Investments in India: Toyota and Volvo's plans in Karnataka Clean Mobility Policy 2025-2030 and Invest Karnataka 2025 Summary Automotive industry in Karnataka state Clean Mobility Policy 2025-2030 Invest Karnataka 2025 - Global Investors Meet (GIM) Automotive OEMs Auto component suppliers Other notable agreements   Karnataka is one of the biggest industrial states in India. The state is a leader in technology, R&D, and industrial sectors such as...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/27

ed to evolve, with the world’s first steer-by-wire systems (no mechanical connection between the steering wheel and the wheels) already in production and on the market. Furthermore, electric systems for rear-wheel steering in addition to conventional front-wheel steering are being commercialized. 2. Recent technology trends   In recent years, the recognition functions of ADAS sensors and cameras have improved rapidly, and the adoption of coord...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/21

Initiatives to Streamline Development for Actual Deployment of AD/ADAS From the 2025 JSAE Exposition in Yokohama Summary AD/ADAS systems and components (Valeo, Continental, Bosch) Technologies for system development streamlining (dSPACE, Applied Intuition, TMEIC) Initiatives by OEMs (Hino, Isuzu, Nissan, Honda)   The adoption of domain ECUs (electronic control units) by European OEMs is expected to accelerate ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Sys...

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

to the global expansion of OEMs. North America-based Adient, Lear, and Magna Seating have been expanding globally for some time now, and their production systems are being upgraded. In the past, the European supplier Forvia SE was primarily focused on the European market, but in the two years from 2012 to 2013, the company aggressively expanded its capital investments, establishing a number of manufacturing sites and R&D facilities in the Americ...

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

lation and TPMS requirements are pushing manufacturers to introduce smart tire technologies. A key market trend is the increasing integration of smart tires with ADAS and the wider connected vehicle ecosystem.   This report summarizes a speech by Mr. Schäfer-O'Reilly of Goodyear at the ICA Summit 2025 and the outcome of an interview with Mr. Bin-Nun, CEO of Tactile Mobility, at the same event. It gives an insight in the latest developments in t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/04

ors installed for bus demo testing/vehicles in operation Status of sensors installed for truck demo testing/vehicles in operation   The social implementation of Level 4 autonomous driving (hereinafter referred to as L4) for commercial vehicles is being accelerated, with a target deployment date of 2027, to address the immediate issue of stagnation in logistics and human transportation. For this reason, external support is being received from var...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/16

Mexico (2) Production and exports affected by U.S. tariff concerns Production and exports reach record highs in 2024, stalling in H1 2025 Summary Mexican auto industry outlook: Impact of Trump tariffs becoming apparent Production and exports: 2024 volumes were the highest ever, but export volumes are on the decline following the inauguration of the Trump administration GM: Producing three EV models, considering transferring some pickup truck prod...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/11

plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), and BEVs, but these parts are excluded from the scope of this report. The target markets are Europe, the U.S., and China, where BEV sales are growing, while information on Japan is for reference only.   According to the MarkLines survey, annual BEV sales in 2024 in a total of 14 countries (11 major countries and the three Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden, and Finland) were up 10.2% from the previous yea...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/08

SI 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 article. Both are large documen...

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

Top 30 Automotive Suppliers Performance Summary Automotive parts supplier sales ranking FY2024 Summary The top 30 auto parts suppliers by revenue in FY2024 Note: Calculation based on sales of the automotive business Exchange rates Trends among automotive parts suppliers   MarkLines Co., Ltd. has compiled a FY2024 ranking of automotive parts suppliers in terms of sales (comparing the sales of each company's automotive businesses in U.S. dollars...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/02

JSAE 2025 in Yokohama: Plastics Technology Battery and EV related materials, exterior and interior concepts, biomass, etc. Summary EV Components (BASF, Fukoku, Fujikura Composites) High performance plastics (Toray, Asahi Kasei, Kaneka) Environmentally friendly materials (BASF, Mitsui Chemicals, Sumitomo Chemical, Kuraray, Zeon)   The Automotive Engineering Exposition 2025 was held from May 21 (Wednesday) to May 23 (Friday), 2025, at the Pacifico...

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

gn items to be tuned in the restricted layout under the vehicle floor.   In addition, stricter regulations are expanding business in the short term for Japanese, European and U.S. catalyst manufacturers, who are leading the way in emissions control measures ahead of Chinese parts manufacturers. In 2020, electrically-heated catalytic converters were released by component manufacturers as equipment to comply with stricter Euro-7 regulations. Compa...

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

stem-on-a-Chip) in particular, from two perspectives: promotion of widespread use and high-performance alternatives to LiDAR.   Regarding control-related technologies, this report will present new initiatives that do not rely on HD maps (high definition maps) or LiDAR, which are required for Level 2 (L2) and above. In control technology, there is a trend toward L4 autonomous driving, in which control rules are established from the very beginning...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/17

Analysis Report: Lithium-Ion Battery (Chinese Market) Market Dominance by the Top 2 Companies Continues Major suppliers Introduction I. Current status of the lithium-Ion battery market for NEVs in China II. Development trends of lithium-ion battery technology for NEVs III. Product structure and delivery status of major lithium-ion battery companies IV. Emerging NEV lithium-ion battery manufacturers V. Status of Non-Chinese lithium-ion battery com...

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

ACT Expo 2025: Electric and hybrid commercial vehicles Kenworth, Peterbilt, Harbinger, Mack Trucks unveil new electric models Summary Kenworth debuts new T880E and next-generation T680E Class 8 electric trucks Peterbilt updates electric lineup with next-generation Model 579EV and new Model 567EV Harbinger debuts medium-duty plug-in hybrid vehicle Mack Trucks' Pioneer makes exhibition debut; announcement of battery-electric version BorgWarner show...

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

rs 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 exception of the Mazda 2, are equipped with four-wheel disc brakes.   On the other hand, Daihatsu and Suzuki, whose main production models are mini-vehicles and small cars ...

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

Auto Shanghai 2025: Smart Cockpit, HMI Technology Exhibits by Banma, Pony.ai, Huaqin Technology, Neusoft, ReachAuto, Joyson Electronics, and more Summary Banma: Integrated E2E smart cabin framework, etc. Pony.ai: 7th generation autonomous driving software/hardware system solution Huaqin Technology: Flagship cockpit domain controller Neusoft/ReachAuto: Intelligent cockpit software products Joyson Electronics: JoySpace+ intelligent cockpit Autolink...

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

Car IT Symposium 2025: Role of AI to achieving SDV Presentations from Daimler Truck, VW/VAIVA, Qualcomm, and Tata Technologies Summary Future of trucking - software defined truck (Daimler Truck) How Artificial Intelligence Changes Automotive Value Creation (VAIVA) Revolutionizing Automotive Innovation: The Role of AI in Software-Defined Vehicles (Qualcomm) The 'H' in SDV stands for Heterogenous (Tata Technologies)   The Car IT Symposium 2025, or...

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

Commercial Vehicle Level 4 Automated Driving - Current Status and Prospects Presentations from ReVision Commercial Vehicle & Logistics Summit 2025 Summary Contribution as a Commercial Vehicle Manufacturer to the Transformation of the Logistics Industry (Isuzu) Two advanced technologies in the commercial vehicle and logistics industries (Macnica) The Challenge of Maintaining and Securing Public Transportation in Future (Kawasaki City) Challenges T...

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