ng plant in Shanghai, China. The plant will produce airbags. The expanded site area is 26,448.32 square meters with a total building area of 24,132.44 square meters. The second phase of the expansion project will introduce advanced production equipment and technology, and through the integration of digitalization and automation, will significantly improve production efficiency and continuously optimize product quality. In September 2023, the Chub...

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

fuel efficiency by analyzing upcoming road topography, adjusting speed before hills and descents, anticipating curves, speed limits, and roundabouts (CAR IT Symposium 2025 organized by CAR – Center Automotive Research, Duisburg; Slide: © Daimler Truck AG)   Daimler's 25-year journey in truck digitalization has evolved from basic connectivity to sophisticated predictive systems. Mr. Mink highlighted "Predictive Powertrain Control" as a brea...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/22

various mobility services, thus allowing residents to flexibly choose between different means of transportation.   Frank Urbansky   OPINION “The future of mobility will be characterized by a combination of individual transportation and collective mobility solutions. The basis for this is the digitalization of traffic flows. While a reduction in the use of private cars can be achieved through innovative concepts such as car sharing, bike sh...

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

logies. This year, the event focused on Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs), emphasizing the transformative role of software in shaping the future of mobility.     Tarun Aggarwal, Head of Engineering, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.   Mr. Aggarwal started his speech by highlighting the rapid shift towards digitalization in the Indian automotive industry and explained Maruti's approach towards SDVs.   Mr. Aggarwal underscored the rapidly evolving nature...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/26

ctronics, Generative AI in Automotive Development, IN THE SPOTLIGHT article from ATZ worldwide [12/2024] [the websites of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, which are available at www.springerfachmedien-wiesbaden.de] reproduced with permission of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH.         Digitalization has fundamentally changed the way vehicles are developed and manufactured. The traditional drawing board has long since given way to 3-...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/22

ndustry is about to enter the era of AIDV (AI Defined Vehicle) from the era of SDV (Software Defined Vehicle). AIDV refers to vehicles with SDV-based features that provide proactive intelligent services to users, centered around an AI OS. SDVs mainly solve the problems of automobile information and digitalization. Middleware and multi-layer decoupling allows hardware resources to be released. AI will become an important medium for future automobi...

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

ment of intelligent cockpits. According to data from 2024, the penetration of intelligent functions among luxury New Energy Vehicle brands has significantly surpassed that of traditionally fueled vehicles, demonstrating strong market competitiveness. With the popularity of electric vehicles, in-car digitalization and intelligent feature configurations, including real-time navigation, voice assistants, digital keys and more, have already become pr...

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

platform). Thermal management technology Thermal management module: Toward smart integrated management of engines, generators, drive motors, motor controllers, batteries, on-board chargers, DC-DC converters, etc. Control technology Electrification control: Upgrade from intelligentization to AI digitalization. This includes intelligent connected fusion control technology, adaptive energy management and torque cooperative control, and dynamic ...

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

p (TCO) can be achieved over the life cycle, which more than compensates for the initially high investment costs.   EDAG Production Solutions supports battery manufacturers to establish competitive business models in Europe by ensuring the implementation of relevant European directives, creating a digitalization concept covering both the project management processes and the production technologies, and identifying and evaluating innovative produ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/10

ity in the industry makes it difficult to achieve this target.   The (EU) taxonomy plays a crucial role in understanding and dealing with emissions generated during the use of products.   To achieve its ultimate goal, ZF is making great efforts in the areas of electrification, remanufacturing and digitalization.   Electrification   ZF is focusing on the electrification offering tailored solutions for all vehicle segments, from bicycles to pas...

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

the automotive industry, while the recycling and refurbishment of batteries and other components expands the value stream as part of the circular economy [4]. Not least for this reason, a number of projects have already been launched in the automotive industry that have precisely this in mind. The digitalization of processes plays a key role in all of these projects. This makes it possible to digitally reproduce a physical product throughout its...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/19

Araquari ・Increasing the production capacity by 10% starting in 2024.・The production of the PHV version of the X5 will begin in Q4 2024.・The production of the world’s first “turboflex” model will soon start.・Investing BRL 1.1 billion from 2025 to 2028 to produce new models and enhance digitalization and connectivity. South Africa Rosslyn The production of the new X3 including the PHV version began in October 2024. The electrified...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/18

by Dongfeng uses Huawei's Qiankun vehicle control module. Changan subsidiary Avatr Technology (Chongqing) Co., Ltd. acquired a 10% stake in Huawei subsidiary Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. Great Wall Motor also signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Huawei on marketing digitalization. Emerging EV makers NIO, XPeng, and Li Auto announced their technology achievements in intelligent driving. Geely Farizon, the FAW Hong...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/05

ing the steering wheel buttons. Figure 5. Audi A5 head-up display (Photo: Copyright © Audi AG) Despite the huge screens, the cockpit does not appear to be overloaded. Physical buttons have almost completely disappeared. With the new electronic architecture E³ 1.2, A5 customers experience digitalization in the vehicle more directly than ever before. The name E³ stands for End-to-End Electronic Architecture. Its core elements are five h...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/31

149 million in Voyager Group Inc.   Alliances related to intelligent vehicles Huawei In September 2024, GAC signed a memorandum of understanding for digital strategic cooperation with Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei). The two companies will cooperate comprehensively in areas including digitalization of research and development, intelligent operations, intelligent production, digitalization of marketing, corporate globalization, ICT ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/30

kswagen is also investing in e-campaigns as part of its ACCELERATE strategy, and has announced that it expects EV sales in the European market to exceed 70% of total sales by 2030. The company has set aside EUR 16 billion through 2025 to invest in future trends such as e-mobility, hybridization and digitalization.   Research trends   Research on technologies, materials, and production processes is being actively conducted to reduce the cost of ...

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

Transformation of the European Automotive Industry From keynote speeches at Car Symposium Bochum & New Mobility World 2024 Summary Part I: Strategies for change (ACEA, Mercedes-Benz, VW) Part II: Transformation towards Sustainability (Panel Discussion: Trinseo, Volvo Cars, Autoneum, Magna) Part III: Transformation through Digitalization (Apex.AI, Volkswagen Infotainment, etc.) Venue: RuhrCongress Bochum (Photo ©CAR Symposium Bochum 2024 or...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/09

a strategic alliance agreement with Midea, a Chinese home appliance giant. The companies will jointly develop products such as air conditioning compressors, electric drives, thermal management integration, and in-vehicle refrigerators. Further partnerships will be made in areas such as automation, digitalization, low-carbon and sustainable industrial parks, and smart logistics. XPeng Announcement of new series (Mona) Seven images of the ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/01

t approximately EUR 1.5 billion from 2019 to 2021. The company plans to open a new manufacturing site in China, expand its headquarters in Coburg, Germany, its plants in Bamberg and Wurzburg, and start the next phase of construction at its Prievidza Plant in Slovakia, activities that are focused on digitalization and product innovation to ensure the profitability of the company. Development technology: In April 2023, the company announced that ...

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

elated to future software-defined vehicles:   Why? 1. Hardware becomes disposable - software is decisive   Over the past decade, cars have become a kind of ECU carrier. The hardware and the way cars are made are not necessarily a differentiator for customers. The next challenge is to move towards digitalization and software architecture, focusing on user experience and functions. Hardware will become the playing ground for software.   2. As-is...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/07/03