to comply with regulations to reduce the environmental burden of hazardous materials pertaining to motor vehicle brake friction materials according to California SB346 and Washington state SB 6557, which will be implemented in stages in 2021 and 2025. The company will start new basic development in areas such as raw materials to comply with the copper content regulations, while attempting to balance the high braking performance requirements of fr...

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

, was held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from April 23 through May 2, 2025. The total exhibition space of the motor show was over 360,000 square meters. Nearly 1,000 companies from 26 countries and regions exhibited their products at this event. Of this, the exhibition area for automotive science and technology and associated supply chains was approximately 100,000 square meters, with the scale and number of particip...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/28

TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council) and held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall on April 23-26, 2025.   The theme of this year's exhibition was "Drive Smart, Drive the Future," and approximately 1,000 companies from 17 countries exhibited. The 2,500 booths displayed solutions in areas such as car electronics, power systems, and smart production, in line with the current trends toward intelligence, electrification, and the shif...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/19

ing BMW, Continental, Valeo, Nio, Bosch, Hyundai, Lotus, Goodyear and Stellantis.   In addition, four panel discussions and a fireside chat were held on the latest developments in ADAS, connectivity in modern vehicles and the role of software, hardware and AI.   Last but not least, the exhibition area allowed participants to explore the most cutting-edge ADAS and connectivity technologies showcased by BrightDrive, Dekra, POLYN Technology and Va...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/16

“Seal 06 DM-i” Travel Edition   Super e-Platform and the DiPilot advanced driver assistance system   New developments in important innovation technologies such as the Super e-Platform and the advanced driver assistance system DiPilot were on display. Super e-Platform display area DiPilot advanced driver assistance system display area       Denza unveiled its sports car concept "Z" for the first time in the world. Wit...

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

yota   The previous model name bZ3C has been changed to bZ5. Body dimensions are 4,780mm in length, 1,866mm in width, and 1,510mm in height. The wheelbase is 2,880mm. The motor has a maximum output of 200kW and a maximum torque of 330Nm. Driving range (CLTC mode) is 630km. With Momenta 5.0 City Area Assistant Drive System, it comes equipped with a variety of functions such as INP (Intelligent Navigation Pilot) highway intelligent assist drive...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/07

he route. He said that AI is skilled at generating reliable heuristics for situations that they consistently encounter. In turn, high-variability situations decrease reliability, as AI has difficulties in managing edge cases due to their rarity and complexity. When asked about upcoming rapid growth areas for AI, Patricio Vela highlighted low-speed, low-latency robots, giving the example of campus food delivery robots. He also discussed the potent...

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

ance in its regional growth strategy. Neta S Shooting Brake Neta V-II Neta X       MGC Asia, which is involved in the local distribution of XPeng, JEEP, Peugeot, Maserati, and Rolls-Royce in Thailand, showcased a range of vehicles from these brands at the show, occupying a total booth area of over 1,800 sqm.   At the event, XPeng introduced a new variant of its flagship ultra-smart coupe MPV, the X9 Premium. The X9 Premium offers u...

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

the company withdrew from its Russian operations, but in February 2025, it announced the sale of this business to the Russian company OOO Avtodom (Avtodom). In December 2024, a new plant of Autoliv (Guangzhou) Vehicle Safety Systems Co., Ltd. was opened in Guangzhou, China. The new plant covers an area of approximately 32,311 square meters and will produce airbags and seat belts.  In August 2024, the company announced that a fully automated pro...

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

kpit and the introduction of the Apple ecosystem. Partnership in intelligence (Huawei) On February 21, 2025, the company signed a partnership agreement with Huawei. The partnership will include product definition, production and manufacturing, supply chain management, sales and service, and other areas to develop a new NEV smart car model. Battery swap partnership (CATL) On January 10, 2025, the company announced that it would enhance its str...

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

ased by 35% in high temperature environments. Cooling and heating technology The temperature control system of the direct refrigerant cooling technology announced in 2021 has been upgraded. By installing refrigerant flow paths on the top and bottom surfaces of the blade battery, the heat exchange area is increased by 100%, resulting in a 90% improvement in heat exchange performance. It can also withstand the heat generated by megawatt-class fla...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/23

and the top five tech giants alone plan to spend over $250B this year on GPUs and data centers. (CAR IT Symposium 2025 organized by CAR – Center Automotive Research, Duisburg; Slide: © VAIVA)   AI-Driven Transformation in Automotive Product creation and Product Mr. Harms identifies two key areas where AI is driving transformation: 1. Product Creation VAIVA's ICASIS (CAR IT Symposium 2025 organized by CAR – Center Automotive Resea...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/22

is a common goal of current projects. Compared to passenger cars, commercial vehicles are more likely to adopt L4 because their travel routes can be limited and their operations can be managed.   To date, there have been a considerable number of examples of commercial use within closed and limited areas not covered by the Road Traffic Act. Isuzu has also achieved success with this technology in applications such as driving trailers within ports ...

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

s (2.5%), and non-automotive Energy Solutions (2.8%). In all cases, the ratios for each change by only decimal points compared to FY2023. As for the progress of the mid- to long-term business strategy formulated in September 2023, there are still issues remaining regarding profitability in existing areas (AT, etc.), but development costs and capital investments are being steadily made in growth areas (e-Axle, battery framework, Gigacast). In addi...

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

nted "NTT Data's SDV vision" (Fig. 2-2), demonstrating the "transformation of car manufacturing," the "transformation of user experience," and the "social transformation through user applications" that SDVs will bring. The panel display of specific products and support content was divided into five areas: 0. Structural reform, 1. Transformation of software development, 2. Advanced software management and OTA, 3. Advanced autonomous driving, and 4...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/09

t Energy Week 2025 February - MarkLines Global Exhibition Reports Smart Energy Week 2024 March - MarkLines Global Exhibitions Reports   Mitsubishi Motors Corporation: MINICAB EV, eK X EV (G Business Package)   Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mitsubishi Motors) exhibited in the Decarbonization Expo area, showcasing the MINICAB EV, a mini commercial EV van for companies that can be used as a sales vehicle, delivery vehicle, on-site vehicle, etc., ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/08

February 2024 for the joint development of platforms and software. In July 2024, they agreed to a technical strategic alliance and signed a joint development agreement for E/E architecture. In January 2025, the companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a strategic alliance in the area of ultra-fast charging networks in China. Audi has partnered with China FAW Co., Ltd. to develop EV models for the Chinese market, and the Audi F...

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

to 23, 2025.   The number of exhibiting brands increased from 23 in 2024 to 31. The increase in participation by Chinese OEMs was particularly noticeable, with BYD's luxury brand Denza, and Honri making their first appearances in Indonesia. According to the organizer's announcement, the exhibition area expanded from 134,000m2 to 154,000m2, and over the 11 days of the Show, the number of visitors increased 3% over the previous year to 579,000. Th...

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

the name of the magazine was changed to "ATZ (=Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift: Automotive engineering magazine)". In addition to being published in German, the English edition has been available since 2001.   New Mobility -Roboshuttles and the 15-minute City In densely populated metropolitan areas in particular, individual mobility cannot continue to develop in the same way as before. New concepts such as roboshuttles and micromobility or ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/28

GAC Group and BYD, the Thai government promised to provide support for the production of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) in Thailand, including investment promotion measures and infrastructure development. Thailand is strategically advantageous for exports, including the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) area where GAC and BYD plants are located. The Thai government also expressed hope for BYD's plans to invest in human resource development and researc...

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