aintaining high export growth to offset a demand plummet in the Middle East. As a result, the export structure is trending towards a high-end transformation and an all-category upgrade. - Maker April 2026(1,000 units) y/y 1 BYD 182 -32.3% 2 Geely 152 -27.4% 3 Changan Auto 95 -11.0% 4 FAW-VW 75 -32.1% 5 Chery 68 -30.5% 6 Leapmotor 57 63.5% 7 SAIC-GM-Wuling 54 -30.3% 8 GAC Toyota 54 -9.9% 9 SAIC-VW 46 -44.8% 10 Great Wall Mot...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/13

a test license for its L4 Robotaxi. Regarding solid-state and sodium-ion batteries, automakers such as BYD, Chery, Changan, and BAIC are accelerating their R&D and industrialization plans.   Non-Chinese OEMs continue to promote the localization of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) and intelligentization. VW, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, GM and others are accelerating the implementation of highly autonomous driving and AI cockpits through partnerships with te...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/11

, options such as initial public offerings (IPOs) and sales are also being considered.   New market entrants include Austria-based iSi Automotive GmbH, established in 1995, and Korea-based SNT Motiv Co., Ltd., originally a defense equipment manufacturer, both of which mainly supply products to the Volkswagen Group. In recent years, Chinese safety component manufacturers such as Yanfeng Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd. (Yanfeng) and Jinzhou Jinh...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/07

ilarly high growth is not expected in 2026. In addition, to ease trade tensions, the group has started importing some US-made models into Japan, which will reduce demand for domestically produced versions. In April 2026, Toyota launched the Highlander and Tundra in Japan, importing both from the US.Volkswagen GroupVolkswagen Group’s global LV build is set to fall by 7.4% YoY in Q1 2026 and again by 4.2% in Q2, following near flat growth of 0.4%...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/30

explained that this partial suspension is intended to optimize its strategic positioning and improve operational efficiency in response to changes in the market environment. On the other hand, Dongfeng Honda has no plans to suspend operations at its plant.   It has also been reported that Skoda, a Volkswagen Group brand, will end sales in China by the end of 2026. Volkswagen’s Chinese subsidiary explained that it is struggling to keep pace wit...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/27

st profitable quarter. This growth was driven by significant cost reductions through a platformized architecture and Pure Vision (cameras only), further reductions in non-technical costs through supply chain reforms, and high-margin technology licensing revenue based on a partnership agreement with Volkswagen. R&D expenditures for 2025 increased by 47.0% y/y to CNY 9.49 billion, of which CNY 4.5 billion was invested in AI-related projects. In 202...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/20

Mazda In-house) 〇 2. Automatic transmission supply in the United States You can scroll the table left and right AT Supplier Vehicle manufacturers (excluding OEM-supply) *: Includes medium- and heavy-duty vehicles Toyota Nissan Honda Hino* Isuzu* GM Ford Stellantis BMW Mercedes VW Volvo Aisin 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 JATCO 〇 ZF 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 Allison 〇 〇 〇 Honda In-house ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/17

GWM Poer M 5,400 1,930 1,860 3,230 83,000 China Chongqing Plant Ford Maverick S 5,072 1,979 1,745 3,076 182,000 Mexico Hermosillo Plant Stellantis Fiat Toro S 4,915 1,844 1,746 2,990 59,000 Brazil Pernambuco Plant Stellantis Fiat Strada S 4,474 1,732 1,600 2,737 150,000 Brazil Betim Plant VW Saveiro S 4,474 1,713 1,521 2,752 86,000 Brazil Anchieta Plant (Source: MarkLines - Model Launch Schedules - Pickup truck segment (excluding Ch...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/13

slow recovery, and consumption trends will remain bullish amid the upcoming International Workers’ Day holiday, the Auto China 2026 event, and the earlier launch of new vehicle models. - Maker March 2026(1,000 units) y/y 1 BYD 194 -33.1% 2 Geely 171 -12.2% 3 Changan Auto 114 1.3% 4 FAW-VW 107 -17.1% 5 Chery 72 -41.3% 6 SAIC-VW 70 -22.8% 7 SAIC-GM-Wuling 68 -34.2% 8 GAC Toyota 66 0.1% 9 FAW Toyota 60 -15.5% 10 Tesla China ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/10

2028 (Source: BYD) Ranking by automaker   Looking at the rankings by corporate group, the Brazilian market continues to be driven by major automakers from Europe, the United States, Japan, and South Korea. In 2025, Stellantis N.V. took the top spot with sales of 743,000 units, followed by the VW Group in second place with 490,000 units, and the GM Group in third place with 271,000 units. These three major groups account for the majority of ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/08

parts Region OEM Model name Chiller Electric valve (V), Electric pump (P) Radiator Europe Peugeot e-2008 Zhejiang Sanhua (V) Zhejiang Sanhua Xiezhong International Fiat 500e Modine (P) Magna International Inc. (Magna) Mahle Behr BMW i4 Zhejiang Sanhua (P) Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch) Modine Volkswagen ID.5 Hanon (V) Hanon Hanon Audi Q4 e-tron Mahle Behr (V) Mahle Behr Valeo Volvo XC40 Recharge Mahle Behr N/A Mahle Behr Renault Megan...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/30

nce 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 major countries and 3 Nordic countries Click on the legend buttons to d...

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

Nvidia GPUs – especially for the automotive sector. Qualcomm also announced collaborations in the field of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) with the suppliers ZF and Hyundai Mobis, as well as its role as the “primary tech provider for the launch of the zonal SDV architecture” at the Volkswagen Group, with Rivian playing a key role here. FIGURE 1The demo platform based on Renesas’ R-Car X5 contains a chip with 4 TFLOPS of GPU ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/26

as been the shift to electric parking brakes (EPB) in the rear brakes, which has been preceded by increased adoption of brakes from ZF, a long-established EPB manufacturer. 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 ...

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

ly optimize costs and efficiency. Should the crisis be short-lived, Chinese automakers, with stronger sales resilience than other international car manufacturers, will face only minor impact on export shipment. - Maker February 2026(1,000 units) y/y 1 Geely 145 -19.3% 2 BYD 89 -56.9% 3 FAW-VW 79 -20.0% 4 Changan Auto 69 -14.7% 5 Chery 57 -35.1% 6 SAIC-VW 57 -15.7% 7 GAC Toyota 42 -0.4% 8 Tesla China 38 42.7% 9 SAIC-GM-Wuling ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/16

y Market share by powertrain type in Germany(January 2026) Germany xEV market share trends Germany Top 5 best selling xEV models (1000 units) The table can be scrolled horizontally - Model OEM/ Brand Powertrain 2026Jan. 2025Jan. y/y change 1 Elroq Skoda BEV 3 0 1014.6% 2 ID.7 VW BEV 3 3 -16.2% 3 ID.3 VW BEV 2 2 19.4% 4 A6 Audi BEV/PHEV 2 0 496.3% 5 Enyaq iV Skoda BEV 2 3 -39.8% (Source: MarkLines Sales Volume Dat...

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

to "highly efficient powertrains" as defined by Chinese OEMs. (Unit: units) The table can be scrolled left and right Rank OEM Model 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1 BYD Sealion 6 - - - - - 7,850 2 BMW 3 Series - - 1,423 1,557 930 1,011 3 Mercedes-Benz E-Class - - 1,505 1,162 980 967 4 VW Porsche Cayenne - - 712 714 749 966 5 BMW 5 Series - - 1,200 982 1,014 793 6 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class - - 786 702 856 767 7 BYD Haibao 05 / Se...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/24

d for bankruptcy reorganization in 2023, will be taken over by Shenzhen Xiangfei Automobile Sales Co., Ltd. and is scheduled to resume production between 2025 and 2026.   German OEMs posted a 7.7% y/y decline to 3.703 million units, with all three major groups posting negative growth. The VW Group's sales were down 6.1% from the previous year to 2.581 million units, with both the VW and Audi brands showing a downward trend. The BMW Grou...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/19

annot provide continuous assurance. Full checks on every component are possible but highly time-consuming and achieving transparency across all tiers remains challenging. Introducing TRS: A Lightweight Gatekeeper  To close this gap, Porsche introduced the Technical Revision Software (TRS) from the VW Group —a lightweight, rapid quality check that complements milestone-based ASPICE assessments. TRS enables focused evaluations whenever needed, t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/18

tariff negotiations, NEV exports have extended from "simply selling vehicles" to "supply chain localization". Overall, future export growth is expected to shift from "quantity-driven" high-speed growth to a "quality-driven" leap. - Maker January 2026(1,000 units) y/y 1 Geely 210 -12.6% 2 FAW-VW 132 -3.5% 3 BYD 94 -53.0% 4 SAIC-VW 90 -9.3% 5 Changan Auto 82 -33.3% 6 Chery 79 -40.3% 7 FAW Toyota 65 8.3% 8 GAC Toyota 64 0.3% 9 H...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/13