Electrified Vehicle (xEV) Sales Monthly Report (February 2026) Slowdown in BEV and PHEV sales in Chinese market, creating a mix of recovery hopes and uncertainty Global electrified vehicle sales and composition by powertrain (BEV/PHEV/HEV) Trends in sales volume and share of electrified vehicles (xEVs) in major countries and new car sales trends by country Trend in sales volume of electrified vehicles (xEVs) of major OEMs About this Report ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/27

It is one of Indonesia's two major international motor shows and is organized by Dyandra Promosindo. After Jakarta, the event will also be held in Surabaya and Balikpapan.   This year's theme was "Your Infinite Autotainment Experience," and a total of 62 brands exhibited, including 36 four-wheeled vehicle brands and 26 two-wheeled vehicle brands. According to the organizers, the event attracted 580,250 visitors and generated IDR 8.7 trillion (ap...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/27

GlobalData Global Light Vehicle Sales Update (February 2026) Global sales declined by 8.5%, 6.04 mn units and the selling rate improved to 86.6 mn units/year Summary Commentary For February, the Global Light Vehicle (LV) selling rate improved modestly to 86.6 mn units/year, on what was a weak start to 2026. In year-on-year (YoY) terms, the market declined 8.5% YoY due to a second consecutive sharp contraction in the Chinese PV market as sales to...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/24

Corporation Knorr-Bremse AG Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd. Brake disc rotors (casting products) suppliers Buderus Guss GmbH Fritz Winter Eisengießerei GmbH & Co. KG Rassini, S.A.B. Fremax Brakes Brake Disc brake Drum brake   Brakes are a system that controls one of the basic functions of vehicles, which is that of "stopping". The characteristics of the system are such that it is considered a critical safety part, requiring the control ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/24

eceiving more than 50,000 orders within 27 minutes of the start of reservations. In this study, a partial teardown of the interior instrument panel was carried out. The analysis focused on design-related aspects such as material quality expression, styling design, and component configuration. The vehicle examined was the standard version of the SU7, priced at CNY 215,900. It is equipped with a 73.6 kWh Blade Battery produced by BYD Company Limi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/18

Major Standards and Regulations Seminar for China’s Automotive Industry From presentations on Intelligent Connected Car standardization and key technology policies Summary Standard system for intelligent connected cars New implementation phase of intelligent connected vehicle technology policy (L2/L3/L4/unmanned automated driving)   The "Automotive Industry Major Standards and Regulations Seminar (4th Session)," jointly hosted by CATARC Autom...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/16

AFEELA 1’s HMI From coverage of the CES 2026 exhibition Summary Display (front instrument panel, rear seats, Media bar) Yoke-type steering wheel switches (air conditioning, lighting, etc.), door opening/closing systems AFEELA 1 HMI concept (Personalization, AI communication, cloud integration, and more)   Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), the joint venture (JV) mobility tech company established by Sony Group Corporation and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. in ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/12

Toward Net-Zero Powertrain: From Technology Competition to Collaboration From the presentation coverage at the CTI Symposium Germany 2025 Summary Hybrid Futures – A Key Path to Net Zero (Horse Powertrain / Renault, Geely) Development of EV Powertrain and Battery for the Third Generation LEAF (Nissan) Lightweight Twin Electric Drive Unit Platform with Torque Vectoring (InfiMotion / Geely) Electric Drive Efficiency – A Systematic Engineering Ap...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/06

Electrified Vehicle (xEV) Sales Monthly Report (January 2026) Changing subsidies, changing markets: A new phase of xEV demand Global electrified vehicle sales and composition by powertrain (BEV/PHEV/HEV) Trends in sales volume and share of electrified vehicles (xEVs) in major countries and new car sales trends by country Trend in sales volume of electrified vehicles (xEVs) of major OEMs About this Report   Sales of electrified vehicles (x...

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

Chinese OEMs Dominate BEV Market in Thailand with Over 20% Share Rapid growth of NEVs, expanding product lineup from SUVs to pickup trucks Summary Chinese vehicle sales grow 5.2 times in 5 years Analysis of sales volume by OEM: Chinese OEMs enter Top 5, Japanese OEM volume shrinks NEV Ranking: Chinese OEMs lead the way in BEVs and PHEVs Product trends: From compact EVs to a full-scale product lineup Switching from exporting Chinese-made models to...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/24

GlobalData Global Light Vehicle Sales Update (January 2026) Global sales was down by 2.0%, 6.63mn units and the selling rate was 81mn units/year Summary Commentary For January, the Global Light Vehicle (LV) selling rate fell sharply to 81 mn units/year due to a steep contraction in the Chinese PV market. In year-on-year (YoY) terms, the market declined 2.0% as sales totaled 6.6 mn units globally. For the first time in an extended period, the US,...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/24

CES 2026: Progression of autonomous technologies and AI applications Exhibitors highlight new ADAS functions, robotaxis, robotic applications, and AI solutions Summary BMW iX3 driving assistance with Snapdragon Ride Pilot, Geely unveils G-ASD intelligent driving Tensor offers personal robotaxis; Waymo and Zoox expands public robotaxi deployment Hyundai looks to lead in AI robotics; Schaeffler and HL Group highlight robotic portfolio Sonatus demon...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/20

SDV: Data-driven architectures, Shift Left, Agentic AI From the presentation coverage at the SDV Europe 2025 Summary AUMOVIO: Scalable Function Deployment for SDV Bosch: Enabling the Software-Defined Vehicle: Accelerating SDV integration with Continuous Integration and Testing (CI/CT) Porsche: Beyond the engine - Ensuring speed and quality in Porsche's software supply chain BMW: Agentic AI in the Car - From Orchestration to Agentic Personalizatio...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/18

up approximately 11% year-over-year (y/y)) with the total investment amount reaching a record high of approximately THB 1,876.6 billion. Of these, more than 200 projects were approved for automotive-related projects, with Chinese-affiliated projects accounting for half of these.   Thailand’s new vehicle sales have declined to around 630,000 units in 2024–2025, but electric vehicles (EVs) are on the rise, partly due to sales promotion measure...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/17

ure of main components Material and texture Points of interest from a perceived quality perspective   MarkLines Co., Ltd. (MarkLines) purchased a top-of-the-line BYD Yangwang U8 (base price approx. JPY 23 million), which is BYD Co. Ltd.'s (BYD’s) flagship model introduced into the large off-road vehicle market as part of its expanding product lineup. MarkLines began a vehicle teardown survey in August 2024 at our newly established MarkLines Be...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/13

Automotive World 2026: Carbon Neutrality Biomass materials, design for easy disassembly, and recycling technology Summary Oji Holdings: Cellulose Nanofiber (CNF) Sumitomo Bakelite: Environmentally Friendly Resins Achieving Both Biomass Utilization and Recycling Toyobo MC: Environmentally Friendly Engineering Plastics Shiraishi Calcium: Lightweighting and CO2 Reduction Using Inorganic Materials Korean suppliers (EcoFlex, LARGE)   Automotive Worl...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/13

anuary 21 through 23, 2026.   According to an announcement by the organizer, RX Japan Ltd., the total number of visitors to Automotive World 2026 for the entire exhibition (3-day total), including "NEPCON Japan," "Factory Innovation Week," and "Smart Logistics EXPO" held concurrently, was 78,673, slightly down from 85,430 last year and in line with 77,744 visitors the year before last (2024).   At this year’s Expo, there was an impression tha...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/13

Chinese Market Q4 2025 New Energy x Intelligent Connected, and Demonstration of L3 AD Summary OEMs Q4 2025 sales volumes (factory shipments) Trends of Chinese OEMs (Q4 2025) Trends of major non-Chinese manufacturers (Q4 2025) Policies related to China's automotive industry (Q4 2025)   The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced on January 14, 2026, that the new vehicle sales volume in China in 2025 increased 9.4% compared ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/09

The Production Cost Battle Summary Introduction THE EURO 7 COST TRAP INCALCULABLE COST RISK COSTLY POWERTRAIN ASSEMBLY COST ANALYSIS AND ASSEMBLY TIMES OF ICE AND BEV VEHICLES ADDED VALUE GIVEN AWAY COST PARITY NOW ACHIEVABLE GIGACASTING AND THE TRUE UNBOXED PROCESS 2.0 HIGHLY EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES STRONG IN CORE COMPETITION   This report contains a Spotlight article from Springer's automotive technical magazine "ATZ" www.at...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/05

Global Top 10 OEMs Production Forecast (Q4 2025) Global production to reach 93.35M units in 2025, 95.03M units in 2026 Summary Commentary by GlobalData ⋆An updated version of this forecast report will be released every quarter -According to a report by GlobalData as of Q4 2025, global light vehicle production in 2025 is estimated to increase by 3.3% YoY to 93.35M mn.-For production, a stronger demand environment underpins the 1.2 mn annual aver...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/01/30