st was 1.76 million, the lowest level seen this year. “Corporate performances in August were decidedly mixed – with some companies seeing double digit gains while others saw double digit losses. Overall, however, the market was definitely trending weak,” said Andrew King, Managing Partner of DAC.With no clarity on the outlook of trade negotiations, King noted that the industry continues to work to mitigate tariff issues as it waits for a m...

Automotive Sales Data  Updated at: 2025/09/05

t was 1.76 million, the lowest level seen this year.  “Corporate performances in August were decidedly mixed – with some companies seeing double digit gains while others saw double digit losses. Overall, however, the market was definitely trending weak,” said Andrew King, Managing Partner of DAC. With no clarity on the outlook of trade negotiations, King noted that the industry continues to work to mitigate tariff issues as it waits for a ...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/05

fety-ABS: Anti-lock Brake Systems-BA: Brake Assist-ESC: Electronic Stability Control-AEBS: Autonomous Emergency Brake System-Improving vehicle control-Autonomous emergency brake-Lane keep assist systemComfort-ACC: Adaptive Cruise Control-A-TRC: Active Traction Control-HAC: Hill-start Assist Control-DAC: Downhill Assist Control-Electric parking brake-Crawl controlEnvironment-Regenerative brake systemsComponentsABS & ESC-ABS modulators-ESC modulato...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/09/02

er is expected to meet the needs of electric vehicles (EVs), which need to conserve air conditioning energy, and self-driving cars, which can conduct meetings and other activities. The company aims to put the CO2 absorptive filter into practical use with a view to applying it to direct air capture (DAC), which collects CO2 from the air. Murata Manufacturing’s CO2 absorptive filter will be built in air-conditioning ducts, for example. By exposin...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/08/25

pacity: 130,000 L/year as pilot phase, 500 million L/year (after 2025 - planning) - Accumulated investment: USD 78 million (2022 - 2024) - Large scale production started in April, 2023 - Project started in July, 2021 Porsche opens eFuels pilot plant in Chile IAA Mobility 2023: Porsche explores DAC technology to boost eFuels production in Chile Porsche partners with Baden-Württemberg government and ZSW to advance DAC technology HIF, Porsche ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/21

t working under new structure Porsche aims for growth in the luxury segment Bugatti-Rimac combines the genes of strong brands Porsche collaborates with H2 Green Steel to drive emissions reduction in sports car Porsche partners with Baden-Württemberg government and ZSW to advance DAC technology On November 1, Porsche, Bugatti and Rimac started doing business under its new structure. Bugatti Rimac is owned by the Rim...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/11

using an inorganic filter material that can hold an extremely high load of molecules and is also very insensitive to the effects of moisture. The Austrian plant can filter 500 tons of CO2 per year. By the end of the year, another module will increase the plant's capacity to 1,000 tons. In addition, DAC technology could be implemented on a much larger scale at Audi's site in Győr, Hungary. A plant with a capacity of 25,000 tons per year is concei...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/07

t to the Chevrolet Equinox EV.・Ford had the largest share gain for 2024, rising 1.1% with a 16.2% sales increase over 2023・Volkswagen led in 2024 in terms of percentage sales gain at 28.2% ・Subaru and Mazda also noted strong sales growth at 23.8% and 23.2% respectivelyLooking forward to 2025, DAC sees challenges to the Canadian market with possible tariffs by the new U.S. administration, and a Canadian election on the horizon.Scotiabank mai...

Automotive Sales Data  Updated at: 2025/07/02

e solar cells, CO2 and waste recycling technologies, eAxles, etc. Kojima Industries Corporation(Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture) Founded in 1938. Development, design and production of interior and exterior components for automobiles. Various interior components, surface treatment technology, mobile DAC, Ma'mold (mold inhibiting sheet), etc. Toyota Boshoku Corporation(Kariya, Aichi Prefecture) Founded in 1918. Seat business for automobiles, etc....

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

amera ISP processing Demonstration of RG-BIR autopilot computing support with Huashan II A1000 chip Black Sesame A1000 chip for 6-channel visual BEV algorithm perception Roadside edge computing unit MEC Patronus 2.0 - Commercial vehicle active safety system Lotus - Black Sesame A1000 chip equipped DAC driver assist Black Sesame A1000 chip equipped platform for domestic Chinese applications Baolong Automotive - Black Sesame A1000L chip equipped d...

Search Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/06/20

hould be noted that May 2025 had 1 extra selling day than May last year. The SAAR for May was 1.81 million, lower than in recent months and well off from historic highs.  As a reaction to U.S. import tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, Canadian counter tariffs came into effect on April 9. DAC analysis shows that in Q1 approximately 41% of the light vehicles sold in Canada were sourced from the U.S. However, for the 5 companies that asse...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/05

k, a situation brought on by vehicle model availability affected by supply chain issues that had made it the worst October since 2009.However, this October’s results have now made it 12 consecutive months of sales increases compared to the previous year, prompting Andrew King, Managing Partner of DAC to note that “The market has been on a tear the last 3 months with gains close to 20% each month.” The SAAR for October came in at 1.79 millio...

Automotive Sales Data  Updated at: 2025/06/04

11.5% Jaguar 315 0.1% 155 0.0% 103.2% 1,020 0.1% 1,846 0.1% -44.7% Maserati 118 0.0% 171 0.1% -31.0% 620 0.0% 612 0.0% 1.3% Porsche N/A -% N/A -% -% N/A -% N/A -% -% Total 343,387 100.0% 339,646 100.0% 1.1% 1,479,450 100.0% 1,629,257 100.0% -9.2% Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA) Flash report, Nov 2022 Dec 5, 2022 *There are cases ...

Automotive Sales Data  Updated at: 2025/06/04

5 0.3% -3.0% Jaguar 155 0.0% 474 0.1% -67.3% 1,846 0.1% 2,144 0.1% -13.9% Maserati 171 0.1% 78 0.0% 119.2% 612 0.0% 358 0.0% 70.9% smart - -% - -% -% - -% 1 0.0% -% Total 341,786 100.0% 392,162 100.0% -12.8% 1,638,398 100.0% 1,537,388 100.0% 6.6% Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA) Flash report, November 2021 Dec 3, 2021 *There are c...

Automotive Sales Data  Updated at: 2025/06/04

Genesis 678 0.2% 345 0.1% 96.5% 1,462 0.1% 1,525 0.1% -4.1% Maserati 78 0.0% 130 0.0% -40.0% 358 0.0% 585 0.0% -38.8% smart - -% 13 0.0% -% 1 0.0% 262 0.0% -99.6% Total 392,162 100.0% 413,402 100.0% -5.1% 1,537,388 100.0% 1,914,357 100.0% -19.7% Source: DesRosiers Automotive Consultant (DAC), Global Automakers of Canada (GAC), Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA) ・The data shows cumulative sales figures from October t...

Automotive Sales Data  Updated at: 2025/06/04

r USD 82.21 billion against imports at USD 142.74 billion, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. “Despite the unhinged rhetoric and really bad math coming out of Washington, the days of Canada being a net exporter in automotive are long gone” commented Andrew King, Managing Partner at DAC. While remaining a net importer with many of its trading partners, Canada sent 95% of its automotive products to the U.S., as it imported 57% of t...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/16

eitY) announced the signing of multiple technology commercialization agreements under the National Mission on Power Electronics Technology (NaMPET) at Electronics Niketan, New Delhi. One of the key highlights was the Wireless Charger for EVs: A 1.5kW wireless electric vehicle charger developed by C-DAC (Thiruvananthapuram) and VNIT Nagpur was transferred to M/s Global Business Solution Pvt. Ltd.  The charger offers up to 89.4% efficiency, suppor...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/08

robust 2.02 million, broadly in line with February. “On the BEV front there was some slight recovery from the annihilation seen in February, with a number of the higher volume BEVs seeing modest gains. Sales however remain well below their 2024 highs,” commented Andrew King, Managing Partner of DAC. While March was a month of change, with tariffs on the horizon and EV incentives disappearing, April will have a number of potentially impactful ...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/03

ffs on Canadian-produced vehicles imported to the U.S. now make the future direction uncertain.  “The unjustified trade hostility from the United States now places this at risk, potentially punishing the industry and consumers on both sides of the border,” said Andrew King, Managing Partner at DAC. (from DesRosiers Automotive on March 31, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/02

part to the Chevrolet Equinox EV. Ford had the largest share gain for 2024, rising 1.1% with a 16.2% sales increase over 2023 Volkswagen led in 2024 in terms of percentage sales gain at 28.2%  Subaru and Mazda also noted strong sales growth at 23.8% and 23.2% respectively Looking forward to 2025, DAC sees challenges to the Canadian market with possible tariffs by the new U.S. administration, and a Canadian election on the horizon. Scotiabank ma...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/07