xpertise, product development strategies, and a development platform. Reference Project: Electric passenger car platform development for the Mahindra BE6  FEV collaborated with Mahindra & Mahindra to develop a ground-up electric platform for the Mahindra BE6 e-SUV, part of the company’s Electric Origin lineup. The platform is  on Mahindra’s INGLO architecture, designed to deliver high safety, performance, and scalability across multiple EV ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/02

bolished in 2035; Separate proposal regarding sales of CO2-neutral fuels (eFuel, hydrogen, biofuels, etc.) consistent with EU regulations.   For heavy-duty vehicles, in February 2023, the European Commission announced a revised proposal, changing the reduction after 2030 compared to 2019 from the original 30% → 45%, and after 2035 and 2040, reductions of 65% and 90%, respectively, compared to 2019. Subsequently, an exception was made, allowin...

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

companies' investment decisions. The Hyundai Motor Group claims that an early extension will immediately enable new investments of more than USD 20 billion in the United States. Tesla proposed standardizing EV charging standards in North America, while Stellantis called for compliance with rules of origin for parts for vehicles produced outside the region and the elimination of tariffs on USMCA-compliant vehicles from Mexico and Canada.  India ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/26

ler S3HM all-solid-state battery module Freudenberg new DIAvent venting solutions   Several companies at The Battery Show North America and Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo emphasized current and future U.S. operations. Exhibits from companies including Bosch, Ampherr, Green Energy Origin, ITW Formex, and Henkel reflected the market's increasing concern about U.S. supply chain considerations. Similarly, several exhibitors, includ...

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

xpansion will increase the plant's production capacity to produce Denso's latest HVAC products and systems and is expected to create 200 new jobs at the facility. Highly Marelli Japan Corporation (formerly Calsonic Kansei Corporation) [Company and Business Overview] The air conditioner business originated from the Nissan-affiliated Nihon Radiator Co. Ltd., later Calsonic Corporation, which then merged with the Nissan-affiliated Kansei Corpora...

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

duce the Chevrolet Silverado EV pickup truck and the GMC Sierra EV. GM has invested over USD 2.2 billion to move production of the Hummer EV to the Factory Zero Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center. Going forward, there are plans to assemble the Silverado, Sierra EV and the self-driving vehicle Cruise Origin at Factory Zero. In November 2022, the company announced a USD 526.4 million investment in three Southeast Michigan locations to expand its ope...

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

share of total automobile sales. The increase in HV sales in the U.S. and China is the main factor for the increase.   On July 23, U.S. President Trump announced that the U.S. and Japan had reached an agreement on tariff negotiations and that reciprocal tariffs on Japan would be 15%, down from the original 25% proposed by the Trump administration. The additional 25% tariff on automobiles and auto parts will be reduced by half to 12.5%, resulting...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/28

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

announcements of additional tariffs by the Trump administration, the most impactful on the automotive industry is the additional 25% tariff on automobiles and automotive parts based on Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act. The additional tariff came into effect on April 3.   If the rules of origin of the USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) are met, the additional 25% tariff on automobiles and automobile parts under Section 232 w...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/02

mported vehicles, but also on the supply chain of the entire automotive industry. In particular, the additional 25% tariff on automobiles and auto parts that took effect on April 3 covers all non-U.S.-made products, and non-U.S. component prices are subject to the tax even if they meet the rules of origin of the USMCA (U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement). This will have a major impact not only on foreign OEMs from Japan, Korea, Europe, etc., but also o...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/25

by other materials, this report is primarily based on an interview with QNX's representatives: Mr. Louay Abdelkader, Director of Product Management for OS & Virtualization, and Mr. Angelos Lakrintis, Industry Analyst Relations Manager.   QNX overview   QNX is a division of BlackBerry Ltd. It was originally founded as a Canadian company called QNX Software Systems Ltd. in 1980 and was acquired by BlackBerry in 2010. Formerly known as the “Bla...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/11

s, radars and ultrasonic. The performance of its main ECU was listed as 800 TOPS with AI features. An interesting feature is a media bar on the front with display messages to other road users. The picture shows the display reading: Afeela. Afeela 1 (Source: Afeela)   There are two models, Origin (starting price of USD89.9K) and Signature (staring price at USD102.9K). Price includes 3-year free subscriptions for Afeela Intelligent Drive ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/19

    Great Wall Motor's CES 2025 exhibit displayed various technologies and vehicles including the Hi4 hybrid technology platform, Coffee Pilot Ultra intelligent driving system, SOUO S2000 motorcycle and Wey Lanshan flagship SUV.   Wey Lanshan SUV   The Wey Lanshan is a plug-in hybrid SUV which originally launched in China in April 2023. A different version for overseas markets called the Wey 07 launched in October 2024. Both models are six-s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/24

0-400,000 level.   U.S. retail volume and import volume by brand (by country) data can be downloaded here   U.S. imports (aggregated by country) Note: Total as of December 18, 2024 Imports from Canada from 2022 onwards are N/A and are not included in the total import volume. (units) Country of origin 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024(Jan.-Nov. total) Mexico 2,566,701 2,669,413 2,135,041 2,071,668 2,221,912 2,554,551 2,329,463 Korea 755,...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/26

ating permit · No PUC permit in California · Multiple years of testing needed Texas AV permits · Same story as California · Texas may be more lenient than CA FMVSS= Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard; PUC=Public Utilities Commission Source: VSI Labs, October 2024   GM announced its Origin robotaxi in January 2020 without steering wheel and driving pedals. GM petitioned NHTSA in February 2022 for the Origin to be exempt from feder...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/25

) abolished in 2035; Separate proposal regarding sales of CO2-neutral fuels (eFuel, hydrogen, biofuels, etc.) consistent with EU regulations. In February 2023, for heavy-duty vehicles, the European Commission announced a revised proposal, changing the reduction after 2030 compared to 2019 from the original 30% → 45%, and after 2035 and 2040, reductions of 65% and 90%, respectively, compared to 2019. Subsequently, an exception was made, allowin...

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

globally in the future.   2) Status of each supplier Denso Corporation / Toyota Industries Corporation Denso ▶ recent activities Toyota Industries ▶Recent activities [Company and Business Overview] Both companies are major suppliers to the Toyota Group, and Toyota Industries is in fact the origin company of the Toyota Group. Denso Corporation (Denso) is a global mega-supplier whose business units consist of Thermal Systems including HVAC...

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

art-ups have been announced.   Conversely, the company has also shown a more pragmatic and cost-oriented direction by integrating BrightDrop, which was launched as a subsidiary dedicated to commercial vehicles for production investment, into the Chevrolet brand and discontinuing the development of Origin, a dedicated self-driving vehicle.   While it is partially revising its joint development with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda), it has also anno...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/08

's Model e Division, which handles EVs, still expects a full-year loss of USD 5~5.5 billion.   During the company's second-quarter earnings announcement, General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the company will use Chevrolet's new Bolt EV for future autonomous vehicle development, instead of the Cruise Origin self-driving car, which is being discontinued.   The U.S. Department of Commerce is reportedly planning to propose a ban on the use of Chinese...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/29

FCEVs and Fuel Cells, Chargers and Charging Technologies From coverage of the JSAE 2024 in Yokohama exhibition Summary FC systems, stacks (Honda, Toyota Boshoku, Tokyo R&D, Intelligent Energy, Schaeffler, Dana) Hydrogen tanks, hydrogen-related parts (Toyoda Gosei, Forvia, JTEKT, Aisan Industry) V2X, external power supply (Honda, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Nichicon, Origin, Bell Energy, TPR) Charger related parts, wireless power transfer (Amphe...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/07/11