al Honda switches. Figure 2: Honda Prelude(Photo by MarkLines @ 2025JMS) It has a 9-inch touch panel integrated with audio controls and a visor-mounted meter display. The shifter is Honda's unique push/pull switch type. The HVAC is controlled by easy-to-operate rotary switches. (2) Mazda CX-5 Like the Prelude, the CX-5 has an instrument panel similar to that shown in Figure 1b (IVI instrument panel mounted on top + meters with visor), ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/15

◎Main products / ○Moderate use / △Low use / ▲Partially used / x Almost no use Region Market sizePassenger car production volume* MT (％) AT (％) Applicable automatic transmission Non-large vehicle production volume※ CVT Electric CVT AT (multi-step) DCT AMT Japan 7.5 million units 2 98 ◎ ○Toyota HV ○ ｘ ▲Suzuki Americas 18.5 million units 3 97 ○Japanese vehicles △Toyota HV ◎ ○European vehicles Europe 15.0 mi...

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

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle PF Platform SDV Software defined vehicle ZEV Zero emission vehicle (Note that subject vehicles may differ in each country) gpm grams per mile mpg miles per gallon LDV (EPA definition) Light-Duty Vehicle LDT (EPA definition) Light-Duty Truck (GVWR 8,500lbs or less) MDV (EPA definition) Medium-Duty Passenger Vehicle - GVWR less than 10,000lbs HDV (EPA definition) Heavy-Duty Vehicle (GVWR 8,...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/01

r steering) is widely used in passenger cars. On the other hand, SBW (steer-by-wire) is adopted only in a few cases at present.   From the perspective of the passenger car steering system market, the penetration rate of EPS in the Chinese passenger car market has been increasing year by year, from 81.6% in 2016 to 98.4% in 2023, while the number of passenger cars adopting HPS and EHPS is decreasing.   EPS is also the first choice for New Energy...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/18

rning point. Due to a drop in sales volume following the rush to buy before the tax increase, the number of units sold has fallen significantly since 2014, with mini-vehicles and compact cars being particularly affected. In addition, with the raising of the mini-vehicle tax from JPY 7,200 to JPY 10,800 per year in April 2015, sales of mini-vehicles, which account for 40% of domestic Japanese car sales, were negatively impacted. To make matters wo...

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

ican company Eaton came up with the idea of using the airbag as a passenger protection device for automobiles. In 1973, U.S.-based General Motors Corporation (now General Motors Company) first adopted airbags as an option. In Japan, they were first used in the driver's seat of the Honda Legend in 1985, and later, their use spread to the front passenger seat as well as the driver's seat. In the 1990’s, there were a number of instances where occu...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/27

ot made public, and the test methods and safety factors vary depending on the OEM, so similar defects are repeated. The table can be scrolled left and right. Make and model Recall details Notification number Notification date Number of vehicles Causal department/event Countermeasure Mazda CX-5 4022 4/6/2017 16,265 Manufacturing Insufficient strength due to poor plastic molding process. In the worst case scenario, the light axis remains ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/20

ctrified vehicles. President Ito said, "We will also work with Toyota on the development of bipolar lithium-ion batteries and bipolar all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs).” In November 9, 2022, Michigan Automotive Compressor, Inc., a joint venture between Toyota Industries and Denso, announced a USD 82 million expansion at its Parma, Michigan, plant. The joint venture (JV) produces electric air conditioner compressors for major automakers, using p...

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

me was reduced.   However, since Mitsubishi Motors and Nissan are producing new mini cars (e.g., Mitsubishi "eK X", Nissan "Dayz") at the Mizushima Plant of Mitsubishi Motors, NHK Spring established NHK Seating Mizushima Co., Ltd., as the nearest seat supplier, in 2017 and began operations from 2018. Manufacturing sites and R&D facilities The table can be scrolled left and right. Toyota Boshoku NHK Spring Tachi-S Fuji Seat Delta Kogyo S...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/27

y of electrical and electronic components in recent years, it is required that those systems function safely without failure or malfunction, so the automobile can run safely. To achieve this, the concept of functional safety was introduced to the automotive industry with the parent standard IEC 61508. ISO 26262, which was adopted in 2011, is an adaptation of the international IEC 61508 functional safety standard for the automotive industry, entit...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/18

roduct was adopted as an option on the Porsche Cayenne. Marelli h-Digi® microLED   The LED module individually controls 19,200 pixels. Based on the EVIYOS 2.0 light source from ams-OSRAM AG, this is Marelli's second generation high-resolution projection system, following the h-Digi launched in 2018. The product enables light distribution control suitable for various driving conditions (city streets, country roads, highways, and in bad weather) ...

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

eat components to complete seats. Adient plc (Adient) was listed on the New York Stock Exchange after completing the spin-off of its automotive Seating and Interior components business from Johnson Controls in the U.S. on October 31, 2016. Sales for the fiscal year ended September 2024 were USD 14.688 billion, down 4.6% year-over-year (y/y). In FY2024, as in FY2023, the company has not disclosed sales figures from its seat business, but in the pe...

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

p: 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 expected to be 3.56 million units in 2028 Mexico light vehicle production and export volumes(Source: MarkLines, based on INEGI data)   Mexico's vehicle (light vehicle) production f...

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

JSAE 2025 in Yokohama: Carbon Neutrality Automakers' efforts to improve recycling and safety Summary Toyota: Circular economy initiatives Honda: Initiatives to achieve "carbon neutrality" and "zero traffic collision fatalities" Subaru: Safety Technologies of the New Forester Mazda: CX-80 PHEV advanced safety features Suzuki: Initiatives to develop BEV light trucks JSAE in Yokohama 2025 North Hall venue entrance   The Automotive Engineer...

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

the final product of the shell and canning process to yield the completed catalytic converter assembly, referred to as "catalytic converter / canning". Diesel catalytic converter / *SCR catalyst: In the European market, where diesel engines have been widely used in passenger cars since before the 1980s, as emission regulations became more stringent, diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC) have been used to treat CO (carbon monoxide) and HC (hydrocarbons...

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

V sales increase 2.5 times to 43,000 units VinFast, BYD and GAC Aion to build EV plants Increasing production of EV batteries 2025 sales in Indonesia expected to grow 4% y/y to 900,000 units (GAIKINDO’s forecast in April 2025) Domestic market: Toyota launches Prius and Camry HVs; Mazda introduces CX-80 PHV Production Forecast by GlobalData: Indonesian production expected to be 1.32 million units in 2028   The Indonesian government aims to achi...

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

umber Notification date Number of vehicles Causal department / incident Countermeasure EPBdisc ToyotaC-HR ADVICS 4139 11/15/2017 22,233 Development Disconnection and false detection due to oxidation of contact points in the EPB motor EPB program correction SubaruLevorg Continental Automotive 5048 11/18/2021 18,517 Development Vibration input to EPB mistakenly detected as being in motion EPB program correction Toyota NoahLexus NX ADVICS 5202...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/29

fold Chinese OEMs: Launching HV and PHV models in addition to BEVs Chinese OEMs: BYD and GAC Aion start operation of EV plants in Thailand Thai production in 2025 is expected to increase 2% year-over-year to 1.5 million units (FTI forecast) Thailand's domestic market: 1-ton pickup truck sales down 38% GlobalData Production Forecast: Thai production expected to be 1.82 million units in 2028 BYD’s mid-size SUV, Sealion 6 DM-i (Unveiled at t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/12

ea, Europe, and other countries to the United States.   Additional tariffs announced related to automobiles and auto parts Item USMCA MFN Article 232Automobiles and Auto PartsEffective from April 3, 2025 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons(HTS 8703) Non-USMCA sourced product 2.5% 25% USMCA sourced product 0% (Note 1) Motor vehicles for the transport of goods(HTS 8704) Non-USMCA sourced p...

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

Mexico (1) Sales grow fourth consecutive year in 2024, but growth slows Over 60% of vehicles imported from China, Brazil, India, etc. Summary 2024 sales performance: Sales growth slows to 9.8% y/y, with 66% of sales being imported vehicles Import performance in 2024: Chinese-made vehicles reach 30% of total imports Sales volume by segment: Shift from subcompact to slightly higher-end models; BEV/PHEV share at 1.5%. Trends in electric vehicle sale...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/30