others Summary Mitsubishi: Xforce HEV Mazda: Iconic SP compact electric sports car Honda: e:N1 and City Hatchback DRIVAL Nissan: Serena e-POWER Suzuki: Swift and Carry Isuzu: Dragon Max pickup truck Toyota: Hilux Champ, Lexus RX 450h+ PHEV Ford: Everest Sport Special Edition Hyundai: N Line Series Volvo: XC90 PHEV and EX90 BEV Audi: A5 PHEV BMW: 330e M Sport PHEV Mercedes-Benz: Three new AMG models Luxury brands: Porsche, Maserati, Aston Martin,...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/08

SDV Europe 2024: Progressing software-defined vehicles Coding the future of mobility - Presentations by CARIAD, Volvo Cars, and NIO Summary CARIAD: Challenges and learning for designing SDVs- developing and maintaining one of the world’s largest care cloud backends at the Volkswagen Group Volvo Cars: The changes that the evolution of SDVs brings for the automotive industry NIO: Evolving the cockpit - Leveraging AI and real-time updates in softw...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/20

Thailand International Motor Expo 2024 (2) Japanese OEMs and Others Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Hyundai, Ford, Volvo Cars, etc. Summary Toyota HEV lineup Lexus LBX Bespoke Honda HR-V e:HEV RS and e:N1 electric SUV Mitsubishi Xpander HEV and Xpander Cross HEV Isuzu D-MAX 2.2 MaxForce pickup truck Mazda BT-50 pickup truck and CX-5 SUV Nissan Serena MPV and Kicks e-POWER Suzuki Swift sport hatchback, and Jimny Off-road Edition Hyundai Palisade...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/16

s, Renault plans to release the Scenic E-Tech Electric, a C-segment SUV, and the Renault 5 E-Tech, a B-segment hatchback. The company also plans to introduce two new HVs including the Rafale E-Tech, a new D-segment crossover SUV coupe, and the new Master large van (including ICE and EV versions). Volvo Cars On September 4, 2024, Volvo Cars announced that it will adjust its electrification plan due to changing market conditions and customer dema...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/25

ment (e.g. sunlight or artificial light for cameras).   The jump from Level 2 to higher levels of autonomous driving can be achieved by adding redundancy using relatively new technologies, such as LiDAR, HD-radar and thermal camera.   LiDARs can already be found in some European premium cars. The Volvo EX90 is equipped with a roof-mounted LiDAR and the Mercedes-Benz EQS and BMW 7 Series have LiDAR integrated into the radiator grille.   They ar...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/02

, Ampere, and launched the Innovation Battery Cell Laboratory, a facility for prototyping and evaluating future batteries. It has also changed its electrification strategy, establishing a joint venture with Geely Automobile to develop HEV powertrains, establishing a BEV van development company with Volvo, and manufacturing Polestar at Renault-Korea. Among these, Ampere's electrification goal in Europe is to have Renault brand 100% BEVs by 2030, A...

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

y, the seating division has been slow to expand in Asia. However, in the roughly 2-year period between the third quarter of 2014 and first quarter of 2016, it opened four new manufacturing sites (two each in China and India). In addition to the three existing plants for Chrysler in China, Geely’s Volvo and Changan Ford are now in place. It is in the process of growth in the Chinese market and had 10 production bases in 4Q 2019, but now it has i...

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

ctions on REHAU Automotive's add-on components. Production Related In December 2023, the company announced an investment of EUR 1 million to expand its production facility in Silao, Mexico. The Silao plant delivers lighting systems to BMW, Ford/Lincoln, GM, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan/Infiniti, VW, and Volvo in the United States and Mexico, and had just over 1,600 employees as of December 2023. The current plan calls for a 7,000-square-meter expansio...

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

ng technologies used for active safety and automated driving.   Introduction   Earlier this year Google surprised the industry when they announced their entrance into the ADAS markets with high-definition (HD) maps. This is a big move that will be disruptive to the mapping ecosystem. In addition, Volvo Cars and Polestar will be the first car makers to bring Google HD Map technology into their cars, starting with the Volvo EX90 and Polestar 3. ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/22

ion are not so necessary on the daily commute to work. How to utilize the large screen? This perspective is likely to become important in future competition. IVI GUI example   Polestar 3   Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC (Polestar) is a luxury electric vehicle manufacturer under the Volvo umbrella with Geely Automobile as its parent company. This year's exhibit featured the Polestar 3, a high-end BEV. The HMI is basically identica...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/10/06

under the "Vehicular Emissions Scheme (VES)": increased refund amount (up to SGD 25,000)   New EV models launched in the ASEAN market (announced after May 2022) Thailand Toyota bZ4X Launched in November 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+ Launched in May 2022, CKD production from November 2022 Volvo EX90, EX30 Launched in 2023, imported from China BMW i7 Launched in October 2022 BYD ATTO 3 Launched in October 2022 MG Maxus 9 Announced ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/08/16

king) Luminar LiDAR   Luminar Technologies, Inc.'s (Luminar's) LiDAR achieves Class 1 eye-safety by using a 1550nm wavelength laser, which boasts a detection distance of 250m on objects with reflectance of 10% or less. The technology is being adopted by SAIC’s EV Rising Auto R7, the Volvo EX90, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, EQS, and others.   In order to use the image information captured by a camera for control, it is necessary to cla...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/07/19

Auto Shanghai 2023: Geely Group Geely brand smart cockpit, unveils European strategy for ZEEKR brand Summary Geely Automobile: Announces Intelligent Cockpit for Galaxy L7 Lynk & Co: Announces EM-P super range-extension electric solution for the Lynk 08 ZEEKR: Exhibits all series models, announces strategy for Europe Livan Auto: World premiere of the Livan 7, a rear-wheel-drive electric SUV Volvo： Electric SUV flagship model EX90 unveiled in Chi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/05/25

CES 2023: Future EV production models VW shows near-production ID.7 sedan; Volvo, Mercedes, VinFast add electric SUVs and crossovers Summary Volkswagen unveils near-production concept of ID.7 Volvo's future flagship EX90 SUV debuts in North America Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV is versatile option for EQ sub-brand VinFast reveals specifications of VF 6 and VF 7 electric crossovers Volkswagen outdoor display   CES 2023 was held from January 5 th...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/02/07

here.   Google’s HD map sits on top of Google Maps’ data and delivers details such as precise lane makers and localization of objects (road signs) to help assisted-driving vehicles orient themselves on the road. Google’s HD map is now available to automakers using Google Automotive Services. Volvo and Polestar announced that the HD map will soon be available in the Volvo EX90 and the Polestar 3.   Meanwhile, other mapping companies are no...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/01/31

CES 2023: EV Concept HMI HMI trends toward subdued exposure to technology Summary BEVs presented and exhibited at CES 2023 Sony Honda Mobility Inc. (SHM) AFEELA BMW i Vision Dee Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept Peugeot Inception Concept Volkswagen ID.7 Volvo EX90 Sony Honda Mobility (SHM) AFEELA   The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's largest trade show for consumer electronics and digital technology, was held January 5-8, 202...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/01/19