f torque and a lithium-ion battery. This front-wheel-drive SUV also offers 7 selectable drive modes, including 2 modes for EV driving. Mitsubishi's press stage Mitsubishi Xforce HEV   Also sharing the spotlight at the booth were the limited-edition Mitsubishi Xpander HEV PLAY and Xpander Cross HEV PLAY-the latest additions to the Xpander series. These exclusive models feature factory-installed black-themed styling kits, giving them a b...

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

nts and various reports) HTSUS (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) USMCA: North American content rate for finished vehicles is 75% or more on a value basis, 75% for key parts, 70% for major parts, and 65% for complementary parts Passenger vehicles: sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans   Canadian countervailing tariffs   Canada's countervailing tariffs went into effect on April 9...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/02

(USA) U625 2021 JSS JSS JSS Autoliv Ford Ford Mustang (USA) S550 2021 Autoliv ZF JSS Faurecia (FORVIA) Ford Ford Mustang Mach-E (Mexico) CX727 2021 ZF (TRW Mexico) Autoliv Autoliv ZF (TRW Mexico) Autoliv Ford Lincoln Aviator (USA) U611 2021 JSS GM Chevrolet Blazer (Mexico) Crossover Gen-1 2025 ZF GM Cadillac Lyriq (USA) 6MB26 2025 JSS GM Cadillac Lyriq (USA) 6MB26 2024 JSS Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. Veo...

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

presenter gave a performance, taking gelato out of the vehicle and eating it. In addition, Aion's T-Rex design was inspired by the Tyrannosaurus, and that character was also on display. Hyptech HT T-Rex design image character     Chery press release   Chery presented the Tiggo Cross, a compact SUV, at the Show. Out of a total of 12 vehicles on display, three were the Tiggo Cross displayed in different colors. In addition, al...

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

UR 56.2 billion (FY ended December 2023) and 237,104 employees worldwide (as of December 31, 2023). In May 2024, the company announced that sales in Japan in 2023 were up about 23% from the previous year to about JPY 420 billion, the highest ever since it began operations in Japan. Sales increased across a wide range of products, from hardware to software, thanks to the start of full-scale production of electrification equipment and other related...

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

orizontal angular resolution is ±0.1°.     The latest generation of surround radar is the 6th generation SRR600, which has a frequency of 76-81 GHz, a FOV of ±81°, and a detection distance of 200 meters. It supports applications such as blind spot detection, lane change assist, and front/rear cross traffic warning.   The above are conventional radars for distributed deployment, while the SSR630 (Surround Satellite Radar) and LSR630 (Long-R...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/16

Thailand International Motor Expo 2024 (2) Japanese OEMs and Others Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Hyundai, Ford, Volvo Cars, etc. Summary Toyota HEV lineup Lexus LBX Bespoke Honda HR-V e:HEV RS and e:N1 electric SUV Mitsubishi Xpander HEV and Xpander Cross HEV Isuzu D-MAX 2.2 MaxForce pickup truck Mazda BT-50 pickup truck and CX-5 SUV Nissan Serena MPV and Kicks e-POWER Suzuki Swift sport hatchback, and Jimny Off-road Edition Hyundai Palisade...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/16

ce compared to the conventional method is said to have doubled. It also improves nighttime recognition performance.  Subaru uses a wide-angle monocular camera in combination with a stereo camera. The FOV of 128° is approximately twice that of a stereo camera's FOV, improving detection of bicycles crossing the road at low speeds. At the same time, by using AI technology to estimate the movement of objects that are not subject to control over tim...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/09

es and Toyota responsible for 1.8L class vehicles. In 2018, the medium-capacity version was the first CVT in the world to adopt a gear for starting, providing direct and powerful acceleration performance and the widest range in its class, resulting in excellent fuel economy. Main vehicles equipped: Corolla Sport, C-HR (Toyota), UX (Lexus) CVT belt production CVT belts are manufactured by its subsidiary CVTEC Co., Ltd. at three production sites: ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/21

n modularity. Another goal was a high-performance, seamless backend connection for car-to-x swarm data applications and computing-intensive offboard functions. Audi is gradually implementing this electronic architecture in all future vehicle models.   BMW X3 The fourth generation premium D-segment crossover SUV is planned to enter the market by the end of 2024. It will be based on the same Cluster Architecture (CLAR) platform (introduced with th...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/31

ogies that are attracting attention and discusses future cockpit trends. Table 1: Passenger cars launched by Japanese OEMs in the Japanese market after January 2022*. Brand Model name Year of release (Japanese market) Toyota Noah / Voxy January 2022 bZ4X May 2022 Sienta August 2022 Crown (Crossover, Sport, Sedan) September 2022November 2023 Prius January 2023 Alphard June 2023 Lexus LX January 2022 RX November 2022 RZ March 20...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/25

attery procurement, etc. In May 2024, due to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), MMC reviewed it North American strategy, with the aim of launching two new vehicle models by 2030 and reviving the local production plans that had been discontinued. In terms of BEVs, the company will launch the EK Cross EV (shared with the Nissan Sakura) in 2022, and at the strong request of major logistics companies, it will resume production of the Minicab MiE...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/18

core/Interior condenser Condenser Evaporator Blower Compressor Heat pump Toyota Aqua MXPK1# 2024 Denso Toyota Industries - Toyota Alphard / VellfireAlphard / Vellfire Hybrid #GH3#WAYH30W 2022 Denso Toyota Industries - Toyota Bz4x XEAM10/YEAM15 2022 Denso Toyota Industries Denso (BEV) Toyota Corolla SportsCorolla / Corolla TouringCorolla /Corolla Sports / Touring Hybrid NRE21#HZRE21# / ZRE21#WZWE21# / ZWE21#W / ZWE21#H 2024 Denso Toyota In...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/10

s one of its business strategies, the company is promoting development that fuses in-vehicle sensor/DCM technology with map information and other navigation technologies. Furthermore, in order to further strengthen Denso's strength in its ability to develop various types of in-vehicle software in a cross-domain organization, Denso is clarifying a controlling organization to promote company-wide electronic platform software development in a cross-...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/03

ctrification Technologies (2)  (Nov. 2023) Plans by Japanese OEMs to Introduce Electrified Vehicles (Aug. 2023) Honda: Strengthening Alliance in EV Battery and Resource Procurement (Jun. 2024)       ASEAN vehicle production Great Wall Motor’s HAVAL Jolion HEV (a locally built compact crossover SUV) and TANK 300 HEV (a midsize offroad SUV) (launched in Indonesia in July 2024) (Source: Great Wall Motor)   In 2023, four major ASEA...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/02

ransferring production from the U.S. to Mexico, which has lower costs. Going forward, in addition to improving its production organization, the company will also review its product specifications. Technology development and product deployment status The next-generation cockpit concept "X-Cockpit (Cross Cockpit)" featuring information transmission combining multiple senses such as hearing, sight, and touch, and the next-generation steering conce...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/09/12

production at the Samrong Plant (Samut Prakan Province) and parallel production at the Gateway Plant (Chachoengsao Province). Mitsubishi Motors On February 1, 2024, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mitsubishi Motors) held the world premiere of its all-new 7-seater HV models, the Xpander and Xpander Cross crossover MPVs, in Bangkok, Thailand, along with the start of sales in the country. The vehicles will be produced at the Laem Chabang plant in T...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/09/04

p Co., Ltd. performed well.  Passenger car sales by Japanese automakers in H1 2024 fell by 16.1% y/y to 1,467,000 units. All manufacturers except Mazda saw their sales numbers decline compared to the same period last year. Toyota's models such as the bZ4X, bZ3, Frontlander, RAV4, Crown Kluger, and Corolla Cross performed relatively well, but other models performed poorly, resulting in a 20.6% y/y decline to 645,000 units. Honda's sales decreased...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/20

steer-by-wire (SBW) system for the bZ4X and Lexus RZ electric vehicles that physically separates the steering and tires. This is the world's first in a mass-produced vehicle. The steering wheel steering angle is as small as 150 degrees, and the tires are fully turned before the arms are completely crossed. It eliminates the need to turn the steering wheel around and around when parking. In this way, power steering systems have generally become ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/08

ed a new joint venture, Toyota Boshoku AKI USA, LLC, with plans underway to supply seats to Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc., a U.S. joint venture of Toyota Motor Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation. In October 2021, the new joint venture began production of seat components for Toyota's Corolla Cross compact crossover SUV.   In China, Japanese suppliers are focused not only on supplying complete seats to local automakers, but are als...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/01