ed with thrust needle bearings and shafts that contribute to higher efficiency and longer life of the planetary gears, as well as large-diameter thrust/shell needle bearings, pressed outer ring cylindrical roller bearings, thrust ball bearings, and other components that contribute to greater design freedom and improved power consumption as a unit. Transaxle unit mockup Display screen of parallel 3-axle transaxle unit mockup TPR: Thermo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/17

a conversion involves heat generation of about 523kJ/kg, which causes hydrogen to rise in temperature and evaporation is high.   The H2IC is made by converting an existing vehicle from diesel to hydrogen, and this conversion will eliminate one CO₂-emitting engine vehicle and create one emission-free vehicle. The vehicle on display is powered by a Daimler diesel engine converted to hydrogen fuel. Details were not available, but from what was h...

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

OTA) updates in enabling new business models, such as subscriptions.  Mr. Fleischmann (Accenture) pointed out that customer expectations vary, but the future lies in open APIs and interconnected ecosystems that reduce costs and enhance value.  Dr. Schwenk (Bosch) added that while customers expect free software updates, sustaining this model is challenging. Clear value communication and strategic feature updates are key. Strategic Partnerships f...

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

stment of its 50% stake in VSeA, estimated at EUR 277 million. The new business integrated VSeA and was renamed the Powertrain Systems Business Group.   In 2022, Valeo launched the development of the next generation of Electrically Excited Synchronous Motor (EESM) with hairpin stator, a rare-earth free and magnet-free electric motor. The benefits of this new technology include a carbon footprint reduction by 30% at motor level in comparison to P...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/09

gears frequently) ・Check the ECU failure history and replace the CVT・Modify the ECU program for all vehicles SuzukiHustler, Wagon R turbo model 5189 2022/7/21 63,108 Development ECU program is incorrect. Steel belt damage during kickdown in turbocharged vehicles (insufficient CVT capacity) ・Free CVT replacement if belt slippage is found during inspection ・ECU program correction for all vehicles Total 930,129 (Created by MarkL...

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

duction / GETTING LEFT BEHIND RESILIENCE AND COMPETITIVENESS BMFTR NOT FULLY COMMITTED THE BATTERY INDUSTRY NEEDS CONFIDENCE UNIQUE INNOVATION PIPELINE NORTHVOLT WAS DESTINED TO FAIL OPTIMIZING HUNDREDS OF PRODUCTION AND MATERIAL PARAMETERS GERMAN RESEARCH AT ITS LIMITS BATTERY PIONEER THREATENS “FREE RIDERS” DANGEROUS GAME WITH PATENTS   This report contains a Spotlight article from Springer's automotive technical magazine "ATZ" www.atz-mag...

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

ectures is summarized below.  The complete agenda can be viewed at https://aachen-colloquium.com/images/vortragsprogramm/Aachen_Colloquium_Program_2025.pdf The table can be scrolled left and right. Title Speaker Company E-Drive System The Electric Drive Platform SELECT - compact, magnet-free and drag loss optimized solutions for “Boost Drives” Dr. P. Wieske ZF Friedrichshafen AG Battery Demonstrating recent Advances of Solid S...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/02

and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.   As of 2025, the company had a lineup of seven BEV models, but due to sluggish demand for BEVs, its financial situation has deteriorated, and it is taking inventory measures such as adjusting production of the F-150, reducing prices, and providing chargers free of charge. In April 2024, the company announced that 100% of existing ICE vehicles will be HEVs by 2030 and that development of a large 3-seating...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/01

Hall).   This report introduces electric powertrain-related products (e-Axle,s motors, inverters, power devices, etc.) that were exhibited mainly in the passenger car and Parts, Machinery and Tools area of the Japan Mobility Show 2025 (JMS 2025). Daihatsu e-SMART HYBRID Astemo rare earth-free motor Bosch booth   While many BEVs, HEVs, and other electric vehicles were on display at the booths of the OEMs, there were also technical ...

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

ents, and personal success. The improved road infrastructure and better servicing/after-sales also contribute to an increase in sales.  Once limited to metropolitan and Tier-1 cities, the dealership network of luxury cars OEMs is also expanding in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.  The recently announced free trade agreement (with the UK) and GST rate cuts are expected to increase luxury vehicle sales in India.  The new model launches and the introduc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/20

er, steering wheel, center and floor console with integrated radio and air conditioning, as well as glove box, has disappeared in newly launched European models. Today's modern connected smart cockpits are far more complex and require advanced human-machine interfaces to enable safe and distraction-free operation. The evolution of the cockpit layout can be broadly classified into the types shown in the following table: Cockpit layout evo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/20

hemes such as 700FIT (Failures in Time, number of units failing per billion operating hours), 100FIT, and 10FIT. In-house platform and state-of-the-art technology: Integrated development of localized products Fully redundant EPS platform with intelligent driving function software to support hands-free functionality Domestic chips for performance and cost World-class R&D and test center for the Bosch steering business: Steering system related ...

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

a press briefing at Japan Mobility Show 2025) 10 recycled materials in the Kia PV5to protect the global environment 1. Bio Paint 2. Post-consumer plastic 3. Bio-polyurethane 4. Recycled PET Yarns 5. Carpet made from recycled PET and fishing nets 6. Recycled PET Fabric 7. BTX Free Paint 8. Bio Plastic 9. Olefin-based Thermoplastic Elastomer 10. Recycled PET Felt   In order to realize a carbon-free society, auto parts ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/14

nity will maintain it. [License] The misconception that "you don't need to worry about contracts when using OSS in product development"   The Open Source Definition (OSD) defined by the Open Source Initiative (OSI [http://www.opensource.jp/osd/osd-japanese.html]) includes the following statement. Freedom to redistribute (redistribution) Source code (available) Derivative software (can be created and granted the same license) The integrity of th...

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

acturers of navigation products have already begun to offer standalone navigation software to OEMs in addition to selling products on the commercial market.   Many of today's car navigation systems support smartphone connectivity functions. Smartphone connection here does not simply refer to hands-free operation or music playback, but to Apple CarPlay and Google Android Auto functionality. Furthermore, with the increasing speed of mobile communi...

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

motors with embedded magnets has resulted in motors becoming smaller and more efficient.   Since 2011, the supply risk of heavy rare earth elements used to improve the heat resistance of magnets has become apparent, so magnets that use less heavy rare earths, which were developed to be rare earth-free, have been used, and from around 2020, induction motors and wire-wound synchronous motors are being used. Characteristics of each motor type ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/04

uipped on drones, and airbag belts for fall protection for the elderly have also been developed or are commercially available. Relation to autonomous driving   With the evolution and expansion of preventive safety technology and the increase in self-driving cars in the future, so-called "collision-free cars" are expected to become widespread, so there are some who argued that the market for occupant protection devices such as airbags would be ex...

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

eded 500,000, reflecting a 13% increase over the previous record number of visitors in 2023. The number of exhibitors also increased by 17% compared to 2023, with 57% of the exhibitors coming from outside Germany. As in previous years, the venue was the exhibition hall (Messe München) as well as a free open space using the city center. Exhibition hall (Messe München) Open space venue   Most of the major German and Chinese brands w...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/24

divides the illumination range of headlamps into tens of thousands of pixels and controls them individually. With this, the illumination range of both the low beam and the high beam can be precisely controlled. For high beams, it is possible to ensure maximum visibility with highly sensitive glare-free high beams (high beams with a function to adjust the illumination range). By reducing the light irradiated onto traffic signs, it is possible to ...

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

Supply chain in India - ACMA's 65th Annual Session Building a future-ready automotive supply chain in India despite geopolitical uncertainty Summary Inaugural session Panel discussion on resilient Automotive Supply Chain in India Union Minister's views on alternative fuels, scrapping policy, and road safety India-EU discussion on free trade agreement, focus on automotive sector Indian auto component industry Participation of Israeli companies Ap...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/09