hizuoka Prefecture, that manufactures mainly airbags and interior and exterior parts. Honda previously held a 20% stake in Nihon Plast, but in August 2013 Nihon Plast bought back all of the outstanding shares held by Honda. In December, 2017, the company was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company’s main products are plastic products, including instrument panel-related parts and trim parts, airbags, and steering whe...

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

he demerger of GKN Automotive, GKN Powder Metallurgy, and GKN Hydrogen businesses from Melrose Industries PLC (Melrose) into Dowlais. The ordinary shares of Dowlais have been admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange. Danfoss   Danfoss A/S (Danfoss) is a global leader in engineering solutions, offering a wide range of products and services in areas ...

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

sumer sentiment, which delayed purchasing decisions. However, in the last quarter of 2024, the sales started to increase again, due to a good festival season, discounts and offers from OEMs, and new model launches. In December, the sales peaked again due to a low base, discounting aimed at clearing stock, year-end schemes, and expanded product ranges. Monthly sales comparison between 2023 and 2024(Source: SIAM, OEMs press release, MarkLin...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/20

to parts manufacturer, mainly engaged in the research, development, and production of automobile components. Founded in 1998, the company was formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of China FAW Group. The company completed its state-owned enterprise reorganization in 2007 and was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2013. Major shareholders of the company include Jilin Province State-Owned Capital Operation Limited, FAW Equity Investment (Tianjin...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/18

roduction, sales, and service operations. In early August, the company signed an agreement with Dangshan County, Suzhou City, Anhui Province to build a lithium battery plant. The planned annual production capacity is 20GWh.   Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. was listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on September 25. Chery's listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Source: Chery) SAIC   Consolidated sales for SAIC in the ...

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

il 1, 2019, integrating Clarion and Faurecia’s existing subsidiaries Parrot Automotive SAS (Headquarters: Paris, France) and Faurecia Coagent Electronics S&T Co., Ltd. (Coagent Electronics) (Headquarters: Foshan, Guangdong Province, China) and at the same time, Clarion was delisted from the Tokyo stock exchange. Including dealer-installed navigation systems, Clarion supplies navigation systems to all the Japanese OEMs except Toyota, and it supp...

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

us forecast estimated sales of 15.2 mn units. In addition, risks are tilted to the upside, as any annual total below 16 mn units would require a substantial slowdown in the final four months of the year. At the time of writing, the economy has remained sufficiently healthy to support LV sales, with stock markets at all-time highs, and inflation under control compared with the recent past. However, signs of weakness in the labor market could point...

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

dustry name and brand are expected to be maintained. Regarding tie-ups with inflator suppliers, the company announced capital alliances with Daicel Corporation in May 2017 and in February 2018 with Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. The two parties of each partnership will hold JPY 1 billion in each other’s stock to strengthen their cooperative relationship in the airbag business. Furthermore, the company announced that its tie-up with Nippon Kayaku will ...

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

f EVs. Tesla is not only an EV manufacturer, but also an IT company with a cumulative sales of over 7.5 million mobility devices, an AI platform that is constantly trained using collected data, and an energy company. This trinity of innovation is precisely why Tesla has earned such high praise from stock market. Tesla " Long-term Plan to Eliminate Fossil Fuels" March,2023 (Source: Tesla Investor Day)   Tesla's business model is to d...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/01

utilizing its own technologies and collaborating with companies in other fields" and "strengthening system and software development capabilities, including the development of integrated ECUs and training of highly skilled engineers." Business overview In December 2020, a tender offer for common stock of Imasen Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Imasen) was completed, making it an equity-method affiliate with a voting right ownership share of 34.7...

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

es” and “Development activities”. Business activities Toyota Group suppliers cooperating to promote the integration of electromechanical components (mounting ECUs / MCUs on actuators such as motors and solenoids) formed J-QuAD Dynamics Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Chiyoda Ward, JPY 50 million capital stock), a new joint venture, in April 2019. The joint venture carries out the development of autonomous driving control software. The four companies p...

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

rior and exterior lighting Electronics: Autonomous driving, sensors and actuators, body electronics, energy management Lifecycle Solutions: Aftermarket, workshop solutions, special purpose vehicles History In November 2014, Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA (Hella) was listed on the Frankfurt and Luxembourg Stock Exchanges, with 60% of the shares held by the founding family and the remaining 40% as floating shares, but as described below, a merger with Fa...

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

constant at around 55 days, appropriate discounts, efficient financial assistance and an aggressive marketing approach to urban areas will be key to sustaining sales growth over the festive period. On the other hand, additional U.S. tariffs of 25% on Indian products could upset the market, causing stock indexes to fall and the rupee to weaken, which could curb consumer confidence and discretionary spending (on vehicles, etc.) due to higher savin...

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

motor cores, from a single prototype to mass production Display panel: Improved motor performance with amorphous alloy/Permendur 1. An integrated production system that includes material procurement, heat treatment, processing, and inspection2. The company has certain amounts of materials in stock, so can quickly respond to requests for prototypes3. Moriya Cutlery Laboratory can manufacture complex shaped products by combining various proc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/15

2,883 1,291 47 (Source: Renault Group Financial Results) Renault to rearrange Nissan stake as financial asset   The Renault Group rearranged its stake in Nissan starting June 30, 2025. Instead of using the equity method, the stake will be treated as a financial asset valued based on Nissan’s stock price. This change will lead to a one-time accounting loss of about EUR 9.5 billion. The loss will be recorded as “other operating income and ...

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

merly Johnson Controls Inc. seating business division) Click here to see recent developments Business overview The company is one of the world's leading suppliers of automotive seating, manufacturing everything from seat components to complete seats. Adient plc (Adient) was listed on the New York Stock Exchange after completing the spin-off of its automotive Seating and Interior components business from Johnson Controls in the U.S. on October 3...

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

owned subsidiary In May 2025, Geely Automobile Holdings Limited, which owns 65.7% of Zeekr Automobile (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Zeekr), announced that it will acquire the remaining shares of Zeekr to complete the privatization and merger. This will result in the company being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. Battery industry group Geely announced in April 2025 that it will integrate its battery businesses and establish a new battery indus...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/01

MarkLines' portal users. VSI AV Insight provides industry with deep insight and analysis on the enabling technologies used for active safety and automated driving.   Introduction   Pony AI is a leading proponent of building both a robotaxi and a robotruck business. Since it went public on NASDAQ stock exchange in November 2024, there is excellent information on Pony AI strategy, technology and progress.   I used two main sources for this arti...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/03

eached a final agreement to merge on an equal footing and cooperate in the areas of commercial vehicle development, procurement, and production. The new company will be a holding company with MFTBC and Hino as wholly owned subsidiaries, aiming to start operations in April 2026 and list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market. Daimler Truck AG (Daimler Truck) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), the parent companies of the two companies, will e...

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

business segment (exhaust systems) and the Ride Performance business segment (shock absorbers and suspension systems). On November 17, 2022, the company was acquired by a fund managed by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, Inc. for approximately USD 7.1 billion and delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. It became a privately held company. Development related: The Clean Air business segment has seven development sites. Americas: U.S....

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