hnology) Automotive World 2025 (January 22 - 24, 2025) was held at the Tokyo Big Sight convention and exhibition center. According to an announcement by the organizer, RX Japan Co., Ltd., the total number of visitors for the entire Automotive World exhibition (3-day total), including concurrent NEPCON (Electronics R&D and Manufacturing Technology Expo), Factory Innovation Week, and Smart Logistics Expo events, was 85,430, up from 77,744 last ye...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/28

kuhari Messe convention center. Automotive World is held every January, but it has also started to be held in the fall, making this the third time it has been held in this way. According to an announcement by the organizer, RX Japan Ltd., the total number of visitors to Automotive World Autumn, NEPCON Japan Autumn, and Factory Innovation Week Autumn 2024, which were held concurrently, was 22,623 (3-day total), slightly down from 25,161 last aut...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/09/30

in the short term.   (Exhibitor profile) Company Exhibited products Material Construction method (Process) Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation(Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) In production: Front grilleMazda CX-60In production: Meter garnishSuzuki Jimny Bio-based engineering plastic"DURABIO™"Plant-derived PC resin Injection molding Paint-less resin outer panel(reference product) Recycled PMMA "Acrypet" tail lamp recycling material Injection molding ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/06/18

s 2027 to 2030 only. The prevailing view is that the administration has made this course correction in order to gain an advantage in the U.S. presidential election, with former Republican Party President Trump, who is hostile to EVs, in mind. Emissions regulations: Fleet average for passenger cars (PC), light-duty trucks (LDT), and medium-duty passenger vehicles (MDPV) Non-methane organic gas (NMOG) + oxides of nitrogen regulation value Model y...

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

atsui, General Manager, Automotive Business Unit, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies Connected Intelligent Edge (Source: Qualcomm presentation)   Qualcomm has the world's No. 1 market share in SoC (System On Chip) in the smartphone field and is expanding its business domain into the Windows-based PC field. In addition, in the drone field, Qualcomm has been involved in providing SoCs for drones as well as drone control systems since the 2010s, a...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/03/21

companies that offer services and innovations over the life cycle of the vehicle and increase the value of the vehicle as a product.   Open-Source Communities Open Source Communities membership trends (Source: ETAS)   Open source communities are already widespread in the smartphone and PC industries, and vendors active in these industries are looking to enter the automotive industry.   The Eclipse SDV working group, COVESA alliance,...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/02/21

ller SoC For next-generation autonomous trucks. Ambarella expands autonomous driving AI domain controller family with two new products-CV3- AD635 and CV3-AD655. Ambarella launches comprehensive edge AI developer platform   Intel   Intel made a lot of news at CES 2024. Much of it was for its core PC and IT center business. Some significant announcements were made for Intel's automotive technology in the press conference presentation. Intel CEO...

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

mini EVs using swappable batteries starting in November 2023. MEV-VAN Concept MEV-VAN Concept batteries   The battery-swappable electric three-wheeled cab is equipped with four Honda Mobile Power Pack e: units and is an electric version of the auto rickshaws used as cabs in India.   The PC05E-1 electric micro-excavator jointly developed by Komatsu Ltd. and Honda is powered by the Honda Mobile Power Pack e: removable portable battery, ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/30

aste plastics recovered from end-of-life vehicles or the market. Recycled polypropylene products before and after use Recycled polypropylene manufacturing process display panel   Sumika Polycarbonate Ltd., a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., exhibited eco-friendly polycarbonate (PC) resin.   Wavelength-selective polycarbonate resin is an eco-friendly material that can selectively transmit light rays of the required wavelength...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/01

eight auto parts will be, leading to a reduction in fossil fuel usage and CO2 emissions.   The hood and roof side rails of the NCV are made of 100% CNF, and the floor components are made of epoxy resin (EP) with a CNF composite ratio of 30-50%. In addition, the roof panel is made of polycarbonate (PC) with a CNF composite ratio of 15%, and the door trim is made of polypropylene (PP) with the same CNF composite ratio of 15%. CO2 emissions are exp...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/10/19

ping station operators include NIO (1,777 stations), Aulton (632), Geely-owned e-energee (405), GCL Energy Hub (108 stations), and Botan Technology (108). In addition, ENERGIEX, SAIC Group's joint venture with China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL), as well as GAC Energy, a subsidiary of the GAC Group, have also begun to set up battery swa...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/10/03

TECHNO-FRONTIER 2023: Motor/Inverter-related Components for xEVs Motors, inverters, PCUs, power devices and related components, measurement instruments, etc. Summary Electrified powertrains, motor related parts: EXEDY, Sumida, NPM, Namitei, UPTEC, INAC Magnetic Materials : Shin-Etsu Chemical, Proterial, Qingdao Yunlu, Tianhe Magnetics, Onemag, ZHmag PCU, inverter-related: LEM Japan, Kohshin Electric, Kaga Tech, Globetech Power device-related: STM...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/09/05

become stricter every year. The Trump administration revoked California's authority to set its own stringent emissions standards, but with the change to the Biden administration, the next 2026 regulations, LEV IV, have begun to be developed. Emissions regulations: Fleet average for passenger cars (PC), light-duty trucks (LDT), and medium-duty passenger vehicles (MDPV) Non-methane organic gas (NMOG) + oxides of nitrogen regulation value Model y...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/07/27

easuring heartbeat and breathing with a capacitance sensor built into the seat cushion. Driving monitor with seat sensor (Sumitomo Electric) Measurement by driving monitor (Sumitomo Electric)   The figure on the right shows a person sitting on the demo device. The red number (105) on the PC monitor is the value measured by the sensor, and it can be seen that it matches the smartwatch measurement value. Driving monitor measuremen...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/06/27

environmental materials Material: Biomass PPProcess: Injection molding Hood inner made of environmental materials Material: Thermosetting biomass SMCProcess: Hot press Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation(Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, Japan) Mass production: Front grille(Mazda CX-60) Material: Plant-derived PCBio-based engineering plastic "DURABIO"Process: Injection molding Mass production: Tail lamp cover made of recycled materials(Honda Motor Co., Ltd...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/06/14

become stricter every year. The Trump administration revoked California's authority to set its own stringent emissions standards, but with the change to the Biden administration, the next 2026 regulations, LEV IV, have begun to be developed. Emissions regulations: Fleet average for passenger cars (PC), light trucks (LDT), and medium-duty passenger vehicles (MDPV) Non-methane organic gas (NMOG) + oxides of nitrogen regulation value Model year ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/05/18

quipped with the eGX power unit along with Honda's Mobile Power Pack, and Honda's provision of the eGX power unit facilitates the electrification efforts with electric components that are new to the construction equipment industry.   Komatsu: Electric micro-excavator Electric micro-excavator PC05E-1 prototype model (Komatsu)Display panel for electric micro-excavator PC05E-1 prototype model (Komatsu)   Komatsu Ltd. (Komatsu) exhibited a...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/05/09

), and outside Japan, Elevate Textiles Inc. of the U.S. (formerly International Textile Group, Inc. (ITG), U.S.-based Safety Components Fabric Technologies Inc. is a manufacturing company of Elevate Textiles Group), UTT Technische Textilien GmbH of Germany which is a subsidiary of Indorama Ventures PCL of Thailand, Global Safety Textiles of Germany, a subsidiary of the Hyosung Group of Korea, and Korea-based Dual Co., Ltd.   In December 2018, To...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/04/20

JSAE Symposium: "Latest Trends in EV Technology" Concurrent Exhibition 1st to 5th generation Prius motors and inverters on full display, etc. Summary Toyota 4th generation Prius cutaway model and Prius evolution 1st to 4th generation Prius motors, 5th generation transaxle PCUs for 1st to 5th generation Prius, power modules for 1st to 4th generation Subaru Solterra e-Axle (BluE Nexus) installed in Solterra All-new Honda Civic PCU for new e:HEV, BM...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/03/27

khaus REFERENCES [1] Irle, R.: Global EV Sales for 2021. Online: https://www.ev-volumes.com/news/ev-sales-for-2021/, access: September 02, 2022 [2] ACEA (ed.): Fuel types of new cars: battery electric 9.9%, hybrid 22.6% and petrol 38.5% market share in Q2 2022.Online: https://www.acea.auto/fuel-pc/fuel-types-of-new-cars-battery-electric-9-9-hybrid-22-6-and-petrol-38-5-market-share-in-q2-2022/, access: September 02, 2022 [3] Dataforce (ed.): D...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/03/07