e for its L4 Robotaxi. Regarding solid-state and sodium-ion batteries, automakers such as BYD, Chery, Changan, and BAIC are accelerating their R&D and industrialization plans.   Non-Chinese OEMs continue to promote the localization of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) and intelligentization. VW, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, GM and others are accelerating the implementation of highly autonomous driving and AI cockpits through partnerships with tech companies ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/11

Bangkok International Motor Show 2026 (2) Japanese & European OEMs Toyota, Mazda, Isuzu, Nissan, Honda, Suzuki, and others Summary Toyota Land Cruiser FJ / Lexus IS300h Mazda Mazda6e Isuzu D-MAX EV Nissan Kicks e-POWER Honda e:N2 Suzuki e VITARA BMW iX3 50 xDrive M Sport MINI John Cooper Works Electric 1965 Victory Edition Mercedes-Benz CLA 250+ Ford Ranger Super Duty Tesla Model Y L Hyundai SANTA FE Hybrid HTRAC AWD Kia Carnival HEV, EV5 Volvo E...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/08

aomi Auto's booth featured a disassembled improved SU7 on display. Display of disassembled improved SU7 YU7 GT   In early 2025, Xiaomi Auto established a European R&D center in Munich, Germany. The design team is comprised of former employees of Porsche, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and other companies. At the show, CEO Jun LEI said that the YU7 GT is the first model in which the European R&D team has been deeply involv...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/07

s, but also U.S. OEMs by leveraging its early local manufacturing footprint in the U.S. Furthermore, based on the achievements of the former Petri AG of Germany, which was integrated into Takata in 2001, the company increased its deliveries to major European and U.S. companies such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi. For the North American market, it had developed a number of unique products and was first to supply airbelts and front seat center air...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/07

000 units.   According to various media reports, wholesale sales of passenger cars in March rose 14.1% y/y to 376,000 units. Total sales for the January through March period rose 14.3% y/y to 1.642 million units, with passenger vehicles (PV) up 13.2% to 1.316 million units (excluding BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo Cars, and Tata) and commercial vehicles (CV) up 19.0% to 326,000 units (excluding Daimler and Scania) .   On March 27, India’s Ministry...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/27

h and an electric motor This report also excludes systems that adopt the above configuration for the sub-transmission (e.g., the Toyota THS II shown on the far right in Figure 1 below). Additional information: While this type is commonly found in hybrid vehicles (see Figure 1, far left), Mercedes-Benz has long used multi-plate clutches in its sports cars, and Mazda has been using them since 2022. Examples in passenger cars include the Toyota i-...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/17

lerating the construction of their factories. BYD is building a comprehensive plant in Camacari that will produce finished vehicles, batteries, and powertrains. The plant has already received orders for 100,000 units destined for Argentina and Mexico. Great Wall Motor has acquired a former Mercedes-Benz plant, started production there, and is pushing forward with the introduction of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and pickup trucks. Chery Automob...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/08

ejiang Sanhua (P) Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch) Modine Volkswagen ID.5 Hanon (V) Hanon Hanon Audi Q4 e-tron Mahle Behr (V) Mahle Behr Valeo Volvo XC40 Recharge Mahle Behr N/A Mahle Behr Renault Megane E-Tech Denso (P) GMB Corporation (GMB) Highly Marelli Renault 5E-Tech Valeo Group Mercedes-Benz EQA Modine (P) Bosch Modine North America Tesla Model 3 Zhejiang Sanhua (V) Hanon Mahle Behr Model Y (V) TI Automotive Limited N/A Ford Mus...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/30

ase of 3.8% y/y (up 8.9% m/m). xEV sales were 77,000 units.   Looking at passenger car registrations by brand for February, Volkswagen fell by 2.1% y/y to 40,000 units (19.0% share), Skoda increased by 26.5% y/y to 19,000 units (9.0% share), BMW grew 0.3% y/y to 17,000 units (8.1% share), Mercedes-Benz declined 9.9% to 17,000 units (8.0% share), and Audi dropped 2.3% y/y to 16,000 units (7.3% share). Tesla, which had been experiencing sluggish s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/27

ible – using software alone. Series production is planned for 2028 as part of Chassis 2.0.   On the big press stage, Bosch also mentioned the S-Core project, in which Bosch’s subsidiary Etas plays a very active role alongside Accenture, Aumovio, BMW, Bosch, Capgemini, Elektrobit, IAV, Mercedes-Benz, Qorix, Red Hat, Valeo, and Validas. The Eclipse S-Core project addresses the non-differentiating core of modern vehicle software between operati...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/26

d Toyota Supra. Astemo calipers are being increasingly adopted by the Peugeot 208 as well as VW Group EV models. The sales of Brembo cast iron rotors are increasing not only in the high-end market but also in high-volume segments, and their adoption in major models such as the Peugeot 508, Mercedes-Benz C-class, and Alfa Romeo Giulia, is expanding, making them a commodity. Brembo brand pads, which were not widely used in the past, are now being u...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/24

he Xiaomi YU7 and the SERES AITO M7 continue to rank highly, as they did in the previous month. Trend in sales volume of xEVs of major OEMs Click on the legend buttons to display only the relevant data. BYD SAIC Geely Tesla GM Group VW Group Chery BMW Group Stellantis Hyundai-Kia Group Mercedes-Benz Group GAC Ford Toyota Group Renault Honda Nissan Copyright (C) MarkLines Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Source: MarkLines Data Center*The SAIC-...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/03

ng   The PHEV market was once a "stable market" for German luxury brands, but the situation changed dramatically in 2025. The BYD Sealion 6 took the top spot with an overwhelming sales volume of 7,850 units, surpassing the combined sales of luxury PHEV models such as the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Chinese OEMs are rapidly penetrating the PHEV market with hybrid technology. In addition to BYD, GWM's Haval H6 and Changan's Deepal S05...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/24

roup's sales were down 6.1% from the previous year to 2.581 million units, with both the VW and Audi brands showing a downward trend. The BMW Group saw a y/y decrease of 3.4% to 604,000 units. While sales of the 3 Series and 5 Series increased, the SUV segment as a whole saw a decline. The Mercedes-Benz Group saw sales drop in all segments with 518,000 units sold, down 18.9% y/y.   Japanese OEMs saw sales decrease 6.3% y/y to 2.929 million units...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/19

eilhac from Valeo shared insights on which autonomous features are real today versus those that remain aspirational. They agreed that driver assistance systems such as lane keeping and traffic sign alerts are now mainstream, while fully certified Level 3 systems are rare, with only BMW and Mercedes-Benz having launched such solutions recently. Tesla's more aggressive approach was highlighted as risky, often lacking coverage for edge cases and lea...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/18

kenaf and hemp.   The company's products have been used in the door trim of the Kia K7 and Stinger, Jeep Renegade, GM Cadillac Escalade, and GMC Denali, Volvo Cars Polestar 3, as headliners of the GM Cadillac SRX, Chevrolet Volt, and GM (Korea) Chevrolet Malibu, and as trunk trim for the Mercedes-Benz GLE and GLS. The material adopted by Mercedes-Benz is a 100% recycled material made from recycled cotton sourced from discarded clothing. ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/13

MW Group and Beijing Momenta Technology Co., Ltd. (Momenta) will be installed for the first time in the Chinese-made Neue Klasse BMW iX3. On November 18, the company also officially released its in-house developed AI agent platform, GAIA (Group Artificial Intelligence Assistant), in China. Mercedes-Benz   On November 12, "MBUX Virtual Assistant" was the first large-scale model product of a foreign company to be approved and released in China. On...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/09

or in the sale of a new car. Profitability along the value chain still seems to be so lucrative that some car manufacturers continue to invest huge sums of money in the further development of internal combustion engines.   According to the latest annual reports from carmakers, for example Mercedes-Benz, these investments are justified by factors such as “the adaptation of vehicle projects with internal combustion engines, investment in hybrids...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/05

post-pandemic CES. In contrast, the number of exhibitors at CES 2026 declined from 4,500 in 2025 to 4,100.   As automotive technology progresses, in-vehicle entertainment options have become increasingly flexible and capable, especially with advancements in software. At CES 2026, BMW and Mercedes-Benz highlighted various entertainment options for the BMW iX3, Mercedes-Benz GLC and CLA. Afeela showed a new production prototype of its Afeela 1 an...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/02

is not listed as it uses NVIDIA chips. The remaining five companies are based in China: Deeproute.ai, Momenta, Pony, WeRide and Zyt.   The upper middle of the chart list NVIDIA’s 11 OEM and mobility platforms. Again, most of the companies are based in China with only two European OEMs (Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis) and Uber as the only US-based company. Several new OEM customers were announced at CES 2026 including JLR and Lucid. L4 Auton...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/01/30