far exceeded device demand, sending lithium carbonate prices to their lowest levels. At the same time, new types of drive batteries with new materials and shapes are being introduced to market one after another, reflecting the advances made in drive battery technology over the past year.   Chapter 1 of this report provides an overview of the Chinese market and part of the global market for new energy drive batteries; Chapter 2 summarizes the tec...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/12

es exhibition debut; announcement of battery-electric version BorgWarner showcases iM-575 drive module; ZF debuts transmission and air compressor Cummins highlights battery electric powertrain for Isuzu F-series   The Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo 2025 was held from April 28 through May 1, 2025, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, U.S. More than 12,000 attendees from over 50 countries participated at ACT Expo 2025...

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

ited to the types of drum brakes and the vehicle models to which they apply.   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, disc brakes are adopted for nearly 100% of all FWD vehicles. In addition, disc type brakes are adopted for the rear wheels on C-Segment and above vehicles and for compact passenger cars...

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

ligent cockpit software products Joyson Electronics: JoySpace+ intelligent cockpit Autolink: SoC platform-based cockpit domain controller iFLYTEK/SenseAuto: A wide range of products incorporating AI technology the Auto Shanghai 2025 signboard   Auto Shanghai 2025, officially known as the 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition, was held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from April 23 through ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/28

ICA Summit 2025 (1) Innovative, Connected, Autonomous Consumer Trust, Connected Mobility Service, Migration from ADAS to AD Summary Building Consumer Trust in Autonomy (DLR, Tactile Mobility, DeepRoute.ai, Mercedes-Benz) Cost-Effective Scalability (Continental) Unlocking the Potential of In-Car Applications by SDV and superior UX (Hyundai Connected Mobility) The challenge of migrating from ADAS to ADS (BrightDrive) Rethinking the Role of Lidar (S...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/16

Industry Challenges Industry Challenges (CAR IT Symposium 2025 organized by CAR – Center Automotive Research, Duisburg; Slide: © Daimler Truck AG)   Commercial vehicles face two critical challenges: Environmental Impact: Trucks account for 7% of global CO2 emissions. Safety: In Europe 14.2% of fatal road crashes involve a truck.   Mr. Mink emphasized that trucks, unlike passenger cars, are business tools—purchased based on total...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/22

2)   Level 4 autonomous driving (hereinafter referred to as L4) is necessary to address the urgent issue of driver shortages in Japan. Many companies and local governments are aiming to achieve the government's target (see Note) of providing unmanned autonomous transportation services at more than 100 locations in fiscal 2027 as a milestone. With the synchronized development of technology, the environment, laws and regulations, it is becoming po...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/18

its NTT Data (presentation) NTT Data explained that SDVs can be seen as an ecosystem that continues to provide new experiential value from the user's perspective, and that they will have an impact on the industry in seven ways. For example, in the case of corporate organizational management, the tier structure (pyramid structure) with OEMs at the top will change to a flexible ecosystem (flat structure) that transcends industry boundaries. NT...

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

ategy Plans for the introduction of electrified vehicles Battery procurement: Partnership with Panasonic Energy Mid-Term Management Plan: Phased advancement of BEV conversion Production and sales in the U.S. Performance outlook for FY2024 (ending March 2025) GlobalData sales forecast: Mazda to sell 1.33 million light vehicles in 2028 MX-30 Rotary-EV (Source: Mazda)   On March 18, 2025, Mazda announced its “Lean Asset Strategy” to pr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/01

Mobile World Congress 2025 (1) AI and 5G AI-powered smart mobility solutions integrating 5G and NTN technologies Summary Xiaomi: SU7 Ultra Xpeng: X2 flying car powered by China Telecom KDDI: AI mobile autonomous shopping & AI mobility society Harman: “Ready” solutions China Mobile: smart cockpit Nokia: remote driving system LASTING Software: remote vehicle control Oracle: vehicle communication system   The GSMA Mobile World Congress Barcelon...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/28

ition and vision for the SDV Recent product developments for SDVs QNX's recent collaborations for SDV development and deployment Security and safety Future Outlook   This report provides QNX's vision, strategy, technological developments, recent collaborations with vehicle manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers, and its outlook on software-defined vehicles (SDVs).   Supplemented by other materials, this report is primarily based on an interv...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/11

oncurrent NEPCON (Electronics R&D and Manufacturing Technology Expo), Factory Innovation Week, and Smart Logistics Expo events, was 85,430, up from 77,744 last year.   This report will introduce the exhibits of motors, power modules, e-Axle components/materials, and other products displayed at the 17th Automotive World - Advanced Automotive Technology Expo - (16th EV/HV/FCV Technology Expo, 17th Int'l Automotive Electronics Technology Expo, 11th...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/27

t product and service segments is the key reason for automotive attendance. The abundance of technology announcements that will sooner, or later impact automotive products and services is the second important factor.   Material from: [Technology Brief] CES 2025 Overview and Perspectives [January 31, 2025] [Right reserved VSI AV Insight powered by Go2Marketing LLC 2025] reproduced with permission of Go2Marketing LLC.   VSI reports: Tesla Robot...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/19

ipants exchanged views on the development of the automotive semiconductor ecosystem, market environment analysis, competition and alliances, technology innovation, and more.   This report introduces some of the content of the presentations that were made at the Main Theme Forum, Professional Forum 1: "Forum on Innovation and Development of Automotive Electric Drive Systems and Power Semiconductors," and Professional Forum 2: "Forum on the Integr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/18

CTI Symposium 2024: Transition towards Sustainable Mobility Renault's digital twin development, NIO's battery swap, etc. Summary Renault: How Digital Transformation Supports Time-to-Market Acceleration and Cost Reduction in the Automotive Industry NIO’s Power Swap Strategy for Europe, Combining Mobility and Energy Transition Skymizer: Automotive in AI-First Era InfiMotion: Novel X-in-1 Electric Drive Unit Platform to Optimise Function Integrati...

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

teel pipe STAF Forming(Steel Tube Air Forming) Inner door panel Aluminum sheet Hot press   Weight reduction: Integrated body frame components・ Door rings, multi-material suspension towers (Unipres)   Unipres Corporation (Unipres) is a manufacturer of automotive stamped parts established in 1945 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. The company's main products are car body stamping parts and transmission press parts. Overseas, the company ope...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/04

Market Situation and Highlights of the Congress Insights into BMW’s Future E/E Architecture and its Semiconductor Requirements Cerence: Generative AI & Conversational AI – The Future of in-Car Requirements   The International Congress for Electronics in Vehicles (ELIV 2024) was held on October 16 and 17, 2024, at the World Conference Center in Bonn, Germany. This congress is one of the most important events of its kind, discussing strategies...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/30

Stay Silent® Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid: Sustainability of decorated parts   The Automotive Interiors Expo Europe is an annual three-day event organized by UKi Media & Events, a division of UKIP Media & Events Ltd. The event took place at the Messe venue in Stuttgart, Germany from November 12th to 14th. Due to the missing co-located fairs like in the previous years, the number of visitors seemed to be less. Also the number of booths decr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/22

Analysis Report: Radar and LiDAR (Japanese Market) Improving the performance of 4D imaging radar List of Suppliers Introduction I. Overview of ADAS in the Japanese market and component trends II. Initiatives of major Tier 1 suppliers III. Overview of major ADAS radar suppliers and delivery matrix IV. Sales of Major Suppliers V. Radar installation status Bosch Continental Denso Furukawa AS Hella Valeo Veoneer ZF   This Analysis...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/16

t. The focus was on industry hot topics such as expressway charging, battery swapping for commercial vehicles, high-power charging, V2G (Vehicle to Grid), and export of charging equipment.   This report introduces some of the presentations given at the conference opening ceremony held on November 21st, the main conference forum, Thematic Session 1 "Installation of charging facilities along expressways and general national/provincial trunk roads,...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/14