ology.   With expectations of greater adoption of Level 2+ systems and Level 3 systems supporting high vehicle speeds, it will be interesting to see how different automakers handle cameras and radars depending on their design philosophies and major markets. Toyota (Monocular camera + radar)   The Land Cruiser and new RAV4 exhibited at the Show feature the most common combination and placement of parts, with a monocular camera located at the top...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/19

bun, the president of Faurecia Clarion Electronics revealed his intention to focus on the development of large and unusually shaped displays. The company will develop high-value-added products that meet the needs of automakers and increase orders. Specifically, the company will collaborate with Scotland-based company designLED Products Ltd. (designLED) to reduce the weight of displays and develop curved liquid crystal displays. DesignLED was acqu...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/15

/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) reached 1.783 million units in October. The sales volume decreased 4.3% compared to the previous month (m/m), but increas...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/26

Guangzhou Koito) was established in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. 2014: Hubei Koito Automotive Lamp Co., Ltd. (Hubei Koito) was established in Xiaogan, Hubei Province, China. Asia: The company’s production in Asia is carried out by a subsidiary in India and joint ventures in Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Americas: Koito manufactures automotive lighting equipment at four plants in the United States, Mexico and Brazil. Mexi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/20

ase concept one step further, attempting to create a global standard for structural seat frame parts for export to the entire Asia region including Japan.   Regarding the trends to establish new and expanded production bases and open development functions in the growth markets of China, India, Thailand, Indonesia, and Brazil, there was a move to establish a joint venture between Toyota Boshoku and Germany's AUNDE Group SE seen in 2019 and it has...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/27

ure product and clamped the electrical wiring. Toyota Vitz (launched in December 2010) 3184 July 4, 2013 130,004 Development Condensation shorts in ECU cases, insufficient distance between relay terminals.Products manufactured between November 2010 and August 2011. ECU replacement Mitsubishi Outlander (launched in October 2012), Delica 6375 June 4, 2013; August 8, 2013 9,443 Manufacturing Defective electronic parts on the ECU board, malfuncti...

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

nufactures and sells automotive parts. Fuel cell units, compact mobility, etc.   Heavy-duty fuel cell trucks: Hino Hino Motors, Ltd. operates the truck and bus division of the Toyota Group under the HINO brand, and also carries out commissioned production of Toyota-branded vehicles such as the Land Cruiser 250 and Dyna. Outside Japan, the company has production facilities in North, Central, and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, O...

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

Guanajuato plant. This will be the company's first HEV model produced in Mexico.   Production of the new Tacoma, the fourth generation of Tacoma, began in February 2024 at two plants in Mexico. It is based on the TNGA-F global platform shared with the full-size pickup truck Tundra and the upcoming Land Cruiser. It is equipped with a 2.4L 4-cylinder turbo engine, and the HEV model uses the i-FORCE MAX hybrid system. Toyota's Mexico-produced model...

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

s for car seat fabric   The company exhibited a world-first initiative in which empty plastic bottles, about 10,000 of which are discarded within the company each day, are washed, sorted, and reused as sheet yarn. The seat yarn will be used by Toyota Boshoku for manufacturing seat fabric for the Land Cruiser 250. As a result of the efforts, the flake yield rate at the secondary recycler improved from 80% to 86.4%. Recycling of self-suf...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/25

is promoting consideration of the entire vehicle, including measures to deal with water generated by hydrogen combustion. Exhibit: Hydrogen engine vehicle Display panel: Description of hydrogen engine vehicles This hydrogen engine vehicle is a demonstration vehicle that was running in Thailand to hone hydrogen engine technology in a passenger car package. Two high-pressure hydrogen tanks are mounted under the floor, minimizing the numbe...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/24

in Japan, 1 in the U.S., and 1 in China) Japan 1 (Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture) U.S. 1 (Michigan) China 1 (Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province) The company has been a pioneer in heat collectors that use exhaust heat, and since 2010 its second-generation products have been used in the Toyota Highlander-HV, Prius α, Aqua, and Lexus CT200h, and its third-generation products in the new Prius. In addition to Toyota, the products are also installe...

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

s using the right materials in the right places. Exhibit: High-strength material front pillar Display Panel: Front pillar forming technology development using high-strength materials Lower row: 1470MPa cold-formed material Upper row: Hot stamped material ■Cold-formed material Prius, Land Cruiser 250 (1470MPa material), Aqua (1180MPa material) ■Hot stamped material RAV4, Lexus RX, Harrier, Alphard, etc. ■Improved collision ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/03

tion Mitsubishi Fusoe-Canter Akebono Brake (EPB) 5466 8/26/2024 1,048 Development When the EPB is released while EV is starting up, the warning light for HAS (Hill-hold Assist System) may malfunction. Central computer (integrated control) program correction EPBdrum HondaN-WGN*1 CBI (The Netherlands) 4622 12/12/2019 9,437 Development Shoe stroke setting incorrect EPB program correction Manufacturing Insufficient crimping of wiring terminal...

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

r 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-speed segment saw an increase due to the introduction of new high-end models such as the Toyota Land Cruiser 250, Lexus LBX, and Mazda CX-80. In the future, multi-speed ATs will be increasingly adopted in sports cars that mainly use manual transm...

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

turer of plastic forming machines established in 1946 in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.   In addition to four locations in Japan (two in Honjo City, Saitama Prefecture; one in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture; and one in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture), the company operates facilities in Vietnam and Thailand.   The exhibited product is a spare tire pan. It is formed on a general-purpose press forming machine for composite materials. It is compatible ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/14

R motorcycle, Xpulse 210, Xoom 125, and Xoom 160 scooters. Greaves Cotton Limited showcased premium variants of the Ampere Nexus and the 'Xyber' e-motorcycle.   VE Commercial Vehicles unveiled the Eicher Pro X Range, marking its entry into the 2-3.5T Small commercial vehicle (CV) segment. Ashok Leyland introduced Saathi, an entry-level light CV.   Second day - January 18, 2025 Launch of VinFast cars   On the second day, VinFast Auto I...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/13

655 9.9% Comfort & Driver Assistance Systems ZF EURmillions 38,313 1,835 43,801 2,433 46,627 6.5% 2,699 10.9% Electronics & ADAS Toyota OEM Model name Model year Radar LiDAR Toyota Aqua 2024 Continental Toyota HarrierHarrier HybridHarrier PHEV 2024 Denso Toyota NoahNoah HybridSuzuki LandySuzuki Landy Hybrid 2024 Denso Toyota PriusPrius PHEV 2024 Continental Toyota VoxyVoxy Hybrid 2024 Denso Toyota YarisYaris Hybrid 2024 C...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/16

some Chinese cars. When placed vertically, the display can be smartly integrated into the instrument panel, but the bottom part of the display is lower, so the visibility of function operations displayed on the bottom part of the display is not good (Tesla's Model S also had its display changed to landscape orientation in a minor change). (Photo by MarkLines) Figure 7: Example of vertical center display (Crosstrek) When the display becom...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/25

ectric, and Nidec Elesys (formerly Honda Elesys), but Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. has become the main supplier for Daihatsu, with Continental AG as the new supplier for Honda's new ZR-V SUV launched in November 2022, and Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. as the new supplier for Mitsubishi's Outlander PHEV launched in December 2023 with a minor model change. In-house production is also progressing behind the scenes, and in addition to Hitachi...

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

ase concept one step further, attempting to create a global standard for structural seat frame parts for export to the entire Asia region including Japan.   Regarding the trends to establish new and expanded production bases and open development functions in the growth markets of China, India, Thailand, Indonesia, and Brazil, there was a move to establish a joint venture between Toyota Boshoku and Germany's AUNDE Group SE seen in 2019 and it has...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/01