Global sales of light-duty vehicles (LDVs) are expected to total more than 2.1 billion units from 2015 to 2035, according to a recent report from Navigant Research. The enormous dependency on crude oil derivatives in the LDV market has pushed governments worldwide to implement policies and programs that encourage the adoption of various fuel-efficient and alternative fuel technologies, however...

Global sales of new cars are expected to grow slightly by about 0.7 percent to over 90 million units, driven by major growth momentum coming from Europe and the U.S., with sales growth slowing in China, the world's largest automobile market by sales volume, according to Industrial Economics & Knowledge Center (IEK) of Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute. Autonomous or self-drivin...

Realtek Semiconductor Corp. of Taiwan, an IC design company, reportedly has tapped into German automaker BMW's supply chain with shipment of IP cameras for reverse-parking fisheye camera system. The Taiwanese company refused to comment on specific information related to the customer, but stressed that it has been making progress in the automotive-application business, which albeit will take so...

Global sales of new electric vehicles (EVs), including plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs), in the first three quarters increased by 31 percent from the same period of last year to reach about 330,000 units, driven by strong demand from China and Europe, according to Topology Research Institute (TRi), a market research firm under TrendForce. Global...

The age-old belief in Taiwan that imported cars are better than locally-made has not changed over the years, partly due to the lack of a notable, established automotive industry on the island and the well-known symptom of import-worship among upscale Taiwanese consumers. While the introductions by the likes of Mercedes entry-level A-series that are more affordable has only intensified the trend i...

Driven by the continuing development of the Internet of Things (IoT), demands from different segments including smart homes and autonomous cars have been increasing at accelerating speed. In addition to TVs and consumer-electronic products, automotive display is also becoming another area attracting intensifying focus. The Industrial Economics & Knowledge Center (IEK) under the Industrial Tech...

China Harmony Auto Holding Co., a major luxury-car dealer in China, recently announced a partnership with the Alibaba Group of China, an e-commerce giant that listed on the NYSE this year, to jointly develop automotive-related businesses. The two parties plan to open 300 service centers in 15 provinces in China over the next two years to provide automotive after-sales services, according to forei...

While smog from heavy traffic in China's major cities awe most observers as does the nation's leading status as the world's biggest car market by sales volume that has been achieved in just a couple of decades, the Chinese administrators have not neglected to balance rapid economic growth with life quality, which can be partly improved with cars emitting less pollution. As Tesla has become the po...

A total of 31,956 new cars were sold in Taiwan in October, up 26.7 percent from the previous month, or month-on-month (MoM), but down 6.9 percent from a year earlier, or year-on-year (YoY). Accumulated new-car sales volume in the first 10 months of 2015 reached 344,104 units, a 1.1 percent YoY drop, according to statistics compiled by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC). ...

Simplo Technology Co., Ltd., recognized as the world's largest lithium-ion battery pack (for consumer electronics) designer and maker based in Taiwan, has been trying to diversify into other fields by leveraging its established technological strength. Fu-hsiang Sun, Chairman and CEO of Simplo, recently pointed out the promising potential of electric vehicle (EV) for Taiwan's industrial develop...