Japan Mobility Show 2025: AD/ADAS Related Technologies Camera and radar installations Summary Japanese passenger cars (Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors, Suzuki, Daihatsu) Japanese trucks (Fuso, Hino) Non-Japanese passenger cars (BMW, BYD, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz) Autonomous driving-related technologies (AGC, Mobileye)   At the Japan Mobility Show 2025 (organizer: Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), period: Wednesday, Octob...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/19

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

s the sub-category of automatic transmissions, as shown in the above figure, known as continuously variable transmissions (CVT). Friction-type step-less transmissions using a belt or chain to transfer power (hereinafter referred to as mechanical CVT, including some step systems). Transmissions for Toyota and other hybrid vehicles that perform stepless shifting by a built-in electric motor/generator via a power split mechanism (hereinafter referr...

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

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

vices (3G), making it impossible to provide services that use the relevant technology. Responses of major automakers to the end of 3G communication services The table can be scrolled left and right. Auto company Ended service name Discontinued service details End date Main target vehicles Toyota T-Connect All services using 3G communication devices December 31, 2024 All models with 3D DCM Nissan NissanConnect All services using 3G com...

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

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

by electricity. For HEVs, the engine is stopped when the vehicle is driven by the electric motor, so electricity is still required as a power source for the compressor. Currently, various suppliers are promoting the practical application of electric compressors, but in Japan, Denso Corporation and Toyota Industries Corporation are leading the way, supplying many OEMs, including those outside Japan. Figure 1. Mechanical compressor: The bla...

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

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

-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: 2025/09/18

t making Ichikoh a consolidated subsidiary, the acquisition process for which was finalized in January 2017. As a result, Valeo became the parent company with a 55.08% stake in Ichikoh. On May 5, 2019, it was announced that Valeo of France purchased all of the outstanding shares of Ichikoh owned by Toyota Motor Corporation (5.86 million shares, 6.1% based on voting rights) giving Valeo a 61.2% stake in Ichiko. Ichikoh is discussed in Analysis Rep...

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

nes - Vehicle sales volume search by EV/Model/Country/etc.)    By manufacturer, Chinese automakers BYD, Geely, and Chery all saw sales increase by more than 20%, while U.S. manufacturers Ford and GM also saw sales increases. On the other hand, Japanese and European OEMs, with the exception of Toyota, Volkswagen, and Renault, all saw a decrease compared to the previous year (Table 3). Table 3: Top 15 OEMs by sales in the first half of 2025...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/18

R 8.634 billion, and sales by division were in the order of Seating, Interiors, Electronics, Clean Mobility, Lighting, and Life Cycle Solutions. At the component level, Faurecia is the leading supplier of front seat frames and mechanisms, surpassing that of its competitors such as Adient, Lear, and Toyota Boshoku. Also, it has a 16% market share as the market leader in seat structure systems. As the company is based in France and was owned 39.34%...

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

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

e length of the vehicle. The left and right sides are connected by cross members, which must be strong and rigid enough to withstand the input load in the event of a collision.   Large rear floor / laser welding technology (Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.) Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd. (Futaba) is a Toyota-affiliated stamping press products supplier established in 1945 in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. The company is located in an area close to T...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/03

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

automobiles and automobile parts based on Section 232, are exempt.   According to MarkLines data, new car sales volume in the United States was approximately 16.49 million units (2024), with Japanese automakers accounting for 35.9% and American automakers 33.6%, with the top three groups being GM, Toyota, and Ford. Approximately 6.44 million vehicles (in 2024) were imported (excluding imports from Canada), with GM, Hyundai, and Toyota being the ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/02

5%. Trends in electric vehicle sales: EVs including HEVs grow by nearly 70% Sales volume by OEM: Nissan maintains top share, followed by GM and VW Chinese OEMs: Accounting for about 10% of domestic sales in Mexico in 2024 U.S. OEMs: GM and Ford sales up, Stellantis sales down Japanese OEMs: Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, and Honda experience double-digit y/y growth Volkswagen Group (VW): Significant sales growth for the second consecutive year; Indian-ma...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/30

arket. The company will also begin introducing Mazda's global BEVs. In the third phase (2028-2030), the company will move forward with the full-scale introduction of BEV-only models and increase investment in battery production. Related Reports: Japanese OEM Electric Vehicle Launch Plans (Sep. 2024)Toyota: Developing electrification compatible engines with Mazda and Subaru (Aug. 2024)Battery Technologies: Battery life extension, safety components...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/01