Honda’s total capital investment amount will be reduced from JPY 10 trillion to JPY 7 trillion by the fiscal year ending March 31, 2031. Restructuring its battery production system   In May 2025, Honda announced that it would review its plans for a next-generation fuel cell module plant in Moka City, Tochigi Prefecture. The plant has been aiming to start operations in FY2027 to produce 30,000 next-generation fuel cell modules per year, but in...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/03

to start mass production by KEYOU GmbH, a major diesel engine hydrogen conversion company, at the beginning of 2026 (the 18t model is already in production), and is scheduled to be delivered to chemical-related logistics companies in Germany. KEYOU has also developed a prototype 92-ton (payload capacity) dump truck powered by a 100% hydrogen engine, and Komatsu Ltd., its joint development partner, is currently conducting demonstration tests in Ja...

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

are eligible for a 20% capex subsidy.   The government of Karnataka exempts from payment of taxes on all categories of electric vehicles both transport and non-transport vehicles including e-rickshaws and e-carts, except for motor cars, jeeps, omnibuses, and private service vehicles run on electricity having the cost of the vehicle which exceeds INR 2.5 million under Karnataka Motor Vehicles Taxation Act.   To support last-mile connectivity, e...

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

for commercial vehicles. March 2019: The company acquired Hitachi Automotive Systems' (now Astemo) commercial vehicle steering business unit in Japan. Knorr-Bremse Steering Systems Japan Ltd. was established, and was subsequently merged by Knorr-Bremse Commercial Vehicle Systems Japan Ltd. (Sakado City, Saitama Prefecture). June 2020: The company completed the acquisition of WABCO subsidiary R. H. Sheppard, a supplier of steering systems for com...

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

EV show. Subsidies for charging equipment   The state-owned electric power company PLN (Perusahaan Listrik Negara) provides support, and customers only have to pay IDR 700,000 to 800,000 to PLN for home charging equipment. Like Japan, Indonesia has a late-night (off-peak hours) discount on electricity rates when electricity is cheaper from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.   The challenge for future expansion of the electric vehicle market is to improve the e...

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

the exhibition of automotive components at the TECHNO-FRONTIER 2025 expo. TECHNO-FRONTIER 2025Venue: Tokyo Big Sight TECHNO-FRONTIER 2025View of the venue Exhibitor profile The table can be scrolled left and right. Company Exhibited products Remarks EXEDY Corporation (Neyagawa City, Osaka) Paper friction material for BEV torque limiter World's smallest and lightest Paper friction material for BEV torque limiter (EXEDY) ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/15

e, including fuel cells, high-performance seats, high-performance parts, thermal management, electrification, and safety and security technologies. Entrance to Aichi International Exhibition Center A view of the Expo   Exhibitor profile Company Summary Exhibit Hino Motors, Ltd.(Hino City, Tokyo) Established in 1910. Hino is a manufacturer of trucks, buses, light commercial vehicles, passenger cars (commissioned by Toyota Motor Cor...

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

or its Connection Systems business. Employees from the Seat Division have been transferred to other plants in Morocco, and the new Connection Systems business will create approximately 150 new jobs. In December 2022, Mexico-Now reported that Lear will expand its automotive seat cover production capacity at its Zacatecas Plant, creating 600 additional jobs. The plant expansion will involve an investment of USD 8.2 million. The Zacatecas Plant has ...

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

lutions. Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. (Chery) established the Chery Intelligentization Center. The GAC Group and JAC Group have each signed partnership agreements with Huawei to deepen their involvement in the intelligentization field.   Non-Chinese automakers are accelerating R&D and production capacity improvements in China. The FAW-VW Tianjin Branch will make technical improvements to its existing production lines to expand its lineup from five...

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

eing used by startups to test heavy-duty trucks. Many L4 test operations of trucks and buses have been attempted in various locations. In particular, priority road testing of trucks has been conducted on the Shin-Tomei Expressway, while L4 commercial operation of buses has been conducted on Hitachi City's bus routes (photo).       The "Comprehensive Strategy for the Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation 2023 Revised Edition" approved by ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/16

Intelligent cockpit The Qualcomm 8295 + new OS allows the AI assistant to access DeepSeek and Alibaba’s Tongyi Qianwen AI large-scale language models and multitask cockpit operations on a split display. Intelligent driving Brain upgrade: Qualcomm SA8650 for intelligent driving. Processing capacity of 200T, 50% improvement in energy consumption compared to comparable products. Updated sensing: Equipped with high-resolution, long-range LiDAR ...

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

o.   GM said it is preparing a plan to respond to tariffs that the Trump administration may impose on vehicles imported from Mexico, and hinted at the option of moving some pickup truck production to the United States. GM also produces pickup trucks in the U.S. and states it has the production capacity in the U.S. to handle the transfer of some of its production from Mexico. This was conveyed during CEO Mary Barra's conference call with analysts...

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

･ Freight ton-kilometers: (Miles used in US)･ L2+and L4: 926M freight ton-kilometers ･ Freight weight times distance in Km･ By April 10, 2025; Mostly L2+ Robotruck service areas ･ Testing permit in Guangzhou･ Testing permit in Beijing･ Jan 2024: First cross-provincial test permit･ City fare charging permit: 1Q 2024 ･ In December 2020･ In July 2021･ Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region tests･ Beijing and Tianjin Key customers ...

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

  At the Carbon Neutral booth, an example of resource circulation technology for metals and plastic materials was introduced.   Honda advocates completely horizontal circulation technology for aluminum die casting. Aluminum die casting materials are produced from scrap collected from within a city, but iron is often found in the scrap. Therefore, it is necessary to dilute it with scrap of high aluminum purity to reduce the iron concentratio...

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

component manufacturing technology (Toyoda Iron Works, Toyota Boshoku, Sango) Interior component technology, surface treatment technology (Toyoda Iron Works, Kojima Industries) Recycling-related technologies (Toyota) DX-related technologies (Toyota)   The Toyota Business Fair (sponsored by Toyota City and the Toyota City Chamber of Commerce and Industry) was held at Sky Hall Toyota on May 22 and 23. This Business Fair has been held since FY2009...

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

ercial vehicles and decarbonizing production through reduction measures along the entire value chain and product life cycle.   The company has been at the forefront of alternative drivetrain technologies, constantly evolving from diesel to electric, hybrid, and hydrogen solutions. MAN Lion's City Hybrid (46th International Vienna Motor Symposium, organized by the Austrian Society of Automotive Engineers (ÖVK) and the Institute for Powertr...

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

exhibits reports     There were many exhibits of EV components related to batteries.   Exhibitor Profile Company Exhibit  Materials, other BASF Japan Ltd. (Chuo Ward, Tokyo, Headquarters in Germany) All-solid-state battery demonstrator Over 20 material solutions Fukoku Co., Ltd. (Ageo City, Saitama Prefecture) In production: EV battery holding sheet (Toyota BEV bZ4X) Material: Silicone rubber Uni Mount using two types of rubber Co...

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

design the optimum catalyst effect and back pressure (exhaust side pressure) for each engine. The exhaust pipes and tubes including the muffler and silencer, the shell shape of the catalytic converter, the pipe length, branching shape, inner wall condition of the exhaust manifold, and the heat capacity of the exhaust path are also important design items to be tuned in the restricted layout under the vehicle floor.   In addition, stricter regula...

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

icle to drive autonomously in places it has never been before.   Currently, shuttle buses are in operation in Israel, North America, Germany, and Tokyo. Its major strengths are its low cost due to the fact that it does not require HD maps, and its hardware-independent versatility. Due to its simplicity and versatility, the company prides itself on representing best practices in autonomous driving. Imagry example of on-board camera placeme...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/17

f Nissan's ePTFirst-generation Leaf ePTSecond-generation Leaf ePTAria electric PT Panel explaining the evolution of EVs   Panel explaining the evolution of e-POWER Gen 1 e-POWER Gen 2 e-POWER   e-POWER is a series hybrid system in which the engine drives a generator to generate electricity, which is then used to drive the motor. On display at the venue was the complete electric powertrain, including the engine, generator, drive moto...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/16