Auto China 2026: Leapmotor and XPeng Leapmotor showcases a diverse lineup; XPeng exhibits "Physical AI" Summary Leapmotor: Showcasing its flagship SUV, the D19 and the full product lineup XPeng: Full-size SUV GX exhibited; shift to "Physical AI"   The 19th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2026) was held from April 24 to May 3, 2026, at the China International Exhibition and Convention Center and the Capital International E...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/20

HEV Market Trend in the U.S. Japanese OEMs Hold 70% Share, Expanding Local Production of HEV Models Summary Sales Trends by Powertrain in the U.S.: HEV Ratio Increases Annually, While BEVs Struggle Sales Volume of Japanese OEMs in the U.S.: Increase in Sales, Focusing on HEVs HEV Sales Trends of Hyundai Kia HEV Sales Trends of Ford Group   It has been about a year since President Trump imposed higher tariffs on vehicles imported from Japan; how...

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

river in San Francisco can still drive well in London.   Chris Gerdes also presented data highlighting the safety benefits in Waymo’s approach to robotaxi development. According to Waymo’s data, the Waymo Driver has a 92% reduction in crashes resulting in serious injury or worse, equivalent to 35 fewer such crashes during Waymo’s operation. He highlighted specific data patterns related to location, noting that San Francisco had an incident...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/14

: World premiere of two new PHEV concept cars Toyota: Leveraging technologies from Huawei, Momenta, and others to accelerate localization at China speed Honda: Promoting the Honda brand across a wide range of products, including motorcycles Mazda: Unveils Year of the Horse Edition of its second NEV model, the EZ-60 Hyundai: IONIQ V unveiled for the first time; launching 20 models in 5 years  The 19th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/14

Toyota: Multi-Pathway Strategy GlobalData 5-Year Forecast: Maintaining Annual Output at Around 10 Million Units Summary GlobalData Production Forecast: Toyota's light vehicle production to remain at around 10 million units until 2031 Global Sales: Promoting product- and regional-based management Lexus: SUVs for the U.S. market are the main focus Japan: HEV sales account for over 60%, recovery in demand progressing with electrification United Stat...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/12

ting the deployment of "full-stack AI + advanced autonomous driving". SAIC, Geely, and Chery have successively announced upgrade strategies related to AI, promoting integration in areas such as cockpits, autonomous driving, and chassis. BAIC's ARCFOX has started a large-scale demonstration test of L3 compliant vehicles, while Changan has obtained a test license for its L4 Robotaxi. Regarding solid-state and sodium-ion batteries, automakers such a...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/11

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

Auto China 2026: Xiaomi Auto and HIMA by Huawei Xiaomi VGT Concept Car debuts in China; HIMA unveils its "Jie" models Summary Xiaomi Auto: Supercar concept debuts in China; YU7 GT to be announced at the end of May HIMA: 5 models gathered   The 19th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2026 ) was held from April 24 to May 3, 2026, at the China International Exhibition and Convention Center and the Capital International Exhibiti...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/07

s (U.S./Europe) V. Sales revenue comparison for major airbag suppliers Detailed list of global facilities Autoliv Inc. Joyson Safety Systems (former Key Safety Systems, Inc. + Takata Corporation) ZF Friedrichshafen AG / ZF Lifetec GmbH (former TRW Automotive Inc.)   The airbag was invented in 1963 by the Japanese inventor Yasusaburo Kobori as a passenger protection device for aircraft. Later, in 1967, the American company Eaton came up with th...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/07

Global Top 10 OEMs Production Forecast (Q1 2026) Global production to reach 93.69M units in 2026, 95.13M units in 2027 Summary Commentary by GlobalData ⋆An updated version of this forecast report will be released every quarter -According to a report by GlobalData as of Q1 2026, global light vehicle production in 2026 is estimated to increase by 0.6% YoY to 93.69 mn.-The conflict in the Middle East (ME) and its negative impact upon the global ec...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/30

Global Top 10 Countries Sales Forecast (Q1 2026) Global sales to increase by 0.3% to 92.35M units in 2026 and by 1.0% to 93.23M units in 2027 Summary Commentary by GlobalData ⋆An updated version of this forecast report will be released every quarter-According to a report by GlobalData as of Q1 2026, global light vehicle sales are forecast to increase by 0.3% YoY to 92.35 mn. -Today’s perspective of the global outlook is more conservative than...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/30

) Geely (Zeekr, Riddara) BYD / Denza SAIC (MG, Maxus) GWM GAC Group Dongfeng Forthing   Thailand’s 47th Bangkok International Motor Show (47th BIMS / BIMS 2026) was held from March 25 to April 5, 2026, under the theme “The Iconic Synchronicity.” Press and VIP days were held earlier on March 23 for automotive brands and March 24 for motorcycle brands.   International automotive brands participating in the show included Chinese marques such...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/30

Taipei AMPA 2026: Foxconn’s EV Technology BEVs, batteries, information and communications technology, automotive semiconductors Summary BEVs Battery-related products (Battery cells, battery packs) High-Performance Computing Platform, TCU Automotive semiconductors   The comprehensive automobile, motorcycle, and car electronics expo “360° Mobility Mega Shows 2026”, organized by TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council) was held at ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/28

y Week (March 17 - 19, 2026) was held at the Tokyo Big Sight convention and exhibition center.   According to an announcement by the organizer, RX Japan Ltd., the total number of visitors to the Smart Energy Week [Spring] expo and the concurrently held Sustainability Management Week [Spring] expo (3-day total) was 63,274, similar to last year (68,840).   This report introduces the exhibits at the following venues, which were part of the 25th Sm...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/28

nd in sales volume of electrified vehicles (xEVs) of major OEMs About this Report   Sales of electrified vehicles (xEVs) in March in 12 major countries and three Nordic countries (15 countries in total) reached 1.999 million units. Year-over-year (y/y), the number of units sold decreased by 3.5%, while sales increased by 57.9% compared to the previous month (m/m). The share of xEVs was 34.3%, an increase of 3.4 points from 30.9% the previ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/27

sign Performance: From "engine-driven-centric" to "motor-driven-centric” Safety: Original hybrid safety design and rigorous verification Improved durability and reliability   Geely (Geely Auto Group) announced its next-generation AI hybrid technology solution, i-HEV Intelligent Hybrid, on April 13, 2026. The technology is based on Geely's “Full-domain AI 2.0” technology and combines advanced powertrain and electrification technologies to a...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/24

Mobile World Congress 2026 (3) Evolution of Connected and Autonomous Mobility Exhibition coverage: Xiaomi, Yokowo, Aptiv, KDDI, and more Introduction Xiaomi SU7 Ultra and Vision Gran Turismo Yokowo / Yonezawa Bussan Flexible mmWave Connectivity Aptiv / Wind River / Horizon Network V2X Sensor Sharing for Cooperative ADAS and Autonomous Driving KDDI Connected Mobility SoundHound Voice Commerce Agent Key Takeaways   The GSMA Mobile World Congress B...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/23

Smart Energy Week 2026: FCVs, Fuel Cell Units, Hydrogen-related Products Honda's Gen3 fuel cell modules, Hyundai's automatic hydrogen refueling robot Summary FCVs and FC systems of OEMs (Toyota, Honda) Compact fuel cell mobility (Aisan Industry, Toyota Boshoku, Gita, KITZ) Components and parts for FC (JTEKT, Siltrax, NOK, Kawasaki Heavy Industries) Hydrogen-related equipment (Tatsuno, Suzuki Shokan, IJTT, Sunny Limited)   Smart Energy Week (Marc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/22

GlobalData Global Light Vehicle Sales Update (March 2026) Global LV sales fell 3.5%, 8.20 mn units and the selling rate improved to 87.5 mn units/year Summary Commentary For March, the Global Light Vehicle (LV) selling rate improved to over 87 mn units/year. However, overall sales fell in year-on-year (YoY) terms by 3.5% to 8.2 mn units, driven largely by sharp declines in the US and China. Global LV sales delivered another disappointing month, ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/21

car sales data (factory shipments) of MarkLines, the sales volume of five emerging Chinese manufacturers (Leapmotor, XPeng, Xiaomi, NIO, and Li Auto) in 2025 was approximately 2.172 million units. Their share in China's new car sales among passenger cars in the New Energy Vehicle category reached 13.0%, a 2.9 percentage point increase from the previous year, indicating an overall upward trend.   Leapmotor’s (Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co.,...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/20