Japan Mobility Show 2025: Hydrogen, Batteries FCEVs, fuel cell systems, hydrogen engines, lithium-ion batteries Summary FCEVs of OEMs, technology exhibits, etc.: Honda, BMW, Hyundai, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Hydrogen and FC related: Toyoda Gosei, Toyoda Jidosha, Toyota, NGK, Sumitomo Electric Industries Battery related: Toyota Battery, Toyota Industries, BYD, JTEKT, Mikuni, NHK Spring, TPR   The Japan Mobility Show 2025, organized by the Japan ...

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

, precision parts, industrial equipment and other businesses. The top three customers in terms of delivery of automotive parts are the Subaru Group (15%), the Nissan Group (14%), and the Toyota Group (13%), but the company also has business with most Japanese vehicle manufacturers, including Isuzu, Honda, Suzuki, and Mazda. (Results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025) The company is an independent company that supplies seats to Nissan and ...

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

  The two companies focused on reducing development and production costs by leveraging economies of scale, improving cell design, common sourcing, and reducing the use of precious metals, and through these collaborations, the new fuel cell system is two-thirds the cost of the 2019 model year Honda Clarity Fuel Cell.   In June 2024, Honda announced plans to launch a new fuel cell vehicle, the CR-V e:FCEV, equipped with a system manufactured at F...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/08

es, helps find roads that are easy to travel on. At times, there are many areas where specially designed features fall short, such as difficult roads and detours. Route guidance The directions are designed specifically for in-vehicle use, providing easy-to-understand directions to the driver. The clarity of the guidance is comparable to that of in-vehicle navigation systems. Map freshness As the years go by, the on-board data becomes outdated...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/03

, precision parts, industrial equipment and other businesses. The top three customers in terms of delivery of automotive parts are the Subaru Group (18%), the Nissan Group (16%), and the Toyota Group (13%), but the company also has business with most Japanese vehicle manufacturers, including Isuzu, Honda, Suzuki, and Mazda. (Results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024) The company is an independent company that supplies seats to Nissan and ...

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

FCEVs and Fuel Cells, Chargers and Charging Technologies From coverage of the JSAE 2024 in Yokohama exhibition Summary FC systems, stacks (Honda, Toyota Boshoku, Tokyo R&D, Intelligent Energy, Schaeffler, Dana) Hydrogen tanks, hydrogen-related parts (Toyoda Gosei, Forvia, JTEKT, Aisan Industry) V2X, external power supply (Honda, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Nichicon, Origin, Bell Energy, TPR) Charger related parts, wireless power transfer (Amphe...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/07/11

Smart Energy Week Spring 2024 (1): FCVs, FC Units, and Hydrogen-related Products H2 & FC EXPO Spring 2024, 21st International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo [Spring] Summary FCV (Honda, Ability, NEXTY Electronics) Hydrogen utilization products (Toyota, Tokyo R&D, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, IHI) FC units/tanks (Faurecia, Symbio, Plastic Omnium, FTXT, Vision, Kawatex) Hydrogen-related equipment and parts (Tokiko, Tatsuno, PDC Machines, MANN+HUMMEL, Ai...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/04/01

City, Akita Prefecture) in March 2023, followed by the Iwate Center (Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture) in September. Yazaki Corporation   Yazaki Corporation (Yazaki) also has a large share of the mechanical meter and gage market. Yazaki’s major customer is Toyota, and it also delivers products to Honda, Mitsubishi, and Nissan.  The company specializes in combination LCD and analog meters, which are used in the Lexus LFA. (Source: Photo by ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/12/21

Japan Mobility Show 2023: Electrification Technologies (2) Battery cells and packs, FCVs, hydrogen engines Summary Battery cells and packs (Lexus, BYD, PEVE, Toyota Industries, Sunwoda, JTEKT, GUS/MIH Consortium) Removable portable battery (Honda, Gogoro/MIH Consortium) Components for FCVs (Honda, Toyota Industries, Toyoda Gosei, Bosch) Vehicles equipped with fuel cell modules (Isuzu/UD Trucks, Hino, JR East) Hydrogen engine related (Yamaha, Lexu...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/30

In terms of material technology, the use of cushion base fabrics made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is more cost-effective than nylon (PA66), which has been the mainstream material for airbag cushion base fabrics, is expanding, especially for curtain airbags.   In addition, mainly by Honda, and other companies, there are efforts to expand the market beyond cars, such as equipping motorcycles with airbags, selling “wearable airbag...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/09/21

hanges the gear ratio of the steering according to the vehicle speed. At low speeds, the gear ratio is increased to achieve agile movement, and at high speeds, the gear ratio is lowered to provide a more gentle response to steering wheel operation.  The first company to put it to practical use was Honda, which installed a variable gear ratio steering system on the 2000 model year S2000. By using a motor to control the rack and pinion section, th...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/09/07

is also equipped with an "Octovalve," which is a collection of manifolds and valves, and uses waste heat in thermal management, including the air conditioning system. OEM Water-cooled Oil-cooled Coil-end drip Rotor oil channel Toyota 3rd gen Prius 4th, 5th gen Prius, Yaris (MG1) Honda FCX Clarity Fit Hybrid Accord Nissan Leaf, Note e-POWER Ariya Mitsubishi i‐MiEV, Outlander (previous) Outlander (new) VW, Audi e-Golf, ID.3, e-tr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/08/02

ansion of its overseas manufacturing footprint to meet Honda's overseas production requirements. Products: The company's product development is focused on three areas: drivetrain, braking systems, and exhaust systems. Customers: About 50% of the company’s sales are focused on products supplied to Honda, the company's largest shareholder. The company also supplies exhaust system components to Suzuki. Development related: In Japan, R&D activiti...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/07/27

gs, precision parts, industrial equipment and other business. The top three customers in terms of delivery of automotive parts are the Subaru Group (16%), the Nissan Group (15%), and the Toyota Group (14%), but the company also has business with most Japanese vehicle manufacturers, including Isuzu, Honda, Suzuki, and Mazda. (Results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023) The company is an independent company that supplies seats to Nissan and ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/07/13

JSAE 2023 in Yokohama: Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Parts Hydrogen engines, FC module, V2X, charging, and measurement equipment Summary FC modules, separators (Honda, Tokyo R&D, ElringKlinger Marusan/Celanese, Schaeffler, F.C.C., Taiho Kogyo) Hydrogen-related parts, hydrogen engines (Toyoda Gosei, Takagi Seiko, MAHLE, Bosch, FeV, Yamaha Motor) V2X, external power feeders (Origin, Tsubakimoto Chain, Nichicon, Toyota, Honda) Fast chargers, charger-related ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/07/13

earch by quick / normal charge and by charging stand availability are also displayed.   The Internavi system supports a "safe driving coaching function" that notifies the driver of points where sudden deceleration is likely to occur based on driving situation information collected independently by Honda, and also has a unique function that plays a voice message such as "Thank you for your commitment to safety" when the driver safely passes a dan...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/06/08

Smart Energy Week Spring 2023: FC Units, Hydrogen-related Solutions FC EXPO Spring 2023, 19th International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo Spring Summary Fuel cell units, fuel cell applied products (Toyota, Honda, Tokyo R&D) FC stacks and hydrogen tanks (Faurecia/Symbio, Plastic Omnium, Troowin, Korea Hydrogen) Fuel cell related parts, processes and materials (Pankl Turbosystems, IHI, New Cosmos Electric, Nishimura, Taiho Kogyo, NOK, Kobelco) Hydrog...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/04/07

the Mazda 2 and the small commercial vehicle Bongo, are all equipped with 4-wheel disc brakes.   On the other hand, Daihatsu and Suzuki, whose main production models are mini-vehicles and compact cars in the B segment and below, have many models with drum brakes.   In between are Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi. Many of Mitsubishi's mini-cars and small commercial vehicles for the Japanese domestic market are equipped with drum brakes. Fo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/03/31

y for meters and head-up displays (HUDs), the aim is to raise the proportion of in-house production of parts and strengthen cost competitiveness. Yazaki   This company also has a large share of the analog meter and gage market. Yazaki’s major customer is Toyota, and it also delivers products to Honda, Mitsubishi, and Nissan.  The company specializes in combination LCD and analog meters, which are used in the Lexus LFA. (Source: Photograp...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/12/02

changes the gear ratio of the steering according to the vehicle speed. At low speeds, the gear ratio is increased to achieve agile movement, and at high speeds, the gear ratio is lowered to provide a more gentle response to steering wheel operation. The first company to put it to practical use was Honda, which installed a variable gear ratio steering system on the 2000 model year S2000. By using a motor to control the rack and pinion section, th...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/11/24