s volumes and market shares of xEVs are increasing. The increasing presence of Chinese manufacturers in various countries is also believed to be a contributing factor. Italy saw a significant increase of 68.8% y/y to 47,000 units, mainly due to the rise in HEV sales. Sales of HEV models such as the Toyota Aygo X and Renault Clio increased, as did the HEV version of the VW T-Roc, which was launched in January. Trends in xEV market share in 12 m...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/27

IIMS Indonesia International Motor Show 2026 Chinese and Japanese OEMs, Indonesian companies, Vinfast and more Summary Chinese OEMs: Chery, SAIC, Changan, Geely, GAC, GWM, BAIC, DFSK, XPeng Indonesian ：OEM / PLN VinFast Hyundai / Kia Japanese OEMs: Toyota, Daihatsu, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Honda   The Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) 2026 was held at JIEXPO in Kemayoran, Jakarta, from February 5 to 15, 2026.   It is one of Indonesia's tw...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/27

nufacturer. Since then, however, EPBs have become a battleground, with AUMOVIO products being used in high volume applications such as the VW Golf. Brake calipers from HL Mando of Korea are doing well, and are used in some companies’ main models, including the BMW 320i, MINI Cooper, VW T-Roc, and Toyota Supra. Astemo calipers are being increasingly adopted by the Peugeot 208 as well as VW Group EV models. The sales of Brembo cast iron rotors ar...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/24

Thailand International Motor Expo 2025 (2) Japanese OEMs and Others Mitsubishi, Mazda, Suzuki, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, Isuzu, Hyundai, NEX Point, etc. Summary Mitsubishi：XFORCE HEV, Xpander HEV, Xpander Cross HEV Mazda: Mazda6e (mass-production BEV) Suzuki: Fronx, Swift Nissan: X-TRAIL e-POWER x e-4ORCE Toyota: Hilux Travo (pickup truck), Hilux Travo-e (BEV) Lexus: Lexus RZ, Lexus LX 500d Honda: CR-V e:HEV (HuNT Series) Isuzu: D-MAX X-SERIES BMW...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/01/27

Hydrogen Gets Its Opportunity in Motor Racing Summary Introduction TOYOTA GAINING EXPERIENCE ON THE RACETRACK DEMONSTRATOR VEHICLE FROM BOSCH ENGINEERING AND LIGIER SUCCESSFUL TESTBED TESTING AT AVL ROLLING PROTOTYPE FROM ALPINE WITH FOUR AND SIX CYLINDERS   This report contains a Spotlight article from Springer's automotive technical magazine "ATZ" www.atz-magazine.com. and "MTZ" www.mtz-magazine.com. Springer is a German company affiliated wi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/01/07

apanese market in H2 of 2024 or later, or those announced for future introduction to the Japanese market, and considered future trends. As mentioned above, 14~15.6-inch IVI displays 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....

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

s the sub-category of automatic transmissions, as shown in the above figure, known as continuously variable transmissions (CVT). Friction-type step-less transmissions using a belt or chain to transfer power (hereinafter referred to as mechanical CVT, including some step systems). Transmissions for Toyota and other hybrid vehicles that perform stepless shifting by a built-in electric motor/generator via a power split mechanism (hereinafter referr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/08

, Tesla, and major Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers). Electric vehicle sales of major OEMs *By clicking the button below the graph, only the relevant data will be shown. BYD Geely Tesla GM Group VW Group Chery BMW Group Stellantis Hyundai-Kia Mercedes-Benz Group GAC Group Ford Toyota Group Renault Honda Nissan Copyright (C) MarkLines Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Electric vehicle sales of major OEMs (000 units) The ta...

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

lio (window regulators, door electronics, lighting console) Peugeot 208 (headliner substrate, sunvisors, window regulators (plastic), ambient lighting, license plate lamp, central high mounted stop lamp) Dacia Duster (lighting console) Volkswagen Golf (headliner logistic services, ambient lighting) Toyota Yaris Cross (sunvisors and headliner substrate,lighting console) Volkswagen Tiguan (ambient lighting, modular headliner and door panels) Skoda ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/20

system, including the redundancy, was a rudimentary system using a mechanical redundant backup . From 2022 onwards, Geely Auto and Hella plan to jointly develop SBW solutions, with mass production expected in 2026. In addition, NIO and Germany's ZF are partnering in the development of SBW products. Toyota's bZ4X model was scheduled to be mass-produced and released with Japan's JTEKT Corporation's SBW, but due to regulatory issues, the bZ4X still ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/18

vices (3G), making it impossible to provide services that use the relevant technology. Responses of major 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 com...

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

nternational Inc.) Inflator Japanese Daicel Corporation Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. Non-Japanese Autoliv Inc. Joyson Safety Systems ZF Friedrichshafen AG ARC Automotive Inc. Cushion (bag) sewing (including partial weaving) Japanese SAS Co., Ltd. (Sumisho Airbag Systems Co., Ltd.) Seiren Co., Ltd. Toyota Boshoku Corporation Tokokosen Corporation Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Group companies Matsuya R&D Co., Ltd. Cushion base fabric Japanese To...

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

to achieve a highly sensitive light distribution equivalent to using approximately 300 LEDs. This makes it possible to narrow down the light shading range for oncoming and preceding vehicles, etc. to a limited extent. Since it was installed on the Lexus RX, installation has been expanded to include Toyota models. High-definition ADBIn October 2023, Koito announced the development of a high-definition ADB at the Japan Mobility Show. This high-defi...

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

by electricity. For HEVs, the engine is stopped when the vehicle is driven by the electric motor, so electricity is still required as a power source for the compressor. Currently, various suppliers are promoting the practical application of electric compressors, but in Japan, Denso Corporation and Toyota Industries Corporation are leading the way, supplying many OEMs, including those outside Japan. Figure 1. Mechanical compressor: The bla...

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

sion of major seat suppliers Ⅲ. List of major seat suppliers and the automakers to which they supply seats (vehicles produced in Japan) IV. Product supply information of major seat suppliers (Complete Seats only) Ⅴ. Sales figures of major seat suppliers VI. Suppliers global footprints (Detail) Toyota Boshoku Cowerk NHK Spring / Faurecia-NHK Tachi-S Fuji Seat Delta Kogyo SNIC TS Tech Toyo Seat Houwa Kogyo Adient (formerly Johnson Controls Jap...

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

-by-wire (SBW) with a fail-safe mechanism. This steer-by-wire system uses a clutch to connect the steering wheel to the front axle, and if a fault is detected, the system will mechanically connect as usual. In addition, the safety design includes the use of three ECUs to ensure redundancy. In 2022, Toyota launched a steer-by-wire (SBW) system for the bZ4X and Lexus RZ electric vehicles that physically separates the steering and tires. This is the...

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

t making Ichikoh a consolidated subsidiary, the acquisition process for which was finalized in January 2017. As a result, Valeo became the parent company with a 55.08% stake in Ichikoh. On May 5, 2019, it was announced that Valeo of France purchased all of the outstanding shares of Ichikoh owned by Toyota Motor Corporation (5.86 million shares, 6.1% based on voting rights) giving Valeo a 61.2% stake in Ichiko. Ichikoh is discussed in Analysis Rep...

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

nes - Vehicle sales volume search by EV/Model/Country/etc.)    By manufacturer, Chinese automakers BYD, Geely, and Chery all saw sales increase by more than 20%, while U.S. manufacturers Ford and GM also saw sales increases. On the other hand, Japanese and European OEMs, with the exception of Toyota, Volkswagen, and Renault, all saw a decrease compared to the previous year (Table 3). Table 3: Top 15 OEMs by sales in the first half of 2025...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/18

R 8.634 billion, and sales by division were in the order of Seating, Interiors, Electronics, Clean Mobility, Lighting, and Life Cycle Solutions. At the component level, Faurecia is the leading supplier of front seat frames and mechanisms, surpassing that of its competitors such as Adient, Lear, and Toyota Boshoku. Also, it has a 16% market share as the market leader in seat structure systems. As the company is based in France and was owned 39.34%...

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

pan usually include large parts such as exhaust pipes that are long and more easily produced and supplied locally, mainly by Japanese suppliers. Excluding suppliers of catalyst substrates and coating, the major Japanese suppliers of exhaust systems include suppliers such as Futaba and Sango for the Toyota group, Marelli Corporation (formerly Calsonic Kansei Corporation) for Nissan, and Yutaka Giken and Sankei Giken for Honda. Because larger parts...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/19