will be closely watched.   The Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) open-source project sponsored by the non-profit Linux Foundation began as collaborative development, involving automakers, suppliers, and technology companies to promote the development and introduction of a fully open software stack for connected cars. Leveraging the strengths of Linux at its core, AGL is developing an open platform from scratch as the industry's de facto standard, en...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/10

d with a next-generation e:HEV system. After its launch in Japan in September 2025, the Prelude will be rolled out in the U.S. and Europe in phases.   The Prelude is the first to adopt Honda S+ Shift, the latest e:HEV hybrid drive technology that enhances the Linear Shift Control to provide a more connected and responsive driving experience by using the electric motor and engine to simulate gear shifts and improve acceleration response. Three mo...

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

ore easily and comfortably by augmenting steering effort of the steering wheel. In recent years, steering system architectures are evolving to a high level of functionality with system redundancy (to ensure fail-safe operation) and are becoming one of the critical functional components in the CASE (Connected, Autonomous, Shared, and Electric) era. This report focuses on four European and American power steering system suppliers (Robert Bosch GmbH...

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

d 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 Corporation (Toyota)), various engines, service parts, etc. Heavy-duty fuel cell trucks, etc. Toyoda Gosei Co., L...

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

any to a smart mobility company. Through the creation of technology systems for BEVs, HVs, and FCVs, SAIC Motor Corp., Ltd. (SAIC) has partnered with technology companies such as Huawei, Momenta, Horizon (Horizon Robotics), ByteDance, and OPPO to delve deeper into areas such as intelligent driving, car-smartphone integration, and smart cockpits. SAIC will also promote its global strategy and standardize product exports to develop overseas markets...

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

CAR.HMI Europe 2025: Intelligent Systems Connected Interaction, Context-aware In-vehicle Experience, Next-gen Interfaces Summary Redefining Vehicle Interaction Through Exterior HMI Using Gesture, Voice & Light (Marelli) The Future of In-Car Experiences - Truly Intelligent, Personalized, and Immersive Journeys (Cinemo) Seatbelt as an HMI (Autoliv) Improving the Sustainability of LED Backlights with Air-Based Light-Guides (FORVIA) Touched by Touchi...

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

s in the fiscal year ended September 2024, which are undisclosed, account for approximately 90% of company-wide sales as in previous years as discussed above, the gap with leader Lear seems to be widening. From September 2011 to the end of December 2019, the company had seating business under the Recaro brand, known for its high-performance seats. As of September 2024, the company had more than 70,000 employees in over 29 countries, more than 200...

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

Horizon Robotics believes that a turning point in the development of NOA (Navigation on Autopilot) will soon be reached, which will likely make it a rapidly growing trend going forward. This view is supported by the following three factors: Intelligent driving is a key point in China's intelligent connected car strategy. Automakers will drive technology costs down and performance improvements through equal rights for intelligent driving. A surve...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/05

Bosch: More people working together to create SDV experiences with digital.auto   The trend toward SDVs (software-defined vehicles) is steadily advancing, and development environments and tools for applications that link in-vehicle ECUs (HPC/domain ECUs) and the cloud, which is a prerequisite for connected cars, are being developed. Standardization activities for application/software APIs*, which are the source of added value, have begun, movin...

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

omotive industry (Q2 2025) SAIC Group and Huawei launch Shangjie brand(Source: HIMA)   The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced on July 10, 2025, that vehicle sales volumes in China rose 11.4% year-over-year (y/y) to 15.653 million units. Of this total, passenger car sales grew 13.0% y/y to 13.531 million units, while commercial vehicles increased 2.6% y/y to 2.122 million units. Sales of New Energy Vehicles (N...

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

Vienna Motor Symposium 2025 (3) Reaching zero carbon mobility emission DeepDrive dual-rotor electric drive, IAV scalable powertrain platform concept Summary Presentations covered in this report Highly Efficient Dual-Rotor Electric Drives: Setting New Standards in Performance and Cost Efficiency BEV to REEV: A Scalable Powertrain Platform Concept Official event logo (46th International Vienna Motor Symposium, organized by the Austrian Societ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/17

according to the road conditions. 7-in-1 intelligent oil-cooled electric powertrain Integrated VCU, OBC, DCDC, PDU, MCU, motor, and reducer. It has a response time of down to 2 milliseconds, efficiency in CLTC mode of >89%, a light mass of 68kg, noise level of <76dBA, on par with that of a luxury car, and the ability to automatically update using big data. CTC 2.0 PlusBattery chassis integration A 9-in-1 system that has undergone safety tests...

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

ndustry.   TNCs have large potential in the robotaxi market as they already know the ride-hailing, taxi or other mobility business. OnTime is a TNC that is currently using Pony AI robotaxi technology in Guangzhou and Shenzhen.   Pony AI is working with four OEMs to provide AV technology for their car brands. Toyota and GAC, Guangzhou Automobile Group, have a joint venture, GTMC, to develop and manufacture robotaxis.   SAIC Motor and FAW (First...

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

European and American OEMs' Strategies and Their Progress in China BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and GM exhibits at the Auto Shanghai 2025 Summary BMW: Next-generation concept car, intelligent cockpit system for China Mercedes-Benz: Vision V concept car and all-new BEV CLA L GM: Cadillac Lyriq-V, Buick new super fusion architecture and NEV sub-brand Mercedes-Benz's Vision V luxury MPV concept car   Major European and American automakers are furth...

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

ll be supplied to BluE Nexus Corporation as an e-Axle component.   High voltage inverter High voltage inverter display panel BorgWarner Inc.: High voltage inverter   The high-voltage inverter is an inverter capable of application to a wide range of voltages up to 800V, using SiC (silicon carbide). It achieves a 40% reduction in weight, a 30% reduction in size, and 25% increase in power density compared to conventional inverters, thanks...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/26

ion high-end driving system "ADS 4", the Harmony cockpit "HarmonySpace 5", and all-scenario motion domain solutions.  In addition, at the Auto Shanghai 2025, the company demonstrated its all-round technology capabilities in the field of automotive intelligence through three exhibition areas: Smart Car Solutions BU (Business Unit), Huawei Digital Power, and HIMA (Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance). At the same time, several collaboration vehi...

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

mbH) The need for clean and eco-friendly engines is naturally increasing. To meet this need, automakers and their suppliers are actively engaged in activities to reduce the weight of components, improve fuel efficiency and improve exhaust gas cleansing performance. Engine performance is directly connected to fuel economy and exhaust emissions, so it is essential to improve the performance of exhaust system components as well as to achieve impr...

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

us driving. This report summarizes information on radar and control technologies collected at various exhibitions, and introduces the current state of technology development that will lead to the practical application of Level 4 or higher automated driving, which is currently stagnant for passenger cars.   Regarding radar-related technologies, this report will focus on the development status of SoCs (System-on-a-Chip) in particular, from two per...

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

cutaway model showing the rotating parts such as the motor rotor and gears were displayed side by side at the exhibition.   Strong hybrid system explanation panel Strong hybrid powertrain explanation panel   αliveEE e-Axlee-Axle explanation panel Yamaha Motor: e-Axle and quad-connected electric motors   Yamaha Motor exhibited its “αliveEE e-Axle” for hypercars and a quad-connected electric motors for hybrid aircraft. ...

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

ican and Chinese Markets)   In 2024, the production and sales of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) in the Chinese market increased year-over year (y/y), and the production capacity of drive batteries also expanded. Unlike previous years, the supply of batteries far exceeded device demand, sending lithium carbonate prices to their lowest levels. At the same time, new types of drive batteries with new materials and shapes are being introduced to market o...

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