31 to November 9, 2025). At a press briefing for commercial vehicle manufacturers, all companies strongly called for "building allies," as innovation in the transportation business and the replacement of oil as an energy source cannot be achieved by OEMs on their own. The OEMs also proposed several new models and new technologies, such as hydrogen fuel cell (FC) vehicles, highlighting their "multi-pathway" approach to flexibly meet the needs of t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/16

-duty vehicles, in February 2023, the European Commission announced a revised proposal, changing the reduction after 2030 compared to 2019 from the original 30% → 45%, and after 2035 and 2040, reductions of 65% and 90%, respectively, compared to 2019. Subsequently, an exception was made, allowing new car sales after 2035 for vehicles equipped with a dedicated ICE that uses e-fuel or hydrogen. Note that the definition of eFuel is "RFNBO: Renewab...

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

48V motor was adopted by Daimler, Aisin's motor was adopted by Stellantis - PSA, and Toshiba's was used by Ford. It seems that the technological capabilities of each company were recognized, but they have not yet been fully deployed and the quantity has not increased. 3 China Chinese suppliers:As "New Energy Vehicles" (NEVs: BEVs, PHEVs, FCEVs), especially BEVs, are expanding in China, there has also been development in electric powertrains, wit...

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

F, Bosch and Schaeffler are proceeding with the development of wide-angle electric rear-wheel steering systems that will make it easier to steer the car even on narrow roads and parking spaces and will eventually allow for automated driving via steer-by-wire. In 2021, vehicle models equipped with a new ZF system were launched in the market. 4WS (4-wheel steering) became popular in Japanese cars in the 1980s. Later, with the spread of ESC (Electro...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/18

ely 10% more capacity. It is a crossover SUV with an extended pure EV range of more than 100km (approx. 20km) and improved dynamic performance and comfort.     The Outlander PHEV's storage battery system uses GS Yuasa Corporation (GS Yuasa) lithium-ion battery cells with a capacity of 22.7Wh. The new plug-in hybrid electric drive system was developed by changing to a high-output prismatic lithium-ion battery. Outlander battery pack uses ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/27

shi mini vans, and outdated Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan) commercial vehicles with 4WD. However, in terms of volume, as shown in Figure 2 below, 28% of ATs are 4-speed, indicating how many Suzuki and OEM-supplied vehicles are sold.   The 8-speed segment saw an increase due to the introduction of new high-end models such as the Toyota Land Cruiser 250, Lexus LBX, and Mazda CX-80. In the future, multi-speed ATs will be increasingly adopted in sp...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/15

ry 2023, for heavy-duty vehicles, the European Commission announced a revised proposal, changing the reduction after 2030 compared to 2019 from the original 30% → 45%, and after 2035 and 2040, reductions of 65% and 90%, respectively, compared to 2019. Subsequently, an exception was made, allowing new car sales after 2035 for vehicles equipped with a dedicated ICE that uses e-fuel or hydrogen. Note that the definition of eFuel is "RFNBO: Renewab...

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

s hybrids, Mitsubishi Electric's by Mercedes-Benz, Aisin's by Stellantis - PSA, and Toshiba's by Ford, all of which are thought to be due to the technological capabilities of the companies, but the volume has not grown as a result of their lack of full deployment.   3. China Chinese suppliers:As "New Energy Vehicles" (NEVs), especially BEVs, are expanding in China, there has also been development in electric powertrains, with BYD Auto Co., Ltd....

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

F, Bosch and Schaeffler are proceeding with the development of wide-angle electric rear-wheel steering systems that will make it easier to steer the car even on narrow roads and parking spaces and will eventually allow for automated driving via steer-by-wire. In 2021, vehicle models equipped with a new ZF system were launched in the market. 4WS (4-wheel steering) became popular in Japanese cars in the 1980s. Later, with the spread of ESC (Electro...

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

e theme of this year's event was "Let's gather our wisdom! Towards a carbon neutral, recycling-oriented society," and at the Yokohama venue, technological developments were introduced under the theme of "Let's realize a sustainable recycling-oriented society through “technological evolution" and "new value standards!"   This report focuses on core electrification-related technologies such as storage batteries, battery packs and modules, batter...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/07/10

. 2023)     Isuzu's press stage   The star of Isuzu's booth shown on the press stage was the Isuzu D-Max EV Concept one-ton electric pickup truck.   Designed to meet a wide-range of commercial and passenger vehicle needs, this electric pickup truck features a full-time 4WD system with newly developed e-Axles in front and rear, offering excellent performance on rough roads and a linear acceleration feel characteristic of BEVs. The di...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/04/26

there is still no need for the electrification of heavy-duty trucks in the Japanese market (as explained at the Mitsubishi Fuso booth). For this reason, the BEV models on display were all light-duty trucks, with the exception of Isuzu's route buses, and each OEM exhibited a production model and/or new body variations.   As for route buses, Isuzu exhibited a BEV that it plans to market in Japan as a response to BYD Co. Ltd. (BYD), which is ahead...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/29

ADAS elemental technology (AGC, Yazaki Corporation) AD, ADAS comfort technology (NHK Spring, Mitsubishi Motors and Yamaha)   The Tokyo Motor Show, renamed the Japan Mobility Show, was held for the first time in four years from October 25th to November 5th, 2023.   There were few introductions of new AD/ADAS (Autonomous Driving / Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems)-related technologies because the main focus of the event was on concept cars and...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/10

n to 82 gpm, a 56% reduction. On the other hand, with regard to sales regulations, an executive order was signed in December 2021, which stipulates that 50% of light vehicle sales in 2030 will be ZEVs (excluding HEVs) and all vehicles will be electric in 2035. The State of California (CARB) has set new ZEV and PHEV sales requirements of 68% in 2030, 100% in 2035. In addition, PHEVs are to have an electric-mode driving range of 50 miles or more. C...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/01

.   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 Corporation. This will be disc...

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

e been selected for their unique technologies. However, the adoption of electrified vehicles has not reached full-scale deployment and lacks quantitative growth, so Japanese suppliers are not yet a threat to European and U.S. suppliers.   3 China Chinese suppliers: In China, where the volumes of "new energy vehicles" (NEVs), mainly BEVs, continue to grow, an increasing number of electric powertrains are being developed and manufactured locally ...

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

n promoting human-centered automated driving for some time, and has now announced the use of AD and ADAS technologies to prevent accidents before they happen, with a special focus on health monitoring. Considering the current situation where accidents caused by elderly drivers are constantly in the news, it is expected that this initiative will have early adoption and expansion.   Subaru Corporation (Subaru) introduced the new EyeSight, which ad...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/07/19

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

their unique technologies. However, the adoption of electrified vehicles has not reached full-scale deployment and the drive motor market lacks quantitative growth, so Japanese suppliers are not yet a threat to European and U.S. suppliers. 3 China Chinese suppliers: In China, where the volumes of "new energy vehicles" (NEVs), mainly BEVs, continue to grow, an increasing number of electric powertrains are being developed and manufactured locally ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/09/02

ters are not included in this report. 1. Japan domestic:   In Japan, the major HEV and BEV motor manufacturers are fixed as the OEMs themselves with in-house manufacturing or their affiliated suppliers (Aisin, Denso, Hitachi Astemo Electric Motor Systems). In addition, the formation of markets for new categories in Japan such as radical EVs and ultra-compacts is not yet expected. Thus, motor manufacturers need to find business opportunities for ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/09/02