Auto Shanghai 2025: BYD BYD brand unveils six models and Denza brand premieres sports car concept Summary BYD: "Dynasty-D" full-size concept car, Ocean series premieres five models Denza: World premiere of the "Z" sports car concept Yangwang: Exhibiting its full lineup; world premiere of the U8L full-size SUV Fangchengbao: 583 Family models shown together for the first time BYD's booth   Auto Shanghai 2025, officially known as the 21st ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/14

Embedded World 2025: AI and SDV Solutions Exhibitions of ETAS, Infineon, NXP, arm, and Tianma Summary ETAS unveils Embedded AI Coder Infineon Technologies announces the first RISC-V microcontroller (MCU) family for automotive applications NXP Semiconductors announces the S32K5 microcontroller (MCU) family for automotive applications Arm expands its AI-optimized Libraries "Kleidi" into the automotive market Tianma Microelectronics unveils 8-inch M...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/13

Thailand: Tax Incentives for PHVs, HVs, and MHVs in addition to EVs Chinese OEMs expand EV production; Changan, Chery to start up new plants Summary Thai government policies: Tax incentives for HVs, MHVs, and PHVs EV sales in Thailand slow in 2024, HV sales grow 1.5-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 incre...

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

Bangkok International Motor Show 2025 (2) Japanese & European OEMs Mitsubishi, Mazda, Honda, Nissan, Suzuki, Isuzu, and others Summary Mitsubishi: Xforce HEV Mazda: Iconic SP compact electric sports car Honda: e:N1 and City Hatchback DRIVAL Nissan: Serena e-POWER Suzuki: Swift and Carry Isuzu: Dragon Max pickup truck Toyota: Hilux Champ, Lexus RX 450h+ PHEV Ford: Everest Sport Special Edition Hyundai: N Line Series Volvo: XC90 PHEV and EX90 BEV ...

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

Auto Shanghai 2025: Japanese OEMs Electrified vehicles from Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Mazda Summary Toyota: World premiere of the Lexus ES and bZ7 with Huawei technology Honda: World premiere of the flagship model of the Ye series, equipped with DeepSeek Nissan: Unveils PHEV pickup truck for the first time and announces investment of approximately JPY 200 billion in the Chinese market Mazda: Unveils second NEV model, EZ-60, to be released in 202...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/07

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

Global Top 10 OEMs Production Forecast (Q1 2025) Global production to reach 92.4M units in 2025, 93.7M units in 2026 Summary Commentary by GlobalData ⋆An updated version of this forecast report will be released every quarter -According to a report by GlobalData as of Q1 2025, global light vehicle production in 2025 is estimated to increase by 2.4% YoY to 92.4 mn.-The production forecasts in this report do not reflect the full extent of the US t...

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

Bangkok International Motor Show 2025 (1) Chinese OEMs BYD, Geely, Chery, Changan, MG, GAC, and others Summary BYD: Shark 6 DMO PHEV pickup truck, Denza D9 flagship electric MPV Geely: Star Wish compact EV, Zeekr SUV and MPV, RIDDARA electric pickup truck Chery: Market entry of Chery brand, Omoda & Jaecoo model lineup Changan: Deepal S05 BEV and REEV variants MG (SAIC): New S5 EV and IM6 premium intelligent e-SUV GAC: Aion UT EV and M8 PHEV GWM: ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/25

Analysis Report: Airbag (U.S. and European Markets) Applications of airbag system technology rapidly expanding List of suppliers Introduction I. Airbag market trends II. Airbag technology trends III. Technology development and global business and facilities of major airbag suppliers (U.S./Europe) IV. List of airbag suppliers by OEM customer (for U.S./EU produced models) V. Equipment list by supplier and model (for U.S./EU produced models) ⅤI. S...

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

Chinese Market Q1 2025 Promoting the spread of advanced intelligent driving; planning the launch of NEVs including REEVs Summary Trends of Chinese OEMs (Q1 2025) Trends of major non-Chinese manufacturers (Q1 2025) Policies related to China's automotive industry (Q1 2025) Major Chinese OEM's 2025 Q1 sales volumes (ex-factory) BYD Advanced Intelligent Driving presentation (Source: BYD)   The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (...

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

BYD's Super e-Platform Technology Launch Megawatt-class flash charging, making charging and refueling speeds equal Summary Super e-Platform Production motor with speeds exceeding 30,000 rpm Next-generation automotive SiC power semiconductors Flash Charging Battery Megawatt-class flash charging system First models equipped with Super e-Platform technology (Han L, Tang L) BYD's Super e-Platform(Source: Video from BYD presentation)   BYD u...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/23

Car IT Symposium 2025: Role of AI to achieving SDV Presentations from Daimler Truck, VW/VAIVA, Qualcomm, and Tata Technologies Summary Future of trucking - software defined truck (Daimler Truck) How Artificial Intelligence Changes Automotive Value Creation (VAIVA) Revolutionizing Automotive Innovation: The Role of AI in Software-Defined Vehicles (Qualcomm) The 'H' in SDV stands for Heterogenous (Tata Technologies)   The Car IT Symposium 2025, or...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/22

GlobalData Global Light Vehicle Sales Update (March 2025) Summary Commentary For March, the Global Light Vehicle (LV) selling rate is estimated to be 90 mn units/year, an improvement on the previous month and higher overall than the 2024 result. In YoY terms, the market was up 7% last month and 6% YTD, though clouds are gathering over the global economic outlook. The key markets of the US, China, and Western Europe all experienced growth in Mar...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/18

Foxconn EV Strategy Briefing Specializing in contract production, launching EV models in Japan, the U.S., and Oceania Summary EV development conducted by Foxconn and Foxtron, also working with Sharp EV Strategy: Solidify business through contract manufacturing, design, and vertical integration EV development: From small cars to buses Briefing by Mr. Jun Seki, CSO of Foxconn   The "Foxconn EV Strategy Briefing" hosted by the Hon Hai Tech...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/17

Huawei Smart Car Model Comparison and Sales Status Automotive sales up five-fold y/y; new model Aito M8 launching in collaboration with Seres Summary Smart Car Solutions Business Huawei HIMA smart car sales volume Huawei HIMA smart car Equipment Comparison Trends in partnerships between solutions and parts supply Aito M8 (new model developed by Huawei and Seres, launching in April 2025) (Source: Aito's official Weibo)  Huawei Technologi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/16

Analysis Report: Automatic Transmission (AT) (Japanese, U.S. and European Markets) Continuing the gradual shift to multi-speed transmissions List of AT suppliers Introduction I. Overall trends Ⅱ. Matrix of major AT suppliers and customer OEMs III. Activities of major AT suppliers and in-house OEM manufacturing IV. List of models and supplier status of AT units Aisin Corporation (Aisin) JATCO Ltd. (JATCO) ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) Allison Tr...

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

Development Environment for SDV-Compliant Software Automotive World 2025: Presentations and exhibits of NTT Data, Denso, and Micware Summary NTT Data: Software Defined Vehicles An Ecosystem Approach NTT Data's overall SDV vision Micware: Hardware-less development environment "CARE-RISU” Denso: Integrated ECU software development strategy   The latest trend in SDV is the need for an ecosystem that transcends industries, and a comprehensive agre...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/09

Hyundai and Kia: Expanding HEV/EV models, strengthening US business Hyundai strengthening HEV & hydrogen strategy, Kia pursuing EV & PBV market strategy Summary Hyundai Motor Group global sales volume Hyundai Group production sites (after 2024) Hyundai's mid- to long-term plan: Strengthening development of HEVs and EREVs, expanding to 21 EV models Kia's mid- to long-term plan: Investing KRW 38 trillion over 5 years in electrification, PBV, and SD...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/07

Alliances of Major OEMs in the Chinese Market End of outsourced production, entry of ICT companies, reorganization of foreign-based companies Summary The end of outsourced manufacturing by emerging manufacturer Deepening alliances between ICT companies and automobile manufacturers Restructuring of foreign-based OEMs China operations Correlation of capital alliances among major automobile companies in the Chinese market Maextro S800 (Source:...

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

Elektrobit: SDV levels explained Charting the path to software-defined vehicles Summary SDV Level Framework SDV key enablers December 12, 2024)>   In a recent webinar, Dr. Moritz Neukirchner, Technology Strategist for Software-Defined Vehicles at Elektrobit, presented his so-called “Moritz's SDV Levels”, a framework based on the SAE Autonomy Levels that outlines the stages of SDV evolution from Level 0 to Level 5.   This short r...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/02