The global automotive industry is rapidly pivoting toward software-defined vehicles (SDVs), fueling a parallel surge in demand for large in-car displays. Market research firm Omdia forecasts that displays larger than 10 inches will account for a staggering 81% of automotive display sales by 2027, nearly doubling their market share from 2021.
With customers pulling in orders ahead of schedule, E Ink Holdings expects the second quarter of 2025 to be its strongest second quarter on record — traditionally, its peak performance has come in the third or fourth quarters. The company remains optimistic about the third quarter while the fourth quarter will depend in part on clarity around global tariff policies. Nevertheless, E Ink has dubbed 2025 the "first year of large-format e-paper," with digital signage projected to become its largest revenue stream in the near future.
With China's annual 618 e-commerce shopping festival coming to an end and government subsidies that helped boost sales earlier this year exhausted in most provinces, several LCD monitor brands are adjusting their panel inventory strategies amid signs of a sharp deceleration in consumer momentum.
Iris Optronics, a pioneer in cholesteric liquid crystal display technology, has partnered with Porrima to integrate its full-color ePaper display into the Porrima P111—a cutting-edge, zero-emission vessel engineered for sustainable maritime exploration.
