aion V debut Chery: Unveiling Tiggo, Jaecoo, Omoda, and Jetour electric vehicles Geely: Re-entering the Indonesian market with CKD production of the EX5 Honri: Maki...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/31

Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025: Commercial Vehicles Transitioning towards intelligent and eco-friendly electric mobilities Summary Tata Motors: Green mobility solutions Ashok Leyland: SAATHI light commercial vehicle, GARUD premium bus SWITCH Mobility: Electric light commercial vehicle (eLCV) VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV): Volvo and Eicher lineups SML Isuzu Limited: Hiroi.ev electric bus JBM Electric Vehicles: Galaxy electric luxury coach Montr...

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

gazine was changed to "ATZ (=Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift: Automotive engineering magazine)". In addition to being published in German, the English edition has been available since 2001.   CES – Artificial IntelligencePaves the Way for the Software-defined Vehicle Once again, the CES in 2025 had a strong automotive focus that was dominated by the omnipresent topic of artificial intelligence: The SDV, short for the software-defined vehicl...

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

Smart Energy Week Spring 2025 (1) FCVs, FC units, Hydrogen-related Products Next generation FC modules, components for FC systems, hydrogen tanks, separators, and more Summary Exhibition of Toyota and Honda’s FCVs and hydrogen-related products Fuel cell systems (cellcentric, AVL, Symbio, OPmobility, EKPO Fuel Cell, NEXTY Electronics) Components for FC systems (Bosch, MANN+HUMMEL, IHI, OPmobility, Faurecia) FC related parts and materials (Nishim...

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

t the parking brake function is changed from using traditional mechanical cables to electric wires and motor. There are also signs of change in the service brake system. In November 2022, Continental announced that it will mass-produce its second-generation brake-by-wire system starting with the 2025 model year. It is noteworthy that the second-generation brake-by-wire system, compatible with EVs and autonomous driving, may eliminate hydraulic pr...

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