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

rrect. Steel belt damage during kickdown in turbocharged vehicles (insufficient CVT capacity) ・Free CVT replacement if belt slippage is found during inspection ・ECU program correction for all vehicles Total 930,129 (Created by MarkLines) 3.Widespread use of electric CVTs The Toyota Prius (NHW10/11) was released in 1997 as the world’s first volume production hybrid vehicle. Since then Toyota has upgraded its THS hybrid drive uni...

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

mpany will aim to sell a total of 2 million BEVs by 2025 and have a BEV sales proportion of more than 50% in 2030. As of 2025, the company has a total of 12 BEV models available. Other electrified vehicles including PHEVs, MHEVs, and FCVs, which will be developed in a comprehensive partnership with Toyota, are scheduled for release in 2028. The first model launched equipped with the next generation BEV Neue Klasse dedicated platform and a high-vo...

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

Japan Mobility Show 2025: Electric Powertrains e-Axles, motors, inverters Summary OEM technology exhibits and cutaway models: Toyota, Daihatsu, BYD, Yamaha, Nissan e-Axles, motors: Aisin, Astemo, Valeo, Bosch, Oswell Inverters, converters: Denso, Bosch, Astemo, Oswell, Toyota Industries, Shindengen Electric   The Japan Mobility Show 2025, organized by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JAMA) was held at Tokyo Big Sight (open t...

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

p companies that aim to achieve autonomous driving. Beijing Momenta Technology Co., Ltd. (Momenta) Wayve Technologies Ltd. (Wayve) Helm.ai Inc. (Helm AI) Momenta   Momenta was founded in China in 2016. The company has already announced technology partnerships with a number of OEMs, including GAC Toyota, Dongfeng Nissan, SAIC-VW, and SAIC-GM, which have begun developing automated driving systems using Momenta's technology. Wayve   Wayve was fo...

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

nd the maximum torque are nearly proportional, it is possible to achieve high output by using the motor up to high rotation speed without changing the maximum torque, and high rotation speed became important as a means of reducing size. Looking at the transition of the motor (MG2) mounted on Toyota Prius, the 1st generation launched in 1997 was 5600 rpm (30kW, 5.1L) → the 2nd generation launched in 2002 was 6000 rpm (50kW, 4.7L) → the 3rd gen...

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

at cushion, rear seat center, and rear collision airbag modules. Future development items include the development of airbag + seatbelt occupant protection systems 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 with Ashimori Indust...

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

motive, industrial vehicle (forklifts, etc.), and textile machinery divisions, with the automotive division further consisting of engine, car electronics, and press die business units in addition to compressors. [Recent Activities] Since Denso has a 100% share of the air conditioners supplied to Toyota, which is considered its “HV kingdom,” its commercialization of electric compressors has progressed quickly, and the company now supplies a...

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

third-row seat to be folded up in two positions, and can also be folded up from the rearmost position. This allows the second-row seats to recline even when the third-row seat is flipped up. In January 2023, the company announced that its seats and interior components were used in Toyota's all-new Prius. In the seat, the deep suspension structure and flattened cushion sides have improved ride comfort performance, and the frame structure has been...

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

is report, Sango also produces exhaust manifolds and urea SCR exhaust aftertreatment systems integrated with DPFs. Customers: Sango components are used on many models in the Toyota and Daihatsu lineups, especially mufflers, where Sango holds the largest share among muffler suppliers. In addition to Toyota, Sango also supplies exhaust system parts to other major OEMs such as Nissan and Honda. In the case of their primary customer Toyota, depending...

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

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 in the B segment and below, have many models with drum brakes.   In between are Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi. Many of Mitsubishi's mini-cars and small commercial vehicles for the Japanese domestic market are equipped with...

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

JATCO2009CVT７ (with auxiliary transmission) Jatco2019CVT-S (without auxiliary transmission) Honda In-house production2011 N-BOXMultimatic( start clutch (wet multi-plate stating clutch )on ourput side) In-house production2014Torque converter type CVT   The spread of electric CVTs The Toyota Prius (NHW10/11) was released in 1997 as the world’s first volume production hybrid vehicle. Since then Toyota has upgraded its THS hybrid drive uni...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/21

e cockpit trends. Table 1: Passenger cars launched by Japanese OEMs in the Japanese market after January 2022*. Brand Model name Year of release (Japanese market) Toyota Noah / Voxy January 2022 bZ4X May 2022 Sienta August 2022 Crown (Crossover, Sport, Sedan) September 2022November 2023 Prius January 2023 Alphard June 2023 Lexus LX January 2022 RX November 2022 RZ March 2023 LM December 2023 LBX December 2023 Nissan Ariy...

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

30 R-EV (PHEV) was be launched in Japan and Europe in 2023, followed by the CX-70 (MHEV) in North America and the CX-80 (PHEV, MHEV) in Europe in 2024.   Subaru In May 2023, Subaru Corporation announced a 2030 BEV production plan of 300,000 units, and although the Solterra is currently produced by Toyota, Subaru will invest JPY 250 billion in EV lines at two Gunma plants (Yajima and Oizumi) for in-house production. In August, Subaru announced it...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/18

omotive, industrial vehicle (forklifts, etc.), and textile machinery divisions, with the automotive division further consisting of engine, car electronics, and press die business units in addition to compressors. [Recent Activities] Since Denso has a 100% share of the air conditioners supplied to Toyota, which is considered an “HV kingdom,” its commercialization of electric compressors has progressed quickly, and the company now supplies ai...

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

ecia 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 supplies factory-installed products to Subaru, Mitsubishi, Honda, Daihatsu, Suzuki and VW. Of special note the company jointly develope...

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

cle protection, 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 aforemen...

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

ehicle automakers (OEMs) and brands participating in the event were Audi, BAIC, BMW, BYD, Chery, Citroen, Daihatsu, GAC Aion, Great Wall Motors (GWM), Honda, Hyundai, Jaecoo (Chery), Jetour, Kia, Lexus, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MG, Mini, Mitsubishi Motors, Neta, Nissan, Porsche, Seres, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Vinfast, Volvo, VW, Wuling, etc. Other participants included trucks, buses, electric bikes, accessory parts, auto financing, and services.   ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/30

the maximum torque are nearly proportional, it is possible to achieve high output by using the motor up to high rotation speed without changing the maximum torque, and high rotation speed became important as a means of reducing size.   Looking at the evolution of the motor (MG2) used in the Toyota Prius, the first generation released in 1997 was 5,600 rpm (30kW, 5.1L) → The second generation released in 2002 was 6,000 rpm (50kW, 4.7L) → The ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/22

third-row seat to be folded up in two positions, and can also be folded up from the rearmost position. This allows the second-row seats to recline even when the third-row seat is flipped up. In January 2023, the company announced that its seats and interior components were used in Toyota's all-new Prius. In the seat, the deep suspension structure and flattened cushion sides have improved ride comfort performance, and the frame structure has been...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/01