w the IVI display. This layout provides a good balance between visibility of IVI controls, including audio, and ease of operation of climate control and has long been popular as the standard layout for Japanese cars. However, there is the issue of how difficult it is to enlarge the IVI display. The steering wheel switches and shifter retain the conventional Honda switches. Figure 2: Honda Prelude(Photo by MarkLines @ 2025JMS) It has a ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/15

ving technologies? As Navigation On Autopilot (NOA) indicates, it is navigation for autonomous driving.  Autonomous driving to date has been an extension of driver-assistance devices, and the pursuit of functions that allow automated driving to a set destination without a driver having to hold the steering wheel. However, when actually driving, the real-time information that navigation systems have accumulated up to now is indispensable for maki...

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

san, BMW, and others. The motor types used in electric vehicles by OEMs are IPMSM for all HEVs, both in Japan and overseas, and many BEVs also use IPMSM. However, Tesla, which has consistently used IM since the Roadster, installed IPMSM in the Model 3, but in 4WD (AWD) versions, the main drive wheels are IPMSM and the auxiliary drive wheels are IM, and the Model Y also uses IM in the same way. An increasing number of European OEMs are adopti...

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

Analysis Report: Power Steering (U.S. and European Markets) Trends in the adoption of electric power steering in heavy-duty commercial vehicles List of Suppliers Ⅰ. Introduction II. Power steering components overview Ⅲ. Overview of major power steering suppliers IV. Global facilities of major power steering suppliers V. List of power steering suppliers and their major customers (U.S. and European OEMs, excluding commercial vehicles) VI. Insta...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/07/19

Analysis Report: Power Steering (U.S. and European Markets) Activities of major suppliers List of Suppliers Ⅰ. Introduction II. Overview Ⅲ. Overview of major power steering suppliers IV. Global facilities of major power steering suppliers V. List of power steering suppliers and their major customers (U.S. and European OEMs, excluding commercial vehicles) VI. Installation status of products from major power steering suppliers VII. Sale...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/07/06

was dominated by Indian, Japanese and Korean OEMs, with BYD Co. Ltd. of China participating for the first time in the event. Several venture company start-ups also presented their upcoming products to be launched to market.   At the exhibition, passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, buses, three-wheeler, two-wheeler were exhibited in ICE (internal combustion engine), electric as well as alternate fuel technologies such as hydrogen, and ethanol...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/02/06

Analysis Report: Power Steering (U.S. and European Markets) Activities of major suppliers List of Suppliers Ⅰ. Introduction II. Overview Ⅲ. Overview of major power steering suppliers IV. Global facilities of major power steering suppliers V. List of power steering suppliers and their major customers (U.S. and European OEMs, excluding commercial vehicles) VI. Installation status of products from major power steering suppliers VII. Sal...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/09/15

on a business overview of the major suppliers and installation information. Light commercial vehicles, which mainly use hydraulic brakes, are included in this survey, but medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, which mainly use air brakes, are not.   In general, the braking force ratio in four-wheeled vehicles is distributed at a 7:3 ratio, 7 at the front and 3 at the rear. Since most vehicles have a front-wheel-drive (FWD) layout, disk brak...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/06/08

Analysis Report: Power Steering (Japanese Market) Activities of major suppliers List of Suppliers Ⅰ. Introduction II. Overview Ⅲ. Overview of major power steering suppliers IV Global facilities of major power steering suppliers V. List of power steering suppliers and their major customers (for models produced in Japan) VI. Installation status of products from major power steering suppliers VII. Sales comparison of major power steering ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/12/24

be said to be one of the most significant changes which occurs once in a century.  Furthermore, the development of functions for advanced driver assistance and Level 3 or higher automated driving has been progressing, and the need for innovation in the human-machine interface (HMI), including the steering wheel, has led to an increase in development for cockpit innovation.   In the next section, this report will examine the evolution of cockpi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/12/17

h a maximum of 16 possible combinations. In the area of automated driving, 36 sensors (6 millimeter wave radars, 13 cameras, 5 LiDAR, and 12 ultrasonic radars), high-precision maps and positioning systems, 5G-V2X modules, two domain controllers with high computing power, redundant brakes, redundant steering, and redundant power supplies. Blue Core iDD hybrid system The Blue Core iDD (intelligent Dual Drive) hybrid system was announced on June 1...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/10/11

Analysis Report: Power Steering (U.S. and European Markets) Trends of major suppliers List of Power Steering Suppliers (alphabetical order) Ⅰ. Introduction II. Overview Ⅲ. Overview of major power steering suppliers IV. Global facilities of major power steering suppliers V. List of power steering suppliers and their major customers (U.S. and European OEMs, excluding commercial vehicles) VI. Installation status of products from major power stee...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/08/18

based on a business overview of the major suppliers and installation information. Light commercial vehicles, which mainly use hydraulic brakes, are included in this survey, but medium and heavy commercial vehicles, which mainly use air brakes, are not.   In general, the braking force ratio in four-wheeled vehicles is distributed at a 7:3 ratio, 7 at the front and 3 at the rear. Since most vehicles have a front-wheel-drive (FWD) layout, disk brak...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/03/02

Analysis Report: Power Steering (Japanese Market) Activities of major suppliers List of Suppliers Ⅰ. Introduction II. Overview Ⅲ. Overview of major power steering suppliers IV. Global facilities of major power steering suppliers V. List of power steering suppliers and their major customers (for models produced in Japan) VI. Installation status of products from major power steering suppliers VII. Sales comparison of major power steering suppli...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/12/21

avigation and other display screens at the same height can be said to be a major type of change which occurs once in a century.   Moreover, with the addition of new functions in the future such as autonomous driving, it can be said that there is a possibility this could create major changes in the steering or other functions, which could lead to further changes in the cockpit.   In the next section, this report will examine the evolution of coc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/10/28

views of the major suppliers and component installation information. Note that this report includes light-duty commercial vehicles which mainly use hydraulic brakes, but it does not include medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks which mainly use air brakes.   In general, the braking force ratio in four-wheeled vehicles is distributed at a 7:3 ratio, 7 at the front and 3 at the rear. Since most vehicles have a front-wheel-drive (FF) layout, disc brake...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/08/13

verage of know-how and technical synergy with the move. Manufacturing related: Outside of its facilities in Japan, it owns one in the U.S., and two in China. In autumn 2017 it established its first AT plant in Chonburi, Thailand, AW (Thailand) Co., Ltd. supply AT systems for Toyota’s local rear wheel drive models. Aisin AW does not produce FR AT systems for small and medium trucks and buses, these are instead handled by parent Aisin Seiki’s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/03/23

l slits (plenums) provided on the instrument panel substrate to distribute the horizontal air flow, eliminating the need for air conditioning louvers (outlets) on the surface of the instrument panel. In other words, the upper part of the Model 3 cockpit has a very simple design consisting of only a steering column, steering wheel, and a touchscreen display mounted at the center of the instrument panel. As a result, it is believed that the Model 3...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/07/02

Ltd. Although not belonging to a keiretsu OEM family group, Nihon Plast is a major manufacturer of airbag inflators, and the third largest supplier of interior and exterior parts, with 5.15% of its shares held by Daicel. The company’s product portfolio consist of safety parts including air bags, steering wheels, instrument panel parts, interior and exterior trims, and aerodynamic parts such as air spoilers. Its airbag operations account for 26...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/05/31

parts, specifically the three brake mechanism parts of disk brakes and the three brake mechanism parts of drum brakes, as well as provide an analysis of the market situation based on a business overview of the major suppliers and installation information. In general, the braking force ratio in four-wheeled vehicles is distributed at a 7:3 ratio, 7 at the front and 3 at the rear. Since most vehicles have a front-wheel-drive (FF) layout, disk brake...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/03/08