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3.5% of Mexico's Vehicles Are Trucks. They Buy 37.6% of the Engine Oil.
A small slice of Mexico's vehicle fleet buys more than a third of its engine oil. Marqstats explains how sump size and duty cycle create that gap, and why a 2025 emissions rule lands squarely on it.
Inside the Ampang Raid: How Counterfeit Engine Oil Reaches Malaysian Garages
A syndicate turned spent oil into forged brand-name engine oil. Marqstats explains the Ampang raid, the penalties and why independent garages are most exposed.
Italy's Oldest Cars Are Propping Up Its Engine Oil Market. A Scrappage Scheme Would Change That.
Italian car production fell 10.3% in 2025 and oil sales barely moved. Marqstats explains why old cars sustain the market, and what a scrappage scheme would do.
Indonesia's Biodiesel Mandate Is Halving Truck Oil-Change Intervals
In most markets a fuel policy cuts oil demand. Indonesia's palm biodiesel mandate raises it. Marqstats explains why B35 and B40 are shortening truck oil changes.
Three Rival Japanese Automakers Just Agreed to Stop Competing on Software
Three competing automakers just agreed to build the same vehicle software together instead of separately. Marqstats explains the volume arithmetic that made cooperation the rational choice.
Brembo Has Made Brakes for a Century. Its Newest One Doesn't Have Hydraulic Lines.
A company can spend a century making one of the most purely mechanical parts in a car, then reinvent that same part as a software system. Marqstats explains how Brembo did it, and what it signals for other Tier 1 suppliers.
Tata Put UPI Payments in a Car's Dashboard. It Only Worked Because India Already Had UPI.
Most SDV reports treat in-car payments as a distant, speculative feature. Tata shipped it in a production vehicle in 2025. Marqstats explains what made that possible in India specifically.
Two-Thirds of Germany's New Car Registrations Aren't What They Look Like
The city where a car gets registered and the region where it actually gets driven are often two different places in Germany. Marqstats explains why that gap matters for anyone reading SDV market data.
Huawei's Automotive Software Unit Grew 72% Last Year. Its Biggest Customer Is Also Its Part-Owner.
A supplier posting 72% revenue growth sounds unambiguously strong, until you notice its single biggest customer also owns a piece of the company. Marqstats explains why that matters.
Canada Assembles 1.3 Million Cars a Year. Its Software Runs in 275 Million of Them.
Canada's automotive economic footprint has quietly become an intellectual-property export engine, almost independent of how many vehicles roll off Canadian assembly lines. Marqstats explains the gap.
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