sed on INEGI data)   Domestic sales volume of light vehicles in Mexico in 2024 reached 1.497 million units, an increase of 9.8% over the previous year. Sales increases have been recorded for the last four consecutive years, but from the year before which showed a significant 24.6% increase, the pace of growth is slowing down.   Automotive OEMs operating in Mexico mainly produce SUVs and luxury cars for export to the United States, while smal...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/30

nsportation. In November 2019, Autoliv announced the development of a new front center airbag (far-side airbag). This airbag was planned to be introduced in 19 models by the end of 2020, but it did not happen due to the COVID-19 crisis. The airbag, which is built into the seat back, deploys in the space between the driver and passenger, and protects the occupants from colliding with the inside of the far-side door or an adjacent occupant in the e...

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

gradually increase to 8 or more. Among Japanese automakers, there are many ATs due to the coincidence of the debut of new models using ATs in 2024, such as the Land Cruiser 250, Lexus LBX, Mitsubishi Triton, Suzuki Frontex, and Mazda CX-80, but it is unlikely that the number will increase at this pace in the future.   Japanese OEMs, the overwhelming majority of which use CVTs, will continue to consolidate their AT models to mitigate rising co...

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

a country of cars, and nothing is more sacred to us,” said Michael Pachmajer from the consulting firm Zukunftsinstitut, which carries out research into future trends in Europe. “Motorized individual transportation powered by fossil fuels simply consumes too many resources and takes up too much space in our cities. Today, moving and parked cars occupy 60 % of the road space.”   But times are changing. Depending on demographic and regional d...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/28

be electric vehicles (EVs) or zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by 2030. The Indian government aims to continue promoting EV production in India to stimulate domestic demand and attract foreign investment. Currently, India's production capacity for Li-ion batteries and components for EVs is not keeping pace with market demand. For Thailand, it also represents an opportunity to expand exports of EV parts and components to India and its trading partner...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/26

sco, and dynamic performance regulated at a 30km/h stopping distance of 27m (approx. 0.15 G).   Electric parking brake (EPB)   In recent years, deregulation has led to the rapid spread of EPBs. By adopting EPBs, convenience is increased, such as a switch for the parking brake, increased interior space, and an automatic parking ON/OFF function. In addition, in terms of function expansion of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), in adaptive ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/21

mn units/year in February, up from the 2.1 mn units/year reported in January. Carnival week can cause sales activity to slow, but whereas Carnival fell in February last year, it was in March in 2025, hence providing a low base effect for February sales. In Argentina, the market continued its strong pace during the second month of 2025 as sales reached 40.4k units in February, up by 71.1% YoY. The selling rate experienced a bump in February, leapi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/18

gy, the usage of high tensile strength steel and aluminum is 88%, and it includes 65 patented technologies. Among them, the battery unlocking technology uses triple redundant electronic lock release technology, which unlocks in the event of an emergency and the flush door handles come out. Magic Space: Features include a B-pillarless body, a foldable telescopic steering wheel, a front seat central armrest that can be moved backwards 140cm, a fo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/07

U.S. Market: New Vehicle Sales Recover, BEV Expansion Slows Review of electrification and investment plans, supply chain restructuring Summary U.S. sales up 2.1% y/y in 2024; pace of electric vehicle expansion slows GM maintains top position among OEM groups OEMs announce revisions to electrification and investment plans Actively exploring new partnership strategies EV supply chain is being built and restructured New Trump Administration signals ...

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

  The development process is primarily done in-house, but there is still an integration of third-party components.   Also suppliers face challenges in data collection and delivery, leading to uncertainty and regression in acceptance tests. This can hinder the company's ability to adapt to the new pace and become more flexible.   Mr. Massonié concluded his presentation by emphasizing that the unique NIO Full Stack and the strong focus on user ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/20

January 2025   Key AV companies such as, Aurora, May Mobility, Mobileye, Nvidia, Plus, Waymo, WeRide and Zoox were at CES 2025.   As in 2022, 2023 and 2024, an AV race was held at the Las Vegas Speedway during CES 2025. The Maserati MC20 Cielo with AV technology from Milan Polytechnic was the pace car for the driverless AV race. The MC20 Cielo has been tested with a speed of 177 mph without a driver onboard.   The Indy Autonomous Challenge...

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

r in China for the first time in terms of sales volume in 2024. According to the company's preliminary production/sales report, production in 2024 was 4.304 million units, up 41.3% from the previous year, and sales were 4.272 million units, up 41.3% from the previous year. BYD is growing at a rapid pace, with production/sales volumes in 2024 being nine times higher than in 2019. The growth rate of NEV (New Energy Vehicle: EV, PHV, FCV) passenger ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/18

some of the presentations given at the conference plenary sessions.   Related reports:  Renault Group: "Ampere" Launched, Plans to Sell 1 Million EVs by 2031 (Jul. 2024) The 22nd CTI Symposium: Carbon Free Mobility (Mar. 2024) NIO Battery Swap Stations (Jan. 2024) 21st CTI Symposium (2): Keeping Pace during Electric Mobility Transformation (Jan. 2023) 21st CTI Symposium (1): Keeping Pace during Electric Mobility Transformation (Jan. 2023)   D...

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

month, and costs CNY 769,000.   Zeekr Mix minivan   In contrast to the performance-focused Zeekr 001 FR, the Zeekr Mix minivan highlights a comfortable interior for passengers. As the first model using the SEA-M architecture designed for advanced mobility and comfort, the Mix maximizes interior space with a capsule-like exterior. It has a 3,008 mm wheelbase, 4,688 mm length, 1,995 mm width, and 1,755 mm height. The cabin’s spaciousness and v...

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

the use of AI. “Working with AI models used to be reserved for programmers who were familiar with complex code in Python or C++. Generative AI now enables us to use artificial intelligence with little effort and without specialist knowledge. And the technology is continuing to develop at a rapid pace.” [5] Generative AI is able to create new data using various inputs, such as converting speech or images into text or vice versa THE USE ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/22

service areas The main focus is on fast charging service networks. Battery replacement systems, integrated solar power generation, energy storage and charging systems, and charging systems at expressway service areas to ensure holiday service are beginning to be implemented in stages and at a rapid pace. Residential areas In these areas, charging stands are mainly private. We are promoting large-scale development of unified community developmen...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/14

ems of automobile information and digitalization. Middleware and multi-layer decoupling allows hardware resources to be released. AI will become an important medium for future automobiles, and it is expected that they will become a "new species" that combines intelligence, mobility, lifestyle, and space. Among other things, AI agents are expected to help move various functions away from apps.   The core of the AI OS is the ability to manage at t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/08

678 5.3%   Indian passenger vehicle market performance   In 2023, the Indian car market experienced growth every month compared to the previous year. At the beginning of the year, it carried forward the positive momentum from the previous year, with the economy gradually returning to a normal pace.   Owing to the strong pent-up demand created by two years of declining sales, the order books of automotive OEMs saw significant growth. This w...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/23

d are used mostly for so-called "city driving," and are therefore considered suitable for BEVs, BEVs are expected to account for more than 95% of total sales from 2024 onwards, making this a segment dominated by BEVs.   However, due to the way the vehicles are used (short distance travel) and the space required to install the systems, PHVs have not been introduced into the A and B segments. Monthly sales of A and B segment BEVs (Chinese d...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/19

ed in Q4 2024 (Source: "G 580 with EQ Technology" press release)   In July 2021, the Mercedes-Benz Group announced that "by the end of the 2020s, all new cars sold by the Mercedes-Benz Group (in markets where possible) will be “EV-only," but in February 2024 the company revised that plan. The pace of electrification and the transition to all-electric (BEVs) will be determined by customer and market conditions, so the company will be tactica...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/06