Hino's strengths are its manufacturing integrity, which it has acquired by overcoming certification issues, and its support for customers through connected technologies, such as "Hino Support," which keeps customers' operations running. Furthermore, to address the logistics issue of waiting for cargo and loading and unloading work, the company is currently operating an entry and exit time management system at its own plants and is currently a...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/16

Analysis Report: Cockpit Module (Japanese Market) Display transformation and switch function evolution List of Suppliers I. Introduction II. Japanese car cockpit trends to date III. Trends in cockpits in Japanese passenger cars IV. Future HMI trends V. Vehicles for the Chinese Market VI. Trends in new HMI technologies VII. Overview of major cockpit component suppliers (Japanese alphabetical order) VIII. Cockpit component suppliers and their custo...

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

SAE China 2025: The Intelligent Driven Future BYD, XPeng, CICV Summary BYD: Development Path and Practice for the Integration of Intelligent and Electrification Technologies XPeng: Data-driven Intelligent Upgrade of Thermal Management CICV: Development Status and Innovative Technologies in the Intelligent Connected Car Industry   The 32nd Annual China Society of Automotive Engineers Congress and Exhibition (SAECCE 2025) was held in Chongqing fro...

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

Car Symposium Bochum 2025: Challenge Leadership Presentations from Leapmotor, Polestar, Mercedes-Benz, and Opel Summary Leapmotor: Smart electric mobility - A leap forward Polestar: Wake up call from the future - Emphasis on pure electric vehicle manufacturer Mercedes-Benz: Innovations & future technologies - technology demonstration programs centered on electrification Opel: Clean, safe, affordable and emotional - Opel is fast charging e-mobilit...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/28

SAE China 2025: Technology Roadmap 3.0 for Energy Saving and NEVs By 2040, over 80% of sales to be NEVs; smart connected cars will reach L4 Summary China's automotive industry targets for 2040 Industry-wide technology Roadmap classifications Energy-efficient vehicles: Approx. 30% of passenger car sales in 2040 NEV: Market penetration rate will be over 85% in 2040, of which BEVs will account for 80% Intelligent Connected Cars: Towards full deploym...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/27

ght-duty electric truck made exclusively for Japan. Backed by the leading market share in the EV bus business in Japan, BYD offers a wide range of electrification solutions from public transportation to logistics. The company is accelerating its expansion into the Japanese market for both passenger cars and commercial vehicles.   The Zeekr 009, a premium EV under the Geely Group, and the F11 VS, an EV commercial vehicle, were unveiled for the fi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/21

-26 End-of-life Vehicle (ELV) / Vehicle Scrappage Policy Proposal of Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE 3) standards Electric vehicle sales in India Increasing adaptability of CNG vehicles in India   In recent years, the Indian Government has worked towards an increase in demand for passenger cars, promotion of electric mobility, introduction of new technologies, and attracting new investment in this segment. The Government is also working ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/19

of development, automotive power steering systems now fall into four categories: HPS, EHPS, EPS, and SBW. HPS (mechanical hydraulic power steering) and EHPS (electro-hydraulic power steering) are widely applied in commercial vehicles, while EPS (electric power steering) is widely used in passenger cars. On the other hand, SBW (steer-by-wire) is adopted only in a few cases at present.   From the perspective of the passenger car steering system m...

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

ontrol systems and ensuring efficiency and high reliability of development through common use. It is made up of members from various industries, including automakers, electrical component manufacturers, semiconductor/electronic component manufacturers, software/tool manufacturers, trading companies/carriers, and universities and research institutes (211 companies and 13 academic members as of April 2025), promoting standardization in various fiel...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/13

Analysis Report: Car Navigation System (Japan, European, and North America Markets) Evolution of navigation systems as infotainment equipment List of Suppliers Introduction I. The car navigation market in 2025 II. Car navigation as an integrated cockpit system III. Car navigation function and smartphone linkage (CarPlay, Android Auto) IV. Connected navigation systems and services will continue to be revived V. Linkage of navigation and ADAS (Ad...

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

t the same time. Figure 7: Japanese patent application 2024-144029 diagram. Source: Technical information distribution service-swimy URL:https://thinktank.toyota-td.jp/pub/list Patent Gazette number: WO25/187038Applicant: NEC Corporation   This is a delivery support system that utilizes car-sharing vehicles as delivery destinations for packages. Conventionally, the trunk of a vehicle was reserved only when the user was absent, but the...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/31

Japan. They are now standard equipment on most models not only in developed countries such as Japan, the U.S. and Europe, but also in major markets such as China. As an example of the expansion of equipment in emerging countries, in India, the transport authorities had announced that all passenger cars produced from July 2019 onwards will be required to be equipped with driver airbags, and all passenger cars produced from January 2022 onwards wi...

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

oped in recent years. In the past, halogen and HID (High Intensity Discharge) were the main light sources for lamps, but now LEDs, which have a long life and low power consumption, have become the mainstream light source. The installation of ADB systems is being expanded to higher grades of popular cars, not only luxury cars. Based on these advances, each company is proceeding with the development of the lighting of the future. This section will ...

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

imes more accurately than conventional LED glare-free high beam systems. Additionally, from a safety perspective, road warnings and driving support images can be projected directly into the driver's field of vision. The product is also sold at an affordable price that can be used in a wide range of cars. In 2023, it was installed in the trinocular headlights of the VW Touareg. ZKW Group microZ-LED headlight   The ZKW microZ-LED headlights were u...

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

presentation at the thematic session on "Standardization of Automotive Drive Battery Modules, Exploration and Deployment of Battery Swap Models.”   CATL has two main platforms for battery swapping: Qiji Energy and SAES. The former targets the heavy-duty truck market and the latter the passenger car market. Presentation by Mr. Shuo CUI, General Manager of Product Planning, SAES (Source: 2025 China Auto Forum) The battery swap indust...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/22

s in the fiscal year ended September 2024, which are undisclosed, account for approximately 90% of company-wide sales as in previous years as discussed above, the gap with leader Lear seems to be widening. From September 2011 to the end of December 2019, the company had seating business under the Recaro brand, known for its high-performance seats. As of September 2024, the company had more than 70,000 employees in over 29 countries, more than 200...

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

omotive industry (Q2 2025) SAIC Group and Huawei launch Shangjie brand(Source: HIMA)   The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced on July 10, 2025, that vehicle sales volumes in China rose 11.4% year-over-year (y/y) to 15.653 million units. Of this total, passenger car sales grew 13.0% y/y to 13.531 million units, while commercial vehicles increased 2.6% y/y to 2.122 million units. Sales of New Energy Vehicles (N...

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

according to the road conditions. 7-in-1 intelligent oil-cooled electric powertrain Integrated VCU, OBC, DCDC, PDU, MCU, motor, and reducer. It has a response time of down to 2 milliseconds, efficiency in CLTC mode of >89%, a light mass of 68kg, noise level of <76dBA, on par with that of a luxury car, and the ability to automatically update using big data. CTC 2.0 PlusBattery chassis integration A 9-in-1 system that has undergone safety tests...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/14

  The next generation electric powertrain "X-in-1" has two types: "3-in-1" for EVs, in which the motor, inverter, and reduction gear are modularized. The "5-in-1" model for e-POWER has five modularized parts: motor, inverter, reduction gearbox, generator, and gearbox. The aim is to reduce costs by sharing and modularizing key components between EVs and e-POWER.   The "3-in-1" ePT will be installed in the new "Leaf," and the "5-in-1" will be ins...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/16

orth America and Korea)    In 2024, the production and sales of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) in the Chinese market increased year-over year (y/y), and the production capacity of drive batteries also expanded. Unlike previous years, the supply of batteries far exceeded device demand, sending lithium carbonate prices to their lowest levels. At the same time, new types of drive batteries with new materials and shapes are being introduced to market o...

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