he Invest Karnataka 2025 – Global Investors Meet. It secured over INR 10.27 trillion in investment commitments, with a strong focus on manufacturing, automotive, EV, aerospace, and advanced technology sectors. The event also saw a good participation of Japanese automotive companies.   The report covers Karnataka's economy, its growth in technology, automotive, and electric mobility sectors. It also highlights the Clean Mobility Policy 2025-203...

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

(down 4.0%), Honda (down 17.4%), Nissan (down 19.1%), and Subaru (down 2.8%) all saw declines. Sales of mini-vehicles also fell 2.6% to 138,320 units.   According to GlobalData's analysis, July sales were somewhat in line with expectations given seasonality, but supply constraints have meant the recovery in the Japanese market has been slower than expected, and the outlook for the rest of the year remains bleak.   On July 24, the U.S. Secretary...

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

ng down, so the organization is lobbying for the early introduction of subsidies. The subsidy is IDR 7 million per vehicle for two-wheelers and a 10% reduction in consumption tax for four-wheeled vehicles. In addition, for two-wheelers, there is a system that provides a subsidy of IDR 10 million to cover the cost of converting an ICE to an EV, which means that the subsidy will cover everything except the cost of purchasing the battery. To qualify...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/20

haft, two-stage structure with a counter gear ratio of 2.885 and a final gear ratio of 4.047, for a total gear ratio of 11.675.   An oil seal and a conductive ring, which is thought to be a measure to prevent electrolytic corrosion of the bearing, are installed near the bearing on the gearbox side cover.   The motor housing is not cast aluminum, but extruded aluminum with a water jacket hole for liquid cooling, and the joining surface of the di...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/19

nc. (JSAE). The event’s slogan was "Integrate Future Tech! Toward the Future of Mobility by Integrating New Technologies”. The venue was extremely lively, with 475 exhibitors from fields including automobiles, parts, materials, testing, CAE/software, and automotive electronics. This report will cover technologies that contribute to the mobility society of the future, including fuel cells, high-performance seats, high-performance parts, therma...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/14

ivities for implementation and deployment based on needs. VIL (Vehicle-in-the-Loop) Test Bench (TMEIC)   Centralized ECU (Valeo)   Valeo Group (Valeo) introduced two new centralized ECUs. One is an ADAS domain controller called DCU (domain control unit). It has a scalable design that covers everything from parking assistance to advanced driving control. Trends in Valeo EE architecture and various processing units   The S...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/12

nt Lear FORVIA Magna Seating Brose   Safety and comfort are required of seats, important automotive components which influence the interior design of vehicles. The construction of the seat can be divided into three major parts: the basic skeleton/frame, the cushioning material, and the seat trim cover. In addition, the frame consists of parts such as the seat back frame (back rest), seat cushion frame, headrest, recliner, adjuster, and seat sl...

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

three to five years and invest CNY 100 billion in R&D for generative AI, large-scale models, etc. The long-term goal is a global sales volume of 10 million units per year. Global R&D Center project The overall picture of the BYD Global R&D Center project was unveiled in May 2025. The project will cover a total area of approximately 650,000 square meters, with a total investment amount of CNY 20 billion, and will establish more than 50 state-of-...

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

re-heating. Combination of user-specific scenarios Users can freely combine over 100,000 smart scenarios, such as nap mode, heavy rain mode, and camping mode, to create a personalized traveling space according to their own needs. Vehicle information security GAC Toyota built a protection system covering areas such as communication, cloud, data, and parts inside and outside the vehicle. It is fully compliant with international regulations and ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/22

uild the B Series lineup: B10, B01, and B05. The B Series targets China's largest automotive market segment and comes at a critical juncture with a 2025 sales target of 500,000 units.   Furthermore, the company plans to target the high-end market with its all-new flagship D series, which will also cover full-size SUV and MPV models. Models equipped with two Qualcomm Snapdragon 8797 processors will be mass-produced in the first quarter of 2026. ...

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

FCEVs and Fuel Cells, Chargers and Charging Technologies From coverage of the JSAE 2025 in Yokohama exhibition Summary FCV and hydrogen-related parts (Toyota Auto Body, Toyoda Gosei, VOSS, MAHLE, Takagi Seiko) Charge and discharge related products (Tsubakimoto Chain, Origin, Nichicon, SPC Electronics, Nissan) Plastic materials (Mitsubishi Chemical, Sumitomo Chemical, Idemitsu Kosan, Victrex, Fujikura Composites) Magnetic materials (Proterial, JL ...

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

of AV computer.   Robotaxis deploy 7 lidars on both the top and sides of current AV models, which can generate precise and real-time 3D images of the surrounding areas, in a wide range of environments and under diverse lighting conditions day and night. Pony AI uses 11 high-resolution cameras that cover a 360-degree view of its surrounding environment without major blind spots. This provides a broad picture of the traffic conditions around the A...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/03

  On April 21, 2025, the new high-end NEV sub-brand Electra was announced by the SAIC-GM Buick brand. In addition, the company released Xiao Yao, a super fusion architecture developed for the Chinese market. The architecture is highly scalable and can be used for MPV, SUV and sedan vehicle types, covering BEV, PHEV and range extender EV technology paths, as well as front-wheel, rear-wheel and four-wheel drive systems, to meet diverse future nee...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/30

tics of batteries, such as safety, high output, high capacity, and long life. Battery pack case components are made of carbon fiber SMC and glass fiber mat reinforced thermoplastic resin. Battery trays with flame-retardant properties are used in Chinese vehicles.   Kautex: Multi-feature battery cover parts   Kautex Ltd.’'s lightweight resin battery covers for electric vehicles can both reduce the number of parts and significantly reduce we...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/27

nt of high-purity aluminum scrap and alloying materials required in the past has been reduced, leading to a decrease in CO2 emissions and manufacturing costs.   Horizontal recycling technology for Nylon 6   Processing of waste nylon resin for recycling is considered difficult, and up until now, recovery has been limited to the heat energy recovered during incineration. Honda is working with Toray Industries, Inc. (Toray) to develop horizontal r...

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

in the area surrounding Toyota City, Japan, producing superior technologies and products, as well as retailers, service providers, public institutions, and support organizations. This year marked the 15th time the event has been held, and it was a huge success, with 143 exhibitors. This report will cover Toyota Motor Corporation's special exhibit and the technologies exhibited by parts suppliers. Sky Hall Toyota, venue of the Toyota Busine...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/24

ficient drives such as range extenders a chance in Europe.   This is part one of the event report, which summarized the keynotes of the opening plenary session, in which board members from Bosch, HORSE Powertrain, Mercedes-Benz and MAN discussed ways to achieve net zero emissions.   Part two will cover an outline of the plenary closing session with lectures held by PHINIA, ZF and Volkswagen on sustainable mobility, alternative fuels, technologi...

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

hich are sold in Indonesia and meet specified conditions, 5 to 10% of the 12% value added tax will be borne by the government.   In addition, for HVs (including full hybrids, mild hybrids, and plug-in hybrids), for which the introduction of tax incentives was postponed in 2024, the government will cover the 3% luxury tax.   In November 2024, a regulation regarding exemption measures for import duties and luxury goods sales tax for imported EVs ...

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

driving range of EVs equipped with these kinds of lithium iron phosphate batteries will be increased to over 700km.   In 2022, BYD launched its body-integrated CTB battery technology, and the first model to feature this technology was the Haibao. CTB (Cell to Body) is a combination of the battery cover and body, and accounts for 66% of the overall pack volume. It also improves vehicle stability and ride comfort.   In November 2023, BYD and Hua...

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

l active suspension, brake-by-wire, and steer-by-wire.   World premiere of the Hongqi brand's first luxury off-road concept model   This is an intelligent luxury off-road SUV that can handle any situation. Based on a core design concept of mobility in all situations, the vehicle covers four driving scenarios: off-road driving, long-distance driving, outdoor leisure, and urban commuting. The exterior design has a powerful style...

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