Automotive

This research study serves as an industry handbook for fleet management system (FMS) vendors. It provides a market overview, covering vehicles in operation, sales and production volumes, average annual miles driven by vehicle type, total cost of operation, production/assembly plants, and telematics penetration. This database looks at the penetratio...

This research covers alternative fuels and the various technologies that can play a role in their survival in the passenger vehicles market in North America. It examines what powertrain technologies are dominant in the alternative fuel space, propelling the overall growth of the market in the region. This study also contains OEM-level understanding...

Advanced powertrain technologies, such as hybridization and electrification of transit buses, will find huge demand and this decade will mark an accelerated growth story for both these green technologies. The study captures the key emerging trends in the global heavy duty hybrid and electric transit bus market with an emphasis on technologies trend...

The aim of this study is to identify the size and direction of the North American collision parts aftermarket and to highlight opportunities for growth. The base year is 2012 and forecasts run from 2013 to 2019. The study provides opportunity sizing for the market, and forecasts its direction by analyzing drivers and restraints. It also offers an i...

The overall objectives of this study are to investigate typical attitudes towards fleet telematics (fleet management system solutions), to understand the key feature and service expectations, to explore perceptions and willingness to pay for fleet telematics services, to examine vendor satisfaction and brand perceptions, and to look into vendor con...

In the future, 85% of the US population will be living in urban areas. Increased connectivity among vehicles and roadway infrastructure will improve roadway safety, traffic congestion, and pave the way for adoption of autonomous driving technologies. In addition, people over the age of 65 will represent 20% of the population and constitute one of t...

The North American used class 8 truck market has experienced tremendous success over the past few years and has achieved strong valuations. Many negative external factors have positively contributed to the class 8 used truck market, including poor economic conditions, strengthening government emission regulations, and rising operational costs. Howe...

This research service examines consumer perceptions of car sharing based on a survey conducted in 2012 in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Only one out of four city residents in Europe is familiar with the car sharing concept. Once familiar, the interest rate in car sharing reaches 38%. Consumers are most attracted by the all-inclusive and ...