Research and Markets: Car Sharing And Car Clubs: Opportunity Or Threat For The Automotive Industry?

DUBLIN, Ireland, May 17, 2005 -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of Car Sharing And Car Clubs: Opportunity Or Threat For The Automotive Industry? to their offering.

In the 21st century the proliferation of cars is becoming a serious issue, and there is a strong ecological case for governments to apply constraints to decrease unnecessary journeys.

This briefing looks at the introduction of and benefits of lift share and car club schemes, as well as discussing the effects they will have on the automotive industry, in terms of new car manufacturers, new car retailers, the servicing industry, vehicle replacement cycles and short term hire companies. It profiles the people who are most likely to embrace this style of travel, outlines exactly how the schemes will operate, and provides case studies of how they are currently in use in the USA, Switzerland and The UK.

   Topics covered in the report include:

   - Societal motivations for car share
   - Rationale for car share
   - Car share schemes versus car clubs
   - Are car clubs an opportunity or a threat for the automotive industry?
   - Lift-sharing schemes
   - The basics of car clubs
   - Car club member profile
   - Finance and operation of car clubs
   - Car sharing and the auto industry
   - Case studies
   - Car clubs and sharing in the USA
   - Mobility car sharing in Switzerland
   - Car clubs in the UK

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c17628

   Laura Wood
   Senior Manager
   Research and Markets
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