steel sheets, blocks laminated with a fixed number of sheets are stacked while being further shifted in the direction of rotation. At this time, it is possible to provide a skew angle which moderates the electromagnetic torque unevenness (cogging). In place of electromagnetic sheets, there are some materials and component manufacturers who propose pressed powder cores made by mixing magnetic iron powder and resin, then press-forming and annealing...

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

han in China over the next ten years. To achieve this, you would first need to build efficient, high-performance cell factories and put them into operation. You would need to establish an ecosystem of material processing and mechanical engineering for cell production and ensure sufficient access to raw materials. It sounds like we should rethink the entire battery system. SAUER _ I think that, first and foremost, we need to achieve a certain te...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/05

ants in the USA (two SK joint venture plants and its own plant using LFP technology licensed from CATL), but production is likely to be reduced due to current demand. In Europe, production of battery pack assemblies began at the Cologne Plant in Germany, and the Puma Gen-E was newly launched.   In materials procurement, the company has long-term contracts with Lake Resources of Australia, Albemarle of the USA, and five other companies for lithiu...

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

  The Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SMEC) was granted INR 120 million. The government also exempted customs duty on 35 additional capital goods for EV battery manufacturing to further boost domestic battery production. Additionally, basic customs duty on key raw materials, including cobalt powder, lithium-ion battery scrap, lead, zinc, and 12 other critical minerals, has been fully exempted. PLI-Auto Schem...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/19

Japan Mobility Show 2025: Carbon Neutrality Alternative fuels, horizontal recycling, biomass materials Summary Mazda: Carbon-neutral fuel and CO2 capture system Suzuki: Flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV), compressed biogas (CBG) fuel Kia: Recycled materials used in the PV5 Horizontal recycling and utilization of biomass materials (Toyoda Gosei, Ichikoh and Yazaki) Horizontal tire recycling, alternative raw materials (Bridgestone, Yokohama Rubber and Sum...

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

to the US. As for imports from Canada and Mexico, only the non-US content of vehicles is subject to tariffs for USMCA-compliant models. There are currently no tariffs being charged on most USMCA-compliant automotive parts that enter the US from Canada or Mexico, although separate tariffs mean that raw materials such as steel and aluminum are subject to rates of up to 50%. Legal challenges to strike down some of the Trump administration’s tarif...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/29

be required to be equipped with passenger airbags as well. Furthermore, a bill had been submitted that would make it mandatory for passenger cars to be equipped with a total of six airbags, including side airbags and curtain airbags, from October 2023 onwards, but these proposals have now been withdrawn. On the other hand, with the introduction of the new vehicle safety assessment system, Bharat NCAP (Indian version of the New Car Assessment Prog...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/27

MA annual session is an annual event of the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), the apex body of the Indian auto component industry. This year, the event discussed challenges from geopolitical disruptions, trade barriers, carbon taxes, and reliance on imports of critical materials. The impact of the GST cut on the industry was also highlighted.  There are several factors which can accelerate the industry. It includes ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/09

recliner, adjuster, and seat slide rails. The assembled product is referred to as the seat assembly (Assy) or complete seat. In the Japanese market, there are about 15 companies that manufacture and deliver seat assemblies, and there are many other suppliers of parts such as seat frames, cushioning materials, and trim cover materials.   This report provides an outline of each company describing their developments in the Japanese market, based on...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/27

CLEPA Materials Regulations and Sustainability Event（MRSE）2025 PFAS regulation, recycled plastic, Catena-X, CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) Summary PFAS and other chemical challenges for the automotive industry (ACEA) End of Life Vehicles Regulation- Insight from recyclers (EuRIC) Catena-X CBAM Lessons learned from the reporting phase and how to prepare for future responses (Continental, wts) A Transatlantic Perspective on the Futur...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/04

ommercial van for the Japanese market. In the fall of 2025, Honda plans to launch the N-ONE e:, an EV version of the N-ONE minicar.   For the N-ONE e:, used bumpers from Honda vehicles are recycled and used as material for the front grille. Plant-derived resin is used for the instrument panel, and materials recycled from used PET bottles and work clothes used by Honda employees are utilized for the floor carpet and insulators. Honda N-VAN...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/03

TECHNO-FRONTIER 2025: e-Axle, Motors Nidec 7-in-1 e-Axle, motor materials, power electronics parts and more Summary e-Axles, motors: Nidec, EXEDY, IE5 Motor Project - Organizer's exhibit Motor material-related: Daido Steel, Höganäs, Next Core Technologies, Komaki Kouzai Power electronics: STMicroelectronics, Toshiba, Alps Alpine, Sumida Process and test equipment: Tanaka Engineering, CHK Spring Industry, Myway Plus, SMACH, AMDT   TECHNO-FRONTI...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/29

rted oil and gas, and high carbon emissions, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is actively promoting the development of methanol vehicles. Methanol is a clean fuel that has advantages such as being easy to store and transport and being available from a wide range of raw materials, and it shows potential as a substitute for petroleum once technological advances are made.   The Geely Group has been focusing on meth...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/29

the European Commission held a summit with China to discuss rare earth export restrictions and China's excess production capacity. Market access was discussed and the EU and China agreed to work on concrete solutions. The EU appreciated China's efforts to expedite export licensing of these critical raw materials and the agreement on strengthening supply chain mechanisms. In addition, overcapacity in the Chinese economy in key sectors such as elec...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/26

ng, axles, brakes, etc.); Forged Technologies: Crankshafts, con-rods, front axles Decarbon Technologies (combined with Bearing business) 3,850 3,438 (1,149 of which is Forged Technologies) *1,178 Decarbon Technologies (newly established), Bearings (combined) Marine Systems 2,118 1,832 1,831 Materials Services 12,126 13,613 16,444 Steel and stainless steel, nonferrous metals, tubes and pipes, resins, raw materials Steel Europe 10,736 12,...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/21

Analysis Report: Seat (U.S. and European Markets) Developing recyclable materials for a sustainable society List of Suppliers Introduction Ⅱ. Global expansion of major seat suppliers III. List of major seat suppliers by OEM (European and U.S. production) IV. List of components by supplier, OEM, and model (European and U.S. production) Ⅴ. Sales figures of major seat suppliers Supplier global footprint (Detail) Adient Lear FORVIA Magna Seatin...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/06

chestra.   In a short opening speech Prof. Dr. Bernhard Geringer, Chairman of the Board of the Austrian Association for Automotive Engineering (ÖVK), emphasized that the assessment of ‘Net Zero Mobility’ must not only consider emissions during operation, but the entire cycle of a vehicle from raw material extraction and production to disposal.   “The goal should be more accurately referred to as ‘defossilisation’ instead of ‘decarb...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/08

ent resources on electrification and SDVs. Jointly developing AI algorithms for autonomous driving with Infineon Technologies AG (Infineon). 6 6 CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.) 35,538 40,506 ・Although sales volume of batteries increased, revenue decreased due to lower prices of raw materials including lithium carbonate.・The company sold 475GWh of lithium-ion batteries in the drive battery business, up 21.79% from the previo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/02

% y/y to 315,000 units.   On June 6, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) announced a "10-Point Plan" for achieving climate-neutral mobility. This includes flexibility in achieving CO2 reduction targets, early development of charging and hydrogen infrastructure, stable supply of raw materials, and promotion of the spread of e-mobility. It emphasized that current efforts to expand the EV market are insufficient. It said that Eu...

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

hibition Hall and the North Hall, with automakers exhibiting mainly in the North Hall.   Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda), and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) were prominent in exhibiting their efforts related to carbon neutrality, which promotes the use of recycled materials. In addition, Mazda exhibited a PHEV version of its new mid-size crossover SUV "CX-80” to be released in October 2024, Subaru Corporation ...

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