Japan Mobility Show 2025: AD/ADAS Related Technologies Camera and radar installations Summary Japanese passenger cars (Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors, Suzuki, Daihatsu) Japanese trucks (Fuso, Hino) Non-Japanese passenger cars (BMW, BYD, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz) Autonomous driving-related technologies (AGC, Mobileye)   At the Japan Mobility Show 2025 (organizer: Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), period: Wednesday, Octob...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/19

s are widely used in C-segment and larger cars overseas, but in the Japanese market, while 14-inch displays are used in Toyota's luxury cars, most other IVI displays are 10~12.3 inches in size. However, there are signs of a trend toward larger displays in 2025, with 15.6-inch (Mazda) and 14.3-inch (Nissan) IVI displays being announced. Since both Mazda and Nissan are using this technology in vehicles in the middle of their lineups, their adoption...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/15

ting that "hydrogen is a niche market and economic sustainability is not clear." Stellantis・Factorial Energy vehicle with all-solid-state batteries (Photo:Copyright ©Stellantis) Renault   In January 2022, Renault announced a target of 100% BEV sales in Europe by 2030, but the Renault-Nissan alliance has faded and the research and development structure has been revised. Ampere, a BEV development company (50% funded by Renault, no in...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/01

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

jor automakers to the end of 3G communication services The table can be scrolled left and right. Auto company Ended service name Discontinued service details End date Main target vehicles Toyota T-Connect All services using 3G communication devices December 31, 2024 All models with 3D DCM Nissan NissanConnect All services using 3G communication devices April 01, 2026 Skyline（Feb. 2014~Jun. 2019) CarWings All services using 3G commun...

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

ntroduction I. Overall trend of drive motors II. Drive motor technology trends III. Matrix of major motor suppliers and their OEM customers IV. Sales and strategies of major drive motor suppliers V. Drive motor suppliers by vehicle model Toyota in-house BluE Nexus Denso Aisin Honda in-house Astemo Nissan in-house JATCO Meidensha Toshiba Mitsubishi Electric (Mitsubishi Electric Mobility) Nidec Yaskawa Electric Sawafuji Electric Sinfonia Technolog...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/04

Nissan pursues profit recovery with Re:Nissan plan GlobalData Production Forecast: Strengthening SUV in North America, Introducing BEV "N7" in China Summary GlobalData Production Forecast: Nissan’s production will remain above 3 million units through 2028 "Re:Nissan" management restructuring plan Complementary partnerships U.S.: Imports account for 40%, with increasing supply from Mexico and Japan Japan : HEVs account for around 80%, BEVs less...

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

lude the development of airbag + seatbelt occupant protection systems in collaboration with Ashimori Industry, as well as occupant protection systems for autonomous driving. The company is a key supplier to Toyota, Subaru, and Daihatsu, and delivers products to other Japanese automakers, except for Nissan (excluding OEM minicars), but with Ashimori Industry becoming a subsidiary, the company expects to expand sales to Ashimori Industry's major cu...

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

RX 5590 12/5/2024 24,767 Development(Electronics) ECU program incorrect. High/low switching signal is mistakenly judged as abnormal. ECU replacement Toyota Lexus RX 5591 12/5/2024 19,066 Development Insufficient component strength. Crack in AHS unit reflector mounting area AHS unit replacement Nissan X-Trail 5614 2/13/2025 3,277 Development(Electronics) ECU program incorrect. The presence of surrounding vehicles cannot be detected correctly ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/20

some major systems in the past, and as a result of placing orders with specialized suppliers within the keiretsu group (affiliated companies), the traditional ordering situation remains keiretsu-colored. In HVAC, this is illustrated by orders from Toyota → Denso and Toyota Industries Corporation, Nissan → former Calsonic Kansei (now Highly Marelli), Honda → former Keihin Corporation (now Mahle Japan Ltd.), Mazda → Japan Climate Systems Co...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/07

otors, one of its major customers, had been shifting its production overseas, and the production volume of Mitsubishi Motors' Mizushima Plant decreased, Namba Press Works also decided to withdraw from the seat business after its production volume was reduced.   However, since Mitsubishi Motors and Nissan are producing new mini cars (e.g., Mitsubishi "eK X", Nissan "Dayz") at the Mizushima Plant of Mitsubishi Motors, NHK Spring established NHK Se...

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

nality and performance of electric steering systems in the future. One example of advanced steering development that attracted significant attention as an element of next-generation autonomous driving technology is the steer-by-wire system made by KYB Corporation, which was adopted for the 2014 V37 Nissan Skyline hybrid engine model (VQ37VHR), the world’s first production model to use this technology. This same model attracted industry attentio...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/18

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. Sales for the three main regions in 2024 reached EUR 12,607 million in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), E...

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

FCEVs and Fuel Cells, Chargers and Charging Technologies From coverage of the JSAE 2025 in Yokohama exhibition Summary FCV and hydrogen-related parts (Toyota Auto Body, Toyoda Gosei, VOSS, MAHLE, Takagi Seiko) Charge and discharge related products (Tsubakimoto Chain, Origin, Nichicon, SPC Electronics, Nissan) Plastic materials (Mitsubishi Chemical, Sumitomo Chemical, Idemitsu Kosan, Victrex, Fujikura Composites) Magnetic materials (Proterial, JL ...

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

mal management systems (BTMS) for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs): Natural air cooling Liquid cooling Air conditioning refrigerant   The first method is air cooling, which relies on natural heat dissipation from the battery with no thermal management system. Representative examples include the Nissan Leaf, SAIC-GM-Wuling Hongguang Mini EV, and the Citroen Ami, all of which use a natural air-cooling system, widely used in low-cost small mobil...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/08

harger), a 3kW bidirectional DC-DC converter, PDU (power distribution unit (junction box)), BMU (battery management unit), and VCU (vehicle control unit).   TE Connectivity plc.: Junction boxes, high voltage relays   TE Connectivity exhibited a PDU (junction box) used by NIO and Venucia (Dongfeng Nissan) in China.   The company combines its own products, such as high-voltage relays, voltage sensors, and connectors, with purchased items such as...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/26

JSAE 2025 in Yokohama: e-Axles, Motors, xEVs Subaru: Strong hybrid, Aisin: FR1 1-motor hybrid transmission, etc. Summary OEM electric powertrains and electrified vehicles (Nissan, Subaru, Yamaha, AIM) Japanese suppliers of ePT (Aisin, Jatco, Meidensha, IJTT, TOP) Electric PTs from US and European suppliers (Valeo, BorgWarner, Schaeffler, Bosch, AAM) Unique electric PT and teardown exhibits (Exedy, Astemo, MarkLines)   The Automotive Engineering ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/16

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

release (Japanese market) Toyota Noah / Voxy January 2022 bZ4X May 2022 Sienta August 2022 Crown (Crossover, Sport, Sedan) September 2022November 2023 Prius January 2023 Alphard June 2023 Lexus LX January 2022 RX November 2022 RZ March 2023 LM December 2023 LBX December 2023 Nissan Ariya January 2022 X-Trail July 2022 Serena December 2022 Honda Stepwgn May 2022 ZR-V April 2023 WR-V March 2024 Accord March 2024 ...

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

of lithium material, contracts have been concluded with Vulcan Energy Resources Limited of Australia and Controlled Thermal Resources Limited of the U.S.   Renault In January 2022, the company announced a goal of increasing European sales to 100% BEV by 2030. However, the structure of the Renault-Nissan Alliance has changed, and the company has established a BEV business company, Ampere, and launched the Innovation Battery Cell Laboratory, a fa...

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