ASEAN Vehicle Sales and Production Update (Q1 2026) Domestic demand fluctuations across ASEAN countries, growth in BEVs from Chinese automakers Summary Vehicle Sales Volume by Country Vehicle Production Volume by Country Commentary on Sales and Production Volume, January - March 2026 Thailand BEV sales by OEM ASEAN News Topics (Q1 2026)   * An updated version of this ASEAN report will be released every quarter.  * Sales data for Thailand and M...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/21

onda Accord 96,000 5 HEV Toyota RAV4 180,000 6 PHEV Stellantis Jeep Wrangler 67,000 6 HEV Toyota Sienna 101,000 7 HEV Toyota Sienna 67,000 7 HEV Honda Civic 86,000 8 HEV Ford Maverick 52,000 8 HEV Ford F-Series 85,000 9 HEV Ford F-Series 50,000 9 HEV Ford Maverick 81,000 10 HEV Toyota Highlander 50,000 10 HEV Honda Accord 76,000 (Source: MarkLines U.S. Sales Volume by Model (Electrified vehicles))   In terms of the U.S. sales vol...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/19

Bangkok International Motor Show 2026 (2) Japanese & European OEMs Toyota, Mazda, Isuzu, Nissan, Honda, Suzuki, and others Summary Toyota Land Cruiser FJ / Lexus IS300h Mazda Mazda6e Isuzu D-MAX EV Nissan Kicks e-POWER Honda e:N2 Suzuki e VITARA BMW iX3 50 xDrive M Sport MINI John Cooper Works Electric 1965 Victory Edition Mercedes-Benz CLA 250+ Ford Ranger Super Duty Tesla Model Y L Hyundai SANTA FE Hybrid HTRAC AWD Kia Carnival HEV, EV5 Volvo E...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/08

ouse models and one outsourced model from Aisin (the FR6). Table 1. Types of ATs sold domestically by Japanese OEMs You can scroll the table left and right OEM Powertrain Number of AT speeds Drive wheel Main adopted models Toyota / Lexus ICE 6 RWD Toyota86/Subaru BRZ, Hilux, Hiace Wagon, Land Cruiser 250 (gasoline), Toyota/Hino light-duty truckCoaster, Toyota/Daihatsu/Mazda commercial vehicles manufactured in Thailand (production to en...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/17

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

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

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

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

ted exports by 10% per year.   Major Tesla-related Mexican news for 2023 and beyond Tesla receives necessary permits to build factory in Mexico In December 2023, several Mexican media sources reported that the Mexican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) had approved Tesla's land use application for the construction of its Gigafactory. The factory is reportedly scheduled to begin operations in 2027. Also in October, Mexico...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/06/14

Asia. Techno Eight is an investment company of Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corporation that manufactures body parts (steel and aluminum) and functional parts.   One of the exhibits was the B-pillar outer PF (reinforcing) of 1470 cold super high-tensile steel, which was used on the Land Cruiser 250. 1470 cold super high-tensile steel is also used in Yaris' RF front bumper. The company has developed its own processing technology f...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/06/07

factured in-house (A and B Classes use DCTs). Transmission models are being narrowed down to prevent productivity and cost deterioration in ICE (Internal Combustion Engines) vehicles, which will continue to decline in the future, and HEVs. ZF does not promote sales of 9-speed models (they remain in Land Rover and other models), while Mercedes-Benz has discontinued 7-speed transmissions. Renault Group, Honda, and Suzuki do not have automatic trans...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/03/21

he production of some products from the Hubei Plant to the Fuzhou Plant. In the next few years, it plans to increase sales in the Chinese segment by about 1.2 times to JPY 120 billion. 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. In September 2014, the ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/02/29