Information Platform

User Guide

MarkLines Co., Ltd.

Inquiries: +81 (0)3-4241-3907 / [email protected]

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 A members-only Automotive industry information service that saves companies
time and money by providing essential information from around the world about
suppliers (including who supplies whom, plant data, and market trends), sales
and production statistics, reports on technology and market trends, model plan
data including forecasts, and more. All information is available in English,
Japanese and Chinese (at the click of the language buttons at the top-right).
The Information Platform can be used by members as a B2B information tool,
e.g. for daily information gathering and sharing with your business partners.

Information Menus Automotive industry news worldwide. Can be searched

with keywords, countries and terms.
◇Daily News Worldwide ❶
Topics include international OEMs, regional trends, trade
shows held around the world, technology, the
◇Market & Tech Reports ❷ environment, safety, and much more. 200 reports are
published every year.
◇Automotive Sales & Production
Vehicle Sales & Production Data provided with Models
－Models by Country ❸ by Country, Advanced Search and Engine Data. Data
－Search by EV/Model/Country etc. ❹ can be downloaded in Excel format and searches
－Engine Data performed for multiple countries and automakers.

Engine data by country (31 countries), maker, or model

◇Model Launch Schedules (provided annually)
－By OEM / Market ❺
－Models/Refined search ❻ Model launch plans for major international OEMs for the
upcoming 5 years. Specific search by selecting "Electric
powertrain", "Launch year", and other categories.
◇Electric /Autonomous ❼
－Refined search ❽ A database of detailed specs and model release plans for
around 680 green vehicles (HV/PHV/EV/FCV) globally
that are on the market or currently under development.
◇Benchmarking/Teardown ❾
Vehicle and Electrical component teardown reports are
◇OEM Plants ❿ available. We also provide fee-based reports and can
－Plant Location help you procure parts.
－Search (OEM/Region)
OEM plant data listed by category including production
－OEM Updates
models, capacity, actual production, and more. The data
can be filtered by OEM and country, and plotted on a
◇Who Supplies Whom Supply Info map. Downloadable in Excel format.
－300 Parts Supply Chain ⓫
－Search (Model/Supplier) ⓬ Supplier information filtered by part and model for
－Analysis Reports around 300 components (Japan, Europe, the U.S., China,
India, etc.).
◇Supplier Database Analysis reports for major components such as
automatic transmissions, air conditioners, seats and
－70,000 Database ⓭ navigation systems.
－Top 400 Suppliers ⓮
－Global Exhibition Database covering information on approximately 70,000
automotive component suppliers around the world.
Contains detailed reports on the top 400 suppliers, business
trend reports, news, as well as photos and panel information
from trade show exhibitions.

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❶ Daily News Worldwide https://www.marklines.com/en/news

MarkLines provides 30 global news articles every day, over 13,000 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.

In the "News Top" section, a search box allows you to

search by keyword or country, and the latest topics
can be viewed by category: New Models &
Technologies, Parts and Suppliers, IT & Software,
Business Strategies, and Policies.

The "By Topics" tab allows you

to keep up with automotive
industry trends and easily
check the latest trends of
OEMs and Suppliers.

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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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❷ Market & Tech Reports https://www.marklines.com/en/report/

Links to narrow down related reports

by frequently searched keywords and
topics.

More than 250 Reports per year are

published. We select topics of high
interest such as vehicle teardown and
autonomous driving.

Related reports can be viewed by

selecting Category.

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All graphics, photos and text can be freely used
for your business needs such as making internal
reports. Also, data can be easily shared internally
via email in PDF format, etc.
Forecast & Trend Reports and Global Exhibition
Reports are also provided.

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❸ Automotive Sales & Production
▼Models by Country （Sales） https://www.marklines.com/en/vehicle_sales/
（Production）https://www.marklines.com/en/vehicle_production/

For customers who need statistics

updates every month, we have a
Statistics Alerts system. To use this
feature, press the Statistics Alerts
button, check the country(s), and
Save settings.
※Also can set with “Email Settings”
button at the top-right of screen.

Click “by model“ Monthly or Annual

Statistics for your required countries.

The statistics by maker will be

displayed.

⇒Click the Maker/Brand.

The statistics by model will be

displayed.
※Information of “Powertrain” has
been added to sales figures.

※Sources may vary by country. For details, please

double check “Sources and references“ URL:

“Sources and references“

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❹ Automotive Sales & Production
▼Search by EV / Model / Country etc.
（Sales） https://www.marklines.com/en/vehicle_sales/search
（Production) https://www.marklines.com/en/vehicle_production/search

Using the Advanced Search feature,

the database can be filtered by
Country, Maker and Model.

① Select 「By Country」

…You can select multiple countries.
② Select「By Maker/Brand」
…Optimize data for global volumes, by
multiple OEM, or multiple countries
Select「By Chinese Maker/Brand」
…Optimize data by specific Chinese
group and maker/brand
③ Select「By Model」
…Excellent for comparing actual global
sales and competitive models

For Select detail level, if you check

the「 Country > Maker/Brand >
Model 」toggle, additional search
filters will be displayed.

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You can filter by Segment and E-mobility
(EV/HV/PHV/FCV).

Click Search

The data will be displayed according

to the selected conditions.
※You can change the language to
Japanese and Chinese at the right-
top of the screen at any time.

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You can download the data in Excel Format
so that it is easy to make a graph.

If you download this vehicle statistics data

as an Excel file, you will find the OEM
Plants‘ names in the far right column which
is useful for statistics By Plant.

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❺ Model Launch Schedules
▼By OEM / Market / Model https://www.marklines.com/en/modelchange/

History of Model Changes from 1990

and Model Change Forecasts until
2028 available for major markets of
GM, Ford, FCA, VW, PSA, Toyota,
Nissan, and Hyundai/Kia. For
example, this would be useful in
creating a sales strategy with data
that supports customer info.

Click By OEM – Market

Select the Model

You can follow the history of the

change of Platform with (mark of
Full Redesign) in graphic form. You
can check the sharing or changing
term of platforms and the new
models as well.

▼European SOP by OEM / Model Press the European SOP button

We provide Model Launch Schedules

of 8 automakers in Europe in
cooporation with INOVEV, a French
information services company.

Click the Maker, then model

Full Redesign or New Launch

▲ Facelift
The data includes almost all models
assembled in Europe.

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❻ Models/Refined search https://www.marklines.com/en/modelchange/search

A model search can be performed using either the “Models search” or “Refined search” function.
I. For the “Models search” function, the name of the model can be entered into the Model search
box.
II. For "Refined search", you can perform a category specific search by selecting "Electric
powertrain", "Launch year", "OEM/Brand" and other categories.

▼ I. Models search
1. Enter model name and press "Enter"
or click the "Add to search criteria"
button on the right.
After entering the model name, relevant
models are displayed and can be
selected from the search box.

2. The entered model will appear in the

search results below.

3. Selecting "Display launch schedule

info." will display info relating to a
model, its chart and accompanying
notes. (It is possible to remove a model
so that it does not display in the launch
schedule table by clicking the check
box.)

▼ II. Refined search

1. Clicking the categories below

(multiple categories can be selected) will
allow you to refine your search further
on the right hand side.

2. After specifying the criteria, click the

search button to display relevant
models.

3. Selecting "Display launch schedule

info." will display info relating to a
model, its chart and accompanying
notes.

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Search results can be “saved as image”
and pasted into Excel, etc., or can be
printed out by switching to the "print”
screen.

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❼ Electric / Autonomous
▼Electrified Vehicles by Model https://www.marklines.com/en/green_vehicles/case_top

We provide plans and detailed

information by model for HVs, PHVs,
EVs, FCVs. You can select by
“European, North American, Chinese,
and Japanese OEMs”, “HV・EV・
PHV・FCV“, “Launched, Under
Development“.

① “OEM“…Select the Region (German,

French, European, North American,
Japan, etc.)
② “Status” … Launched, Under
Development
③ “Electric“… HV・EV・PHV・FCV
④ “Autonomous“… Level 0-3

List of models matching search

conditions is displayed
⇒If you click the Model name or the
photo, you will see the model-
specific information.

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For Chinese OEMs, you can display info on
models launched and under development.
On the detail page, you can see the specific
information for the Power/Drive system,
Fuel/Electric Efficiency, Range or
Autonomous Driving Level.

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❽ Electric / Autonomous
▼Refined search https://www.marklines.com/en/green_vehicles/search_top

In the "Refined search," you can narrow down models by specification information.
You can select from "EV Technology," "Automatic Driving Technology," "Body
Type/Segment," and OEM/Group.

(1) “EV Technology”

… Search by battery type, capacity, and
voltage
(2) "Autonomous driving”
… Search by autonomous driving level,
sensor, and collision avoidance.
(3) "Body type / Segment”
… Search by body type / segment
(4) “OEM/Group”
… Search by each OEMs

Models that match your criteria

will be displayed.

Click on the model name link or thumbnail

to view spec information for each model.

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You can also download the
results in Excel

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❾ Teardown / Benchmark https://www.marklines.com/en/teardown/

We provide Vehicle & Electrical

component Teardown Reports in
alliance with benchmarking service
companies.

MarkLines also provides fee-based

Teardown Reports of Munro &
Associates, LTEC Corporation, and
Formalhaut Techno Solutions.

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Teardown reports include Hyundai Ioniq 5, Ford
F-150 Lightning motors, inverters, reduction
gears, ADAS PRK ECU, and more

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❿ OEM Plants https://www.marklines.com/en/global/

▼Plant Location
OEM plant data can be accessed using
the map, filtering by country

① Click the country

② Click the OEM plant on the map
③ Production Models, Products, Capacity and
News Highlights will be shown.

Location name indicates

EV/PHEV/HEV/FCV plants,
battery plants, and motor plants

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If you click the Manufacturers List
in the area below the map, you
can also access the detail for the
OEM plants listed by country.

▼Search OEM / Region https://www.marklines.com/en/global/search

You can also search for plant detail by

selecting Search (OEM/Region), then
Country, OEM, and Plant Type.

① Select Locations (Multiple selections

possible)
② Select OEM（Multiple selections possible）
③ Select Plant Type
（You can filter by Assembly, Engines,
Battery, Traction Motor etc.）

④ The list of OEM plants will be shown

⑤ Click each plant to see the details.

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You can also download the results in Excel

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In the OEM Updates section, you can access
News on OEMs (production facilities, etc.) listed
in chronological order in Excel format.

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⓫ Who Supplies Whom Supplier Info
▼300 Components Supply Chain https://www.marklines.com/en/market_report/

Supplier information, gathered

mainly in-house, available by model
and key region. Can access supply
chain and market share data for Part
Categories such as Powertrain,
Electrical, Interior/Exterior, and
Chassis/Body.

① Clicking Part Categories will lead you

to the Component links.
② Clicking the Component Name will
give you supplier level information.

Market Share Graphs are available for

some components.

Comments on suppliers and share by

OEM available for some components.

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The data can be copy/pasted
using Excel, etc. to create internal
reports.

▼Analysis Reports https://www.marklines.com/en/analysis_report

Analysis Reports available for key

components such as Lithium-Ion
Battery, EV/HV Drive Motor, AT, CVT,
Steering, and Seats for the major
suppliers in the Japanese, North
American and European markets.

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Report info organized by major

supplier site, by model, by part,
including sales comparisons and
industry trade shows, etc. Data
such as comments and graphs
can be freely used to create
internal materials.

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⓬ Who Supplies Whom Supplier Info
▼Search (Model / Supplier) https://www.marklines.com/en/wsw/refined-search

You can search by model, supplier,

production country, and other
criteria.

For example...
Maker/Brand：GM, Ford, Tesla
Component category：Drive battery
Production Country：US, Mexico
>>Refined search

You can search for the

supplier information you
want to check using your
preferred criteria.

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⓭ Supplier Database https://www.marklines.com/en/supplier_db/

▼70,000 Database
The database contains information on about
70,000 automotive parts suppliers around the
world, including those in developing countries.
Supplier searches can be performed by part
name or type (around 1,000) and plant
locations can be plotted on a map. It is also
possible to search parts by their manufacturing
process.

① “Parts / Production process“

…Select parts / production process
using the parts classification table or
enter manually.
② “Country / Region“ … Select.
③ “Customer“
…Select Customers
（Example: Toyota, Nissan, Denso）
④ “Shareholder‘s country“
…You can filter shareholding
companies with at least a 20%
ownership stake.
⑤ Click “Search“
→You see the results.

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The results page will display info
such as company information,
product names, and customers.
You can select the “Supplier
List“ to sort by size as well as
download the list detail into Excel
for your company‘s use.

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⓮ Supplier Database
▼Top 400 Suppliers https://www.marklines.com/en/top500/

Major Parts Suppliers Reports in

detail. Company Profile, News,
Business Overview, Exhibits,
Products, Customers, Major Supply
Agreements, Business Highlights,
Facilities, etc.

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Information is available
for business trends, news,
exhibition photos and
display panel information.

The latest HR info for

Japanese OEM and parts
suppliers is available
(only in Japanese) from
2009.

▼Global Exhibition https://www.marklines.com/en/exhibitions/index

MarkLines covers global exhibitions. You

can check reports on the exhibition and
information on parts exhibited by each
manufacturer.

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