k International Motor Show. Nevertheless, the industry remains vulnerable to global trade policies, rising competition from low-cost EVs, and continued caution from financial institutions amidst a sluggish domestic economy.   Malaysia   According to the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA), new car sales in March 2025 rose 2.1% YoY to 72,704 units, supported by festive demand during Hari Raya and strong promotional campaigns. Passenger vehicl...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/21

ICA Summit 2025 (1) Innovative, Connected, Autonomous Consumer Trust, Connected Mobility Service, Migration from ADAS to AD Summary Building Consumer Trust in Autonomy (DLR, Tactile Mobility, DeepRoute.ai, Mercedes-Benz) Cost-Effective Scalability (Continental) Unlocking the Potential of In-Car Applications by SDV and superior UX (Hyundai Connected Mobility) The challenge of migrating from ADAS to ADS (BrightDrive) Rethinking the Role of Lidar (S...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/16

Auto Shanghai 2025: BYD BYD brand unveils six models and Denza brand premieres sports car concept Summary BYD: "Dynasty-D" full-size concept car, Ocean series premieres five models Denza: World premiere of the "Z" sports car concept Yangwang: Exhibiting its full lineup; world premiere of the U8L full-size SUV Fangchengbao: 583 Family models shown together for the first time BYD's booth   Auto Shanghai 2025, officially known as the 21st ...

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ve model is 200kW and maximum torque is 420Nm. It is equipped with CATL's ternary lithium-ion battery. Cruising range (CLTC mode) is 620 to 650km. Dongfeng Honda S7       Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan) unveiled its first PHEV pickup truck, the Frontier Pro, as well as the N7, the NEV connected car, which was unveiled at the Auto Guangzhou 2024 motor show in November 2024.   The company also announced that an additional investment ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/07

e of airbag installation expected to increase in emerging countries as well, it is widely predicted that the global airbag market will continue to expand. As for the market size, some predict that it will expand by a factor of 1.7 during the nine years starting from 2021.   In India, all passenger cars produced from July 2019 onward will be required to be equipped with driver-side airbags, and all passenger cars produced from January 2022 onward...

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

iving presentation (Source: BYD)   The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced on April 11, 2025, that vehicle sales volume in China showed an 11.2% year-over-year (y/y) increase to 7.470 million units in the first quarter (January-March) of 2025. Of this total, passenger car sales grew 12.9% y/y to 6.419 million units. Commercial vehicle sales increased 1.8% y/y to 1.051 million units. New Energy Vehicles grew 47.1% y/...

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

Huawei Smart Car Model Comparison and Sales Status Automotive sales up five-fold y/y; new model Aito M8 launching in collaboration with Seres Summary Smart Car Solutions Business Huawei HIMA smart car sales volume Huawei HIMA smart car Equipment Comparison Trends in partnerships between solutions and parts supply Aito M8 (new model developed by Huawei and Seres, launching in April 2025) (Source: Aito's official Weibo)  Huawei Technologi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/16

d Germany as a representative of the EU.   The situation in Japan: Many Japanese automakers have been adopting CVTs (continuously variable transmissions) as a way to improve fuel efficiency, which has resulted in a significant decline in the use of ATs. The ratio of ATs to total sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles was 15% in 2023, but declined further to around 11% in 2024, mainly being replaced by CVTs.   Following Daihatsu M...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/15

Development Environment for SDV-Compliant Software Automotive World 2025: Presentations and exhibits of NTT Data, Denso, and Micware Summary NTT Data: Software Defined Vehicles An Ecosystem Approach NTT Data's overall SDV vision Micware: Hardware-less development environment "CARE-RISU” Denso: Integrated ECU software development strategy   The latest trend in SDV is the need for an ecosystem that transcends industries, and a comprehensive agre...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/09

he 25th Smart Energy Week (Spring) Expo and concurrent expositions including Battery Japan (Spring) ~ 18th International Rechargeable Battery Expo, Smart Grid Expo (Spring) ~ 17th International Smart Grid Expo, H2 & FC Expo (Spring) - 23rd International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo (Spring), and 6th Decarbonization Expo (Spring). Exhibit of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Smart Grid Expo [Spring] venue (CATL) Decarbonization Expo (Spring) venu...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/08

(1) AI and 5G (Mar. 2025)CES - Artificial Intelligence (Mar. 2025)SDV Europe 2024: Progressing software-defined vehicles (Feb. 2025)2024 China Auto Software Conference: Neusoft, Huawei, Baidu, Alibaba (Jan. 2025)33rd Aachen Colloquium Sustainable Mobility (Dec. 2024)Mobile World Congress 2024 (2) Connected Car (Apr. 2024) Mobile World Congress 2024 (1) Satellite Communication Technology, 5G-V2X (Apr. 2024)MWC 2025: Archives of past exhibits rep...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/03

levels framework, which is designed to guide traditional OEMs through the evolution of Software-Defined Vehicles.   Elektrobit overview   Elektrobit, headquartered in Erlangen, Germany, operates as a wholly owned and independent subsidiary of Continental.   It develops and supplies embedded and connected software products and services for the automotive industry. With over 3,500 employees, Elektrobit's software powers over 5 billion devices i...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/02

Mobile World Congress 2025 (1) AI and 5G AI-powered smart mobility solutions integrating 5G and NTN technologies Summary Xiaomi: SU7 Ultra Xpeng: X2 flying car powered by China Telecom KDDI: AI mobile autonomous shopping & AI mobility society Harman: “Ready” solutions China Mobile: smart cockpit Nokia: remote driving system LASTING Software: remote vehicle control Oracle: vehicle communication system   The GSMA Mobile World Congress Barcelon...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/28

r Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, which are available at www.springerfachmedien-wiesbaden.de] reproduced with permission of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH.         Individual mobility in urban areas is being slowed down by traffic congestion, pollution, and land use. But “the ideology of a car-friendly city still prevails. Germany is a country of cars, and nothing is more sacred to us,” said Michael Pachmajer from the consulting firm Z...

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hington State copper use regulations, which will gradually regulate the copper content in friction materials. In 2021, friction materials with a copper content of 5% or more, and in 2025, friction materials with a copper content of 0.5% or more will be prohibited from being sold or installed in new cars.   Europe Environmental regulations for tires and brakes in November 2022As a new regulation going forward, fine particulate matter (PM10) gen...

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

platform. The STLA platform is compatible with various powertrains, including battery electric vehicles (BEVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. In addition, affordable multi-energy vehicles based on the Smart Car platform are being introduced globally.   Stellantis is developing a growth strategy for the aggregation of the South America, the Middle East an...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/18

China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) report - March 2025 Analysis of China's passenger car sales in February and outlook for March China passenger car production and sales volumes in February 2025 Market analysis and outlook Top 10 Chinese Passenger Car Makers by Retail Sales The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced the production and sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, MPVs but not minivans) for February 202...

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

Chery: Jump in NEV Sales; Promoting Intelligent Technology 2nd place in passenger car sales; top in exports for 22 consecutive years Summary Revenues and sales: Revenues exceed CNY 480 billion, jumping to second in passenger car sales in China Core Technology: Shift from electrification to intelligent vehicles; accelerating AI Overseas Trends: No. 1 in passenger car exports for 22 consecutive years, building a plant in Spain Chery Group's sales v...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/07

. Gigacast is used for the rear structure, but its shape and thickness are similar to those of other companies' previous models. A die-casting machine with a clamping force of over 9,000 tons is used, and the material Titans Metal is unique to Xiaomi.   Apart from Gigacast, another feature of this car is that it improves frontal rigidity by using a triangular frame that connects the left and right strut towers and the bulkhead within the front c...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/04

The estimated lifespan is 1,000 cycles (up to 80% capacity). Performance - Battery module 60V battery module60V battery module display panel 60V battery module materials The 60V battery module is a 60V (16s36p) module consisting of 576 cylindrical lithium-ion cells (21700), which can be connected in series to enable a system voltage of up to 500V. A 48V (12s48p) module is also available in the lineup. The Cell Contact System-CCS is ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/28