ertise in Renault France's lighting department—rising from project leader to lighting expert—and five years as Volvo Cars Sweden's technical leader for exterior lighting, Mr. Matha opened his presentation by revisiting a milestone achievement: his pioneering work in 2010, when the first RGB LED system was integrated into the Renault Espace. This development marked a turning point for automotive interior lighting, transforming it from a low-co...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/23

SAE China 2025: Higher Voltages, Solid-State Batteries, and Other Energy Technologies BYD, Xiaomi Auto, Chinese Academy of Sciences Summary BYD: Trends Toward Higher Voltages for NEVs and Needs for Motor Systems Xiaomi Auto: CTB Battery Pack Technology and Future Plans Chinese Academy of Sciences: Solid State Battery Technology Roadmap and Heavy-duty Fuel Cell Truck Commercialization Path   The 32nd Annual China Society of Automotive Engineers C...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/23

Analysis Report: Air Conditioning System (European and North American Markets) Structural changes to air conditioning systems to accommodate electrification List of Suppliers Introduction I. Overview of air conditioner market and technology in Europe and the U.S. II. Overview of major air conditioning suppliers (Europe & U.S.) III. List of major air conditioning suppliers by OEM (EU and U.S. production) IV. Product installation status by model V....

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/22

and improved power consumption as a unit. Transaxle unit mockup Display screen of parallel 3-axle transaxle unit mockup TPR: Thermoelectric clay, bearing bushing with outer periphery protrusion, hollow shaft   TPR Co., Ltd. (TPR) exhibited carbon nanotubes (CNTs) up to 2mm in length and thermal conductive clay, a clay-like thermal interface material (TIM) using CNTs as a filler.   Thermoelectric clay has a thermal conductivity of 3W/...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/17

Auto Guangzhou 2025: Chery, GAC, Changan, SAIC, Dongfeng Changan's LiDAR-equipped low-cost car, SAIC's semi-solid-state battery technology Summary Chery: Debut of Fulwin T9L and iCAR V27 in China GAC: Hyptec A800 equipped with Huawei intelligent cockpit Changan: Unveils a compact electric SUV for around CNY 100,000 equipped with LiDAR SAIC: Announces model equipped with semi-solid-state battery Dongfeng: Unveiling the Voyah Taishan, large flagshi...

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

Japan Mobility Show 2025: BEV and FCEV trucks and buses CV OEMs’ multi-pathway strategies and BYD’s Japan-specific BEV light-duty truck Summary Business environment and each OEM's strategy - From the press briefings Summary of exhibited vehicles: BEV, FCEV, Engine-equipped vehicles Important technologies seen in the exhibits: hydrogen and fuel cell, BEV thermal management, L4 autonomous driving   The Japan Mobility Show 2025, organized by th...

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

subsidy policies continue to be promoted in some cities, guiding the smooth transition of car purchase needs to second- and third-tier markets and export routes.   Technological innovations are updating the drive motor industry, with increased motor efficiency in electric powertrains, advances in battery technology (for example, the share of lithium iron phosphate batteries has grown to over 68%), and the integration of intelligent driving syst...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/11

Japan Mobility Show 2025: Hydrogen, Batteries FCEVs, fuel cell systems, hydrogen engines, lithium-ion batteries Summary FCEVs of OEMs, technology exhibits, etc.: Honda, BMW, Hyundai, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Hydrogen and FC related: Toyoda Gosei, Toyoda Jidosha, Toyota, NGK, Sumitomo Electric Industries Battery related: Toyota Battery, Toyota Industries, BYD, JTEKT, Mikuni, NHK Spring, TPR   The Japan Mobility Show 2025, organized by the Japan ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/11

Analysis Report: EV/HV Drive Motor (European Market) Diversifying drive systems List of Suppliers Introduction I. Overview Ⅱ. Motor technology trends III. List of European OEMs that manufacture drive motors in-house Ⅳ. Sales and strategies of major drive motor suppliers (overall trends) Ⅴ. Drive motor suppliers by vehicle model Bosch Valeo Continental BorgWarner ZF Magna Denso Nidec PSA emotors Mitsubishi Electric Astemo Schaeffler Mahle R...

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

SAE China 2025: The Intelligent Driven Future BYD, XPeng, CICV Summary BYD: Development Path and Practice for the Integration of Intelligent and Electrification Technologies XPeng: Data-driven Intelligent Upgrade of Thermal Management CICV: Development Status and Innovative Technologies in the Intelligent Connected Car Industry   The 32nd Annual China Society of Automotive Engineers Congress and Exhibition (SAECCE 2025) was held in Chongqing fro...

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

34th Aachen Colloquium Sustainable Mobility Advanced robotics, electric drive platform, solid-state battery technology Summary Forward-thinking solutions for the mobility and energy challenges of tomorrow (FEV) Bridging reality and virtuality (fka GmbH) Plenary opening sessions (Bugatti, Volkswagen, VDI) The Electric Drive Platform SELECT (ZF) Demonstrating recent Advances of Solid State Battery Technology (FEV, Mercedes-Benz) Plenary closing dis...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/02

China's Charging Ecosystem: XPeng, Huawei, CAAM XPeng, Huawei's ultra-fast charging, Chinese companies' overseas expansion Summary XPeng: Past developments and future prospects for charging infrastructure Huawei: Building a highly efficient charging system for heavy-duty electric trucks CAAM: Global EV/charging-infrastructure markets and Chinese companies’ overseas expansion   The 2025 China Automotive Charging and Battery Swap Ecosystem Confe...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/02

Analysis Report: Lithium-Ion Battery (Japanese, European, U.S. and Korean Markets) Each company's EV strategy and next-generation battery technology List of Suppliers Introduction I. OEM BEV and battery strategies (Overall trends) II. Trends of Major Battery Suppliers III. Simple explanation of LiB technology Japan Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc. (PPES) Toyota Battery Co., Ltd. Toyota Industries Corporation AESC ...

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

uction targets. Emissions will peak around 2028, and be reduced by more than 60% from their peak by 2040. By 2040, the market penetration rate of NEVs (BEVs, PHEVs, and FCEVs) will increase to over 80% and accelerate the process of full electrification in the automotive industry. The transportation system will be centered around intelligent connected NEVs and will develop with the aim of achieving "zero accidents, zero casualties, and high effici...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/27

tsu e-SMART HYBRID Astemo rare earth-free motor Bosch booth   While many BEVs, HEVs, and other electric vehicles were on display at the booths of the OEMs, there were also technical exhibits, which will be introduced here. FCV-related topics will be covered in a separate report. Toyota (Toyota Battery): All-new bZ4X vehicle cutaway model   Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) exhibited a cutaway model of the all-new bZ4X vehicle not in the T...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/21

Charging Concepts for Battery-electric Trucks and Buses Summary Introduction DEPOT CHARGING HIGH POWER CHARGING MEGAWATT CHARGING SYSTEM   This report contains a Spotlight article from Springer's automotive technical magazine "ATZ" www.atz-magazine.com. and "MTZ" www.mtz-magazine.com. Springer is a German company affiliated with MarkLines. About Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH   Established in 2010 as a subsidiary of Springer Nature Company...

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

hly rigid frames Summary High-performance components: High-end brakes, acoustically controlled mufflers, etc. Press welding technology: Lightweight & high rigidity technology New energy vehicle (NEV) products Electrification: High-efficiency compact ball screws for steer-by-wire and electrification systems   The Japan Mobility Show 2025 (Dates: Friday, October 29th, 2025 to Sunday, November 9th, 2025, Venue: Tokyo Big Sight international exhibit...

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

arket) EV/HV Drive Motor (Chinese Market)   The main focus of this report is on electric motors used in the electric powertrains of BEVs, HEVs, FCEVs, and other electrified vehicles. In addition to drive motors, which are the so-called "main motors" of electric vehicles equipped with high-voltage batteries of 48V or more, electric motors for power generation in hybrid systems are included in the scope of this report, but auxiliary equipment, al...

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

of visitors (three-day total) for Automotive World Autumn, NEPCON JAPAN Autumn, and Factory Innovation Week Autumn 2025, which were held concurrently, was 19,728, slightly down from 22,623 in Autumn last year. However, including the influx of visitors for Smart Energy Week Autumn and Sustainability Management Week Autumn, which were held at the same time this year, the total number of visitors was 30,905. The number of visitors to Smart Energy We...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/14

Analysis Report: Air Conditioning System (Japanese Market) Changes in the supply chain map due to the electrification of air conditioning systems List of Suppliers Introduction I. Air conditioner technology trends in the Japanese market Ⅱ. Activities of major air conditioner suppliers (Japanese companies) III. List of key air conditioning suppliers by OEM (Japan production) IV. Supply status for air conditioner components by model (Japan models...

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