IAA MOBILITY 2025: Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz The role of design as electric vehicle differentiator Summary Audi: Concept C, Q3 e-Hybrid BMW: iX3 Mercedes-Benz: Electric GLC, CONCEPT AMG GT XX   From September 8 to 14, 2025, the IAA MOBILITY took place in Munich for the third time. The trade show at the Messe München exhibition grounds was open to industry professionals from 9–12 September, with a dedicated Press Day on 8 September. The city...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/22

agen 3,746 3,853 1,900 1,993 2,012 1.0% 2 Stellantis 3,096 2,874 1,637 1,596 1,461 -8.5% 3 Renault 1,688 1,729 858 913 886 -2.9% 4 Hyundai-Kia 1,231 1,177 632 613 589 -3.9% 5 Toyota 1,054 1,174 523 607 582 -4.1% 6 BMW 942 960 457 481 511 6.3% 7 Ford 959 918 503 466 483 3.7% 8 Mercedes-Benz 873 902 433 450 428 -4.9% 9 Geely 463 625 218 311 267 -14.4% 10 Nissan 342 363 169 203 192 -5.4% 11 Chery 257 389 88 183 161 -12.2% 13 SA...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/16

rtainment content based on OTT communication via the Internet (e.g. Netflix) Production Related In December 2023, the company announced an investment of EUR 1 million to expand its production facility in Silao, Mexico. The Silao plant delivers lighting systems to BMW, Ford/Lincoln, GM, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan/Infiniti, VW, and Volvo in the United States and Mexico, and had just over 2,100 employees as of December 2024. The plan is to expand by ...

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

nt rotation angle sensor, wire wound non-contact current sensor   The eddy current rotational angle sensor (RPS, rotor position sensor) is used to detect the rotational position of a motor rotor, in the same way as a resolver. It is used in European electric vehicles such as those made by Mercedes-Benz Group.   There are various types, including axial types where the rotation angle sensor and rotor are positioned in the direction of the motor s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/29

e to major OEMs and component manufacturers such as Toyota Kirloskar, Volvo, TVS Motor, Bosch, etc. The Bengaluru region, recognized as one of the world's fastest-growing technology hubs, has R&D and technology centers for leading automotive companies including Continental, Bosch, Marelli, Mercedes-Benz, Aptiv, etc. The state also features five well-established automotive clusters located in Hoskote, Bidadi, Hubballi-Dharwad, Shivamogga, and Belg...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/27

s by automaker (major OEMs, Tesla, and major Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers). Electric vehicle sales of major OEMs *By clicking the button below the graph, only the relevant data will be shown. BYD Geely Tesla GM Group VW Group Chery BMW Group Stellantis Hyundai-Kia Mercedes-Benz Group GAC Group Ford Toyota Group Renault Honda Nissan Copyright (C) MarkLines Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Electric vehicle sales of majo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/26

ion vehicles and electric rear-wheel steering systems, which are auxiliary systems. In this way, power steering systems have generally become standard equipment but system products are even now continuing to evolve. Reference: Installation status of steer-by-wire European cars The 2022 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG C 63 S adopted Schaeffler's steer-by-wire as part of technology demonstrations, and Schaeffler took the lead in steer-by-wire. In Oc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/21

.2% 5 Stellantis 2,690.7 -5.7% 4 6 Ford Group 2,008.1 3.0% 6 7 BYD 1,957.3 29.5% 10 8 Geely 1,778.9 35.7% 11 9 Honda 1,744.7 -5.8% 7 10 Suzuki 1,540.5 -3.3% 9 11 Nissan 1,476.7 -8.3% 8 12 BMW Group 1,124.5 -0.2% 12 13 Renault 1,067.7 0.1% 13 14 Chery 997.6 21.5% 17 15 Mercedes-Benz Group 985.8 -6.3% 14 (Source: MarkLines - Vehicle sales volume search by EV/Model/Country/etc.)    By model, the Toyota RAV4, which ranked...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/18

s leather and fabrics, structural and mechanical components such as frames and mechanisms, seat accessories such as headrests, temperature comfort systems such as seat temperature controls, and vibration and massage mechanism parts. Major customers of its Seating division include GM, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and VW, giving it a strong market position with both U.S. and German automakers. In July 2024, the company acquired WIP Industrial A...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/06

s by automaker (major OEMs, Tesla, and major Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers). Electric vehicle sales of major OEMs *By clicking the button below the graph, only the relevant data will be shown. BYD Geely Tesla GM Group VW Group Chery BMW Group Stellantis Hyundai-Kia Mercedes-Benz Group GAC Group Ford Toyota Group Renault Honda Nissan Copyright (C) MarkLines Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Electric vehicle sales of majo...

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

and energy-efficient drives such as range extenders a chance in Europe.   This is part three which highlights a selection of the technical lectures.   Part one of the event report summarizes the keynotes of the opening plenary session, in which board members from Bosch, HORSE Powertrain, Mercedes-Benz and MAN discuss ways to achieve net zero emissions.   Part two covers an outline of the plenary closing session with lectures held by PHINIA, ZF...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/17

erica.   Looking at production volume by manufacturer, GM increased 16.6% y/y to 842,567 units, followed by Nissan, which increased 8.8% to 669,941 units. Among them, Honda (+44.2% y/y) and JAC (+12.8% y/y) showed remarkable increases in production. On the other hand, Stellantis, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz saw production declines of 10.3%, 19.0%, and 15.3%, respectively.   Since the start of the Trump administration, production in the January-June ...

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

resentatives from PHINIA, ZF and Volkswagen discussed sustainable mobility, alternative fuels, technological openness and the future of the European automotive industry.   Part one summarized the keynotes of the opening plenary session, in which board members from Bosch, HORSE Powertrain, Mercedes-Benz and MAN discuss ways to achieve net zero emissions.   Part three will highlight a selection of the technical lectures. Closing plenary se...

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

the table below, with the liquid cooling system being the mainstream at this time. Region OEM Model Model year Segment Natural air cooling Liquid cooling Air conditioning refrigerant Europe Audi Q8 e-tron 2023 E 〇 BMW I5 / i5 Touring 2023 E 〇 BMW MINI Aceman 2024 B 〇 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV 2023 E 〇 Renault 5 / 4 E-TECH Electric 2024 B 〇 Stellantis Peugeot E-3008 / E-5008 2024 C 〇 Stellantis Fiat 600e 2023 B...

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

Chery 33 36 34 36 45 57 64 85 48 33 44 39 42 27.3% Hyundai-Kia 37 36 35 33 33 31 37 31 23 28 42 35 35 -5.8% BMW Group 30 38 36 26 33 35 41 45 31 31 44 35 34 13.0% Stellantis 37 36 27 24 33 27 24 21 24 27 41 35 31 -14.2% Toyota Group 22 21 20 21 22 21 20 20 16 13 27 24 26 19.3% Mercedes-Benz Group 27 29 22 21 28 26 28 29 24 22 29 24 25 -6.0% GAC Group 34 30 31 35 43 43 47 74 9 16 26 26 20 -41.4% Ford Group 14 13 14 15 17 15 20 24 ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/25

Vienna Motor Symposium 2025 (1) Reaching zero carbon mobility emission Climate-neutral drive systems and their ecological and economic relevance Summary Asia's New Role in Automotive Industry: Regionalization and Technology Innovations (Bosch) Is There More than One Solution in the Drive Toward Net Zero? (HORSE Powertrain) Redefining the Future of Drive Systems (Mercedes-Benz) From the Inventor of Diesel to the Pioneer of Zero Emissions (MAN Truc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/20

ude the adoption of catalytic converters for the 2019 Lexus UX for Toyota by Aisin Takaoka, whose main business is casting. Hirotec, Mazda's main supplier of exhaust systems, is also expanding its sales channels for exhaust components to Daihatsu in Japan and to Nissan, GM, Stellantis-FCA, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW outside Japan. Exhaust system components suppliers: 1) Japanese market Sango Business overview: A Toyota group supplier, Sango Co., L...

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

uel cell vehicle (FCV) 0 1 - 0 0 - Total of electrified vehicles 71,503 98,158 37.3% 23,938 40,425 68.9% Source: MarkLines Data Center(Note) The figures for HVs include mild hybrid vehicles (MHV).   OEM activities related to electrification smart On July 17, 2024, smart, a JV that Mercedes-Benz and Geely formed for the smart brand EV models, announced that it is reentering the Indonesian market through a partnership with Inchcape plc, a ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/13

- 10 30 60 60 60 Jining, Shandong - - - - - 40 40 40 40 Luoyang, Henan - - - - - 10 30 40 40 Total 100GWh Beijing BAIC, Xiaomi, Li Auto - - - - - - - (Start of operation) (GWh unknown) Production capacity undisclosed Fuzhou, Fujian - - - - - - - - 10 Total 40GWh German site VW, BMW, Benz, etc. - - - - 14 14 14 14 14 Hungarian site - - - - - - 20 40 50 Total 100GWh Spanish site Stellantis, LFP - - - - - - - 10 20 Total 50GWh ...

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