nit level, but maintained its sales ranking. GWM’s and BAIC’s sales increased by about 10,000 to 30,000 units, remaining generally stable at around 250,000 units. Among non-Chinese manufacturers, Toyota, Tesla, and GM saw increases of approximately 10,000 to 40,000 units, while BMW, Nissan, and Honda all experienced decreases, although to varying degrees. Among emerging Chinese EV manufacturers, Leapmotor sold approximately 110,000 units in Q...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/11

vice 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 was initially adopted as a device to protect the driver not a wearing seatbelt, and its installation later expanded f...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/07

gan Automobile Chery Group (Chery, Omoda & Jaecoo, Lepas) Geely (Zeekr, Riddara) BYD / Denza SAIC (MG, Maxus) GWM GAC Group Dongfeng Forthing   Thailand’s 47th Bangkok International Motor Show (47th BIMS / BIMS 2026) was held from March 25 to April 5, 2026, under the theme “The Iconic Synchronicity.” Press and VIP days were held earlier on March 23 for automotive brands and March 24 for motorcycle brands.   International automotive brands...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/30

Smart Energy Week 2026: FCVs, Fuel Cell Units, Hydrogen-related Products Honda's Gen3 fuel cell modules, Hyundai's automatic hydrogen refueling robot Summary FCVs and FC systems of OEMs (Toyota, Honda) Compact fuel cell mobility (Aisan Industry, Toyota Boshoku, Gita, KITZ) Components and parts for FC (JTEKT, Siltrax, NOK, Kawasaki Heavy Industries) Hydrogen-related equipment (Tatsuno, Suzuki Shokan, IJTT, Sunny Limited)   Smart Energy Week (Marc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/22

JATCO 〇 〇 〇 Allison 〇 〇 (Mazda In-house) 〇 2. Automatic transmission supply in the United States You can scroll the table left and right AT Supplier Vehicle manufacturers (excluding OEM-supply) *: Includes medium- and heavy-duty vehicles Toyota Nissan Honda Hino* Isuzu* GM Ford Stellantis BMW Mercedes VW Volvo Aisin 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 JATCO 〇 ZF 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/17

Tokyo Motorcycle Show 2026: Electrified Motorcycles and Parts Electrified motorcycles/scooters, clutches, brakes, dashcams, tires, etc. Summary Electrified two-wheelers (Honda, Kawasaki, BMW, Yadea) Motorcycle parts (F.C.C., Proto, Vesrah, Yamashiro, Mitsuba Sankowa) Tires (Bridgestone, Sumitomo Rubber)   The 53rd Tokyo Motorcycle Show 2026 (Dates: Friday, March 27th to Sunday, March 29th, 2026; Venue: Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center) was orga...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/09

6 EV Zhejiang Lingsheng Power Technology Co., Ltd. SERES AITO Wenjie Ningbo Tuopu GAC Aion Aion Y N/A (V) Zhejiang Sanhua Zhejiang Yinlun Machinery Co., Ltd. Great Wall Motor Ora 03 MIND Electronics Appliance Co., Ltd. Japan(Reference) Toyota bZ4x Denso Nissan Sakura None Highly Marelli Honda N-Van e None N/A TRAD A bird's-eye view of the above map suggests the following trends. These suppliers have traditionally received order...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/30

highest volume vehicles in the United States. In the Japanese Toyota Grand Highlander, Korean-based HL Mando products have been adopted. In addition, calipers made by Toyota-affiliated ADVICS Co., Ltd. are being adopted by other Japanese automakers, including for the 2023 Nissan Rogue and the 2024 Honda CR-V, creating fierce competition. For pads, products of the Tenneco group, including Federal-Mogul, are increasingly being used. Brembo cast ir...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/24

ed in the Suzuki Burgman section, but the safety of hydrogen tanks for motorcycles is limited to a maximum of 23 liters under UNECE Regulation 146 and the technical standards of the High Pressure Gas Safety Act that is its predecessor, and this cannot be expanded to the volume that can be filled at city stations (50 liters). Such inconsistencies in standards and regulations should be resolved not by a single manufacturer, but through joint indust...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/11

otors, P1 for power generation and P3 for direct electric drive to the wheels, and functions primarily as a series hybrid, but includes a clutch that engages the engine directly to the drivetrain for parallel mode (engine + motor drive wheels), and appears to be a two-motor hybrid system similar to Honda's e:HEV (Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive - i-MMD) system.   Driving modes include (1) EV mode, (2) ICE mode, (3) series mode, and (4) parallel mod...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/13

Analysis of India’s Two-Wheeler Production and Manufacturing Capacity Trends among ICE Two-Wheeler Manufacturers including Hero, Honda, TVS, and Bajaj Summary Two-wheeler production/sales/export volume Production analysis by category Two-wheeler OEM production analysis Two-wheeler export analysis Hero MotoCorp Ltd. Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) TVS Motor Company (TVSM) Bajaj Auto Ltd. Royal Enfield Suzuki Motorcycle India ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/01/30

ad SUV "Denza B5," Urban SUV "BYD TI7" Chery: Electric SUV "Chery V23 Retrocube Edition," 7-seater SUV "TIGGO 8 CSH PHEV" Omoda & Jaecoo: Multi-purpose SUV "Jaecoo 6T EV," Humanoid Robot "Mornine" DFSK (Seres Group): Mid-size SUV "E5 Plus" GAC: Autonomous Flying Vehicle "Govy AirCab" Geely: Compact City EV "Geely EX2" RIDDARA: Electric Pickup "RIDDARA ECON" ZEEKR: Electric Minivan "ZEEKR Mix," Luxury MPV "ZEEKR 009 GRAND" Farizon: Electric MPV "F...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/01/16

units, accounting for 71.9% of total demand.   India's motorcycle production grew 11.3% y/y to 23.88 million units, while sales volumes rose 9.1% to 19.6 million units, marking the third consecutive year of growth. Sales of electric motorcycles totaled 1.211 million units, up 17.3% y/y. Suzuki and Honda are building new motorcycle production lines and plants in India. Honda has opened a research and development center in Bengaluru as electrifica...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/25

displays are also becoming more common. The visorless meters are not significant in terms of functionality, but they are a design symbol of the digitized cockpit and are significant in terms of design. The cockpits of the following representative vehicles were analyzed from an HMI perspective. (1) Honda Prelude This is the first two-door coupe to appear in the Japanese market in a long time, but the display configuration follows the configuratio...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/15

f EVs (nanoFlowcell) 100 Possible to use small motor and battery. Cost effective in practical terms. Modal fuel economy is slightly inferior to 250V or more 250 – 450 Can be applied with on-board battery voltage as it is No boost circuit required 650 High voltage motor adopted by Toyota and Honda High power density and efficiency due to high voltage ≥800 Requires technology to automatically assemble interphase insulating paper (see Hi...

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

metal belt type) in a Japanese car It was the world's first electronically controlled electromagnetic clutch continuously variable transmission (CVT). Metal belts were purchased from the former Van Doorne (now Bosch Group) in the Netherlands. 1987 SUBARU Rex Minicar First CVT for minicar 1995 Honda Civic 1.6L engine Honda's first CVT 1997 Nissan Primera 2L engine Nissan's first CVT, JATCO [F06A] With torque converter 2002 Nissan Muran...

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

800kW, a maximum current of 800A, and millisecond-level overcurrent protection, making it safe and highly efficient. In addition, the lightweight charging cable design allows one-handed operation. According to the data, XPeng's high-voltage compatible models have a significantly higher charging capacity ratio at ultra-fast charging stations than regular models, and user satisfaction is also higher.   In the usage scenario at charging stations, t...

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

approved for exemption from EPA federal regulations) CAFE Corporate Average Fuel Economy (established by EPA) CBG Compressed bio gas CFP Carbon footprint of product CNG Compressed natural gas CO2 Used to refer to all greenhouse gases GHG Greenhouse gas GWh Annual production capacity of cell plants, gigawatt-hours; “/year” omitted IRA Inflation Reduction Act (USA) LLC Limited Liability Company NACS North American ...

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

’s performance in 2024 and the trend continued in 2025, especially with the policy support of “NEVs going to the countryside”. More personalized and newer designs of Mini Cars have attracted many young consumers, with the implementation of NEVs within the policy to stimulate sales in non-tier city areas continuing in 2025. How this segment will perform is still questionable—although the price war is gradually weakening, regional policies ...

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

more than 5,000 mu (about 333 hectares) of land in Zhengzhou for about CNY 1.1 billion. The site will be used as a production base for finished vehicles and will be expanded from Phase 5 to Phase 8 in the future. The total area after completion will be over 3,200 hectares, and annual production capacity is expected to exceed 2 million units. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group    In the first half of the year, Geely’s operating revenues reached CNY ...

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