Automotive World 2026: Inverters, Power Electronics BorgWarner Gen4 inverters, Fuji Electric power modules, and more Summary Inverters, converters (BorgWarner, Leadrive Technology, ITRI, Ministry of the Environment) Power modules (Fuji Electric, Infineon, Oita Device Technology) Power electronics (NHK Spring, Murata Manufacturing, Micron Electric)   The Automotive World and NEPCON Japan expos were held at Tokyo Big Sight, from January 21 to 23, ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/26

Japan Mobility Show 2025: e-Axle Components, Chargers Electric drive components, fast/standard chargers, charging-related exhibits Summary e-Axle components: NSK, TPR, Sigma & Hearts, AGC, Niterra, NHK Spring, Sumitomo Electric Electric components: Aisin, Bosch, Mikuni, Mitsubishi Electric Mobility Quick/standard chargers: Nichicon, Takaoka Toko (Hyundai), EVSIS (Lotte), Molitec Steel, BYD Charging: Nissan, Hino, Yazaki, Mitsubishi Electric Mobil...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/17

Japan Mobility Show 2025: Hydrogen, Batteries FCEVs, fuel cell systems, hydrogen engines, lithium-ion batteries Summary FCEVs of OEMs, technology exhibits, etc.: Honda, BMW, Hyundai, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Hydrogen and FC related: Toyoda Gosei, Toyoda Jidosha, Toyota, NGK, Sumitomo Electric Industries Battery related: Toyota Battery, Toyota Industries, BYD, JTEKT, Mikuni, NHK Spring, TPR   The Japan Mobility Show 2025, organized by the Japan ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/11

pliers Ⅲ. List of major seat suppliers and the automakers to which they supply seats (vehicles produced in Japan) IV. Product supply information of major seat suppliers (Complete Seats only) Ⅴ. Sales figures of major seat suppliers VI. Suppliers global footprints (Detail) Toyota Boshoku Cowerk NHK Spring / Faurecia-NHK Tachi-S Fuji Seat Delta Kogyo SNIC TS Tech Toyo Seat Houwa Kogyo Adient (formerly Johnson Controls Japan) Marutaka Marubishi...

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

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

Asian markets, especially in Japan, China and Southeast Asia. (The following examples are for the Asian market.) Adient: Joint venture with Tachi-S in Japan. Lear: JV with Tachi-S. Signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic alliance with Great Wall Motor Company Limited. Forvia: JV with NHK Spring. JV with Chery Automobile. Major seating suppliers were actively making acquisitions of seating and seat component businesses until early...

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

Ⅲ. List of major seat suppliers and the automakers to which they supply seats (vehicles produced in Japan) IV. Product supply information of major seat suppliers (Complete Seats only) Ⅴ. Sales figures of major seat suppliers VI. Suppliers global footprints (Detail) Toyota Boshoku Cowerk NHK Spring / Faurecia-NHK Tachi-S Fuji Seat Delta Kogyo SNIC TS Tech Toyo Seat Houwa Kogyo Adient (formerly Johnson Controls Japan) Marutaka Mar...

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

ly in Japan, China and Southeast Asia. (The following examples are for the Asian market.) Adient: Joint venture with Tachi-S in Japan. Lear: Joint venture with Tachi-S. Signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic alliance with Great Wall Motor Company Limited. Faurecia: Joint venture with NHK Spring Co., Ltd. Major seating suppliers were actively making acquisitions of seating and seat component businesses until early 2012, but that a...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/07/04

Trend Survey of Vehicle Seat Materials Toyota Boshoku, NHK Spring, Lear, TS Tech, and Faurecia patent application technologies Summary Patent application trends related to vehicle seat materials Toyota Boshoku Corporation NHK Spring Co., Ltd. Lear Corporation TS Tech Co., Ltd. Faurecia SE   This report was prepared by MarkLines based on patent information from the "Technical Information Distribution Service - swimy" provided by Toyota Technical ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/02/09

Mitsubishi Fuso) ADAS technology LiDAR (Mobileye, Koito Mfg./Cepton, MinebeaMitsumi) ADAS technology camera (Hitachi Astemo, Mobileye) ADAS steering technology (JTEKT, NSK) Driver monitoring system (Yazaki Corporation) ADAS elemental technology (AGC, Yazaki Corporation) AD, ADAS comfort technology (NHK Spring, Mitsubishi Motors and Yamaha)   The Tokyo Motor Show, renamed the Japan Mobility Show, was held for the first time in four years from Oct...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/10

s, e-Latch, etc. Summary High performance components: endurance racing brakes, acoustically designed mufflers, insulated panoramic roofs, etc. New technologies: Wheel generators, pistons for hydrogen combustion engines, selectable one-way clutches, etc. Lightweight technology: EV frame, lightweight springs, EV hollow motor shaft   The Japan Mobility Show 2023 (Duration: October 25 (Wed.) - November 5 (Sun.), 2023; Venue: Tokyo Big Sight conventi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/08

ers Ⅲ. List of major seat suppliers and the automakers to which they supply seats (vehicles produced in Japan) IV. List of components by supplier, OEM, and model (complete seats only) Ⅴ. Sales figures of major seat suppliers VI. Suppliers global footprints (Detail) Toyota Boshoku Cowerk NHK Spring / Faurecia-NHK Tachi-S Fuji Seat Delta Kogyo SNIC TS Tech Toyo Seat Houwa Kogyo Adient (formerly Johnson Controls Japan) Marutaka Mar...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/07/13

als Summary Inverters, power electronics components (Denso, Hitachi Astemo, ZF, BorgWarner, Schaeffler, PUES, Arrow Electronics) Thermal management components (Vitesco, Schaeffler, Bosch, Hutchinson, Aisin, MAHLE) e-Axle components, bearings (JTEKT, NSK, NTN, Nachi-Fujikoshi) Motor cores, housings (NHK Spring, Taiho Kogyo, BOCAR, Yanagawa Seiki) Magnetic materials for motors, insulating materials (Proterial, AGC, Daikin Industries) Resin material...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/07/10

nts, a similar technology, were also on display (Tokai Rika, SMK, Aisin Corporation, Murata Manufacturing). Other exhibits ・Cockpit mockup that combines the elemental technologies exhibited at this year's show (Tokai Rika)・Driver’s seat that allows optimal posture during autonomous driving (NHK Spring Co., Ltd.)       To make information easier to read while driving, the display position should be raised to reduce the driver's eye m...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/06/27

ing dissimilar materials, etc. Summary Compliance to the European Euro-7 dust regulations High tensile strength frame material: Ultra-high tensile strength 1470MPa steel, high tensile strength 980MPa high elongation steel, dissimilar material joining Large aluminum products: Die casting Lightweight springs   The Automotive Engineering Exposition 2023 was held from May 24 (Wednesday) to May 26 (Friday), 2023, at Pacifico Yokohama, organized by th...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/06/05

ally in Japan, China and Southeast Asia. (The following examples are for the Asian market.) Adient: Joint venture with Tachi-S in Japan Lear: Joint venture with Tachi-S. Signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic alliance with Great Wall Motor Company Limited Faurecia: Joint venture with NHK Spring Co., Ltd. Major seating suppliers were actively making acquisitions of seating and seat component businesses until early 2012, but that a...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/04/27

h 21700-format battery cell factory in Malaysia for electric 2-wheelers (Oct 26, 2022) https://www.marklines.com/en/news/277772 EPMB officially gets MITI license to make Blueshark electric motorbikes in Malaysia; targeting 50,000 units annually (Oct 5, 2022) https://www.marklines.com/en/news/276766 NHK Spring to bolster metal substrate production capacity at Malaysia plant (Oct 3, 2022) https://www.marklines.com/en/news/276626   Philippines Phil...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/02/15

Established in 2000. Aluminum die casting Machining EV aluminum inverter cases, etc. Bosch, Kawasaki, Isuzu, Hino S. P. Metal Part Co., Ltd.  Samut Prakan Province Established in 1975. Press 60 to 300 ton presses, 61 units Suspension towers and other chassis components Mitsubishi, Nissan, BS, NHK Spring, Marelli Thaicheer Powder Industry Co., Ltd. Samut Prakan Province Established in 1995. Powder metallurgy Press: 20 to 450 ton presse...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/10/25

ers Ⅲ. List of major seat suppliers and the automakers to which they supply seats (vehicles produced in Japan) IV. List of components by supplier, OEM, and model (complete seats only) Ⅴ. Sales figures of major seat suppliers VI. Suppliers global footprints (Detail) Toyota Boshoku Cowerk NHK Spring / Faurecia-NHK Tachi-S Fuji Seat Delta Kogyo SNIC TS Tech Toyo Seat Houwa Kogyo Adient (formerly Johnson Controls Japan) Marutaka Mar...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/09/22

ally in Japan, China and Southeast Asia. (The following examples are for the Asian market.) Adient: Joint venture with Tachi-S in Japan Lear: Joint venture with Tachi-S. Signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic alliance with Great Wall Motor Company Limited Faurecia: Joint venture with NHK Spring Co., Ltd. Major seating suppliers were actively making acquisitions of seating and seat component businesses until early 2012, but that a...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/06/30