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

an Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan) commercial vehicles with 4WD. However, in terms of volume, as shown in Figure 2 below, 28% of ATs are 4-speed, indicating how many Suzuki and OEM-supplied vehicles are sold.   The 8-speed segment saw an increase due to the introduction of new high-end models such as the Toyota Land Cruiser 250, Lexus LBX, and Mazda CX-80. In the future, multi-speed ATs will be increasingly adopted in sports cars that mainly use manual...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/15

Smart Energy Week Spring 2025 (1) FCVs, FC units, Hydrogen-related Products Next generation FC modules, components for FC systems, hydrogen tanks, separators, and more Summary Exhibition of Toyota and Honda’s FCVs and hydrogen-related products Fuel cell systems (cellcentric, AVL, Symbio, OPmobility, EKPO Fuel Cell, NEXTY Electronics) Components for FC systems (Bosch, MANN+HUMMEL, IHI, OPmobility, Faurecia) FC related parts and materials (Nishim...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/21

released after 2022 (Table 1). Section III introduces new cockpit HMI technologies that are attracting attention and discusses future 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 202...

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

Analysis Report: Lithium-Ion Battery (Japan, Europe, North America and Korea) Each company's EV strategy and next-generation battery technology List of Suppliers Introduction Ⅰ. OEM BEV and battery strategy (Overall trends) II. Trends of Major Battery Suppliers III. Simple explanation of LiB technology Japan Panasonic Energy Prime Planet Energy & Solutions (PPES) Toyota Industries Corporation AESC Group Vehicle Energy Japan Blue Energ...

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

and the parts supply bottlenecks that existed through 2022. Among the vehicle sales, electric vehicles (BEVs, PHEVs, and HEVs) accounted for 50.3% of sales, half of all sales. Among the fully remodeled vehicles in the last fiscal year, there was one new BEV (Mitsubishi Minicab) and three new PHEVs (Toyota Century, Crown Sport, and Crown Sedan), indicating that the shift to full-scale electrification is proceeding, albeit gradually.   In response...

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

at are linked to the vehicle. In addition, many of them are equipped with display audio (DA) functionality and smartphone connectivity features such as CarPlay and Android Auto, and in many cases navigation and music sources are assumed to be used via cloud services on a smartphone. Figure 2. Toyota display audioSource: Toyota Motor Corporation   Characteristics of car navigation systems in the commercial market Main features in the com...

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

bsidiary of Autoliv) Inflator: Japanese Daicel Corporation Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. Non-Japanese Autoliv Inc. Joyson Safety Systems ZF Friedrichshafen AG ARC Automotive Inc. Cushion (bag) sewing (including partial weaving): Japanese Sumisho Airbag Systems Co., Ltd. Seiren Co., Ltd. Toyota Boshoku Corporation Tokokosen Corporation Toyota Tsusho Corporation Cushion base cloth: Japanese Toyobo Co., Ltd. Toray Industries, Inc. ...

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

Analysis Report: EV/HV Drive Motors (Japanese Market) Sourcing from outside suppliers; high-power motors List of Suppliers Introduction I. Overall trend of drive motors II. Technology trends in drive motors III. Matrix of major motor suppliers and their OEM customers IV. Sales and strategies of major drive motor suppliers V. Drive motor suppliers by vehicle model Toyota in-house BluE Nexus Denso Aisin Honda in-house Hitachi Astemo Nis...

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

000 units and the BYD brand, which offers the Dynasty and Ocean Series, up 29.6% y/y to 1,553,000 units, all strong. Note that in 2020, BYD's sales volume share was approximately 1.7%.  In third place is FAW Group Corporation (FAW Group), with both of its two foreign joint ventures (FAW-VW and FAW Toyota) falling, resulting in a year-over-year sales volume decline of 4.3%, to 1.48 million units.  In fifth place, with a year-on-year sales increa...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/20

-by-wire (SBW) with a fail-safe mechanism. This steer-by-wire system uses a clutch to connect the steering wheel to the front axle, and if a fault is detected, the system will mechanically connect as usual. In addition, the safety design includes the use of three ECUs to ensure redundancy. In 2022, Toyota launched a steer-by-wire (SBW) system for the bZ4X and Lexus RZ electric vehicles that physically separates the steering and tires. This is the...

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

f major seat suppliers Ⅲ. List of major seat suppliers and the automakers to which they supply seats (vehicles produced in Japan) IV. Product supply information of major seat suppliers (Complete Seats only) Ⅴ. Sales figures of major seat suppliers VI. Suppliers global footprints (Detail) Toyota Boshoku Cowerk NHK Spring / Faurecia-NHK Tachi-S Fuji Seat Delta Kogyo SNIC TS Tech Toyo Seat Houwa Kogyo Adient (formerly Johnson Controls...

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

Battery Technologies: Battery life extension, safety components, etc. From coverage of the JSAE 2024 in Yokohama exhibition Summary Battery storage system for electric vehicles (Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, Honda, Hino, Isuzu) Battery modules (WAE, Toshiba, Nissan ARC) Battery cells (JTEKT, Kobelco Research Institute) Battery packs (Kautex, Mitsubishi Chemical, Valeo, Ryobi, Martinrea) Fire protection measures for batteries (Fujikura Composites, Henkel...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/07/10

JSAE 2024 in Yokohama: Electric Powertrains Electrified vehicles, e-Axles, and motors Summary Electrified vehicles, OEM electric PTs (Toyota, Honda, Nissan) Electric PT: Japanese suppliers (Aisin, JATCO, Meidensha, IJTT, TBK) Electric PT: European and U.S. suppliers (Valeo, BorgWarner, Schaeffler, VITESCO, AAM, DANA) Electric PT: Unique ePT, Engineering (Hitachi Astemo, EXEDY, Univance, Drive System Design, AVL) OEM exhibits at the North ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/06/12

Toyota Business Fair 2024: EV Technologies, Carbon Neutrality Next-generation lithium-ion batteries, gigacasting, recycling, upcycling Summary Next Generation Lithium-ion Batteries: Toyota Motor Corporation special exhibit Gigacast: Toyota Motor Corporation special exhibit Materials and component manufacturing technologies that contribute to carbon neutrality CO2 capture and recovery technologies that contribute to carbon neutrality Recycling-rel...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/06/07

pan usually include large parts such as exhaust pipes that are long and more easily produced and supplied locally, mainly by Japanese suppliers. Excluding suppliers of catalyst substrates and coating, the major Japanese suppliers of exhaust systems include suppliers such as Futaba and Sango for the Toyota group, Marelli Corporation (formerly Calsonic Kansei Corporation) for Nissan, and Yutaka Giken and Sankei Giken for Honda. Because larger parts...

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

resence of 4-speed ATs is significant due to Suzuki's overwhelming volume, including OEM supply. The 7-speed is only available in Nissan models, and both the Skyline and Caravan gasoline-powered cars use the same AT, down to the gear ratios. Models that use 8-speeds or higher are almost exclusively Toyota's large, high-priced cars. Although other models, including Nissan sports cars (9-speeds), Mazda large SUVs (8-speeds), and Mitsubishi Delica D...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/03/21

to achieve a highly sensitive light distribution equivalent to using approximately 300 LEDs. This makes it possible to narrow down the light shading range for oncoming and preceding vehicles, etc. to a limited extent. Since it was installed on the Lexus RX, installation has been expanded to include Toyota models. High-definition ADBIn October 2023, Koito announced the development of a high-definition ADB at the Japan Mobility Show. This high-defi...

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

Japan Mobility Show 2023: Electrification Technologies (2) Battery cells and packs, FCVs, hydrogen engines Summary Battery cells and packs (Lexus, BYD, PEVE, Toyota Industries, Sunwoda, JTEKT, GUS/MIH Consortium) Removable portable battery (Honda, Gogoro/MIH Consortium) Components for FCVs (Honda, Toyota Industries, Toyoda Gosei, Bosch) Vehicles equipped with fuel cell modules (Isuzu/UD Trucks, Hino, JR East) Hydrogen engine related (Yamaha, Lexu...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/11/30