l rights reserved)   The Tindaya takes its name from a volcanic mountain that rises from the island of Fuerteventura, Spain. Its copper-colored rock reflects CUPRA’s signature style, while its rugged form inspires the car’s materials and textures.   The showcar is built to maximize driver focus and create a unique, emotional driving experience. It embodies CUPRA’s brand vision and future design language, blending human and machine in ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/02

se, but its limited operation requires safety drivers and remote monitoring, raising questions about its safety and regulatory compliance. This raises red flags for future expansion of the service area.   Furthermore , Tesla disbanded the Dojo supercomputer team led by Peter Bannon and shifted its focus to collaboration with Nvidia, AMD, and Samsung . In addition to sluggish global sales, Tesla is currently facing a variety of problems, includin...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/01

work with domestic manufacturers to mitigate risks. Canada is also reported to be reconsidering a 100% tariff on Chinese EVs. With the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) due for review in 2026, and the Trump administration imposing additional tariffs on both countries, attention will be focused on the outcome of negotiations, including future cooperation among the three countries and responses to countries outside the region. Total ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/26

Audi marks a major stylistic shift, setting the tone for Audi's production models from 2027 onward.   After several years of declining global sales figures, Audi is preparing for a major comeback. Under the leadership of CEO Gernot Döllner, the German premium OEM has unveiled a strategic roadmap focused on renewal—with new model launches, a revamped design philosophy, and a striking electric concept car intended to embody the spirit of the l...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/22

olution of driving stability control at high speeds and autonomous unmanned parking functions in certain limited parking spaces is also expected.   This report describes four power steering system suppliers (JTEKT, NSK Steering & Control, Astemo, and KYB) and their products in the Japanese market, focusing on models, excluding commercial vehicles, produced in Japan by the eight Japanese automakers. For more information on ZF Friedrichshafen and ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/18

in Türkiye has also begun and is expected to be operational by the end of 2026.   Regarding R&D and investment, BYD plans to partner with Hungarian universities, start-up companies, and suppliers to launch two R&D projects with a total investment of approximately EUR 250 million. The project will focus on AI-based driving technology and powertrain system optimization.   On the product side, BYD is accelerating the pace of new vehicle launches ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/16

lopment sites China: In December 2021, Marelli Automotive Lighting Xiaogan (Xiaogan City, Hubei Province) announced a contract to establish a joint innovation center with Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. It will be located within the Changan Automotive R&D Center in Chongqing, and the company plans to focus on developing new technologies for automotive lighting and measurement. India: In September 2022, the company announced the opening of a new tec...

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

ertise among industry associations, including ACEA and CLEPA.” María Vera Durán, Senior Technical Manager, European Recycling Industry Confederation (EuRIC)   Ms. Durán has delivered a comprehensive presentation addressing the current challenges and opportunities in plastics recycling, with a focus on the new End-of-Life Vehicle Regulation (ELVR). The presentation emphasized how this regulation can serve as a powerful driver for advancing p...

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

ty Policy 2025-2030 aims to make it Asia's top destination for clean mobility.   To attract investment and industrial growth of the state, the state government organized the Invest Karnataka 2025 – Global Investors Meet. It secured over INR 10.27 trillion in investment commitments, with a strong focus on manufacturing, automotive, EV, aerospace, and advanced technology sectors. The event also saw a good participation of Japanese automotive com...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/27

and drive battery industries are developing rapidly, stimulating the rapid growth of the battery swap industry.   Leveraging its strengths in product technology, service innovation and zero-emission demonstration, CATL is gradually building integrated zero-emission solutions across all scenarios, focusing on the Chinese dual carbon strategy. The company is actively exploring six areas: green power production, electric power transmission, electr...

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

e steering wheel. In recent years, steering system architectures are evolving to a high level of functionality with system redundancy (to ensure fail-safe operation) and are becoming one of the critical functional components in the CASE (Connected, Autonomous, Shared, and Electric) era. This report focuses on four European and American power steering system suppliers (Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch), Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd. (Nexteer), thyssenkrup...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/21

Z-One Galaxy's full-stack architecture. Zero carbon revolutionBy leveraging the architecture for hydrogen fuel cell passenger vehicles, SAIC will actively support the realization of China's "dual carbon (carbon peaking and carbon neutrality)" goal. Through technological innovation, the company will focus on reducing the overall cost of the green hydrogen energy value chain by 40%. The large-scale application of hydrogen energy in the automotive s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/12

pinions in interactive workshops and visit 27 booths in the exhibition area.   This short event report summarizes a selection of the conference presentations as shown in the table below. CONNECTED INTERACTION & IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES TRACKThis track explores the future of in-vehicle interaction, focusing on seamless HMI integration, immersive entertainment, and innovative UX tools powered by connected technologies and AI. Redefining Vehicle ...

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

(Lear, Adient, and Forvia SE (formerly Faurecia)), which are common to the European and U.S. markets, are the main suppliers. In contrast, Japanese and Korean OEMs and some European OEMs, such as Volkswagen (VW) are supplied by their affiliated or closely related seat suppliers. This report mainly focuses on the three major Western companies (Lear, Adient, Forvia) and Magna. Magna does not make it into the list of top five suppliers, but it supp...

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

tions related to SDVs (Software Defined Vehicles） by Valeo, Canon IT Solutions, Siemens, NTT Data ARC, Vector, VicOne, and JASPAR, as well as the presentations by PlaxidityX and Bosch.     *vOS: Vehicle OS 2. Cloud-native development (Source: Photo by MarkLines)   Valeo had an exhibit focusing on its SDV ecosystem. The company provides a cloud-native development environment for software that utilizes virtual ECUs and digital twins, ...

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

Chinese Market Q2 2025 Foreign OEMs strengthen local R&D and production; government focuses on auto semiconductor standards Summary Trends of Chinese manufacturers (Q2 2025) Trends of major non-Chinese manufacturers (Q2 2025) Policies related to China's automotive 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 vehicl...

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

25.   MMC is also actively promoting the introduction of BEVs, and has announced that it will launch the Eclipse Cross BEV model in Europe around the fall of 2025, as well as a new BEV based on the next-generation Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan) Leaf model in the second half of 2026.  This report focuses on Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s production and sales and also presents a detailed explanation of the company’s electric and hybrid vehi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/30

tant emissions.   By scaling existing platforms and components and ensuring their compatibility with each other, IAV could easily develop a concept, which can be brought to market quickly and without high additional costs.   To accomplish the BEV to REEV transition across different scenarios, IAV focused on two series-production battery electric vehicles that exemplify distinct market segments: C-segment SUV and E-segment sedan. Battery capacit...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/17

ion is planned from the second half of 2026. BEVs and range extender EVs will be developed. Target markets are Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East.   Component-related projects   Over the past year, Leapmotor has developed an industrial chain for core NEV components and is focusing on in-house development and production. In October 2024, the company signed a strategic partnership with Zhejiang Huzhou Industrial Group for...

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

tainability, investing in alternative fuel technologies such as hydrogen, ethanol, and methanol to reduce carbon emissions.   PHINIA was formed as a separate publicly traded company after BorgWarner spun off its Fuel Systems and Aftermarket segments in July 2023. The spin-off allowed BorgWarner to focus on electrification while PHINIA continued its work in combustion-related technologies.   With over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and ind...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/08