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1. Instantly Analyze and Transform Automotive Industry Data with AI
The automotive industry is evolving at an unprecedented pace, driven by electrification, software-defined vehicles (SDVs), artificial intelligence, and autonomous driving technologies.
MarkLines Generative AI instantly analyzes and connects vast amounts of global automotive industry data — including news, supply chain information, plant and factory information, market data, vehicle programs, and model launch information — to deliver the answers you need, when you need them.
Unlike general-purpose AI tools, MarkLines Generative AI leverages our proprietary automotive database and industry-specific primary sources to provide reliable data and actionable insights. Whether you work in product development, sales, marketing, procurement, or corporate planning, our AI helps you build stronger strategies and make faster, more informed decisions.
2. Structured Automotive Data Covering the Global Market
3. Advanced Search and Usability
- Key content — including vehicle sales and production data, model change forecasts, electrified vehicle information, and supplier data — is fully structured into databases, allowing users to search and filter based on their specific requirements.
- Sales, production, and market share data can be visualized through bar charts, line graphs, pie charts, and other formats, enabling users to quickly identify trends and insights.
- Charts, text, and images can be easily copied and reused for further analysis, and data can be cited directly in internal reports and presentations.
- With an internet connection, users can access the platform anytime, anywhere from a PC, tablet, or smartphone.
4. Available in More Than 60 Languages
The Information Platform provides nearly identical content in Japanese, English, and Chinese, with one-click language switching between the three.
In addition, MarkLines Generative AI supports user queries in more than 60 languages — including German, Spanish, Korean, Thai, and many others — enabling users around the world to access automotive intelligence in their preferred language.
5. Global Support Network
Following onboarding, members are supported by dedicated offices in Japan, the U.S., China, Thailand, Germany, India, and Mexico.
Annual Service Fees
1Group Contracts
We can provide quotes for consolidated global contracts or contracts for multiple group companies, to meet your planning needs.
2Contracts for individual corporate entities
Click here to begin your contract application process.
Effective from July 1, 2023
| Contract Location | Currency | Number of Users / Annual Fee | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| More than 21 | Up to 20 | Up to 10 | Up to 4 | Up to 2 | ||
| America: USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil Asia: Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, and other countries |
US$ | $ 20,400 | $ 15,300 | $ 10,200 | $ 6,300 | $ 5,100 |
| Europe: Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, Spain, Czech, Poland, Denmark, Russia, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Portugal | Euro | € 20,400 | € 15,300 | € 10,200 | € 6,300 | € 5,100 |
| UK | Pound | £ 16,800 | £ 12,600 | £ 8,400 | £ 5,400 | £ 4,200 |
| China * | RMB | RMB 144,000 | RMB 108,000 | RMB 72,000 | RMB 45,000 | RMB 36,000 |
| Japan ** | Yen | ¥ 2,400,000 | ¥ 1,800,000 | ¥ 1,200,000 | ¥ 780,000 | ¥ 600,000 |
* The service fees for China include value added tax (VAT) from April 4, 2012.
** Fees do not include tax. Consumption tax will be charged to the service fees of Japan.
- With every renewal, your company is eligible to receive One free user account, not exceeding 2 free users in 2 years. (This program is only for manufacturing companies). Please be aware that a reduction in the number of registered users will result in the invalidation of the free registrations that had been issued.
- The fees quoted above are applied to each legal entity. Any affiliated companies, subsidiary companies, foreign branches, or foreign representative offices of the subscriber company must sign up separately.
- Prices may be subject to change without prior notice due to changes in service content.
- Fees shall be paid in a lump sum.
- For certain companies, such as consulting and research firms, we may issue individual quotations or decline service.
Please note that consulting and research firms are not eligible to use the generative AI functions.
Membership Process
Download the application form and send it MarkLines by E-mail.
Register new users individually.
We will provide IDs and passwords by email.
Use these to login from the designated page.
All of MarkLines services become available for use.
Available Information Menus
Automotive Sales and Production Data
＜Automotive Sales and Production Data＞
Sales volume https://www.marklines.com/en/vehicle_sales/
Production volume https://www.marklines.com/en/vehicle_production/
| • | A database of overwhelming size covering sales in 68 countries (99% of global sales) and production in 43 countries (98% of global production). |
| • | The data is broken down by model each month (in some countries, by automaker). |
| • | Search and Excel file downloads are possible by all key parameters including multiple countries, automaker, model, and segment (vehicle class). |
| • | Reports on electric vehicle sales volume in major countries are also included. |
| • | Production volume is linked to production plant information. |
| • | For countries you are watching every month, we will send a notification email as soon as the results are announced. |
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Market & Tech Reports
＜Market & Tech Reports＞ https://www.marklines.com/en/report/
| • | MarkLines provides 300 reports each year on themes covering the automotive industry from all angles such as country, OEM, and technology. Users can grasp new automotive trends, new technologies, and strategies of each company. |
| • | As for trade show information, our coverage is extensive, from large-scale events such as motor shows in each country to production technology and material-related exhibitions held across Japan. |
| • | We also provide in-depth technical reports in partnership with companies specializing in various fields, such as EV vehicle teardown reports (Tesla Model Y, Hyundai, Ioniq 5 and others), VSI Labs (US) on automated driving and TTDC (Toyota Technical Development Center) on patent information. |
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Who Supplies Whom 300 components supply chain
＜Who Supplies Whom 300 components supply chain＞ https://www.marklines.com/en/wsw/
| • | You can search our 380,000 item database for the component suppliers’ supply information of about 300 components. Please use it to collect information on sales and procurement sources. |
| • | Market share graphs are published for about 40 items globally and 80 items in Japan, and you can comprehend at a glance component manufacturers’ sphere of influence. In the future, we plan to expand the share information to 100 components. |
| • | Five regions (Japan, China, ASEAN/India/Korea, the Americas, Europe) and newly posted supply chains can be viewed by switching tabs. |
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Model Launch Schedules
＜Model Launch Schedules＞https://www.marklines.com/en/modelchange/
| • | MarkLines provides new vehicle and full model change information for the next five years. |
| • | Coverage of major Japanese, European, American, and Chinese OEMs by major countries, representing over 90% of global production volume (excluding commercial vehicles). |
| • | With visual data, model and platform (chassis) transitions are seen at a glance; the same platforms are displayed in the same colors. |
| • | In the vehicle model/refined search you can search by model name, electric powertrain, release year, body type etc. |
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News
| • | MarkLines provides 50 global news articles every day, over 14,000 per year. |
| • | Local news from the major automotive countries (Japan, China, India, Thailand, USA, Mexico, Europe) is delivered quickly. You can catch articles that are not available except in the local language in a timely manner. |
| • | Because we publish high quality articles based in partnership with the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun (Japan Automotive Daily) and various overseas media, you will obtain reliable information. |
| • | By clicking on tags attached to individual news items or searching by keywords, you can narrow down news from the database of 100,000 articles published since 2002. |
| • | The same news is published in three languages, English, Japanese, and Chinese, enabling you to switch languages to share information easily with overseas sites. |
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Search Suppliers
＜Search Suppliers＞ https://www.marklines.com/en/supplier_db/
| • | From a parts classification of about 1000 components you can search the information of more than 70,000 tier1 and tier2 suppliers from around the world. |
| • | Search by manufacturing process such as injection molding or die-casting is also possible. |
| • | It is possible to search by region/country and refine by customer, for example, sorting by parts suppliers in Indonesia who have delivered to Toyota. |
| • | For companies in Thailand, financial information and representative corporate officers’ data is registered, making it useful for business contacts. |
| • | All search results can be displayed on Google Maps, so you can see multiple parts suppliers location distribution. |
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Major Parts Suppliers Reports
＜Major Parts Suppliers Reports＞ https://www.marklines.com/en/top500/
| • | The latest trends of about 400 of the largest component suppliers in the world including 137 companies in Japan, 68 in China, 37 in Germany, and 44 in the U.S. are shown. |
| • | Since we cover motor shows and trade shows in countries around the world and photograph all the exhibition contents of each company, you will be able to see competitors’ and customers’ products and panels at shows which you cannot attend. |
| • | Information of equipped vehicle models and model year is posted for each product. |
| • | When information on a company you are interested in is updated, we will send you a notification email. |
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OEM Plants Interactive Map
＜OEM Plants Interactive Map＞ https://www.marklines.com/en/global/
| • | The site covers more than 2,300 EV, battery, and other plants of OEMs on a global scale, with information on production models, plant capacity and production records. |
| • | The production capacity of each plant can be confirmed even by the size of the circles on the Capacity Distribution maps. |
| • | The information can be downloaded in Excel file format, enabling sorts by OEM or by plant. Each plant-specific page also includes recent topics. |
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Electric / Autonomous
＜Electric / Autonomous＞ https://www.marklines.com/en/green_vehicles/case_top
| • | The database covers major specifications of EVs, PHVs, HVs, and FCVs throughout the world, and is updated with each full or minor model change. |
| • | The database includes information on EV technology such as drive motor (output and torque), battery (type and capacity), power consumption and cruising range; information on autonomous driving technology includes equipment information such as collision avoidance/mitigation, visibility/blind spot assistance, acceleration/deceleration control, and communication systems. |
| • | The search can be narrowed down by battery type and capacity, number of drive motors and output/torque, automated driving level, safety equipment, and more. |
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