foot plant will be operated by Autoliv's Michigan subsidiary, which currently operates four plants. Main customers:   In 2024, sales to the top six customer companies/groups (VW, Toyota, Stellantis, Honda, Hyundai, and Ford) accounted for 51% of total sales, and sales to the top 11 customers (GM, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Renault in addition to the six mentioned above) accounted for 75% of sales.   Joyson Safety Systems Inc. (JSS, former...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/24

icle segments, with the Pathfinder mid-size SUV and the Infiniti QX60 being the next models to go electric. The company's future PHEVs will be based on series or parallel hybrid technology, depending on the vehicle size and segment.   Regarding North American production of BEVs, a successor to the Leaf compact hatchback is scheduled to be released in 2025, but it has not yet been decided whether the "Leaf" name will be retained. VW: Reservation...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/21

n Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan), Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda), and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mitsubishi). The Smart Camera 4.8 uses the EyeQ4-Mid with 1.7 megapixels to achieve an FOV of 100° and a vehicle recognition distance of 170m. Tri-cam, the high-performance trinocular camera supplied to Nissan, uses the EyeQ4-High and has an FOV of 28° / 52° / 150°. Figures 1 and 2: ZF Tri-cam (Source: ZF)     The next generation Smart ...

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

Japan Mobility Show Bizweek / CEATEC 2024: Electrification Technologies Hydrogen utilization, electrified vehicles, motors, batteries, charging related exhibits Summary FCV, Hydrogen utilization: Honda, Toyota BEV, PHEV: Nissan, Mitsubishi, Honda, Yamaha, Isuzu, Toyota Small mobility: Honda, Suzuki, Nishikawa Seiki Energy storage system utilizing electric vehicle batteries: Toyota, Mitsubishi, Nissan Electric powertrain-related technologies: Vale...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/14

agoya, Aichi Prefecture, Inoac Corporation (Inoac) is an unlisted, independent supplier. A pioneer in polyurethane foam, the company is a leading manufacturer of interior and exterior components based on urethane, plastic, rubber and composite materials. Inoac supplies products primarily to Toyota, Nissan, and Mitsubishi. Sales for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 were JPY 197.8 billion. The company manufactures mainly interior parts such ...

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

cells 330 61.0 Nissan Interstar E BEV France Renault SOVAB 2024 LG LiB 40 / 87kWh Nissan Juke Hybrid (for Europe) HEV UK Sunderland Plant 2022 VEJ LiB 1.2kWh Prismatic NMC 230 Nissan Kicks  e-POWER HEV Thailand NMT Samutprakan 2020 VEJ LiB 1.57kWh Prismatic NMC 80 cells 296 Nissan Leaf BEV Japan /U.S. / England Oppama / Smyrna / Sunderland 2022 AESC LiB 40kWh Pouch NMC 192 cells 350 112.6 Nissan Leaf e+ BEV Japan /U.S. /Englan...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/18

Guanajuato state and create 450 new jobs. This is the fourth expansion of the Silao plant, which will employ more than 2,200 people once the expansion is complete. Denso supplies components such as air conditioning systems, radiators, alternators, and wiper systems to Toyota, Ford, GM, Stellantis, Nissan, and Volkswagen from the plant.   Highly Marelli Japan Corporation (formerly Calsonic Kansei Corporation) [Company and Business Overview] Th...

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

, changing the company name to JVCKenwood Corporation in 2011. The Kenwood division manufactures and sells car audio, home audio, and radio equipment, in addition to car navigation equipment. The car navigation business is mainly in the aftermarket, but the company's OEM business includes supplying Nissan, Honda, Mazda, Subaru, Mitsubishi Motors, Suzuki, and Daihatsu with products for installation as dealer options. The company manufactures the A...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/03

teon Corporation: As the former components division of Ford, it still has business with Mazda. Continental AG: Products equipped on some models for Suzuki. Veoneer Inc.: The electronics division of Autoliv was spun off to form Veoneer. The company delivers its products to Mitsubishi Motors, Suzuki, Nissan, and Mazda.   Inflators Daicel Corporation The company was established in September 1919 as Dainippon Celluloid Co., Ltd. by a joint venture...

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

Axles (2022~), drive systems (e-Drive) (planned) Stellantis France Tremery Plant Drive motors (2019~) Renault France Cleon Plant Drive motors (5AL, 5AQ, 5DH) Renault France WHYLOT Drive motors (axial gap motors) (2025~ planned) Geely, Volvo Cars Sweden Skövde Plant Drive motors (planned) Nissan, Infiniti England Sunderland Plant Drive motors (for Leaf and e-NV200)   Reference: e-Axle and drive motor related parts in-house manufactu...

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

s joint venture with Chery established in April 2016 and the startup of Meidensha Corporation's plant in China.   As the shift to EVs continue to change, the battery capacity of BEVs is becoming larger and the motors are becoming more powerful.   The maximum output of the first generation Nissan Leaf released in 2010 was 80kW, but some of the Leaf models currently on sale have doubled that to 160kW, and a 150kW class drive motor is no longer u...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/22

anged to an electronic type that produces the same effect with the practical application of steer-by-wire.   Based on these characteristics, design considerations may vary by OEM. For example, in looking at the front-engine rear-wheel drive layout of the luxury cars and sports models of Toyota and Nissan, one can see that Toyota is using the R-EPS made by JTEKT, whereas Nissan is using the HPS or EHPS made by Hitachi Astemo. Toyota’s decision ...

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

siness of NHK Spring (Nippatsu). Sales for the seating business in the fiscal year ending March 2024 reached JPY 324.1 billion (42.3% of the total business), with the impact of reduced production volumes due to semiconductor shortages being largely resolved, and volumes recovering mainly at Subaru, Nissan, and Toyota. The weak yen led to an increase in the yen-equivalent value of overseas subsidiaries, resulting in a significant increase in both ...

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

us have been mass-produced in Wonju since May 2018, and in Poland and China since September of the same year. The company's Wonju plant produces components including steering gears, steering columns, intermediate shafts, C-EPS, and R-EPS and supplies steering-related products to Ford, GM, Fiat, and Nissan, in addition to Hyundai and Kia. Europe In November 2012, Mando Corporation announced that it had completed construction of a plant at Mando ...

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

Battery Technologies: Battery life extension, safety components, etc. From coverage of the JSAE 2024 in Yokohama exhibition Summary Battery storage system for electric vehicles (Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, Honda, Hino, Isuzu) Battery modules (WAE, Toshiba, Nissan ARC) Battery cells (JTEKT, Kobelco Research Institute) Battery packs (Kautex, Mitsubishi Chemical, Valeo, Ryobi, Martinrea) Fire protection measures for batteries (Fujikura Composites, Henkel...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/07/10

rman OEMs such as PSA (Stellantis), Renault, and VW/Audi. However, in recent years, Faurecia has been putting increasing emphasis expanding its manufacturing and development presence in the Asian market in countries such as China and India. The company has a particularly strong business presence at Nissan, which is aligned with Renault. In February 2024, the company announced the launch of EU-FORWARD, a five-year project to strengthen the competi...

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

JSAE 2024 in Yokohama: AD and ADAS Advances in sensor and system development technology for Level 3 autonomous driving Summary Initiatives by automakers (Isuzu, Hino, Nissan, Honda) AD, ADAS sensors (Cornes Technologies, Valeo, Koito, Continental, FORVIA HELLA, TDK, Kyocera) Brakes for ADAS (Bosch) ADAS software, system development tools (Elektrobit, Applied Intuition, Foretellix, Morpho) AD, ADAS related technologies (VicOne, Analog Devices, La...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/07/01

SUV (U.S.) W167 2021 JSS Nissan Infiniti QX50 (Mexico) J55 2023 Autoliv Nissan Nissan Altima (U.S.) L34 2021 ZF Autoliv Nissan Nissan Frontier (U.S.) D41 2021 Autoliv Autoliv Autoliv Autoliv Autoliv Nissan Nissan Kicks (Mexico) P15 2021 Autoliv Nissan Nissan Leaf (U.S.) ZE1 2023 ZF Nissan Nissan Pathfinder (U.S.) R53 2021 Autoliv Autoliv Autoliv Autoliv Autoliv Nissan Nissan QX60 (U.S.) L51 2...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/04/25

except for the Mazda 2 and the small commercial vehicle Bongo, are all equipped with 4-wheel disc brakes.   On the other hand, Daihatsu and Suzuki, whose main production models are mini-vehicles and small cars in the B segment and below, have many models with drum brakes.   In between are Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi. Many of Mitsubishi's mini-cars and small commercial vehicles for the Japanese domestic market are equipped with drum br...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/04/11

E-Axles and motor technologies such as EESM (magnet-free motors) explained Automotive World 2024 Technical Conference: Nissan, Vitesco Summary Latest Technology Trends in E-axle (Vitesco Technologies Japan) Motor development to reduce rare earth usage (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)   Special technical conference sessions were held (January 24-26, 2024) in conjunction with the exhibitions at Automotive World 2024 at the Tokyo Big Sight international ex...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/04/03