Auto Shanghai 2025: Geely, Chery Geely unveils AI-equipped flagship MPV; Chery premieres new QQ and Tiggo 9L concepts Summary Geely: AI-equipped four-wheel drive "Galaxy Battleship"; battery business integration Chery: New QQ and Tiggo 9L concepts, luxury SUV Exeed brand “Sterra Tianji” Zeekr launch event   Auto Shanghai 2025, officially known as the 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition, was held at the Nationa...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/30

rial) metallic-type friction materials, depending on the amount of friction required. By developing high value-added next-generation products that combine the advantages of these two types of materials, Akebono Brake expects to increase new demand for these products for adoption in vehicles such as luxury cars. Brake pads specifically for Electric Parking Brakes (EPB): Since EPBs are often used as both a service brake and a parking brake, they ne...

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

Qualcomm SA8155P), the AL-N1 domestic semiconductor smart cockpit product (based on SemiDrive X9HP), and several other cockpit domain controllers.   The Qualcomm Snapdragon Ride Flex SA8775P platform-based AL-A1 cockpit driving fusion product integrates mid- to high-end cockpit functionality with luxury intelligent driving functionality through a single SoC. The product provides automakers with a highly integrated innovation solution for future...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/28

nches, and most of the hardware switches have been converted to touch panels. In Europe, German cars are following the same trend as Chinese cars, with Audi following Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and VW in adopting 14.5-inch displays. Furthermore, ultra-wide screens of around 30 inches are appearing in some luxury cars (e.g., Cadillac, Genesis). Conversely, those in many Japanese and French cars tend to be a size smaller.   Figure 1. Representative...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/21

o in-house test know-how using drive inverters for evaluation tests, enabling it to quickly provide feedback from the test results to motor design issues such as magnetic circuits.   The maximum motor output will be over 350 kW, and the target development segment is expected to be large sports and luxury passenger cars, but the company says it is "not limiting the target vehicles and is considering vehicle segments of all sizes as candidates." ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/20

Auto Shanghai 2025: GAC, Changan, Great Wall Motor Next generation smart cars, luxury orientation, off-road capabilities Summary GAC Group: World premiere of four new models, accelerating the transition to the smart car era Changan: Three models exhibited; targeting sales of 5 million units in 2030 Great Wall Motor: 6 brands in the lineup, promoting technology and off-road capabilities Deepal Auto's exhibition booth   Auto Shanghai 2025...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/20

e volumes of New Energy passenger cars totaled 1.133 million units, up 40.2% y/y. Retail April retail sales volumes of passenger cars totaled 1.755 million units, reflecting a year-over-year (y/y) increase of 14.5%. Year-to-date (YTD) retail sales volume totaled 6.872 million units, up 7.9% y/y. Luxury car retail sales volumes totaled 170,000 units, down 18% y/y. Retail sales volumes of domestic brands totaled 1.15 million units, up 31% y/y. D...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/14

smart control system "DiSus-M" exclusively for NEVs (New Energy Vehicles). The introduction of this model further enhances the Denza brand's product lineup, which ranges from MPVs to sports cars.   The Yangwang brand is unveiling the "U8L" model for the first time, and is also offering a lineup of luxury models including the "U7," "U8," and "U9," covering the price range from CNY 600,000 to CNY 2 million.   The Fangchengbao brand exhibited the ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/14

erior NIO ET9 rear seat display       Chongqing Li Auto Automobile Co., Ltd. (Li Auto) introduced the L6 Intelligent Renewal Edition and MEGA Ultra Intelligent Renewal Edition / "MEGA" Home Family Special Edition.   Reservations for the Intelligent Renewal Edition of the L6, a five-passenger luxury range extender SUV for families, began on April 23. The vehicle is available in two versions: Pro and Max. Prices are CNY 249,800 and CNY 279,8...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/09

y Hatchback DRIVAL Nissan: Serena e-POWER Suzuki: Swift and Carry Isuzu: Dragon Max pickup truck Toyota: Hilux Champ, Lexus RX 450h+ PHEV Ford: Everest Sport Special Edition Hyundai: N Line Series Volvo: XC90 PHEV and EX90 BEV Audi: A5 PHEV BMW: 330e M Sport PHEV Mercedes-Benz: Three new AMG models Luxury brands: Porsche, Maserati, Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce Motorcycle: Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, BMW, and others BIMS 46th's entrance   The 46...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/08

7 million units, an increase of 9.8% over the previous year. Sales increases have been recorded for the last four consecutive years, but from the year before which showed a significant 24.6% increase, the pace of growth is slowing down.   Automotive OEMs operating in Mexico mainly produce SUVs and luxury cars for export to the United States, while smaller, cheaper imported vehicles are the main focus for sales in Mexico. The number of vehicles i...

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

ich boasts a thrilling sporty look with body skirts, a front bumper lip, a rear bumper lip, and a stylish sidestep.   The LHD models of BYD put on display at the booth were BYD Seal 5 DM-i Eco Sedan PHEV and BYD ATTO 2 Compact B-SUV EV BYD Seal 5 PHEV BYD ATTO 2 EV   Denza   Denza, the luxury brand under BYD, brought its flagship electric MPV, the Denza D9, to the show. The D9 MPV is now available in 2 variants: Premium (FWD) and Per...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/25

and several facelifted models. These include the Geely Galaxy Xingyao 8 (in March), two SUV models, and two sedan models (to be launched by the end of the year). Zeekr will introduce five all-new NEV models and several facelifts. These are the Zeekr 007 GT in April, the Zeekr 9X in Q3, a full-size luxury super-hybrid SUV in Q4, the Lynk&Co EM-P in Q2, and the full-size EM-P sedan by the end of the year. Galaxy product plan The Geely Automobile...

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

ve radar), vehicle control, vehicle safety, and cockpit interior, but the price is lower than the previous model. Advanced sales prices start from CNY 229,800. Aito M8 (Source: Aito's official Weibo) Aito M5 (Source: Aito's official Weibo)   Aito M7  The new Aito M7 is a D-segment smart luxury SUV model. It is designed for middle-aged people who value roomy rear seat space. Available in 5-seater and 6-seater versions, it is ideal for ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/16

e volumes of New Energy passenger cars totaled 1.128 million units, up 35.5% y/y. Retail March retail sales volumes of passenger cars totaled 1.940 million units, reflecting a year-over-year (y/y) increase of 14.4%. Year-to-date (YTD) retail sales volume totaled 5.127 million units, up 6.0% y/y. Luxury car retail sales volumes totaled 250,000 units, down 7% y/y. Retail sales volumes of local brands totaled 1.22 million units, up 31% y/y. Local...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/11

. The company will invest KRW 14.5 trillion in improving autonomous driving technology and SDVs, and KRW 5.7 trillion in hydrogen energy technology and strengthening its hydrogen-related business. Electrification targets By 2030, the EV lineup will be expanded to 21 models, including high volume, luxury, and high-performance models. This includes six Genesis models, with a face-lifted Genesis GV60 to be launched in 2025. In addition, an EREV (E...

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

ternational Motor Show (IIMS 2025) was held at the Jakarta International Exhibition (JIExpo) in Kemayoran, Jakarta, from February 13 to 23, 2025.   The number of exhibiting brands increased from 23 in 2024 to 31. The increase in participation by Chinese OEMs was particularly noticeable, with BYD's luxury brand Denza, and Honri making their first appearances in Indonesia. According to the organizer's announcement, the exhibition area expanded fro...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/31

Tata Motors: Green mobility solutions Ashok Leyland: SAATHI light commercial vehicle, GARUD premium bus SWITCH Mobility: Electric light commercial vehicle (eLCV) VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV): Volvo and Eicher lineups SML Isuzu Limited: Hiroi.ev electric bus JBM Electric Vehicles: Galaxy electric luxury coach Montra Electric: EVIATOR electric small commercial vehicle, Super Cargo electric three-wheeler Olectra Greentech Limited: BYD's Blade Ba...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/27

lier of high-performance disc brake calipers and rotors based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. In 2000, it became a subsidiary of Brembo. Regarding OEM supply, this report confirmed that AP Racing’s products are installed in all Lotus models, but the company’s products are also installed on luxury sports cars of OEMs such as Aston Martin, Bacs, Bugatti, Caterham, Ferrari, Ford, HSV, Koenigsegg, McLaren, Morgan, SEAT, and TVR, in addition ...

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

reasingly unclear in the presence of tariffs and their inflationary effects. The LV selling rate for Eastern Europe fell to 4.9 mn units/year in February. 311k units were sold, a notable decline of 11% YoY. This contraction is due to strong declines in the Russian and Turkish LV markets. In Russia, luxury vehicle (LV) sales experienced a 12% YoY decline. This downturn can be attributed to increased import costs stemming from the new vehicle recyc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/18