exico Ford: Increases production for the fourth consecutive year, raising prices of Mexican-made models in the U.S. Nissan: Increased production for the second consecutive year, begins production of the first e-POWER vehicle in North America Toyota: Began production of the new Tacoma, including HEV Honda: Begins production of Acura ADX, maintains production in Mexico Mazda: Expanding production for the third consecutive year, considering sales to...

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

le launch of EVs in major segments from 2024 Cadillac: Leading GM's EV sales, five models available by 2025 Buick: Major setbacks to EV introduction plans GMC: Expands EV lineup of full-size pickups following Hummer BrightDrop: Commercial EV brand, integrated with Chevrolet brand Collaboration with Honda: Joint development of FCVs to follow EVs, but future plans are backtracking North American EV production plants: Withdrawal of plan for producti...

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

of connected services (known as network services and information services at the time) for Japanese automakers. Table 3. History of connected car navigation systems Service name Service provider Service start date Means of communication MONET Toyota April 1998 Cell phone connection Internavi Honda July 1998 Built-in communication modem Compass Link Nissan July 1998 Cell phone connection G-Book Toyota October 2002 Built-in communication...

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

uppliers Introduction I. Overall trend of drive motors II. Technology trends in drive motors III. Matrix of major motor suppliers and their OEM customers IV. Sales and strategies of major drive motor suppliers V. Drive motor suppliers by vehicle model Toyota in-house BluE Nexus Denso Aisin Honda in-house Hitachi Astemo Nissan in-house Meidensha Toshiba Sawafuji Electric Mitsubishi Electric Nidec Yaskawa Electric TOP Sinfonia Technolo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/22

, 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

tance trips. The integration of massage functions in the seat can further increase the feeling of well-being.   Massage seats are no longer limited to luxury brands such as Audi, BMW and Mercedes, but can also be selected as an optional extra in mid-class models from mainstream OEMs, such as Ford, Honda and Volkswagen.   Massage seats can help drivers stay relaxed and refreshed, especially on long commutes or car journeys. This can prevent back...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/01/17

he "Normal Screen" that displays the speedometer and tachometer, the "Map Screen" that links with the navigation information on the 11.6-inch center information display, and the "EyeSight Screen" that displays the operating status of the EyeSight system in a large and easy-to-understand manner.   Honda e   The new Honda e electric vehicle, launched in October 2020, features a wide-vision instrument panel with five screens arranged horizontally...

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

irst CVT in a Japanese car (metal belt type) The world's first electronically controlled electromagnetic clutch type continuously variable transmission. 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, manufactured by JATCO Ltd., “F06A” With torque conve...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/16

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

them for mass production.   In addition, in dealing with technical issues, some companies are consolidating capital, technology, and human resources through business retrenchment and corporate integration. In the area of power steering, business integration is proceeding between Hitachi, Ltd. and Honda Motor Co., Ltd.; a new company, Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., was launched in January 2021, integrating Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. and Showa Corpo...

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

liers Introduction I. Overall trend of drive motors II. Technological trends in drive motors III. Matrix of major motor suppliers and their OEM customers IV. Sales and strategies of major drive motor suppliers V. Drive motor suppliers by vehicle model Toyota in-house BluE Nexus Denso Aisin Honda in-house Hitachi Astemo Nissan in-house Meidensha Toshiba Sawafuji Electric Mitsubishi Electric Nidec Yaskawa Electric TOP Sinfonia Technolo...

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

suppliers. Excluding suppliers of catalyst substrates and coating, the major Japanese suppliers of exhaust systems include suppliers such as Futaba Industrial and Sango for the Toyota group, Marelli Corporation (formerly Calsonic Kansei Corporation) for Nissan, and Yutaka Giken and Sankei Giken for Honda. Because larger parts are often included as exhaust system components, the manufacturing facilities of Japanese exhaust system suppliers are oft...

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

he DA (display audio) installed on the Toyota Crown (Source: Toyota Motor Corporation)   However, in July 2022, Crown's Display Audio Plus (connected navigation compatible) has been improved so that the map can be displayed on the entire 12.3-inch display screen.   Also in the Japanese market, Honda launched Honda e, its first electric vehicle (EV). It is attracting attention as an EV with a unique cockpit interior. (Honda e will be describe...

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