tate batteries had entered the industrialization phase. The company has formed partnerships with companies such as XPeng Inc. and Guangzhou EHang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (EHang) in the low-altitude economy sector.  In April 2025, EHang announced that it had completed the development of an assembly process for small all-solid-state soft-pack batteries, and that a 100MWh medium-scale trial production line was scheduled to begin operation ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/12

ent of aluminum applications by introducing manufacturing processes and other means.   High-tensile steel has already become the mainstream material for steel sheets used in vehicle body frames. On the other hand, for some vehicles, such as EVs, Gigacast is being used to further reduce weight and assembly costs. As a result, steel parts suppliers are trying to prevent their dominant position from being broken down by promoting the giga-sizing a...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/03

ectric parking brakes (EPB) have rapidly spread to rear brakes, and the market share has changed significantly, so parking brakes have been added to this report. As for commercial vehicles, the explanation will be limited to the types of drum brakes and the vehicle models to which they apply.   In general, the braking force ratio in four-wheeled vehicles is distributed at a 7:3 ratio, 7 at the front and 3 at the rear. Since most vehicles have a ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/29

e was the compact EV hatchback Dolphin. The total investment was USD 490 million dollars and the annual production capacity is 150,000 vehicles including EVs and PHVs. The company plans to produce core components such as batteries in Thailand. GAC Aion GAC Aion held an opening ceremony for its EV assembly plant located in Rayong Province in July 2024. The investment was approximately THB 2.3 billion with an annual production capacity of 50,000 ...

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

facelifted compact EV and an urban last mile delivery electric truck with a maximum payload of 4 tons, will be introduced by the end of 2025, according to the company.   Zacua is a brand of emerging Mexican EV manufacturer Motores Limpios S.A. de C.V., a Mexican domestic EV manufacturer that began assembly operations in 2018 and launched two versions of its city car as the initial model, with 100 units of the introduction (Launch) edition having...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/30

25k units YoY) and a 23.5% contraction in North America (-18k units YoY), despite strong growth in the Mercosur region (+11.1% or +22k units YoY). European build has been hampered by weak BEV demand due to a lack of purchasing incentives and strong competition from Chinese brands, with Fiat 500 BEV assembly falling by 74% in 2024. This was compounded by the loss of the 500 ICE in June due to the EU’s UNECE155 (cybersecurity) Directive, as well ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/30

RW Automotive)   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. First adopted as an option by General Motors Corporation (GM) in the U.S. in 1973, the first application in Japan was in the driver's seat of the Honda Legend in 1985. The airbag w...

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

language models.   Global automakers are accelerating the introduction of NEV models, including REEVs (Range Extended Electric Vehicles). Volkswagen, along with FAW, will launch 10 VW and Jetta brand NEV models from 2026 onward. Nissan will release five NEV models with Dongfeng by the end of 2026. General Motors will launch more than 10 NEV models between 2025 and 2026. Dongfeng PSA has announced a new NEV brand with Stellantis.   In terms of p...

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

ces (Jan. 2025)IAA Transportation 2024: Premiere of BEV Trucks (Dec. 2024)IAA Transportation 2024: Alternative fuel vehicles for logistics (Nov. 2024)ReVision AD, ADAS & SDV Summit 2024 (Nov. 2024)Level 4 Autonomous Driving for Heavy-duty Trucks on Expressways (Apr. 2024)     Mr. Shigeru Okitsu, General Manager Strategic Mobility Planning Dept., Isuzu Motors Limited (Isuzu)   Isuzu's most pressing priorities are to improve logistics efficienc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/18

urer established in 1939 in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture. The company manufactures and sells clutches for motorcycles and automobiles, and has the largest share of the global market for motorcycle clutches. F.C.C. carries out integrated production from friction material development to clutch assembly. The company has manufacturing sites in 22 locations across 10 countries.   The exhibited product is an automatic wet-type multi-plate clutc...

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

oration (Aisin) JATCO Ltd. (JATCO) ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (Allison)   Transmissions are a core component of a vehicle and are manufactured in-house by OEMs or by a limited number of specialized manufacturers due to their large number of parts and complex assembly.   The ATs (automatic transmissions) presented in this report are basically stepped transmissions that combine a torque converter and a plan...

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

asing sales volume, saw a sharp increase from 2020, reaching over 850,000 units in 2023-2024.     Korea In April 2024, Hyundai announced that it would invest KRW 1 trillion in its Ulsan EV Plant to apply the hypercasting process (a manufacturing process that eliminates the need for welding and assembly by integrally forming the car body). The new line is scheduled to be completed in August 2025 and to start operation in 2026. On September ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/07

Free Mobility (Mar. 2024)  Smart Energy Week 2025 February - MarkLines Global Exhibition Reports Smart Energy Week 2024 March - MarkLines Global Exhibitions Reports   Toyota: 3rd generation FC system (all-new model), 2nd generation FC system 3rd generation FC systems (for passenger cars and general purpose applications) Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) exhibited its 3rd-generation FC system (all-new fuel cell system) that was announc...

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

ld be needed to improve TMD's profitability and strengthen its competitiveness. Nisshinbo Brake Inc. is continuing its friction materials business mainly in Japan, the Americas, China, and Asia.   2) Supplier overview System suppliers   The suppliers covered in this report are divided into two general categories: system controls suppliers and foundation brake component suppliers. While Bosch sold its foundation brake components business and ...

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

wer Modules (Feb. 2024)SDV Technologies: Smart Cockpits, SoC for AD and ADAS (Jan. 2024)Logic Semiconductors for Automotive ECUs (Dec. 2023)        Presentation by Mr. Jialing LI, Director of Intelligent Control Products Development Department, Intelligent Connected Development Institute, General R&D Institute of China FAW Group Co., Ltd. (Source: WACIC)   Mr. Jialing LI, Director of the Intelligent Control Products Development Depa...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/18

2 in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo. The company mainly sells highly heat-resistant, highly insulating thermosetting resins, such as phenolic resin. In recent years, Sumitomo Bakelite has focused on EV components. Thermosetting composite material, e-Axle   The company exhibited a thermoset composite e-Axle assembly. It is lighter than aluminum alloys.   Rather than just as a resin material, when it is taken as a product called "e-Axle", what characteris...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/14

estimation and stabilization control, enabling customizable driving dynamics. Honda 0 SUV concept Honda 0 SUV concept interiorSource: Honda   The production version of the Honda 0 SUV will first launch in North America in the first half of 2026, and follow with launches in other markets. Assembly of the 0 SUV will occur at Honda’s EV hub in Ohio, U.S.     Scout Motors made its CES debut at CES 2025, displaying two concept vehicles ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/06

outec, SwitzerlandProcess: Tailored blank + laser welding   The transfer line manufactured by Andritz Soutec AG. The first process blanks plates of different thicknesses. In the second process, laser welding is performed to create flat cut-out material. These two processes are carried out on an assembly line using transfer robots. Upon closer inspection, the welds are revealed to be dangerous butt welds. This is an acrobatic method that would...

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

Y). Similarly, Chinese BEV competition has led to Mitsubishi cutting Thai output by 12.5k units (-17.0% YoY). RNM’s pan-European build marginally fell by 1.9k units (-0.4% YoY) in Q4 2024, with model line consolidation by Nissan and Mitsubishi slightly offsetting the increase in Renault and Dacia assembly. RNM output is expected to slip further in Q1 2025 (-4.8% YoY) before reversing in Q2 (+5.7% YoY), driven by growth in South America and Afri...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/31

e use of a cable between the charging infrastructure and the vehicle. These systems are particularly well- suited for continuous recharging of the drive battery when the vehicle is parked, and in the future, they can also be used for charging a fully automatic robotaxi or robovan. Charging power is generally up to a maximum of 22 kW. Once the charging connection between the BEV and the charging infrastructure has been established, it remains conn...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/31