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

d pallets. The corner radar has a FOV of 150° × 30° and a detection range of 210/36m. Figure 1: Bosch front radar: Radar 6th generation (Source: Bosch) Figure 2: Bosch front radar Premium: Radar Premium 5th generation (Source: Bosch)   Continental Continental AG’s main customers are Toyota, Subaru, Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Mazda. The standard long-range product is the ARS510, which has been in use since 2022, and its successor is t...

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

ice. Figure 10: Hitachi Astemo automated driving technology enabling cooperative behavior on narrow roads (Source: Hitachi Astemo) Figure 11: Hitachi Astemo multi-camera 3D sensing (Source: Hitachi Astemo)   Denso Corporation (Denso)  The major customers of Denso Corporation (Denso) are Toyota, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (Daihatsu), Subaru, and Suzuki. Small stereo cameras are used in mini-cars, such as those made by Daihatsu, and are c...

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

y more hybrid vehicles. Toyota’s nickname “Hybrid Kingdom” has come to be synonymous with the proliferation of electric CVTs in Japan. Electric CVT/hybrid transmissions are units that characterize Japanese OEMs and the Japanese market, in which they continue to grow every year. In particular, Toyota, which has the largest share of the hybrid market (both in Japan and globally), uses in-house or Aisin's electric CVT (THS-II: Toyota Hybrid Sy...

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

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

hinese subsidiary withdraws from the company, bringing Subaru's stake to 100%. July 2023, Mazda terminates consignment of production to China FAW Group companies, while the joint venture with Chongqing Changan Automobile continues. The focus will be on SUVs, which are strong sellers. July 2023, GAC Toyota, a joint venture between Toyota and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (GAC), cut about 1,000 employees, or about 5% of its workforce. Octobe...

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

A). Most of the product it supplies to Nissan are for Nissan’s models assembled in Kyushu.   Tachi-S Co., Ltd. Previously a major Nissan supplier, the company has been a major supplier to Honda for the past several years. In addition to the aforementioned Honda, it is also supplies products to Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Hino. It is expected that sales to Nissan will overtake sales to Honda in the fiscal year ending March 2025.   SNIC ...

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

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: 2024/05/30

models, except for the Mazda 2 and the small commercial vehicle Bongo, are all equipped with 4-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: 2024/04/11

llowing is a summary of trends for the three major companies as well as the three other companies from the supplier's perspective.   Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. The company supplies headlamps and rear lamps to nearly all Japanese OEMs. The company is the dominant supplier of lighting systems to Toyota, its largest shareholder, as well as to Daihatsu, Subaru, and Suzuki, but its business with Honda and Mazda, where Stanley is strong, is limite...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/02/29

ption to many more hybrid vehicles. Toyota’s nickname “Hybrid Kingdom” has come to be synonymous with the proliferation of electric CVTs in Japan. Electric CVT and hybrid transmission units are increasing in number every year in the Japanese market among Japanese manufacturers. In particular, Toyota, which has the largest share of the hybrid market (both in Japan and globally), is the leading supplier of electric CVTs, with many of its FWD,...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/16

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 the “King of HVs,” its commercialization of electric compressors has progressed quickly, and the company now supplies ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/10/19

FAMO), a subsidiary of Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd., which itself is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JTEKT, is co-located at the same production site with other companies. FAMO started production of steering columns in August 2019. Power steering system component suppliers: ECUs and motors: Those supplied to Toyota, Daihatsu, and Subaru are mostly from Denso, while those supplied to Nissan and Mazda are mostly from Mitsubishi Electric. Most hydraulic pumps...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/09/07

ic Reduction) exhaust aftertreatment systems integrating the exhaust manifold and DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter). 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: 2023/07/27

nt rate, reorganize production in North America, and automate the production process to improve cost competitiveness, while leading the development and delivery of next-generation seats in anticipation of the advancement of autonomous driving. In addition to Daihatsu Motor, which is a subsidiary of Toyota, Suzuki, Subaru, Mazda and BMW of Germany are positioned as "strategic OEMs" to which the company will market their parts. In China, the compan...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/07/13

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: 2023/06/08

dels, except for the Mazda 2 and the small commercial vehicle Bongo, are all equipped with 4-wheel disc brakes.   On the other hand, Daihatsu and Suzuki, whose main production models are mini-vehicles and compact 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: 2023/03/31