als Exhaust system components for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles The exhaust system components covered in this report are described below.   2) Overview of exhaust system components Exhaust manifold: The exhaust manifold is attached to exhaust ports of the engine head and is the most upstream component in the entire exhaust system. The individual pipes for each of the engine cylinders are called "head-pipes", and the downstream por...

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

tablished Weirei Battery, and NIO, a startup, announced joint development with CATL. More attention will be paid to the brand influence of automakers rather than that of battery suppliers.   In addition, automakers are expected to further strengthen their control over battery manufacturers and the upstream supply chain, while at the same time strengthening their brand marketing power downstream. Going forward, under the New Energy Vehicle system...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/12

December 2023, Changan signed a memorandum of understanding for strategic cooperation with the Ganfeng Lithium Group. The two organizations will promote (semi-) solid-state battery R&D joint venture projects and manufacturing industrialization projects. They will also seek to expand cooperation to upstream lithium mineral resources, advanced processing of lithium salts, battery materials, midstream battery manufacturing, and comprehensive downst...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/12

-DC evaluation Kit   STMicroelectronics N.V. (STMicro) has started production of SiC power MOSFETs ahead of other companies, as they are used in Tesla Model 3 and Model Y.   In addition to SiC powder and 8-inch wafers, the display case also showed how the company is vertically integrated from the upstream process of semiconductor manufacturing to the post-process, such as package mounting.   Discrete packages, whose structure is connected to t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/27

onopoly companies" are treating Chinese companies unfairly in the market. With no say in negotiating prices, Chinese companies are forced to purchase overseas software at high prices. The industrial ecosystem has no standards for incomplete software, and data formats and interface standards between upstream and downstream automotive companies do not match, limiting the efficiency of industrial chain integration. Lacking an evaluation and selectio...

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

h advances in intelligent technology and battery technology, China's New Energy Vehicle industry will continue to lead the global market, with breakthroughs in key technologies such as intelligent driving and fast charging. At the same time, battery production and installation will increase further upstream in the New Energy Vehicle supply chain, further contributing to the development of the entire industry. This trend will also boost the compet...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/28

Source: Automotive World presentation materials) 2-3) Goals for software development efficiency(Source: Automotive World presentation materials)   Efficient software development - Software design automation -   First, AI will be used throughout the software design process. Specifically, in the upstream processes (requirements definition, architecture design, functional design, implementation), AI will be used for requirement analysis, specif...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/22

es manually, it is possible to determine the navigation intent from the subsequent trajectory, but it may be difficult to accurately estimate the navigation intent at the time from 20 to 35 seconds of data. Challenge 2: Reusability of collected data The plan (model) receives explicit output from upstream detection. Detection models can have inaccurate information due to problems such as omissions, false positives, and detection errors. At the ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/26

als Exhaust system components for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles The exhaust system components covered in this report are described below.   2) Overview of exhaust system components Exhaust manifold: The exhaust manifold is attached to exhaust ports of the engine head and is the most upstream component in the entire exhaust system. The individual pipes for each of the engine cylinders are called "head-pipes", and the downstream por...

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

ith PT Gotion Green Energy Solutions Indonesia, a subsidiary of Gotion Hi-Tech, and a signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on investment in the new Wuling’s KBLBB (Battery-Based EV) project. Wuling has strengthened its commitment to developing the EV ecosystem in Indonesia from upstream to downstream. Hyundai and LG Energy Solution’s JV factories to start operations PT HLI Green Power, a joint venture company between Hyun...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/04/12

for autonomous driving.   Powertrain SVOLT Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (SVOLT)   Through SVOLT Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (SVOLT), Great Wall Motors has established a system in the core fields of mineral resources, battery materials, and battery recovery at the energy storage system level, from upstream to downstream in the industrial chain. For drive battery technology, the company plans to offer batteries with a variety of chemistries, incl...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/03/06

del 3 and Model Y, set up an exhibit corner for xEV electric powertrain solutions at the front of its booth to introduce SiC power MOSFETs for automotive use and related products.   SiC powder and 8-inch wafers were placed in a display case to show how the company is vertically integrated from the upstream processes of semiconductor manufacturing to the back-end processes such as package mounting.   Discrete packages are supplied in a variety o...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/02/29

Understanding (MOU) for a strategic alliance with Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd. on December 22, 2023. The two companies will promote joint research and development projects and manufacturing industrialization projects for (semi-) solid-state batteries, and will develop lithium mineral resources in the upstream process of battery production, high value-added processing of lithium salt, battery materials, midstream battery manufacturing, and comprehen...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/02/01

es, including IVI systems, driver assistance systems, intelligent air conditioning, and intelligent lighting, with a purpose to provide greater comfort, safety, and an intelligent driving experience. In its structure, there are three levels in the automotive intelligent cockpit industrial chain. 1) Upstream raw material suppliers that provide key components such as various electronic devices, chips, and thin film capacitors. 2) Midstream manufact...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/12/15

sions were held to discuss topics of interest such as smart IoV (Internet of Vehicles) technologies, infrastructure software, industrial software, and in-vehicle OS (operating systems). The event attracted a total of more than 500 participants, including industry leaders, domestic and international upstream and downstream automotive industry-related companies, and industry experts.   The "White Paper on the Software Development and Construction ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/12/01

y paths or maturity levelsEstimating time to put technology in place and level of technology development for each technology path Economics of technology (E) Cost projections for core technologiesDPCO/TCO costs Public benefit from CO2 emissions reductions (E) CO2 emissions from fuels, including upstream and operational phases of the fuel cycle Pollutant emissions Energy supply (E) Clean energy supply methods and scaleClean energy unit costs...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/21

mainstream drive motor technology and products, drive motor sales/production volumes of companies in the last 5 years from 2018-2022, and sales data of companies in the last 5 years from 2018-2022). 4)  Supply relationships of China's major drive motor suppliers and automakers in the drive motor upstream and downstream industry chain. 5)  Summary of development trends of NEV drive motor technology in China. 1.1 Current development statu...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/09

mpanies will accelerate the implementation of FCV commercial vehicle projects. In July 2022, FAW Jiefang signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement on hydrogen energy transportation with REFIRE and Sinopec Sales Co., Ltd. (Sinopec Sales). The three companies will jointly focus on building upstream, midstream, and downstream relationships in the hydrogen energy industry chain, as well as promote the construction of hydrogen energy infras...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/09/13

to the CPCA, China’s cumulative NEV production has exceeded 20 million units, making the NEV a new driving force for China’s economic growth. However, such issues as “uneven development of passenger and commercial cars, room for improvement in regional market penetration rates, fluctuation of upstream raw materials, re-exploration of material systems and process capabilities, and construction of power replenishment infrastructure” persist...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/07/11

les for families is increasing. Demand for A0 class (minicars) and A00 class (minicars) is increasing, especially due to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.   With regard to supply chain issues, automakers will become more powerful in the future, exerting more control over battery manufacturers and upstream industrial chains, and even more control over downstream brand marketing forces. Under the new energy system, the feature that automakers hav...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/06/23