ffler Mahle Rheinmetall Dowlais(GKN) Eaton Danfoss EV/HV Drive Motors (Japanese Market) EV/HV Drive Motor (Chinese Market)   Drive motors for electric vehicles (EVs) and generators (motor generators) for hybrid vehicles (HVs) are essential components for the latest EVs and HVs. Traction motors convert electrical energy into mechanical power to propel vehicles. They play a key role in the transition to cleaner, more efficient forms of energy fo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/09

chanical CVT using a belt and pulleys, it is functionally classified and included in the stepless gear shift category).   Automatic transmissions are outside the scope of this report. Refer to the Analysis Report: Automatic Transmission (AT) for step-type automatic transmissions using a torque converter and planetary gears (hereinafter referred to as AT or step AT, including AT with MT mode). Refer to the Analysis Report: Automatic Transmissio...

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

Japan Mobility Show 2025: Electric Powertrains e-Axles, motors, inverters Summary OEM technology exhibits and cutaway models: Toyota, Daihatsu, BYD, Yamaha, Nissan e-Axles, motors: Aisin, Astemo, Valeo, Bosch, Oswell Inverters, converters: Denso, Bosch, Astemo, Oswell, Toyota Industries, Shindengen Electric   The Japan Mobility Show 2025, organized by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JAMA) was held at Tokyo Big Sight (open t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/21

as progressed in the world of the Internet, the number of embedded processors for automobiles and SoCs (System-on-a-Chip) with the performance to enable edge processing has also increased. An image of processing multiple functions with a single processor (Source: Created by MarkLines)   Nvidia Corporation and Qualcomm Inc. of the United States are leading the way in processors with the performance to configure a single system that com...

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

Power hybrid system in North America, deploying the third-generation Leaf globally, and introducing the latest models leveraging its alliances with the Renault Group (Renault), Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mitsubishi Motors), and Dongfeng Motor Corporation (Dongfeng). Dongfeng Nissan N7 unveiled at the Auto Shanghai 2025   According to GlobalData's forecast (September 2025), light vehicle production volumes of the Nissan will rema...

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

ional Motor Show Germany, was held in Munich from September 8 to 14, 2025 (including the open space exhibition period). Many of China's top suppliers of drive batteries exhibited at this year's show, focusing on battery safety technology, energy density improvements, fast charging performance, and environmentally friendly technology products.   This report introduces some of the major products exhibited by Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Lt...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/29

erials (Proterial, JL MAG Rare-Earh, NPR-Riken) Testing and measuring equipment (Toyo Denki, Sinfonia Technology, AIP, Hioki E.E.) Engineering services, others (FEV, AVL, Digital Process, TRAMI)   The Automotive Engineering Exposition 2025 was held from May 21 to May 23, at the Pacifico Yokohama convention and exhibition center.   This year, the number of exhibitors increased from last year's 590 companies (1,378 booths) to 617 companies (appro...

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

become longer and the angular resolution has become finer. Furthermore, the number of cameras and radar units installed to collect information all around the vehicle has increased, which has dramatically increased the amount of information processed by the IC devices used for image processing and environmental recognition.   One of the recent changes in camera and radar requirements is the need to address the problem of heat generation due to t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/09

range of 180 km, while its combined range of over 1,000 km (CLTC standard) is claimed. In China, this pickup truck is offered in both RWD and AWD options. Its launch in the Thai market is expected to happen in 2025.   As part of its "Vast Ocean Plan" strategy, Changan mentioned the THB 10 billion investment in its new plant, which spans around 400,000 sqm in Rayong province of Thailand. With the planned capacity of 100,000 cars per year, product...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/27

hanical CVT using a belt and pulleys, it is functionally classified and included in the stepless gear shift category). Automatic transmissions are outside the scope of this report.   Refer to the Analysis Report: Automatic Transmission (AT) for step-type automatic transmissions using a torque converter and planetary gears (hereinafter referred to as AT or step AT, including AT with MT mode). Refer to the Analysis Report: Automatic Transmissio...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/21

Analysis Report: EV/HV Drive Motor (European Market) Increased investments and cost reductions List of Suppliers Introduction I. Overview Ⅱ. Motor technology trends III. List of European OEMs that manufacture drive motors in-house Ⅳ. Sales and strategies of major drive motor suppliers (overall trends) Ⅴ. Drive motor suppliers by vehicle model Bosch Valeo Continental Vitesco Technologies ZF Magna Denso BorgWarner Mitsubishi Electric H...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/09/05

In addition to being published in German, the English edition has been available since 2001. The AutomotiveIndustry in Turkey The Turkish car industry is making bold moves to demonstrate its independence from Europe. At the specific request of President Erdoğan, billions of euros are being invested in the expansion of domestic vehicle production, with electric cars being the most important aspect of these developments. Will the country su...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/07/08

JSAE 2024 in Yokohama: Inverters, Thermal Management e-Axle components, Bearing, Magnetic materials, Insulating materials etc. Summary Inverters, electric components (Denso, Hitachi Astemo, BorgWarner, Vitesco) Thermal management components (Mahle, Aisin, Schaeffler, Vitesco, Yamada Corporation) Bearings, sliding bearings (NSK, NTN, Nachi-Fujikoshi, Schaeffler, Daido Metal, Taiho Kogyo) Structural components, magnetic materials (Tsubakimoto Chain...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/06/28

ction In-house (Apr. 2023)Tesla: New Manufacturing Process for Next-generation EVs (Mar. 2023)Differences of Tesla Model Y made in U.S. and China (2) Megacasts (Jul. 2022)     Since Tesla adopted megacasting (gigacasting), other automakers that had been hesitant to do so due to the large capital investment involved have begun volume production or are planning to get ready to do so. Tesla is moving ahead with larger pieces that it calls Mega→G...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/06/27

particular is limited to large companies. The automatic transmissions covered in this report are installed in light vehicles (passenger cars and light-duty commercial vehicles) and fall into the red frame in the figure below.   ATs also include types with planetary gearboxes without a torque converter. This is often used for hybrids, and in that case it refers to the one used for the "AT base" type shown on the leftmost side of the figure be...

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

ed. If local production starts in 2027, the manufacturer will need to produce three times as many EVs locally as imported.   In February 2024, the National EV Policy Committee announced incentives aimed at promoting the use of commercial EVs. Special tax credits will be applied to companies that convert their heavy-duty trucks and buses to BEVs. The committee claimed that this measure will complete the “EV 3.5 Program”.   Thai government: E...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/03/05

Japan Mobility Show 2023: Electrification Technologies (1) Electric powertrains (e-Axle, motors, inverters) Summary e-Axle (BYD, Foxconn, Hino, Aisin, Valeo, Bosch) Motors, inverters (Hitachi Astemo, MAHLE, Denso, THK, NPR-Riken)   The Japan Mobility Show 2023, organized by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), was held at the Tokyo Big Sight convention and exhibition center (open to press from October 25, general public from Oc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/17

hat of a mechanical CVT that uses a belt and pulleys, it is functionally classified and included in stepless shifting.)   Automatic transmissions are outside the scope of this report. Refer to the Analysis Report: Automatic Transmission (AT) for step-type automatic transmissions using a torque converter and planetary gears (hereinafter referred to as AT or step AT, including AT with MT mode). Refer to the Analysis Report: Automatic Transmissio...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/16

is on the enabling technologies used for active safety and automated driving.   Introduction   The robotaxi segments have seen lots of negative trends in the last year. Probably the biggest shock was Ford and VW shutting down Argo.ai in October 2022.   A major impact of Argo's demise was the VC environment for autonomous vehicles and especially robotaxis became very difficult for additional funding.   It is interesting that in the last few mo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/08/29

Deal), Renewable Energy Directive II   Both have been implemented since 2021 and are well known, but RED II (Renewable Energy Directive II) is currently under discussion for revision to raise target values.   Of note in Europe is the EU-funded H2Engine project, which is promoting activities to convert (retrofit) operating diesel and natural gas engines to hydrogen engines. Companies have already started to produce parts and perform modificatio...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/08/03