romote its "Smart Geely 2025" strategy, with its subsidiary Leishen Power as the core of its powertrain brand, building highly integrated and efficient electric drive systems. The company has released a mass-produced model that uses an 11-in-1 intelligent electric drive system, integrating multiple assembly parts such as the motor, controller, and transmission, and optimizing performance and response speed with AI digital chassis technology. The ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/11

s for electric vehicles, it will also consider its application in a wide range of mobility-related products. In November 2024, JATCO announced that it had developed an additive that restores the performance of lubricating oil for continuously variable transmissions (CVTs). While CVT lubricating oil generally does not need to be replaced, it may be necessary to replace it under harsh operating conditions, such as in commercial vehicles. Using this...

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

ide battery SIB Sodium-ion battery ESS Energy storage system Vehicle related BEV Battery electric vehicle (vehicles clearly confirmed to be battery-powered EVs) xEV Electrified vehicle (vehicles that could not be identified as BEVs because some reports referred to electrified vehicles in general terms) HEV Hybrid electric vehicle ICE Internal combustion engine PHEV Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle PF Platform SDV Software...

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

and crossover body-style products. The strong economic growth, availability of better models, demand for electric vehicles, a stable regime, rising demand in rural areas, and a strong festive season are a few of the major factors behind the increased sales in India.  However, increased car prices, general election in India, high taxes in India, uneven monsoon, etc, are a few of the reason that dampens consumer sentiments and delay purchasing dec...

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

maier GmbH & Co. KG) FORVIA SE (FORVIA faurecia) (Formerly Faurecia SE)] Grupo Antolin-Irausa, S.A. Marelli Europe S.p.A. (Formerly Magneti Marelli S.p.A.) OPmobility SE (Formerly Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE) SMP Deutschland GmbH Cockpit Module (Japanese Market) An automotive cockpit module is an assembly of various key components, such as the instrument panel, center console, floor console, steering wheel, instrument cluster and glove box. ...

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

due to weak Nissan exports to the US, which saw localized Nissan production increase. Chinese output rose by 1.4% YoY after the government intervened to end the price war, boosting demand for locally-produced Nissan models which offset lower exports of the Dacia Spring to the EU. In Europe, RNM’s assembly expanded by a solid 6.7% YoY, thanks to the ramping up of the new Renault 4, 5 and Dacia Bigster, though Dacia contracted in North Africa and...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/29

(U.S. and European Markets)   The airbag was invented in 1963 by the Japanese Yasusaburo Kobori as a passenger protection device for aircraft. Later, in 1967, the American company Eaton came up with the idea of using the airbag as a passenger protection device for automobiles. In 1973, U.S.-based General Motors Corporation (now General Motors Company) first adopted airbags as an option. In Japan, they were first used in the driver's seat of the...

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

7 1,630,210 1,569,706 1,409,062 1,381,368 1,369,578 Kia Kia 1,469,534 1,602,413 1,544,259 1,548,256 1,457,856 1,471,964 1,476,122 Genesis Genesis 217,098 213,590 206,485 181,068 196,489 193,577 238,787 Hyundai Group Total 3,179,937 3,529,140 3,380,954 3,299,030 3,063,407 3,046,909 3,084,487 General Motors Group Chevrolet Chevrolet 181,156 328,988 329,660 330,353 334,043 348,934 316,481 Buick Buick 77,104 135,660 164,412 139,340 129,920 ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/23

three major parts: the basic skeleton/frame, the cushioning material, and the seat trim cover. In addition, these parts consists of parts such as the seat back frame (back rest), seat cushion frame, headrest, recliner, adjuster, and seat slide rails. The assembled product is referred to as the seat assembly (Assy) or complete seat. In the Japanese market, there are about 15 companies that manufacture and deliver seat assemblies, and there are man...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/27

ced EVs in North America. Both models are supplied from GM's plants on an OEM consignment production basis, with the Prologue coming from the Ramos Arizpe Plant in Mexico and the Acura ZDX from the Spring Hill Plant in Tennessee, U.S. The batteries will be provided by Ultium Cells LLC, a JV between General Motors (GM) and LG Energy Solution. Prologue (left) and Acura ZDX (right) supplied from GM's plant on an OEM basis (Source: Honda) ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/03

al exhibit): Nidec (SynRA), ABB (SynRM), Toshiba (SynRM)   An exhibition corner for IE5 ultra-high efficiency motors was set up as an exhibit specially planned by the organizers themselves.   In Japan, the Top Runner System regulated the efficiency class (IE code) of three-phase induction motors (general-purpose motors) used in testing equipment and production facilities to IE3 (premium efficiency) or higher in 2015, but there are currently no ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/29

s. Farasis Energy (Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., Ltd.) primarily discussed the development and product characteristics of pouch-type solid-state batteries. Dongfeng Motor (Dongfeng Motor Corporation) explained the status of standardization and development trends of drive batteries.   Mr. Shuo CUI, General Manager of Product Planning of Contemporary Amperex Energy Service Technology Ltd. (SAES), a subsidiary of CATL, gave a presentation at the th...

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

king for systems that include automated driving in their conception, but first, they will accumulate know-how through the use of steer-by-wire systems for low-volume production vehicles and electric rear-wheel steering systems, which are auxiliary systems. In this way, power steering systems have generally become standard equipment but system products are even now continuing to evolve. Reference: Installation status of steer-by-wire European c...

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

rmed magnet Process: Hot extrusion 8-pole, 3-layer, crescent-shaped magnet rotor Magnet used: Anisotropic NdFeB hot-formed magnet 16-pole Halbach array magnet rotor (Note)Neodymium magnets and ferrite magnets  Permanent magnets for EV motors include expensive, strong neodymium magnets and general-purpose ferrite magnets.  There are drive motors on the market that use ferrite magnets. The cost is a fraction of neodymium magnets, but the...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/15

nto three major parts: the basic skeleton/frame, the cushioning material, and the seat trim cover. In addition, the frame consists of parts such as the seat back frame (back rest), seat cushion frame, headrest, recliner, adjuster, and seat slide rails. The assembled product is referred to as a seat assembly (Seat Assy) or complete seat.   In this report, complete seats are mainly described as products, and the main components such as seat frames...

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

impact of Trump’s tariffs. However, there may be a negative impact in the short term, especially if tariffs become permanent. Renault‐Nissan‐MitsubishiRNM’s global output dropped by around 1.8% YoY in Q2 2025, its sixth consecutive quarter of decline. Nissan volumes slid by 8.3% YoY, with assembly in China declining by -33k units YoY due to the ongoing price war and the Changzhou plant closing in 2024. Nissan build also fell by 8.5k uni...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/28

oad (far right: multiple sensors along the lanes track vehicles). Commercial operations on bus-only routes underway in Road to the L4 Theme 2. The photo shows the entrance to the dedicated road, where a narrow road inside a residential area has been renovated, and barriers are installed to restrict general traffic. This dedicated route is shared with manned buses and is utilized with a schedule that includes regular service for L4 vehicles.  ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/16

an-Jun Production plant Production volume y/y Production volume y/y SUV (Class C) Jeep Cherokee 38 -54.2% 0 - Toluca Jeep Compass 125,870 20.0% 51,671 -27.7% Toluca SUV (Class E) Jeep Wagoneer S 4,762 - 7,848 11,273.9% Toluca Pickup Truck Dodge Crew Cab 125,893 -15.2% 58,365 -17.8% Silao (General Motors) Ram 1500 81,070 -36.8% 30,612 -34.5% Saltillo Commercial van Ram ProMaster (ICE/EV) 81,793 -4.9% 31,079 -2.7% Saltillo Total...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/11

3) had a "Motor" corner in its booth and compactly displayed the motor materials that Proterial handles.   Materials for motors introduced included NEOMAX neodymium magnets, high-performance ferrite magnets NMF series, amorphous alloys, permendur, magnetic wedges for motors, enameled wire, and SRC-Assembly.   Proterial, which was formerly Hitachi Metals and later merged with the former Sumitomo Special Metals Co., Ltd., is a leading supplier of...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/11

driving range that is approximately 20% longer; and 3) significant cost reductions through innovations in cell design and manufacturing processes. Further, for the third-generation fuel cell system, the lineup has been expanded to include large commercial vehicles in addition to passenger cars and general-purpose applications (stationary generators, trains, ships, etc.). For passenger cars, improved fuel economy improves driving range, allowing ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/24