c caliper, Disc pad, Drum brake, Shoes and Linings Installation status: Most domestically produced vehicles by Japanese automakers, including commercial vehicles. The company is also an OEM supplier to major European and American manufacturers such as GM, Ford, and Chrysler in the U.S. and Mercedes-Benz in Europe, as well as high-end sports car manufacturers such as McLaren and Porsche. Business revitalization As will be discussed later, in Jan...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/29

.1% BMW Group 32 30 38 35 25 33 35 41 45 31 31 45 35 8.7% Stellantis 35 37 36 27 24 33 27 24 21 24 27 41 35 1.3% Hyundai-Kia 34 37 36 36 33 33 31 37 31 23 28 42 35 4.3% GAC Group 25 34 30 31 35 43 43 47 74 9 16 26 26 4.4% Toyota Group 22 19 20 19 20 22 21 21 20 15 15 27 24 8.8% Mercedes-Benz Group 26 27 29 22 21 28 26 28 29 23 22 29 24 -8.8% Ford Group 13 14 13 14 15 17 15 20 24 12 14 24 15 12.6% Renault 6 7 10 5 3 7 8 12 14 11 10...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/26

Europe, starting with Norway in 2025. The product will then be introduced in the U.K., Australia, and Thailand. Production is started at the Samrong Plant in April 2025. EV 1-ton pickup truck. Toyota Hilux BEV Production is scheduled to start in Thailand in October 2025. Pickup truck. Mercedes-Benz EQE 300 Released in August 2024. E-Class EV sedan. Imported from Germany. Prices start at THB 3,970,000. EQS 4504MATIC AMG Dynamic Released in ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/12

bags for front passenger seat occupant protection, and pop-up hood systems and pedestrian protection airbags for pedestrian and bicyclist protection. In addition, frontal impact airbags for the rear seats have begun to be installed (the world's first installation was in the 2021 model year Mercedes-Benz S-Class front seat backs). Also, in emerging countries, an increasing number of vehicles are equipped with side airbags and curtain airbags for s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/24

n braking system solutions, Bosch exhibited the Integrated Power Brake (IPB), the 2nd generation electric brake booster (iBooster2) and ESP, as well as automated valet parking (AVP). In December 2022, commercial use of the Automated Valet Parking System (AVP) jointly developed by Bosch and Mercedes-Benz began in Germany. In the same month, the product was demonstrated for the first time in Japan. Using EQS and EQE models, sensors such as cameras ...

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

man luxury models, Indian EV startups Summary JSW MG Motor India: EV ecosystem and luxury brand channel Škoda Auto India: Kylaq SUV designed for Indian market, and Vision 7S seven-seater concept Porsche India: Macan and Taycan BEVs BMW India: BMW and MINI brand's diverse product portfolio Mercedes-Benz India: luxury cars lineup Vayve Mobility: Eva solar electric car Gensol Electric Vehicles: EZIO and EZIBOT compact EVs   The second report of t...

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

e CRETA Electric. JSW MG Motors presented the MG Cyberster and MG M9, and Tata Motors introduced the All-New Tata Sierra along with new commercial vehicles. Kia debuted the new Kia EV6.   BMW India revealed the BMW X1 Long Wheelbase All Electric, marking its first locally produced EV, and Mercedes-Benz launched its luxury BEV, the EQS Maybach SUV 680 ‘Night Series,’ alongside the Maybach GLS 600. Porsche India unveiled two BEVs: the all-new ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/13

New Energy Vehicle electronic systems. Visteon has numerous technical R&D centers and manufacturing facilities around the world, and has established its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Shanghai. The company has a wide range of customers, including well-known vehicle manufacturers such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, and GM, and is driving the digital and intelligent transformation of the automotive industry through its innovative products.   Visteon's...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/19

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 are also becoming increasingly popular in China, which is due to the...

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

e by 2025. In addition, the company is conducting tests with Our Next Energy of the U.S. on a new battery system called "Gemini” that uses LFP. The company is investing in Livent Corporation of the U.S. and Mangrove Lithium of Canada through BMW i Ventures to secure lithium materials.   Mercedes-Benz In July 2021, the company announced an updated strategic plan to achieve a 50% electric vehicle (BEV + PHEV) share of new vehicle sales by 2025 a...

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

Japanese market. The company is aiming to reduce supply chain lead time.   Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Mitsubishi Electric) ▶ Recent trends Mitsubishi Electric has been supplying for some time factory-installed car navigation systems to Honda and Mitsubishi Motors, as well as to Mercedes-Benz for some of their models. Notably, Mitsubishi Electric was selected as a strategic partner for Volvo's next-generation car infotainment system; s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/03

ry Plant Products Volkswagen, VW Group Germany Kassel Plant Drive motors (2013~), MEB Base ­+ drive systems (e-Drive) (2019~), electric drive transmissions Audi, SEAT, VW Group Hungary Győr Plant Drive motors (2018~), electric gears and stators (2021~), drive motors for PPE (2021~) Mercedes-Benz Group, Mercedes-Benz England YASA Motors Ltd. Drive motors (axial gap motors) BMW, Rolls-Royce Germany Dingolfing Plant Drive motors, electric ...

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

to build EV R&D and production facility Production started in November 2023, annual production capacity 30,000 units   EV battery manufacturing trends in ASEAN Thailand ・ Thailand's Powertech Energy Solution and Germany's GROB-WERKE have partnered to manufacture battery packs for Mercedes-Benz (production line to start operation in mid-2025)・ Svolt Energy Technology: Started production of battery packs in Chonburi Province in February...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/09/04

-wheel steering systems, which are auxiliary systems. In this way, power steering systems have generally become standard equipment but system products are even now continuing to evolve. Reference: Installation status of steer-by-wire in European cars The 2020 Volkswagen ID.3 and the 2022 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG C 63 S adopted Schaeffler's steer-by-wire, and Schaeffler took the lead in steer-by-wire. In October 2020, ZF announced that it will...

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

on’s products include seating systems and complete seats, seat trim covers, surface materials such as leather and fabrics, structural and mechanical components such as frames and mechanisms, and seat accessories such as headrests. Major customers of its Seating division include GM, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and VW, giving it a strong market position with both U.S. and German automakers. In April 2023, the company announced that it had co...

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

ransactions, ensuring that payments are executed only when specific conditions are met.   A secure, fast and convenient way to verify the identity of a person is biometric authentication, which is based on a person’s physical characteristics, such as face, fingerprint, iris or voice.   Mercedes-Benz is the first European OEM relying on fingerprint authentication. Further details to Mercedes-Benz’s innovative authentication method will be ad...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/05/16

bags for front passenger seat occupant protection, and pop-up hood systems and pedestrian protection airbags for pedestrian and bicyclist protection. In addition, frontal impact airbags for the rear seats have begun to be installed (the world's first installation was in the 2021 model year Mercedes-Benz S-Class front seat backs). Also, in emerging countries, some vehicles are equipped with side airbags and curtain airbags for side collisions in a...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/04/25

: Disk caliper, Disc pad, Drum brake, Shoes and Linings Installation status: Including commercial vehicle applications, Akebono Brake supplies brake parts for domestically manufactured vehicles of nearly all Japanese OEMs as well as to major American and European OEMs such as GM, Ford, and Mercedes-Benz. Development related: Copper-free friction materials: Akebono Brake is developing next-generation friction materials to comply with regulations...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/04/11

nstall ZKW Group's lighting functions 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 fo...

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

n braking system solutions, Bosch exhibited the Integrated Power Brake (IPB), the 2nd generation electric brake booster (iBooster2) and ESP, as well as automated valet parking (AVP). In December 2022, commercial use of the Automated Valet Parking System (AVP) jointly developed by Bosch and Mercedes-Benz began in Germany. In the same month, the product was demonstrated for the first time in Japan. Using EQS and EQE models, sensors such as cameras ...

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