air conditioning and automatic transmissions. Similar to these systems, power steering is an enhanced version of the basic system that helps drivers to steer a vehicle more 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 compo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/18

ems for electrified vehicles (Nissan, Mitsubishi, Honda, Suzuki, Hino, Isuzu) Battery cells and modules (ElringKlinger, Yazaki, Toshiba, JTEKT, Kobelco Research) Battery packs (Mitsubishi Chemical, Kautex, Martinrea, Nippon Steel, TDS) Battery cooling system (Futaba Industrial, Valeo) Measures to prevent battery fires (Henkel, Oerlikon)   The Automotive Engineering Exposition 2025 was held for three days from May 21 (Wednesday) to May 23 (Friday...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/27

ilable in a few remaining models, including Suzuki and 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(trucks and cross-country vehicles) that are used on rough terrain, the lowest grade of Mitsubishi mini vans, and outdated Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.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-...

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

Automotive World 2025: Electric Vehicles and Teardown Exhibits CJPT's small fuel cell truck, Tesla Cybertruck inverter, and more Summary Electric trucks (CJPT, ZO Motors) Small mobility (Vectrix Japan, ReUdo, Toyota Auto Body) BEV teardown exhibit (LTEC, SDI) CJPT's light-duty fuel cell truck   Automotive World 2025 (January 22 - 24, 2025) was held at the Tokyo Big Sight convention and exhibition center.   According to an announcement ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/07

Analysis Report: Lithium-Ion Battery (Japan, Europe, North America and Korea) Each company's EV strategy and next-generation battery technology List of Suppliers Introduction Ⅰ. OEM BEV and battery strategy (Overall trends) II. Trends of Major Battery Suppliers III. Simple explanation of LiB technology Japan Panasonic Energy Prime Planet Energy & Solutions (PPES) Toyota Industries Corporation AESC Group Vehicle Energy Japan Blue Energy GS ...

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

Analysis Report: EV/HV Drive Motors (Japanese Market) Sourcing from outside suppliers; high-power motors List of Suppliers Introduction I. Overall trend of drive motors II. Technology trends in drive motors III. Matrix of major motor suppliers and their OEM customers IV. Sales and strategies of major drive motor suppliers V. Drive motor suppliers by vehicle model Toyota in-house BluE Nexus Denso Aisin Honda in-house Hitachi Astemo Nis...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/22

Analysis Report: Power Steering (Japanese Market) EPS technology evolves with the shift to ADAS List of Suppliers Ⅰ. Introduction II. Power steering components overview Ⅲ. Overview of major power steering suppliers IV. Activities of major power steering component suppliers V. Global facilities of major power steering suppliers VI. List of power steering suppliers and their major customers (for models produced in Japan) VII. Installati...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/08

ergy, HKS)   The Automotive Engineering Exposition 2024 was held for three days from May 22 (Wednesday) to May 24 (Friday), 2024, at the Pacifico Yokohama convention and exhibition center. According to an announcement by the organizer, the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc. (JSAE), the event included 590 companies with 1,378 booths, and attracted 75,952 visitors, an increase of more than 12,000 visitors from last year.   The theme o...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/07/10

Bangkok International Motor Show 2024 (2) Japanese OEMs Isuzu D-Max EV, Toyota Hilux Revo-e BEV, Mitsubishi Xpander HEV, etc. Summary Isuzu D-Max EV Concept one-ton electric pickup truck Toyota Hilux Revo-e BEV pickup truck Lexus LBX Hybrid crossover Nissan Hyper Tourer all-electric autonomous driving concept minivan Mitsubishi Xpander HEV - Thai-made hybrid MPV Suzuki eWX Concept and XL7 Hybrid Multi-Dynamic Crossover Mazda MX-30 e-SKYACTIV R-...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/04/26

Japan Mobility Show 2023: Commercial Vehicles BEVs becoming the norm for light-duty trucks, FCEVs promising for heavy-duty vehicles Summary Trend of vehicles on display: Promoting the rollout of BEVs and FCEVs Electrification plans of commercial vehicle manufacturers (Isuzu/UD Trucks, Hino, Mitsubishi Fuso) Comparison of heavy-duty truck FCEV prototypes (Isuzu, Hino) Battery exchange stations (Isuzu, Mitsubishi Fuso) 2024 Issue: Commercial vehicl...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/29

Analysis Report: Lithium-Ion Battery (Japan, Europe, North America and Korea) Each company's EV strategy and next-generation battery technology List of Suppliers Introduction Ⅰ. OEM BEV and battery strategy (Overall trends) II. Trends of Major Battery Suppliers III. Simple explanation of LiB technology Japan Panasonic Energy Prime Planet Energy & Solutions (PPES) Toyota Industries Corporation AESC Japan Vehicle Energy Japan Blue Energ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/01

Analysis Report: Power Steering (Japanese Market) Enhanced ADAS functions and steer-by-wire development through linkage with EPS List of Suppliers Ⅰ. Introduction II. Overview Ⅲ. Overview of major power steering suppliers IV. Global facilities of major power steering suppliers V. List of power steering suppliers and their major customers (for models produced in Japan) VI. Installation status of products from major power steering suppli...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/09/07

Analysis Report: EV/HV Drive Motors (Japanese Market) Higher power output and Tier 1 utilization for larger battery capacity List of Suppliers Introduction I. Overall trend of drive motors II. Technological trends in drive motors III. Matrix of major motor suppliers and their OEM customers IV. Sales and strategies of major drive motor suppliers V. Drive motor suppliers by vehicle model Toyota in-house BluE Nexus Denso Aisin Honda in-hou...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/08/02

JSAE 2023 in Yokohama: AD and ADAS; SDV Initiatives Monitoring systems, E/E architecture, cyber security Summary Initiatives by automobile companies (Mazda, Subaru, Mitsubishi Motors, Isuzu) AD, ADAS systems (ZF, Valeo, Bosch, Continental, Denso, Hitachi Astemo) AD and ADAS components (Tobii, Luminar) ADAS elemental technologies (Toshiba, Henkel, Kautex) SDV development, cyber security technology (ETAS, Argus, Trend Micro)   The Automotive Engin...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/07/19

hibition, including Smart Energy Week Spring and the concurrently held Decarbonisation EXPO and Circular Economy EXPO, was 65,196 (3-day total), up from 41,751 last year. There were few empty areas in the exhibition halls giving the impression that the bustle had returned to the pre-COVID pandemic level.   This year, a list of invited overseas companies, including names of automotive-related companies, was posted at the entrance to the venue, an...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/04/07

Analysis Report: EV/HV Drive Motor (Japanese Market) Activities of Major Suppliers Affiliated companies Introduction I. Overall trend of drive motors II. Technological trends in drive motors III. Matrix of major motor suppliers and their OEM customers IV. Sales and strategies of major drive motor suppliers V. Drive motor suppliers by vehicle model Toyota in-house BluE Nexus Denso Aisin Honda in-house Hitachi Astemo Nissan In-house Me...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/09/02

Analysis Report: EV/HV Drive Motor (Japanese Market) List of Suppliers Introduction I. Global development of major drive motor suppliers (overall trend) II. Matrix of major motor suppliers and their OEM customers III. Sales and strategies of major drive motor suppliers IV. Trends in Motor Technology V. Drive motor suppliers by vehicle model Nidec Corporation Toyota Motor Corporation In-house Denso Corporation Aisin Corporation BluE Nexus Co...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/09/02

Decarbonization Trends in Commercial Vehicles: Accelerating Alliances for EV and FCV Development Energy policy aiming for carbon neutrality, and commercial vehicle market in Japan Summary EV development for commercial vehicles FCV development for commercial vehicles Development of internal combustion engine technology and other decarbonization measures Linkage diagram of commercial vehicle manufacturers: The complicated relationship of bitter en...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/08/24

Indonesia: Favoring EVs more than LCGC under revised luxury tax scheme Production and sales plunge in 2020 due to COVID-19 crisis, impacting heavily on exports Summary Electrification policies: Starting production of EVs in 2022, manufacturing EV batteries using nickel ore Market trends: Production in 2020 expected to be 700k-800k, sales to be below 600k Stimulus measures for automotive industry: Subsidizing interest on auto loans and providing I...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/08/25

Analysis Report: EV Drive Motors, Hybrid Motor Generators (Japanese Market) List of Suppliers Introduction I. Overview II. Global development of major drive motor suppliers (overall trend) III. Matrix of major motor suppliers and their OEM customers IV. Sales and strategies of major drive motor suppliers Ⅴ．Drive motor suppliers by vehicle model Toyota In-house Denso Corporation Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. Aisin AW Co., Ltd. BluE Nexus Corpora...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/04/20