haust emissions, so it is essential to improve the performance of exhaust system components as well as to achieve improvements in the lubrication system and drivetrain, and to optimize combustion control.   For exhaust gas purification, it is necessary to improve the performance of the catalytic converter, as well as to design the optimum catalyst effect and back pressure (exhaust side pressure) for each engine. The exhaust pipes and tubes inclu...

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

a core component of a vehicle and are manufactured in-house by OEMs or by a limited number of specialized manufacturers due to their large number of parts and complex assembly.   The ATs (automatic transmissions) presented in this report are basically stepped transmissions that combine a torque converter and a planetary gearbox, but also include the following configurations that do not have either of these. Power transmitted by a multi-disc cl...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/15

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

lar steering wheel, but after a minor change, it was given an odd shape.) (Photo by MarkLines) Figure 10: Example of meters seen from above the steering wheel(Left: bZ4X; right: Solterra (after a minor change))   (2) Shifter With the shift-by-wire trend, the shifter in many cars has been converted to a switch. In addition to rotary dials, other switch formats adopted include small lever-type switches, slide switches, and push switches. T...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/25

Co., Ltd. Toyota Boshoku Corporation Tokokosen Corporation Toyota Tsusho Corporation Cushion base cloth: Japanese Toyobo Co., Ltd. Toray Industries, Inc. Teijin Limited / Asahi Kasei Corporation   Read the Analysis Report: Airbag (U.S. and European Markets) report here.   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 wi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/09/12

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 El...

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

ection between the steering wheel and the wheels) already in production and on the market. Going forward, the product will need to evolve further in parallel to keep pace with the improved functionality of autonomous driving systems.  Although the European market is taking the lead, not only the conventional front wheels, but also electric steering systems applied to the rear-wheels have also been commercialized. Further evolution of driving sta...

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

new company is expected to have had 900 employees at the time of acquisition, and will manufacture seat recliners, seat slides and other products. Toyota Boshoku will acquire the commercial rights to the seat frame mechanism components supplied to Suzuki, Daihatsu, and Mazda. In parallel with the conversion of Toyota Boshoku Hirose into a subsidiary, Toyota Boshoku, Aisin, and Shiroki announced that they have agreed to transfer two of Aisin's ove...

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

systems rather than hydraulic systems.   In addition, electric power steering technology has continued to evolve, with the world’s first steer-by-wire systems (no mechanical connection between the steering wheel and the wheels) already in production and on the market. Furthermore, not only the conventional front wheels, but also electric steering systems applied to the rear wheels have also been commercialized. Such systems not only allow smoo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/07/19

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

haust emissions, so it is essential to improve the performance of exhaust system components as well as to achieve improvements in the lubrication system and drivetrain, and to optimize combustion control.   For exhaust gas purification, it is necessary to improve the performance of the catalytic converter, as well as to design the optimum catalyst effect and back pressure (exhaust side pressure) for each engine. The exhaust pipes and tubes inclu...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/05/30

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

atically controlling light distribution when driving at night. After Koito’s ADB headlamps were installed on the Lexus LS in 2012, other companies have been working to put them into specific applications.   Currently, improvements in performance are mainly being made in the light-shading area. Conventional ADBs control the light-shading range by turning 12 LEDs on and off. Therefore, when light-shading, the entire area illuminated by a single ...

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

tor vehicle cockpits.  However, with the shift to vehicle electrification, the information drivers need is changing, and the cockpit shape and arrangement of functions have changed as well.   The current evolution of the cockpit can be broadly classified into the types shown in Figure 2. In the conventional Type 1 cockpit, the meter section (A) is the core of the cockpit, and the audio system is installed in the center cluster (B) for ease of o...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/12/21

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