Automotive

This research service offers a strategic analysis of the original equipment service (OES) channel of the North American automotive aftermarket. This channel is made up of franchised automobile dealerships offering parts and service to consumers, in competition with independent garages and distributors. The study includes revenue forecasts and analy...

The study provides a strategic overview of Uber Technologies to identify and understand the factors that contribute to the organization's success. It recognizes opportunities for key stakeholders in Uber's value chain to identify potential markets that are likely to emerge across various business segments as a result of Uber's evolution. In additio...

The market insight discusses the key trends of usage-based insurance (UBI) in Europe and North America. It identifies the key areas that offer scope for essential technology innovation and discusses Big Data, specific to the automotive industry. The insight also covers the current and the future trends of UBI (from an ecosystem point of view). OEMs...

Exhaust heat recovery (EHR) is a promising approach to reducing fuel consumption of future vehicles powered by internal combustion engines. Besides reducing exhaust emissions, EHR concepts focus on improving the use of primary energy. Irrespective of displacement, contemporary internal combustion engines convert less than 40% of the fuel energy use...

Tesla Motors has changed the outlook of the automotive industry by introducing innovative business models giving it a competitive advantage over its competitors. Tesla is aiming to become a mass producer of electric vehicles by developing affordable electric cars that will compete with conventional vehicles. The company provides charging for its el...

The Latin American commercial vehicle (CV) market is declining, primarily attributed to economic conditions in most countries of the region and a downturn in international commodity prices that negatively impact the regional CV markets, especially if they depend on growth in the mining, oil and gas, retail, and construction industries. Market recov...

Volkswagen's (VW) concession of corporate malfeasance in circumventing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) testing in the US has sent the global automotive industry into a tailspin. This research service examines the fallout from the emission scandal and its impact on the Volkswagen group, as well as the wider automotive ecosystem.

Cars have been iconic figures in history; their design and evolution are tracked even today as a benchmark of technical capabilities. This study provides an overview of the current trends in vehicle design, with an analysis of the key strategies and design capabilities of global automotive groups based in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. It...

The global medium- and heavy-duty (MD-HD) truck market is evolving rapidly as a result of dynamic product changes as a result of emission standards, shifting the onus to research and development in the powertrain space. Turbocharging technologies will play an increasing role in powertrain strategies as power density and fuel efficiency challenges b...