t in hybrid, and other electrified vehicles, electric power runs the compressor. The refrigerant compressed by the compressor is then sent to the condenser. Here, the high-temperature, high-pressure refrigerant releases heat as it passes through the condenser, in which many rows of thin tubes are arranged, and is transformed into a low-temperature, high-pressure liquid refrigerant. The condenser is made of aluminum with excellent thermal conducti...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/22

als, and production processes is being actively conducted to reduce the cost of drive motors and to increase their efficiency and versatility. Particular attention is being paid to cost-effectiveness improvements that lead to price reductions and improvements in energy density that lead to extended range. A major trend going forward will be the use of alternative, more sustainable raw materials, and one example of a new technology that has recent...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/09

way. Suzuki e Vitara (Photo:Copyright ©SUZUKI MOTOR) Hyundai/Kia   According to the latest plan announced in 2024, the Hyundai/Kia Group aims to sell 1.33 million HEVs by 2028 and 2 million EVs by 2030, expanding its EV lineup to 21 models, while focusing on the development of HEVs and range-extender vehicles in response to the declining demand for EVs. The North American Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (in Georgia, producing f...

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

lled 10 times more accurately than conventional LED glare-free high beam systems. Additionally, from a safety perspective, road warnings and driving support images can be projected directly into the driver's field of vision. The product is also sold at an affordable price that can be used in a wide range of cars. In 2023, it was installed in the trinocular headlights of the VW Touareg. ZKW Group microZ-LED headlight   The ZKW microZ-LED headligh...

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

will be based in Ahmedabad, engaged in the development, manufacturing and sales of automotive fabrics. Adient is the majority shareholder in the new company with a 50.5% share of the company. New product development: In December 2024, Adient announced that it was collaborating with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Dow Inc. to produce seat foam for luxury vehicles using closed-loop recycled parts. This initiative, represents an industry-first in t...

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

on (FY ended December 2023) and 237,104 employees worldwide (as of December 31, 2023). In May 2024, the company announced that sales in Japan in 2023 were up about 23% from the previous year to about JPY 420 billion, the highest ever since it began operations in Japan. Sales increased across a wide range of products, from hardware to software, thanks to the start of full-scale production of electrification equipment and other related products. Bo...

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

ehicles (NEVs: BEVs, PHEVs, FCEVs), and will promote research and development of five core technologies. The company accelerated its shift to an NEV strategy in 2023, and in its passenger car business, it formulated a development strategy that combines a number of technology routes, including PHVs, range extender EVs, BEVs, and FCVs. At its 2024 technology event, the company reiterated that intelligence and AI will be the core of its future techn...

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

but this time the ratio was 56-35%, depending on the mix with PHEVs and HEVs. The final proposal for HDV was also decided.In California, CARB’s new car sales regulations, called "Advanced Clean Cars II" (ACC2), set sales targets of 68% BEVs by 2030 and 100% by 2035, with PHEVs to have an EV-mode range of 50 miles or more. Credits are provided for in the IRA* passed in August 2022, which specifies the conditions, amount, and method of credits f...

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

als, and production processes is being actively conducted to reduce the cost of drive motors and to increase their efficiency and versatility. Particular attention is being paid to cost-effectiveness improvements that lead to price reductions and improvements in energy density that lead to extended range. A major trend going forward will be the use of alternative, more sustainable raw materials, and one example of a new technology that has recent...

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

ng increasingly adopted because they are advantageous in terms of redundant design. This is because a redundant design is not practical in the case of a conventional brushed motor due to its structure (it would be necessary to have a structure in which two commutators are provided and brushes are arranged on both sides). In the case of a brushless type, multiple rotation angle sensors are needed, but the relatively simple redundant design is the ...

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

peripherals and powertrain electrification.   Magna Seating, a division of Magna International Inc. ▶Recent developments Business overview Magna Seating, headquartered in Novi, Michigan, is the seat business division of Magna International, a mega-supplier based in Canada that operates a wide range of businesses from small parts to power units and vehicle assembly in 28 countries around the world (as of December 2023). It has headquarters f...

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

lled 10 times more accurately than conventional LED glare-free high beam systems. Additionally, from a safety perspective, road warnings and driving support images can be projected directly into the driver's field of vision. The product is also sold at an affordable price that can be used in a wide range of cars. In 2023, it was installed in the trinocular headlights of the VW Touareg.   ZKW Group microZ-LED headlight   The ZKW microZ-LED headl...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/03/28

ightly at the entrance of a corner or accelerating quickly on the gas pedal at the exit of a corner, but the intervention of VDC2.0 sometimes interferes with these techniques by throttling the engine output and making it difficult to drive fast. The jointly developed "DSC-Track" extends the control range at the limit while intervening only when sudden unstable behavior such as spinning is detected, thereby reducing the risk of accidents. Note: DS...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/03/14

er 2021, which stipulates that 50% of light vehicle sales in 2030 will be ZEVs (excluding HEVs) and all vehicles will be electric in 2035. The State of California (CARB) has set new ZEV and PHEV sales requirements of 68% in 2030, 100% in 2035. In addition, PHEVs are to have an electric-mode driving range of 50 miles or more. Credits are provided for in the IRA* passed in August 2022, which specifies the conditions, amount, and method of credits f...

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

ng increasingly adopted because they are advantageous in terms of redundant design. This is because a redundant design is not practical in the case of a conventional brushed motor due to its structure (it would be necessary to have a structure in which two commutators are provided and brushes are arranged on both sides). In the case of a brushless type, multiple rotation angle sensors are needed, but the relatively simple redundant design is the ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/07/06

share of mini-BEVs reaching 80%. Exports increased 69.0% y/y to 450,000 units, ranking Chery second among Chinese automakers.   Chery is accelerating its shift to NEVs, and in its passenger car business, it is adopting a strategy of concurrently promoting multiple technology routes such as PHEVs, range extenders, EVs, and hydrogen energy. At the Chery Automobile New Energy Event held in April 2023, the new intelligent EV brand "iCAR", the new N...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/06/21

ar lamps from the three major lamp suppliers Marelli, Hella and Valeo. Besides the three major suppliers, Plastic Omnium, which took over the automobile lamp business from Varroc Lighting Systems, is developing systems such as headlamps, rear lamps, and ECUs for the Volkswagen Group and Jaguar/Land Rover. ZKW Group (ZKW Zizala Lichtsysteme GmbH) also supplies headlamps to many OEMs. For rear lamps, suppliers such as odelo GmbH and Wipac Technolog...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/05/11

hat it would start production of the MK C1 brake-by-wire unit at the Shanghai Plant of Continental Automotive Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and supply it to Volvo for the XC60 and S90. The MK C1 is an integrated brake-by-wire unit with features such as better safety, fuel economy and longer cruising range. In November 2021, the 2nd generation electro-hydraulic brake system, MK C2, was announced. It is smaller, lighter, and more economical than its...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/03/02

021, the president signed an executive order stipulating that 100% of light vehicle sales shall be ZEVs by 2027 and all vehicles shall be electrified by 2035.   In addition, CARB in California, U.S., set conditions for ZEV sales of 65% by 2030 and 100% by 2035, with PHEVs achieving EV-mode driving range of at least 50 miles.   China   The 2019 NEV (New Energy Vehicle, includes BEV, PHEV, and FCV (fuel cell vehicle), but not HEV) regulations se...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/11/11

g increasingly adopted because they are advantageous in terms of redundant design. This is because, a redundant design is not practical in the case of a conventional brushed motor due to its structure (it would be necessary to have a structure in which two commutators are provided and brushes are arranged on both sides). In the case of a brushless type, multiple rotation angle sensors are needed, but the relatively simple redundant design is the ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/09/15