JSAE 2025 in Yokohama: Carbon Neutrality Automakers' efforts to improve recycling and safety Summary Toyota: Circular economy initiatives Honda: Initiatives to achieve "carbon neutrality" and "zero traffic collision fatalities" Subaru: Safety Technologies of the New Forester Mazda: CX-80 PHEV advanced safety features Suzuki: Initiatives to develop BEV light trucks JSAE in Yokohama 2025 North Hall venue entrance   The Automotive Engineer...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/25

ld a new automotive components plant in Fayetteville, Tennessee. Construction work was expected to begin in Q2 2019, with startup scheduled for Q3 2020. Mexico: The company established a plant in Silao, Guanajuato in 1998 to supply exhaust system parts to Mazda. It is currently supplying parts to Mazda, GM, Stellantis-FCA, and Daimler Trucks. In November 2019, the company built a new plant in Villa de Reyes, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, with an inv...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/19

for more than half the market. However, drum type brakes are adopted for almost half of all vehicles in the market: mainly mini-vehicles, compact low-cost cars in the B-segment and below, and commercial vehicles due to cost-related factors.   Looking at the trends for each Japanese OEM, Subaru and Mazda, which do not currently produce commercial vehicles, have the most models equipped with disc brakes. All Mazda models, with the exception of the...

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

ge of sales volume 45.1% 44.8% 43.0% 41.4% 35.1% 36.5% 39.0% (Source: MarkLines U.S. sales and import volumes (as of April 2025))     New vehicle sales in the U.S. totaled approximately 16.49 million units (in 2024), with market shares of 35.9% for Japanese OEMs (Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, etc.), 33.6% for American OEMs (GM, Ford, Tesla), 18.3% for European OEMs (Stellantis, VW, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, etc.), and 10.4 % for Korea's Hy...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/02

ds in electric vehicle sales: EVs including HEVs grow by nearly 70% Sales volume by OEM: Nissan maintains top share, followed by GM and VW Chinese OEMs: Accounting for about 10% of domestic sales in Mexico in 2024 U.S. OEMs: GM and Ford sales up, Stellantis sales down Japanese OEMs: Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, and Honda experience double-digit y/y growth Volkswagen Group (VW): Significant sales growth for the second consecutive year; Indian-made vehic...

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

ction and safety in future vehicles. The goal is to strengthen the development of restraint systems through partnerships with automakers, research institutions, and suppliers participating in OSCCAR. Two next-generation airbag concepts were unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2018 and at WCX18 (SAE World Congress Experience) in April 2018. Dual-lobe airbags: Keeps the position of the head centered in the event of a collision, making it...

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

Mazda: BEV Transition to Progress in Stages Expanding the CX series of large models; developing NEVs with Changan Automobile Summary Announced Lean Asset Strategy Plans for the introduction of electrified vehicles Battery procurement: Partnership with Panasonic Energy Mid-Term Management Plan: Phased advancement of BEV conversion Production and sales in the U.S. Performance outlook for FY2024 (ending March 2025) GlobalData sales forecast: Mazda t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/01

uctor company. By using Ambarella's highly energy-efficient SoC, CV3-AD, Continental will be able to take advantage of its strengths in high-speed processing, which is good at multitasking and has good power consumption.   Denso The main customers of Denso Corporation (Denso) are Toyota, Daihatsu, Mazda, Subaru, and Suzuki. Denso's millimeter wave radar has been on the market since 2022 as a component of the GSP 3 (Global Safety Package). Compar...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/16

Thailand International Motor Expo 2024 (2) Japanese OEMs and Others Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Hyundai, Ford, Volvo Cars, etc. Summary Toyota HEV lineup Lexus LBX Bespoke Honda HR-V e:HEV RS and e:N1 electric SUV Mitsubishi Xpander HEV and Xpander Cross HEV Isuzu D-MAX 2.2 MaxForce pickup truck Mazda BT-50 pickup truck and CX-5 SUV Nissan Serena MPV and Kicks e-POWER Suzuki Swift sport hatchback, and Jimny Off-road Edition Hyundai Palisade...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/16

a well-developed and solid development support system.   Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. (Hitachi Astemo)   Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. (Hitachi Astemo), the supplier behind Honda's Level 3 system, specializes in stereo cameras and develops products and functions. Major customers include Isuzu Motors Ltd. (Isuzu), Mazda, Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki), and Subaru Corporation (Subaru). The current stereo camera is Gen4 with approximately 1.2 megapixels, and FO...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/09

ies Nissan’s partner, Renault, with CVTs, as well as ATs for a number of models to Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company, Renault Samsung Motors Co., Ltd. (Renault-Samsung), and OAO AvtoVAZ. However, with the exception of OEM models from Nissan and Suzuki, there are currently no deliveries to Mazda, which was a participant in the joint venture when it was first established. In April 2018, the cumulative global production of CVTs reached 40 ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/21

he automotive side of the company handles interior parts such as instrument panels and consoles, exterior parts such as bumpers, radiator grilles and door modules, and engine room components such as cylinder head covers and intake manifolds. The company delivers a high percentage of its products to Mazda, accounting for 50.3% of sales in the fiscal year ended March, 2024. Mazda has been a major shareholder (5.0% as of March 2024) in DaikyoNishika...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/25

and in collaboration with seven local suppliers. For production in China, two electric models will be released in 2024 through joint development with Changan (of which the EZ-6-BEV/PHEV have already been announced). The MX-30 R-EV (PHEV) was be launched in Japan and Europe in 2023, followed by the CX-70 (MHEV) in North America and the CX-80 (PHEV, MHEV) in Europe in 2024.   Subaru In May 2023, Subaru Corporation announced a 2030 BEV production ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/18

ditioning equipment production site in Kyushu after the Kyushu Plant (the former Nakatsu Plant), and is handling orders from Nissan.   Japan Climate Systems Corporation [Company and Business Overview] Japan Climate Systems Corporation was established in June 1987 as a joint venture between Ford, Mazda, and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (currently Panasonic Corporation). The head office is in Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefectu...

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

t also supplies car navigation equipment as a product, with the navigation engine part being supplied by Aisin. The Japanese market for car navigation systems is dominated by the aftermarket, with five Japanese-based companies and two importers offering OEM dealer option products for OEMs including Mazda, but no direct delivery to the OEMs (OEM dealer options are available for Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, Subaru, Daihatsu, Suzuki, and BMW/MINI, and ...

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

Ltd. China FAW's system supplier for the Hongqi EHS7 is FAW Koyo. Changan Automobile: In 2014 and 2015, the Changan CS75 system supplier was JTEKT Corporation. The system supplier for the CS35, Eado, and Changan Ford Focus is ZF. Since 2016, Nexteer has been the supplier for the CS15, CS35, Oshan CX70, Oshan X70A, Honorg, UNI-T, UNI-V, Benni E-Star, Oshan X5, Lamore, Eado and Changan Mustang Mach-E, and Chongqing Changan is the supplier for the...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/09/27

  In addition to developing BEV and hydrogen-related technologies to achieve carbon neutrality, Japanese automakers are also working to strengthen their HEV and PHEV technologies, which they see as important.   On September 6, 2024, the battery development and production plans of Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, and Subaru were approved by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) as part of its plan for establishing a stable supply of...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/09/13

atbelts, the company began developing airbags in 1986 and began production in 1989. Besides airbags, the company's main products in the automotive safety components business include seatbelts and interior components such as sunshades and tonneau covers. The main customers in the Japanese market are Mazda, Suzuki, and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus for safety parts, and all passenger car manufacturers for interior components. The aforementioned cap...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/09/12

illion units and 71.3% y/y to 16,000 units, respectively. Renault-Nissan saw relatively strong sales of the Qashqai and Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy, but overall sales fell 10.1% y/y to 339,000 units. In addition, several media outlets have reported the closure of the Changzhou plant in Jiangsu Province. Mazda, which announced the termination of production consignment to FAW Car Company in the second half of 2023, posted a 14.4% y/y increase to 37,000 ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/20

h hydraulic type (HPS) and electric type (EPS) power steering systems, its situation resembles that of Hitachi Astemo where in Japan it is selling more HPS than EPS. That said, however, the company began the in-house production of the ECUs for its EPS systems in 2013, and started to supply these to Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, Subaru, and Nissan. On the other hand, with the rapid replacement to EPS in the market, the demand for hydraulic pumps for H...

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