Electric Vehicle (BEV/PHV/FCV) Sales Monthly Report (May 2025) Electric vehicle sales in May increase 23.1% y/y to 1,431,000 units Share of electric vehicles (BEV/PHV/FCV) Electric vehicle (BEV/PHV/FCV) share and trends in each country Electric vehicles (BEV/PHV/FCV) sales trends of major manufacturers and sales composition by powertrain Passenger car sales trends in 12 major countries (including ICE and all other powertrains)   This report pre...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/25

yed side by side at the exhibition.   Strong hybrid system explanation panel Strong hybrid powertrain explanation panel   αliveEE e-Axlee-Axle explanation panel Yamaha Motor: e-Axle and quad-connected electric motors   Yamaha Motor exhibited its “αliveEE e-Axle” for hypercars and a quad-connected electric motors for hybrid aircraft.   The "αliveEE e-Axle" is a 3-in-1 e-Axle with a power supply voltage of 350V to 800V...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/16

tive Engineering Exposition: Archives of past exhibits reports 2024 JSAE Automotive Engineering Exposition: Archives of past exhibits reports   Gigacast* is the name of a technology that uses ultra-large, 6,500 to 8,000 ton aluminum die-casting machines, which are about the size of a single train car, to form ultra-large parts such as automobile frames. It was a newly adopted streamlined process for the Tesla Model Y that enabled cost reduction...

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

he 25th Smart Energy Week (Spring) Expo and concurrent expositions including Battery Japan (Spring) ~ 18th International Rechargeable Battery Expo, Smart Grid Expo (Spring) ~ 17th International Smart Grid Expo, H2 & FC Expo (Spring) - 23rd International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo (Spring), and 6th Decarbonization Expo (Spring). Exhibit of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Smart Grid Expo [Spring] venue (CATL) Decarbonization Expo (Spring) venu...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/08

they can always enjoy the latest features and improvements.   SDV Level 5   Finally, level 5 is what he calls an innovation platform that offers the customer fully customizable functions via third-party ecosystem functions.   So while at level 4 the OEM controls what software is installed in the car, at level 5 the customer is free to choose even from third-party providers.   The transition from level 4 to level 5 thus represents a significan...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/02

hington State copper use regulations, which will gradually regulate the copper content in friction materials. In 2021, friction materials with a copper content of 5% or more, and in 2025, friction materials with a copper content of 0.5% or more will be prohibited from being sold or installed in new cars.   Europe Environmental regulations for tires and brakes in November 2022As a new regulation going forward, fine particulate matter (PM10) gen...

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

del launched into the EV market by Xiaomi Corporation (Xiaomi), known as a global smartphone manufacturer. Gigacast is used for the rear structure, but its shape and thickness are similar to those of other companies' previous models. A die-casting machine with a clamping force of over 9,000 tons is used, and the material Titans Metal is unique to Xiaomi.   Apart from Gigacast, another feature of this car is that it improves frontal rigidity by u...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/04

ed this time, making the exhibition lively and worthy of being called an "International Motor Show”.   Renault made its presence felt by exhibiting a large number of its 5 E-Tech Electric and 4 E-Tech Electric BEVs (battery electric vehicles), which are based on the motif of its former legendary cars, the 5 (Cinq) and 4 (Quatre). Among the German brands, Audi caught the eye by showcasing its new HMI in its new generation vehicles, including th...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/04

y, instead of switching gears stepwise as in a step AT. Since it is stepless, the major advantage of a CVT is that it can run at the optimum gear ratio. Since the gear ratio can be matched to the engine speed range where the engine efficiency is good, it is compatible with mini-vehicles and compact cars with small displacement engines and limited power. For this reason, most of the automatic transmissions installed on mini-vehicles and A-D segmen...

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

iers Supplier global footprint: By plant, location, and customer Valeo Mahle Behr Hanon Systems Modine Manufacturing Air International Eberspaecher Webasto   Read the Analysis Report: Air Conditioning System (Japanese Market) here.   Automotive air conditioners have been installed as car coolers in the U.S. market since the 1960s, and their popularity began to expand in the 1980s. On the other hand, in the European market, with the...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/07

Analysis Report: Car Navigation System (Japan, U.S., and European Markets) Possibility of revival of car navigation systems List of Suppliers Introduction I. The car navigation market in 2024 II. Car navigation as an integrated cockpit system III. Car navigation function and smartphone linkage (CarPlay, Android Auto) IV. The resurgence of navigation systems with connected (smartphone) systems V. Linkage of navigation and ADAS (Advanced Dr...

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

he micromobility vehicle, named Lactivo, is a four-wheeled, single seat vehicle with a maximum speed of 12km/h (a low-speed mode of 6 km/h is also available for riding on bicycle sidewalks). It is classified as a designated small motorized bicycle, and as such it can be operated as a senior citizen car without a license. It is equipped with a drive motor with a maximum output of 250W, can be fully charged on an AC 100V charge in 7 to 8 hours, an...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/09/30

nger Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH.         Under ideal conditions, one of the biggest wind turbines with a nominal output of 15 MW, such as those found in offshore wind farms in the North Sea, has to run for just 9 min to generate the annual electricity requirements of a small battery-electric car. This example is based on a VW E-Up! with a 32 kWh battery and an annual mileage of 14,000 km. This may sound impressive, but it reveals one of th...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/07/30

n early 2023, Tesla announced price cuts of CNY 20,000 to 48,000 for the Model 3 and Model Y, sparking a price war. BYD followed suit, lowering the price of the Qin Plus DM-i to less than CNY 100,000. Automakers cut prices to increase sales at the expense of profits. Meanwhile, the price of lithium carbonate fell from more than CNY 500,000 per ton at the beginning of 2023 to around CNY 100,000 by the end of the year, giving OEMs more room to cut ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/07/25

2% in 2022 to 16% in 2023. In addition, regulations banning the release of new ICE vehicles in the EU will come into effect in 2035, which is expected to push up the proportion of EVs.   (Note) In October 2022, the EU and the European Parliament agreed to ban the sale of new CO2-emitting passenger cars and light-duty commercial vehicles in Europe by 2035. However, as a result of further discussions, it was decided that ICE vehicles that use envi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/07/12

s:JSAE 2023 in Yokohama: Metal Processing Technology, and EV Components (Jun. 2023) 2024 JSAE Automotive Engineering Exposition: Archives of past exhibits reports 2023 JSAE Automotive Engineering Exposition: Archives of past exhibits reports     Hybrid vehicles (HVs) and battery electric vehicles carry heavy batteries, so there is pressure to reduce the weight of all parts other than the batteries. Thin steel sheets used for frame materials are...

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

e speeches and the latest announcements that are driving the development and integration of SDV in-vehicle architectures. Official Embedded World logo and venue (Organized by © NürnbergMesse GmbH) Related Reports:WCX 2024 (1) AI and software impacts on the automotive industry (May. 2024)Car IT Symposium 2024: SDV and Gen AI (May 2024) Mobile World Congress 2024 (2) Connected Car (Apr. 2024)SDV-related Technologies - Lectures and Exhib...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/06/03

Emerging connectivity trend in Europe: In-car payment (1) Technological enablers, use cases, leading OEMs Summary Technological enablers: Data transmission, connectivity, and security Use cases: Functions on demand, paying for vehicle related services, and for non-vehicle related services Leading OEMs: BMW “Parking Payment”, Mercedes pay, Škoda Auto “Pay to Park” and “Pay to Fuel”   The digitalization of cars opens up new business o...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/05/16

four years that the event was held in Beijing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Auto China 2024 was attended by many well-known domestic and international automakers, suppliers and technology companies, and covered a total area of 220,000 square meters, showcasing 117 world premiere models, 41 concept cars and 278 NEV models. This report will mainly introduce models exhibited by Xiaomi EV Technology Co., Ltd. (Xiaomi) and Huawei HIMA (Harmony lnte...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/05/08

a Test Bench In modern vehicles, the braking system is the dominant source of particulate matter emissions. For that reason, many regions worldwide want to limit non-exhaust emissions of particles. In the EU, the future Euro 7 standard will set limits for the brake particle emissions of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle mass of up to 3.5 t. Also being discussed are limits for tire wear particulates and brake and ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/04/15