llion units in November. It was up 3.5% from the previous month and 5.3% from the same month last year. The share of electric vehicles in November was 31.9%, up 1.4 points from the previous month and 2.8 points from the same month last year. This was 0.3 percentage points higher than September's 31.6% and the highest market share ever. 2025 cumulative sales of electric vehicles in the January through November period increased 20.7% y/y to 16.346 ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/26

tioning suppliers Supplier global footprint: By plant, location, and customer Valeo Mahle Behr Hanon Systems Modine Manufacturing Air International Eberspaecher Webasto Air Conditioners (Japan Market)   Automotive air conditioners have been installed as car coolers in the U.S. market since the 1960s, and their popularity began to expand in the 1980s. On the other hand, in the European market, with the exception of some areas, the relatively lo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/22

rmation (Fig. 1c), while others have combined the meter with the IVI display to create an integrated information display (Fig. 1d). While most overseas markets have shifted to c or d, b is still more prevalent in the Japanese market. Regarding the size of IVI displays, in overseas markets, 14 to 15.6 inch displays are becoming the norm for vehicles in the C segment and above, whereas in the Japanese market, there are few vehicles with displays la...

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

cable automatic transmission Non-large vehicle production volume※ CVT Electric CVT AT (multi-step) DCT AMT Japan 7.5 million units 2 98 ◎ ○Toyota HV ○ ｘ ▲Suzuki Americas 18.5 million units 3 97 ○Japanese vehicles △Toyota HV ◎ ○European vehicles Europe 15.0 million units 60 40 ｘ △Toyota HV ◎ ◎ China 27.0 million units 5 95 ○Japanese vehicles △Toyota HV ◎ ◎European vehicles [Figure 1. 2024 actual...

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

utral fuels (eFuel, hydrogen, biofuels, etc.) consistent with EU regulations.   For heavy-duty vehicles, in February 2023, the European Commission announced a revised proposal, changing the reduction after 2030 compared to 2019 from the original 30% → 45%, and after 2035 and 2040, reductions of 65% and 90%, respectively, compared to 2019. Subsequently, an exception was made, allowing new car sales after 2035 for vehicles equipped with a dedic...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/01

teering) is widely used in passenger cars. On the other hand, SBW (steer-by-wire) is adopted only in a few cases at present.   From the perspective of the passenger car steering system market, the penetration rate of EPS in the Chinese passenger car market has been increasing year by year, from 81.6% in 2016 to 98.4% in 2023, while the number of passenger cars adopting HPS and EHPS is decreasing.   EPS is also the first choice for New Energy Ve...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/18

creen CN-CA01WD 7-inch 200mm wide October 2024 CN-CA01D 180mm Kenwood (JVCKenwood Corporation) Saisoku Navi MDV-M911HDF 9-inch 2DIN floating screen MDV-M911HDL 2DIN MDV-S811HDF 8-inch 2DIN floating screen May 2024 MDV-S811HDL 2DIN MDV-S711HDW 7-inch 200mm wide MDV-S711HD 2DIN MDR-L612W 200mm wide February 2025 MDR-L612 180mm Alpine (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.) Big XExclusive for Suzuki Jimny/Jimny Sierra EX10NX2-JI-64 10-inch Lar...

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

ation Tokokosen Corporation Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Group companies Matsuya R&D Co., Ltd. Cushion base fabric Japanese Toyobo Co., Ltd. Toray Industries, Inc. Teijin Limited / Asahi Kasei Corporation Marui Orimono Co., Ltd. Airbag (U.S. and European Markets)   The airbag was invented in 1963 by the Japanese Yasusaburo Kobori as a passenger protection device for aircraft. Later, in 1967, the American company Eaton came up with the idea o...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/27

extent. Since it was installed on the Lexus RX, installation has been expanded to include Toyota models. High-definition ADBIn October 2023, Koito announced the development of a high-definition ADB at the Japan Mobility Show. This high-definition ADB subdivides the number of LEDs it controls into 16,000 units and controls whether each LED is turned on or off to minimize the area where the lights are turned off. Compared to conventional ADB, whic...

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

suspension of sales due to certification fraud, and were 4,415,000 units for mini- and non-mini vehicles, reflecting a decrease of 359,000 units, or 7.5%, compared to 2023. The proportion of sales of electrified vehicles (BEV, PHEV, and HEV) among this Japan domestic total increased slightly to 53.6%. The shift to electrified vehicles (xEVs) is progressing in Japan, albeit more gradually than in Europe, the U.S., and China.  Correspondingly, th...

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

. (Toyota Auto Body) and Toyota Body Seiko have signed an acquisition agreement. Toyota Boshoku announced that it acquired the shares of Toyota Auto Body Seiko held by Toyota Auto Body effective October 1, 2023. As a result, Toyota Boshoku's shareholding in Toyota Auto Body Seiko was raised from 33.6% to 66.4%, making it a subsidiary of Toyota Boshoku. In addition, the company name of Toyota Auto Body Seiko was changed to "Toyota Boshoku Seiko Co...

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

exity of electrical and electronic components in recent years, it is required that those systems function safely without failure or malfunction, so the automobile can run safely. To achieve this, the concept of functional safety was introduced to the automotive industry with the parent standard IEC 61508. ISO 26262, which was adopted in 2011, is an adaptation of the international IEC 61508 functional safety standard for the automotive industry, e...

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

tool for automating tasks in software development, such as building (making source code executable), testing, and deployment.PipeWire: A multimedia framework that improves audio and video processing for Linux.   Until now, in-vehicle systems have used dedicated processors for each function, with 60 to 100 ECUs or more in each car, requiring tens of millions of lines of code to realize many functions, making management/upgrades difficult and mo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/10

AN report will be released every quarter.  * Sales data for Thailand and Malaysia include revisions from past periods. 2025 Q2 ASEAN Countries Sales Comparison (units) Country Jun. 2025 Jun. 2024 Y-o-Y Apr.-Jun.2025 Apr.-Jun.2024 Y-o-Y Jan.-Jun.2025 Jan.-Jun.2024 Y-o-Y Thailand 50,079 47,662 5.1% 149,501 144,271 3.6% 302,694 308,027 -1.7% Indonesia 57,760 74,615 -22.6% 169,577 194,770 -12.9% 374,740 410,020 -8.6% Malaysia 54,832 58...

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

nality and complexity of electrical and electronic components, it is required that those systems function safely without failure or malfunction, so the automobile can run safely. To achieve this, the concept of functional safety was introduced to the automotive industry with the parent standard IEC 61508. ISO 26262, which was adopted in 2011, is an adaptation of the international IEC 61508 functional safety standard for the automotive industry, e...

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

ia SE was primarily focused on the European market, but in the two years from 2012 to 2013, the company aggressively expanded its capital investments, establishing a number of manufacturing sites and R&D facilities in the Americas and Asia. In 2024, Europe, the Americas and Asia accounted for 47%, 26% and 27% of Faurecia’s total sales, respectively. Brose of Germany established a joint venture (JV) with VW to strengthen its OEM supply business,...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/06

North Hall venue entrance   The Automotive Engineering Exposition 2025 was held at Pacifico Yokohama convention and exhibition center from May 21 (Wed.) to May 23 (Fri.), 2025. According to an announcement by the organizer, the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (JSAE), a record number of 617 exhibitors and 79,808 registered visitors attended the three-day event. The exhibition was held in two halls, the Exhibition Hall and the North Ha...

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

e (CO), hydrocarbons (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) are converted into carbon dioxide (CO2), water (H2O) and nitrogen (N2). *Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR): This is a nitrogen oxide (NOx) reduction system for diesel passenger cars and heavy-duty diesel (HDD) vehicles. In order to meet the Euro-6 emission standard of 60mg/km, urea is injected into the exhaust stream in the after-treatment process to chemically react with nitrogen oxides to pr...

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

for more than half the market. However, drum type brakes are adopted for almost half of all vehicles in the market: mainly mini-vehicles, compact low-cost cars in the B-segment and below, and commercial vehicles due to cost-related factors.   Looking at the trends for each Japanese OEM, Subaru and Mazda, which do not currently produce commercial vehicles, have the most models equipped with disc brakes. All Mazda models, with the exception of the...

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

Bangkok International Motor Show 2025 (2) Japanese & European OEMs Mitsubishi, Mazda, Honda, Nissan, Suzuki, Isuzu, and others Summary Mitsubishi: Xforce HEV Mazda: Iconic SP compact electric sports car Honda: e:N1 and City Hatchback DRIVAL Nissan: Serena e-POWER Suzuki: Swift and Carry Isuzu: Dragon Max pickup truck Toyota: Hilux Champ, Lexus RX 450h+ PHEV Ford: Everest Sport Special Edition Hyundai: N Line Series Volvo: XC90 PHEV and EX90 BEV ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/08