the commission of a NEDO (Japan New Energy and Industrial Development Organization) project, “Innovative Plastic Resource Recycling Process Technology Development/Material Recycling Process Development", which started in 2020. Shigeru Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture, where Subaru's main plant is located, Shigeru Co., Ltd. (Shigeru) is a supplier with sales of JPY 41.6 billion (in the fiscal year ended March 2022). The co...

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

pan [Figure 2. History of CVT] The table can be scrolled left and right. Year of development OEM Model name Application Feature 1958 DAF(Orchid) DAF600 Air-cooled horizontally opposed 2-cylinder OHV 590cc, 19ps/4000rpm, RWD, maximum speed 90km/h World's first CVT (rubber belt type) 1987 SUBARU Justy 1L engine First CVT (metal belt type) in a Japanese car It was the world's first electronically controlled electromagnetic clutch conti...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/08

ons and a company with two major businesses: the automatic transmission business and the car navigation business. The car navigation business specializes in factory-installed navigation systems. Aisin commands the major share of Toyota OE factory-installed navigation systems, and besides Toyota and Subaru, also delivers navigation systems to VW group brands such as VW, Audi, and Porsche. In the Japanese domestic market, Aisin is in competition wi...

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

senger seat occupant protection, and pop-up hood systems and pedestrian protection airbags for pedestrian protection. In addition, airbags such as frontal impact airbags for the rear seats (the world's first equipped in the all-new Mercedes-Benz S-Class front seat backs) have begun to be installed. Subaru vehicles are equipped with pedestrian protection airbags that not only to respond to pedestrians but also to cyclists.   In Japan, side impact...

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

manufactures lamps for four- and two-wheeled vehicles, while YKP Inc. (Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture) designs dies for rear combination lamps and carries out injection molding and aluminum vacuum deposition. Supply status: The company supplies various lamps for automobiles to Suzuki, Daihatsu, Subaru, Hino, Mitsubishi, and Toyota. Murakami East Japan Corporation (Murakami) Company Profile On April 1, 2022, Murakami Corporation took over ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/20

eld by Zexel’s parent company Bosch, and in November 2005 it became a wholly owned subsidiary, established as Valeo Thermal Systems Japan Corporation. Later, Valeo Japan absorbed Valeo Thermal Systems, and it is now a division of Valeo Japan Co., Ltd. Its customers in Japan are Isuzu, Nissan, and Subaru. Like Sanden, the company also receives orders for individual compressors. [Recent Activities] In December 2021, the company established a ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/07

fying needs of next generation vehicle manufacturing (multi-pathway response). To promote research and development aimed at creating new businesses. Furthermore, as part of its sales expansion activities, in addition to the five companies it has positioned as "strategic OEMs" -- Daihatsu, Suzuki, Subaru, Mazda, and BMW -- the company has also announced a policy to strengthen its approach to emerging EV manufacturers in the expanding BEV market,...

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

e electrical wiring. Suzuki Palette (launched in January 2008) 4373 November 15, 2018 507,118 Development(Electronics) Improper ECU programming, battery voltage drop during idle stop causes power steering to stop.Products manufactured between August 2012 and August 2015 ECU program modification Subaru Impreza, XV (launched in May 2017), Forester (launched in July 2018) 4434 January 31, 2019 780 Manufacturing Power steering stopped due to defe...

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

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

le materials. It predicts the areas that are likely to crack, and adds material in those areas to provide extra strength. The amount of springback can be reduced by about 90% compared to conventional methods. The company announced that aftermarket performance mufflers were available exclusively for Subaru Levorg from October 2020 and Subaru WRX S4 from July 2022. The three development concepts of the new product are: a high-quality sound with emp...

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

JSAE 2025 in Yokohama: e-Axles, Motors, xEVs Subaru: Strong hybrid, Aisin: FR1 1-motor hybrid transmission, etc. Summary OEM electric powertrains and electrified vehicles (Nissan, Subaru, Yamaha, AIM) Japanese suppliers of ePT (Aisin, Jatco, Meidensha, IJTT, TOP) Electric PTs from US and European suppliers (Valeo, BorgWarner, Schaeffler, Bosch, AAM) Unique electric PT and teardown exhibits (Exedy, Astemo, MarkLines)   The Automotive Engineering ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/16

er account 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 excep...

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

percentage 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 Ko...

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

in preparation for the end of production and the refurbishment of plants to produce electric equipment (to be discussed in detail in section III. Activities of major AT suppliers and in-house OEM manufacturing). 1. Automatic transmission supply in Japan AT Supplier Toyota Nissan Mazda Mitsubishi Subaru Suzuki Hino* Isuzu* Aisin 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 JATCO 〇 〇 〇 Allison 〇 〇 Mazda In-house 〇 Vehicle manu...

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

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 FOV of 60° for stereo and 120° for monocular p...

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

Alphard June 2023 Lexus LX January 2022 RX November 2022 RZ March 2023 LM December 2023 LBX December 2023 Nissan Ariya January 2022 X-Trail July 2022 Serena December 2022 Honda Stepwgn May 2022 ZR-V April 2023 WR-V March 2024 Accord March 2024 Suzuki Swift December 2023 Subaru Solterra May 2022 Crosstrek January 2023 Impreza April 2023 *Excludes sports cars, ultra-luxury cars, special vehicles such as frame-typ...

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

eld by Zexel’s parent company Bosch, and in November 2005 it became a wholly owned subsidiary, established as Valeo Thermal Systems Japan Corporation. Later, Valeo Japan absorbed Valeo Thermal Systems, and it is now a division of Valeo Japan Co., Ltd. Its customers in Japan are Isuzu, Nissan, and Subaru. Like Sanden, the company also receives orders for individual compressors. [Recent Activities] In December 2021, the company established a ne...

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

ons and a company with two major businesses: the automatic transmission business and the car navigation business. The car navigation business specializes in factory-installed navigation systems. Aisin commands the major share of Toyota OE factory-installed navigation systems, and besides Toyota and Subaru, also delivers navigation systems to VW group brands such as VW, Audi, and Porsche. In the Japanese domestic market, Aisin is in competition wi...

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

atteries, e-Axles, and more; Mitsubishi Motors also participating Suzuki: 43% of vehicles are HEV and CNG; technology strategy for energy minimization Mazda: Strengthening HEVs and PHEVs, "follower" strategy for BEVs Mitsubishi Motors: Working with partners to adapt to the situation in each country Subaru: Aiming to achieve carbon neutrality while maintaining the advantages of horizontally opposed engines and AWD Japanese passenger car manufactur...

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

ection, seat cushion, rear seat center, and rear collision airbag modules. Future development items include the development of an airbag + seatbelt system in collaboration with Ashimori Industry, as well as occupant protection systems for autonomous driving. The company is a key supplier to Toyota, Subaru, and Daihatsu, and delivers products to other Japanese automakers, except for Nissan (excluding OEM minicars), but through the aforementioned c...

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