ACMA. The minister of heavy industries also addressed the conference through a video message.  The ACMA president highlighted the performance and challenges of the auto component industry. She pointed out that critical raw materials like rare earth magnets, semiconductors, and battery inputs need national attention. She thanked the government for supporting through PLI schemes and policies promoting EVs, hydrogen, advanced technologies, ease of...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/09

Where is Tesla heading ? Challenges and Progress of Robotaxi Summary Autopilot (AP) faces first federal conviction in federal court Regulatory policies of foreign governments regarding AP/FSD, including China, France, etc. Entering the autonomous ride-hailing service market: Pros and cons about realizing a long-standing promise Hybrid Remotely Monitored Robotaxi : Modified Vehicle "Project Halo" Disbanding the Dojo Team and Changes to Tesla's R&D...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/01

ropean Union (EU) would also be reduced to 15%, with the rate to be applied retroactively to August 1. On the other hand, South Korea's negotiations on investment in the U.S. have been difficult and no agreement has yet been reached.   Mexico will reportedly raise tariffs up to 50% on imports from China, India, South Korea, and other countries with which it has no trade agreements, with automobiles, steel, and aluminum among the targeted items. ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/26

China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) report - September 2025 Analysis of China's passenger car sales in August and outlook for September China passenger car production and sales volumes in August 2025 Market analysis and outlook Top 10 Chinese Passenger Car Makers by Retail Sales The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced the production and sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) for A...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/10

China Auto Forum 2025: Methanol-powered Commercial Vehicles From presentations by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Geely Farizon Summary MIIT: China's energy structure and current status of methanol applications Farizon Auto: Practical exploration and planning in the process of building a methanol-hydrogen-electric ecosystem   To alleviate the pressures of China's energy structure, which is characterized by a high proporti...

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

following graph shows the transition of domestic sales share of electric vehicles in 12 major countries and 3 Nordic countries. Share of electric vehicles in 12 major countries and 3 Nordic countries *By clicking the button below the graph, only the relevant data will be shown. NorwaySweden China Finland UK Germany France Thailand Korea US Italy Canada Brazil Japan India Copyright (C) MarkLines Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.   Norway ...

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

2025 China Auto Forum: Drive Batteries CATL, Farasis Energy, and Dongfeng Motor Summary CATL: Building 10,000 battery swap stations by 2030 Farasis Energy: Plans to complete construction of an all-solid-state battery pilot line by the end of 2025 Dongfeng Motor Corp.: Promoting modularization of drive batteries and main product strategy   The 2025 China Auto Forum was held in July in Jiading District, Shanghai. Hosted by the China Association of...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/22

r customers (U.S. and European OEMs, excluding commercial vehicles) VI. Installation status of products from major power steering suppliers VII. Sales comparison of major power steering suppliers VIII. Detailed list of global facilities Bosch Nexteer thyssenkrupp ZF HL Mando Corporation Schaeffler China Automotive Systems, Inc. Knorr-Bremse Power Steering (Japanese Market) Among the key vehicle operations of “go, turn, and stop”, the steer...

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

gthen its OEM supply business, and the joint venture started its activities in January 2022. In the midst of their global expansion, major suppliers, especially in Asia, are establishing partnerships and JVs with leading local suppliers to supply products for the Asian markets, especially in Japan, China and Southeast Asia. (The following examples are for the Asian market.) Adient: Joint venture with Tachi-S in Japan. Lear: JV with Tachi-S. Sign...

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

2025 China Auto Forum: Horizon Robotics and Huawei Trends in intelligent driving technology Summary Horizon Robotics: Rapid growth in mid- to high-level intelligent driving Huawei: Commercial scale L4 in urban areas planned for 2027   The 2025 China Auto Forum was held in July in the Jiading District, Shanghai. Hosted by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the event was themed "Enhance Quality, Embrace Innovation, and Win t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/05

cture (JASPAR) is an organization that works to standardize in-vehicle electronic control systems. It promotes standardization in the areas of in-vehicle networks, software, and information security. PlaxidityX (presentation) PlaxidityX provides product and service solutions that comply with international standards to combat the growing threats of automotive cybersecurity with the shift to SDVs. Bosch (presentation) Through its digital.auto a...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/01

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

7.7%, down 0.6 points from the previous month and down 0.1 points from the same month last year. Cumulative sales of HVs in the first half of 2025 reached 2.728 million units, an increase of 19.1% y/y, accounting for an 8.6% share of total automobile sales. The increase in HV sales in the U.S. and China is the main factor for the increase.   On July 23, U.S. President Trump announced that the U.S. and Japan had reached an agreement on tariff ne...

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

China’s Emerging EV Automakers: Leapmotor, Li Auto, XPeng Leapmotor’s partnership with FAW, Li Auto’s first BEV, XPeng-developed in-vehicle semiconductors Summary Sales volume by model - January to May 2025 Leapmotor: Developing its architecture in-house, expanding international markets with Stellantis Li Auto: First BEV model equipped with the VLA(Vision-Language-Action model) autonomous driving architecture XPeng: Developing E/E architect...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/14

n for the third consecutive year, considering sales to South American markets VW: Production expansion for the fourth consecutive year, concerns over impact of U.S. tariffs Hyundai/Kia Group: Production of SUVs for the U.S. market transferred to the U.S. plant Chinese manufacturers: Tension in U.S.-China relations creates headwinds for new entrants Tesla, BYD, and Hon Hai (Foxconn) GlobalData Production Forecast: Mexico light vehicle production e...

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

China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) report - July 2025 Analysis of China's passenger car sales in June and outlook for July China passenger car production and sales volumes in June 2025 Market analysis and outlook Top 10 Chinese Passenger Car Makers by Retail Sales The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced the production and sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) for June 2025.   R...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/10

s Summary Sustainable Future Fuels – PHINIA’s Strategy to Support Automotive Decarbonization (PHINIA Inc.) Innovation as the Engine of Transformation: Shaping an Emission-Free Future (ZF Group) Volkswagen in Transition – from “Käfer” to SDV (Volkswagen AG) Official logo (46th International Vienna Motor Symposium, organized by the Austrian Society of Automotive Engineers (ÖVK) and the Institute for Powertrains and Automotive Tec...

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

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 Truck & Bus) Q&A: China Business, Efficiency improvement, etc.   The International Vienna Motor Symposium, being organized by the Austrian Society of Automotive Engine...

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

electrification technologies, as well as collaboration models equipped with these technologies. HIMA booth Huawei Intelligent Solutions exhibit Related reports:Auto Shanghai 2025: Smart Cockpit, HMI Technology (May 2025) Huawei Smart Car Model Comparison and Sales Status (Apr. 2025)2024 China Auto Software Conference: Neusoft, Huawei, Baidu, Alibaba (Jan. 2025)Auto China 2024: Xiaomi, Huawei (HIMA) (May 2024)Huawei: Full-stack Intelli...

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

kaoka) KIK Co., Ltd. (KIK) European and U.S. markets FORVIA SE (Faurecia SE) Tenneco Inc. (Tenneco) Eberspächer Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG (Eberspaecher) Friedrich Boysen GmbH & Co. KG (Frederich Boysen) Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH (Benteler) Marelli Europe S.p.A. (Marelli Europe) Bosal International N.V. (Bosal)   Catalyst substrate suppliers: NGK (NGK Corporation, formerly NGK Insulators, Ltd.) Corning Incorporated (Corning) Ni...

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