Automotive

Overall, safety is the second most influential general vehicle feature for next vehicle purchase, with reliability being the first. Majority of respondents have their families and themselves in mind when purchasing safety options. The French, however, are significantly more concerned with the safety of their children than their European counterpart...

The aim of this research service is to provide a strategic overview of the General Motors Company that identifies and interprets factors contributing to the organizations success. The study covers GMs product portfolio and sales performance and analyzes its key operational strategies, focusing on its corporate structure and product strategies. Some...

This research service defines and quantifies the market for the growing corporate preference towards corporate carsharing—placing a dedicated fleet of vehicles on company premises for shared use amongst the company’s employees. This allows remote booking, keyless access to vehicles, and increased usage for business and private trips, which are ...

Vehicle safety and driver comfort attract tremendous interest within the automotive industry, with legislations to touch every aspect of safety from avoiding collisions to pedestrian security. Given that autonomous driving is a real possibility, ADAS is expected to take centre-stage for chassis and safety systems in an automobile. This will channel...

This study investigates the OEM go-to-market strategy for automated cars as compared to non-automotive efforts such as Googles. Key automakers and potential new entrants are looking to make driverless vehicles a reality by 2020. An overall philosophy towards automated cars is provided, focusing on a targeted level of automation and introduction ti...

This research service analyses cooperative-ITS activities and forecasts the emerging strategies of key global OEMs, suppliers and other stakeholders in Europe. It also analyses the cooperative ecosystem for vehicle manufacturer profiles and offers insights through a comparison of key global OEMs involved. Market sizing and forecast assessment has b...

Electronic braking technology is on verge of eliminating vacuum boosters in an effort to improve the overall vehicle efficiency and braking performance. The current trend of electronically modulating mechanical system, vacuumless braking will be the next step towards bridging the gap between braking technology used on non EVs and fully electric veh...

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate European consumer perceptions, understanding, expectations, motivation, and willingness to pay for driver assistance systems and active safety features. Overall, European vehicle owners continue to rank reliability and safety as the most important features when choosing a new car. More than half of vehic...

The aim of this study is to research, analyse, and forecast the tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) market in Europe and gauge the impact of emerging technologies in direct, indirect, and hybrid TPMS. A consistent level of technology mix of both direct and indirect systems is expected from 2012 to 2020. The trend is predicted to shift towards i...