Limited (Isuzu) / UD Trucks Corporation (UD Trucks)   According to the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), the country is facing a 34% shortage of transportation capacity by 2030, and the problems will be solved by using multi-pathways. The key to this lies in connected and autonomous driving technologies, but simply putting the technologies into practical use is not enough. For example, changing the way com...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/16

Analysis Report: Cockpit Module (Japanese Market) Display transformation and switch function evolution List of Suppliers I. Introduction II. Japanese car cockpit trends to date III. Trends in cockpits in Japanese passenger cars IV. Future HMI trends V. Vehicles for the Chinese Market VI. Trends in new HMI technologies VII. Overview of major cockpit component suppliers (Japanese alphabetical order) VIII. Cockpit component suppliers and their custo...

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

iscussion titled 'Accelerate Innovation'.  The panel brought together leading voices from across the automotive and technology sectors to explore how innovation can be accelerated in the era of the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV). The discussion featured: Dr. Céline Laurent-Winter, Vice President Connected Vehicle Platforms, BMW Group Katrin Matthes, Lead Software Technologist, Ampere (Renault Group) Dr. Minea Schwenk, Vice President Connected ...

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

expanding and increasing significantly. The number of NEVs sold in China in 2024 was approximately 12.88 million units, with a market penetration rate of approximately 40.9%. In 2025, NEV sales are expected to surpass 14.9 million units, with penetration rising to about 53%. Sales of NEV passenger cars and commercial vehicles have increased notably, while sales of gasoline vehicles continue to decline.   The structure of the industry is also ch...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/11

mponent suppliers exhibited in the Parts, Machinery and Tools area (West Exhibition Hall).   This report introduces hydrogen-related exhibits such as FCEVs, FC stacks, and hydrogen engines, as well as on-board batteries and battery-related parts, which were mainly exhibited mainly in the passenger car and Parts, Machinery and Tools area of the Japan Mobility Show 2025 (JMS 2025). Honda CR-V e:FCEV and FC stack Niterra booth Toyota Indus...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/11

r and stator windings.   Working Voltage   The working voltages are generally formed into groups as shown in the table below: Voltage, V Characteristics of voltage values and examples of equipped vehicles Advantages (12) There are examples of micro and mild HEV (hybrid electric vehicle) minicars by Suzuki and Nissan Applied to 12V alternator / starter products; inexpensive. Extremely limited EV driving is possible (24) Used in Mazda 2L ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/09

y, instead of switching gears stepwise as in a step AT. Since it is stepless, the major advantage of a CVT is that it can run at the optimum gear ratio. Since the gear ratio can be matched to the engine speed range where the engine efficiency is good, it is compatible with mini-vehicles and compact cars with small displacement engines and limited power. For this reason, most of the automatic transmissions installed on mini-vehicles and A-D segmen...

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

SAE China 2025: The Intelligent Driven Future BYD, XPeng, CICV Summary BYD: Development Path and Practice for the Integration of Intelligent and Electrification Technologies XPeng: Data-driven Intelligent Upgrade of Thermal Management CICV: Development Status and Innovative Technologies in the Intelligent Connected Car Industry   The 32nd Annual China Society of Automotive Engineers Congress and Exhibition (SAECCE 2025) was held in Chongqing fro...

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

existing knowledge and infrastructure can be adapted to the latest developments in the growing humanoid robotics industry. FEV offers support in this area through market knowledge, technical expertise, product development strategies, and a development platform. Reference Project: Electric passenger car platform development for the Mahindra BE6  FEV collaborated with Mahindra & Mahindra to develop a ground-up electric platform for the Mahindra BE...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/02

organization EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency IRS U.S. Internal Revenue Service MIIT Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology SAE Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. (USA) NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation CARB California Air Resources Board USGS U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior USTR United States Trade Representative Other...

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

SAE China 2025: Technology Roadmap 3.0 for Energy Saving and NEVs By 2040, over 80% of sales to be NEVs; smart connected cars will reach L4 Summary China's automotive industry targets for 2040 Industry-wide technology Roadmap classifications Energy-efficient vehicles: Approx. 30% of passenger car sales in 2040 NEV: Market penetration rate will be over 85% in 2040, of which BEVs will account for 80% Intelligent Connected Cars: Towards full deploym...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/27

arted entering the market. The conventional, rather simple cockpit, consisting of an instrument panel with instrument cluster, steering wheel, center and floor console with integrated radio and air conditioning, as well as glove box, has disappeared in newly launched European models. Today's modern connected smart cockpits are far more complex and require advanced human-machine interfaces to enable safe and distraction-free operation. The evoluti...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/20

LIGHT article from ATZ worldwide [9/2025] [the websites of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, which are available at www.springerfachmedien-wiesbaden.de] reproduced with permission of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH. According to the German Federal Statistical Office, around 760 million t of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) were emitted in the EU in 2022 from the combustion fuel for road transportation. Of this, 39 % was emitted by commercial vehicles...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/19

ory of the popularization of automobiles, the introduction of power steering, which makes steering easier, along with automatic transmissions and air conditioning, can be said to have been one of the mechanisms that made driving easier and more comfortable. In recent years, in response to the CASE (Connected, Autonomous, Shared, Electric) technological trends, efforts have been made to improve steering performance through electrification and by-w...

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

ontrol systems and ensuring efficiency and high reliability of development through common use. It is made up of members from various industries, including automakers, electrical component manufacturers, semiconductor/electronic component manufacturers, software/tool manufacturers, trading companies/carriers, and universities and research institutes (211 companies and 13 academic members as of April 2025), promoting standardization in various fiel...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/13

omotive industry (Q3 2025)   The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced on October 14, 2025, that vehicle sales volumes in China showed a 12.9% year-over-year (y/y) increase to 24.363 million units during the January to September period of 2025. Of these, sales of passenger cars increased 13.7% y/y to 21.246 million units, commercial vehicles grew 7.8% y/y to 3.117 million units, and New Energy Vehicles (NEVs: BEVs, PHEVs...

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

Analysis Report: Car Navigation System (Japan, European, and North America Markets) Evolution of navigation systems as infotainment equipment List of Suppliers Introduction I. The car navigation market in 2025 II. Car navigation as an integrated cockpit system III. Car navigation function and smartphone linkage (CarPlay, Android Auto) IV. Connected navigation systems and services will continue to be revived V. Linkage of navigation and ADAS (Ad...

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

Japan. They are now standard equipment on most models not only in developed countries such as Japan, the U.S. and Europe, but also in major markets such as China. As an example of the expansion of equipment in emerging countries, in India, the transport authorities had announced that all passenger cars produced from July 2019 onwards will be required to be equipped with driver airbags, and all passenger cars produced from January 2022 onwards wi...

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

oped in recent years. In the past, halogen and HID (High Intensity Discharge) were the main light sources for lamps, but now LEDs, which have a long life and low power consumption, have become the mainstream light source. The installation of ADB systems is being expanded to higher grades of popular cars, not only luxury cars. Based on these advances, each company is proceeding with the development of the lighting of the future. This section will ...

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

puter Japan, is a Taiwanese company that develops gaming, content production, and solution businesses. The company exhibited four types of normal chargers at the expo. MSI exhibit   The "EV Premium Normal Charger" is a normal charger with a 7-inch screen that allows for payment via RFID cards, mobile apps, QR codes, etc., and also features dynamic load balancing and charging scheduling via an energy management system (EMS), making it ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/15