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

Later, in 1967, the American company Eaton came up with the idea of using the airbag as a passenger protection device for automobiles. First adopted as an option by General Motors Corporation (GM) in the U.S. in 1973, the first application in Japan was in the driver's seat of the Honda Legend in 1985. The airbag was initially adopted as a device to protect the driver not wearing seatbelts, and its installation later expanded from not only the dr...

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

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mitsubishi) mini vehicles (trucks and cross-country vehicles) that are used on rough terrain, the lowest grade of Mitsubishi mini vans, and outdated Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan) commercial vehicles with 4WD. However, in terms of volume, as shown in Figure 2 below, 28% of ATs are 4-speed, indicating how many Suzuki and OEM-supplied vehicles are sold.   The 8-speed segment saw an increase due to the introduction o...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/15

Mazda: BEV Transition to Progress in Stages Expanding the CX series of large models; developing NEVs with Changan Automobile Summary Announced Lean Asset Strategy Plans for the introduction of electrified vehicles Battery procurement: Partnership with Panasonic Energy Mid-Term Management Plan: Phased advancement of BEV conversion Production and sales in the U.S. Performance outlook for FY2024 (ending March 2025) GlobalData sales forecast: Mazda t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/01

and management integrations among major manufacturers. The diagram illustrates how technology is passed on, for example. (Click the image to enlarge)   In the Americas, Federal-Mogul Corporation, a major manufacturer of brake friction materials, was acquired by Tenneco Inc. (Tenneco) in October 2018. Since the end of 2019, it has been developed as a business of DRiV Incorporated under Tenneco.   In Europe, all outstanding shares of Luxembourg-b...

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

n of solid-state batteries in 2030, deepening partnership with CATL Intelligent: Achieving L3 autonomous driving capability by 2026, deepening partnership with Huawei Changan Auto Group’s sales volume in China (ex-works) GlobalData Sales Forecast: Changan Auto Group’s light vehicle sales in 2028 will be 1.85 million units   According to MarkLines data, Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. (Changan)’s sales volume (factory shipments) has...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/12

ions to electrification and investment plans Actively exploring new partnership strategies EV supply chain is being built and restructured New Trump Administration signals major policy shift on tariffs and energy policies GlobalData Production Forecast: Light vehicle production in the US will be 10.8 million U.S. sales share of electric vehicles   U.S. auto sales in 2024 were up 2.1% year-over-year (y/y) to 16.46 million units, indicat...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/21

stomers are Toyota, Subaru, Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Mazda. The standard long-range product is the ARS510, which has been in use since 2022, and its successor is the ARS620. The ARS510 has a vehicle detection distance of 210m and an FOV of 100°, while the ARS620 has a vehicle detection distance of 280m and an FOV of 120°. The ARS540, which has been adopted by BMW as a 4D imaging radar, is the most advanced of these systems. Figure 3: Cont...

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

e. ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF)   ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) supplies high-performance monocular cameras, known as Smart Cameras, equipped with Mobileye's EyeQ chip to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan), Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda), and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mitsubishi). The Smart Camera 4.8 uses the EyeQ4-Mid with 1.7 megapixels to achieve an FOV of 100° and a vehicle recognition distance of 170m. Tri-cam, the high-performance trinocul...

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

ly a product unique to the Japanese market and Japanese OEMs. ◎Main products / ○Moderate use / △Low use / ▲Partially used / x Almost no use Region Market sizePassenger car production volume* MT (%) AT (%) Applicable automatic transmission CVT Electric CVT AT (multi-step) DCT AMT Japan 8 million units 2 98 ◎ ○ Toyota HV ○ ｘ ▲Suzuki Americas 18.5 million units 3 97 ○ Japanese vehicles △ Toyota HV ◎ ○ European vehic...

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

output and multifunctional operations. * This is a term that has been used in aircraft cockpits, referring to a cockpit in which a large number of analog needle-type gauges are switched to LCD displays and can be operated via touch panel (Figure 1). Figure 1: Example of glass cockpit (Boeing 787)   The center display, which once served primarily as a map display for the navigation system, has been enlarged to take on various vehicle fun...

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

d Electric Vehicle PF : Platform 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 (Light-duty passenger vehicle) LDT (EPA definition) : Light-Duty Truck (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 ...

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