hicles imported from Japan; however, sales of Japanese automakers in the U.S. have been steadily increasing. This is driven by the growing demand for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). In the U.S., Japanese OEMs hold a 70% share of the HEV market segment, primarily driven by U.S.-produced models from Toyota and Honda.   Using sales volume data from MarkLines, this report examines the current state of the U.S. HEV market. 2026 Toyota Camry ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/19

Toyota: Multi-Pathway Strategy GlobalData 5-Year Forecast: Maintaining Annual Output at Around 10 Million Units Summary GlobalData Production Forecast: Toyota's light vehicle production to remain at around 10 million units until 2031 Global Sales: Promoting product- and regional-based management Lexus: SUVs for the U.S. market are the main focus Japan: HEV sales account for over 60%, recovery in demand progressing with electrification United Stat...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/05/12

Smart Energy Week 2026: FCVs, Fuel Cell Units, Hydrogen-related Products Honda's Gen3 fuel cell modules, Hyundai's automatic hydrogen refueling robot Summary FCVs and FC systems of OEMs (Toyota, Honda) Compact fuel cell mobility (Aisan Industry, Toyota Boshoku, Gita, KITZ) Components and parts for FC (JTEKT, Siltrax, NOK, Kawasaki Heavy Industries) Hydrogen-related equipment (Tatsuno, Suzuki Shokan, IJTT, Sunny Limited)   Smart Energy Week (Marc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/22

orque converter and instead use a multi-plate clutch or an electric motor In contrast to the above, a system that retains the torque converter while also utilizing a clutch and an electric motor This report also excludes systems that adopt the above configuration for the sub-transmission (e.g., the Toyota THS II shown on the far right in Figure 1 below). Additional information: While this type is commonly found in hybrid vehicles (see Figure 1,...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/04/17

specializes in basic research on small hydrogen engines, and started its activities in May 2023 with the approval of the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The member companies are categorized as: (1) Full Members (four domestic motorcycle manufacturers), (2) Special Members (Toyota Motor Corporation), (3) General Members (Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (Kawasaki), Denso Corporation, and Phinia Delphi Japan K.K. Kawasaki wa...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/11

apanese market in H2 of 2024 or later, or those announced for future introduction to the Japanese market, and considered future trends. As mentioned above, 14~15.6-inch IVI displays are widely used in C-segment and larger cars overseas, but in the Japanese market, while 14-inch displays are used in Toyota's luxury cars, most other IVI displays are 10~12.3 inches in size. However, there are signs of a trend toward larger displays in 2025, with 15....

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/15

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

Analysis Report: Lithium-Ion Battery (Japanese, European, U.S. and Korean Markets) Each company's EV strategy and next-generation battery technology List of Suppliers Introduction I. OEM BEV and battery strategies (Overall trends) II. Trends of Major Battery Suppliers III. Simple explanation of LiB technology Japan Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc. (PPES) Toyota Battery Co., Ltd. Toyota Industries Corporation AESC ...

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

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. Drive motor technology trends 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 Astemo Nissan in-house JATCO Meid...

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

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: 2025/10/20

sion of 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 Jap...

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

Toyota Business Fair 2025: Hydrogen, Carbon Neutrality Lightweighting, plastic materials, recycling, production technology Summary Special Exhibit: FCEV Crown, fuel cell module, hydrogen engine (Toyota) Hydrogen-related components, electrification components (FTS, Kyoho Machine Works) Various technologies contributing to carbon neutrality (Aisin, Kojima Industries) Lightweight technology, component manufacturing technology (Toyoda Iron Works, Toy...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/24

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: 2025/06/19

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 Energy GS ...

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

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