Toyota China Strategy and Progress Integration of locally-led product development with intelligent technology Summary Research and development by Toyota China Four major local development policies GAC Toyota's vehicle development technology path and current approach to AI-equipped products Partnerships with Huawei, Momenta, and Xiaomi bZ7  Toyota China (Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd.) is accelerating its localization and inte...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/22

China’s Emerging EV Automakers: Leapmotor, Li Auto, XPeng Leapmotor’s partnership with FAW, Li Auto’s first BEV, XPeng-developed in-vehicle semiconductors Summary Sales volume by model - January to May 2025 Leapmotor: Developing its architecture in-house, expanding international markets with Stellantis Li Auto: First BEV model equipped with the VLA(Vision-Language-Action model) autonomous driving architecture XPeng: Developing E/E architect...

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

Mexico (2) Production and exports affected by U.S. tariff concerns Production and exports reach record highs in 2024, stalling in H1 2025 Summary Mexican auto industry outlook: Impact of Trump tariffs becoming apparent Production and exports: 2024 volumes were the highest ever, but export volumes are on the decline following the inauguration of the Trump administration GM: Producing three EV models, considering transferring some pickup truck prod...

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

ion (CPCA) announced the production and sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) for June 2025.   Retail June retail sales volumes of passenger cars totaled 2.084 million units, reflecting a year-over-year (y/y) increase of 18.1%. New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) In June, wholesale volumes of New Energy passenger cars totaled 1.241 million units, up 27.0% y/y. Retail June retail sales volumes of passenger ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/10

Analysis Report: Thermal Management of BEV Batteries (Europe, U.S. and China Markets) Searching for battery cooling methods to reduce costs List of Suppliers Introduction I. Overview and trends of thermal management methods II. Thermal management major functional parts sourcing map III. Overview and trends of major component suppliers IV. Installation status of major functional parts by model Valeo Mahle Behr Hanon Systems Modine Manufacturi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/08

Top 30 Automotive Suppliers Performance Summary Automotive parts supplier sales ranking FY2024 Summary The top 30 auto parts suppliers by revenue in FY2024 Note: Calculation based on sales of the automotive business Exchange rates Trends among automotive parts suppliers   MarkLines Co., Ltd. has compiled a FY2024 ranking of automotive parts suppliers in terms of sales (comparing the sales of each company's automotive businesses in U.S. dollars...

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

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

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

Vienna Motor Symposium 2025 (1) Reaching zero carbon mobility emission Climate-neutral drive systems and their ecological and economic relevance Summary Asia's New Role in Automotive Industry: Regionalization and Technology Innovations (Bosch) Is There More than One Solution in the Drive Toward Net Zero? (HORSE Powertrain) Redefining the Future of Drive Systems (Mercedes-Benz) From the Inventor of Diesel to the Pioneer of Zero Emissions (MAN Truc...

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

gaged 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 improvements in the lubrication system and drivetrain, and to optimize combustion control.   For exhaust gas purification, it is necessary to imp...

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

Indonesia: BYD, GAC Aion and VinFast set up EV plants Government provides tax incentives for EVs and HVs, EV battery production grows Summary Electrification policy: In 2025, value added tax, import duties, and luxury goods sales tax reduction for EVs; luxury goods sales tax reduction for HVs Electrified vehicle sales in Indonesia: 2024 BEV sales increase 2.5 times to 43,000 units VinFast, BYD and GAC Aion to build EV plants Increasing production...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/13

Analysis Report: Lithium-Ion Battery (Chinese Market) Market Dominance by the Top 2 Companies Continues Major suppliers Introduction I. Current status of the lithium-Ion battery market for NEVs in China II. Development trends of lithium-ion battery technology for NEVs III. Product structure and delivery status of major lithium-ion battery companies IV. Emerging NEV lithium-ion battery manufacturers V. Status of Non-Chinese lithium-ion battery com...

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

VW China: Accelerating Local Development and Launch of New Vehicles Audi's A5L Sportback, ES Sportback, and three VW concepts debuted at the Auto Shanghai 2025 Summary VW Group: VW releasing approximately 40 models by 2027, of which more than 20 will be NEVs SAIC Audi / SAIC VW: Huawei technology and China-exclusive electric models, covering a wide range of powertrains FAW-Audi / FAW-VW: Announces CMP's first EV concept car, the ID.AURA VW (Anhui...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/11

(CPCA) announced the production and sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) for May 2025.   Retail May retail sales volumes of passenger cars totaled 1.932 million units, reflecting a year-over-year (y/y) increase of 13.3%. New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) In May, wholesale volumes of New Energy passenger cars totaled 1.216 million units, up 33.0% y/y. Retail May retail sales volumes of passen...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/10

Auto Shanghai 2025: Geely, Chery Geely unveils AI-equipped flagship MPV; Chery premieres new QQ and Tiggo 9L concepts Summary Geely: AI-equipped four-wheel drive "Galaxy Battleship"; battery business integration Chery: New QQ and Tiggo 9L concepts, luxury SUV Exeed brand “Sterra Tianji” Zeekr launch event   Auto Shanghai 2025, officially known as the 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition, was held at the Nationa...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/30

Analysis Report: Brake (Japanese Market) AEBS / Compliance with enhanced regulations such as preventing pedal misapplication List of brake suppliers I. Introduction II. Recent trends in brake technology III. Overview of major brake suppliers and their products IV. Overview of global facilities of brake suppliers V. Sales comparison of major brake component suppliers VI. Major brake component suppliers, their customers, and equipped Japanese produ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/29

Automobile Industry Exhibition, was held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from April 23 through May 2, 2025. The total exhibition space of the motor show was over 360,000 square meters. Nearly 1,000 companies from 26 countries and regions exhibited their products at this event. Of this, the exhibition area for automotive science and technology and associated supply chains was approximately 100,000 square meters, with t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/28

Taipei AMPA 2025: EV Technology from Foxconn Vast Power's commercial vehicle electric powertrain Summary Foxconn: EV, battery, semiconductor-related Vast Power: Electric powertrains for commercial vehicles Taipei AMPA venue entrance   Taipei AMPA 2025, the Taipei International Automobile & Motorcycle Parts & Accessories Show, Taiwan's largest comprehensive exhibition for automobiles, motorcycles, and car electronics, was organized by TA...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/19

trends toward the introduction of electric and CNG vehicles Technology trends: Strengthening CNG business with a focus on carbon neutrality Indian market: Record high sales in 2024; Expanding sales lineup focusing on SUVs Japanese market: Double-digit year-over-year growth in 2024, aiming for 80% HEVs and 20% BEVs by FY2030 Sales and production volume trends: Aiming for global sales of 4.2M in FY2030 Business Performance: record-high sales and p...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/15

ociation (CPCA) announced the production and sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, MPVs but not minivans) for April 2025.   Retail April retail sales volumes of passenger cars totaled 1.755 million units, reflecting a year-over-year (y/y) increase of 14.5%. New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) In April, wholesale volumes of New Energy passenger cars totaled 1.133 million units, up 40.2% y/y. Retail April retail sales volumes of passe...

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