Honda's Electrification Strategy Restructuring of xEV production system and strengthening HEVs Summary 2025 Business Briefing: Realignment of Honda's electrification strategy EVs for the North American market: Cooperation with GM to launch the "Prologue" and "Acura ZDX" NEVs for the Chinese market: Joint development of advanced driver assistance technology with Momenta EVs for the Japanese market: Launch of two N-series light passenger EV models ...

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

Hydrogen Engine Development Trends Initiatives by Japanese and European companies Summary History of hydrogen engine development and latest technology trends Selection of the excess air ratio λ Inspection of abnormal combustion Consideration of fuel supply method (Pi / Di selection, water injection) Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan - Presentations on hydrogen utilization   Hydrogen engines are already in practical use because engine tec...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/01

onics, Toshiba, Alps Alpine, Sumida Process and test equipment: Tanaka Engineering, CHK Spring Industry, Myway Plus, SMACH, AMDT   TECHNO-FRONTIER 2025, organized by the Japan Management Association, was held July 23-25, 2025, at the Tokyo Big Sight international exhibition center. TECHNO-FRONTIER is an exhibition that started in 1983 as the Small Motor Technology Expo (this year was the 43rd Motor Technology Expo). According to an announcement ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/29

China Auto Forum 2025: Methanol-powered Commercial Vehicles From presentations by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Geely Farizon Summary MIIT: China's energy structure and current status of methanol applications Farizon Auto: Practical exploration and planning in the process of building a methanol-hydrogen-electric ecosystem   To alleviate the pressures of China's energy structure, which is characterized by a high proporti...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/29

ASEAN Vehicle Sales and Production Update (Q2 2025) ASEAN Countries Automotive News Top Rank Topics Summary Vehicle Sales Volume by Country Vehicle Production Volume by Country Commentary on Sales and Production Volume, January - June 2024 Thailand BEV sales by OEM ASEAN News Topics (Q2 2025)   * An updated version of this ASEAN report will be released every quarter.  * Sales data for Thailand and Malaysia include revisions from past periods. ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/28

Investments in India: Toyota and Volvo's plans in Karnataka Clean Mobility Policy 2025-2030 and Invest Karnataka 2025 Summary Automotive industry in Karnataka state Clean Mobility Policy 2025-2030 Invest Karnataka 2025 - Global Investors Meet (GIM) Automotive OEMs Auto component suppliers Other notable agreements   Karnataka is one of the biggest industrial states in India. The state is a leader in technology, R&D, and industrial sectors such as...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/27

electric vehicles (BEV/PHV/FCV) Electric vehicle (BEV/PHV/FCV) share and trends in each country Electric vehicles (BEV/PHV/FCV) sales trends of major manufacturers and sales composition by powertrain Passenger car sales trends in 12 major countries (including ICE and all other powertrains) About this report   Sales of electric vehicles in the 12 major countries and the 3 Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden, and Finland (15 countries in total) to...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/26

2025 China Auto Forum: Drive Batteries CATL, Farasis Energy, and Dongfeng Motor Summary CATL: Building 10,000 battery swap stations by 2030 Farasis Energy: Plans to complete construction of an all-solid-state battery pilot line by the end of 2025 Dongfeng Motor Corp.: Promoting modularization of drive batteries and main product strategy   The 2025 China Auto Forum was held in July in Jiading District, Shanghai. Hosted by the China Association of...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/22

Analysis Report: Power Steering (U.S. and European Markets) Adoption of electric power steering in heavy-duty commercial vehicles trending List of Suppliers I. Introduction II. Power steering components 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 (U.S. and European OEMs, excluding commercial vehicles) VI. Installation...

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

many saw its strongest PV market in over a year. North America US Light Vehicle sales grew by 8.6% YoY in July, to 1.40 mn units. There was one extra selling day in July 2025 as compared with July 2024, meaning that sales increased by 4.6% YoY on a selling day-adjusted basis. The annualized selling rate accelerated to 16.6 mn units/year in July, from 15.2 mn units/year in June. As OEMs continue to assess tariff impacts,...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/20

Electrification in Indonesia From the Periklindo Electric Vehicle Show Summary From an interview with Periklindo (the Indonesian Electric Vehicle Industry Association) Electric vehicles Electrified motorcycles Electrified tricycles   There is currently no significant movement in Indonesia to switch from BEVs (battery electric vehicles) to HEVs (hybrid electric vehicles). BEV prices are approaching those of ICE (internal combustion engine) powere...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/20

TECHNO-FRONTIER 2025: BEV Teardown Exhibits Tesla Cybertruck and Xiaomi SU7: traction motor, thermal management system Summary Tesla Cybertruck teardown exhibit Xiaomi SU7 teardown exhibit Teardown analysis of power electronics products (LTEC)   TECHNO-FRONTIER 2025, organized by the Japan Management Association, was held July 23-25, 2025, at the Tokyo Big Sight international exhibition center. TECHNO-FRONTIER is an exhibition that started in 19...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/19

Global Sales Volume Analysis by Model (First Half of 2025) BEVs increase in China and ASEAN, Japanese and European OEMs struggle Summary Sales by country/region, and powertrain Sales by OEM Sales by model Future global sales trends   According to MarkLines sales volume data (62 countries, representing about 97% of total global sales), global sales volume (passenger and commercial vehicles) in the first half of 2025 increased 2.3% year over year ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/18

TECHNO-FRONTIER 2025: EV Components BEV torque limiters, rare earth-free magnets, high-performance cores and more Summary Paper friction material for BEV torque limiter Permanent magnets for EV motors Core materials for EV motors EV components: High space factor coils, drawn busbars, electromagnetic shielding, heat dissipation plating Small motor parts   TECHNO-FRONTIER 2025, organized by the Japan Management Association (JMA), was held July 23-...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/15

JSAE 2025 in Nagoya: Fuel cells, high-performance components Technologies contributing to a mobility society: electrification, safety and security Summary Hydrogen FCV (fuel cell vehicle) related technologies (Hino, Toyoda Gosei, Aisan Industry) High-performance seat-related technologies (Toyota Boshoku, NHK Spring, Tachi-S) High-performance metal-based component technology (Chuo Spring, Fine Sinter, Ito Kinzoku Kogyo) Thermal management technolo...

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

2025 China Auto Forum: SAIC Group and Great Wall Motor Electrification, intelligent technology, and globalization Summary SAIC Group: Implementing technological transformation in electrification and intelligence Great Wall Motor: Strategic choices facing China’s auto exports  Amid the trends toward electrification and intelligentization, the SAIC Group is transforming itself from a traditional manufacturing company to a smart mobility company....

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

Initiatives to Streamline Development for Actual Deployment of AD/ADAS From the 2025 JSAE Exposition in Yokohama Summary AD/ADAS systems and components (Valeo, Continental, Bosch) Technologies for system development streamlining (dSPACE, Applied Intuition, TMEIC) Initiatives by OEMs (Hino, Isuzu, Nissan, Honda)   The adoption of domain ECUs (electronic control units) by European OEMs is expected to accelerate ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Sys...

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

Official event logo (Car.HMI Europe 2025, organized by we.CONECT Global Leaders GmbH/logo: © we.CONECT Global Leaders GmbH) Car.HMI Europe venue: conference room (Car.HMI Europe 2025, organized by we.CONECT Global Leaders GmbH/picture: Copyright © MarkLines Co., Ltd. All rights reserved)   As is tradition each year the event started with a so called Ice Breaker Session on Sunday evening, offering the participants an informal networking oppo...

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

platform strategy: Reducing battery cost by 20% in early 2026 Renault’s mobility brand Mobilize: Launching V2G project with charging system development firm Renault brand international game plan 2027: Launching eight new models outside Europe Renault Group’s business results: Operating profit rising to a record high in 2024 Renault 4 E-Tech Electric – all-new B-segment electric SUV (Source: Renault Group)   The Renault S.A. (Ren...

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

of growth as sales were up double digits YoY, while Germany also saw its best result since April 2024, a reversal from the negative trend seen throughout the year. Conversely, France, Italy, and the UK all saw declines; the drop in the French market being the most notable, having fallen on a YoY basis in every month of 2025. For July, the PV selling rate for Western Europe stood at 11.5 mn units/year, slightly down on June. The market d...

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