What Opportunities Exist for the Automobile Players in the Passenger Cars Industry?

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42753) has announced the addition of Passenger Car Market: A Global Review (2006) to their offering.

This report, “Passenger Car Market: A Global Review (2006)", provides objective analysis of the global passenger car industry to help clients explore the potential opportunities & challenges of the dynamic industry. Passenger cars accounts for substantial portion of the global automotive production. In the year 2005, global passenger car production expanded by 3.3%. The overall sales expanded due to rapid growth in the emerging markets.

Key Players Analyzed

This section covers the key facts about major players currently operating in the global passenger car industry such as General Motors, Toyota Motor, Ford, Volkswagen AG, Daimler Chrysler, Nissan, Honda, and PSA Peugeot etc.

Key Issues and Facts Analyzed

- Passenger car Industry’s performance in the developed and the emerging countries.

- What opportunities exist for the automobile players in the passenger cars industry?

- Key challenges and the driving forces in the passenger car industry.

- Who are the key competitors in the global passenger car industry?

Key Findings

- Low cost vehicles are driving the growth of the passenger cars in emerging economies such as china & India. It offers immense opportunities for global players in these economies.

- Market saturation, high customer indebtness are the major problems before the western automotive markets.

- From long-term perspective, cheap financing and price discounts will not drive the western markets because consumers consider it as a normal market feature.

- BRIC countries will be the potential destinations for global players. BRIC countries are expected to account for 47% of passenger car sales during years 2000-2010.

Research Methodology

Information Sources

Information has been sourced from namely, books, newspapers, trade journals, and white papers, industry portals, government agencies, trade associations, industry news and developments and through access to more than 3000 paid databases.

Analysis Methods

The analysis methods include the following: Ratio Analysis, Historical Trend Analysis, Linear Regression Analysis using software tools, Judgmental Forecasting and Cause and Effect Analysis.

Topics Covered

1. Analyst View

2. Market Overview

3. Industry Overview

3.1 General Automotive Industry Model

3.2 Global Passenger Cars Industry

3.2.1 Production Statistics

3.2.2 Passenger Car Market by Geographical Distribution

4. Industry Performance (Production, Demand Statistics & Future Projections)

4.1 Developed Markets

4.1.1 United States

4.1.2 Canada

4.1.3 Germany

4.1.4 UK

4.1.5 Italy

4.1.6 Spain

4.1.7 France

4.1.8 Japan

4.2 Developing Markets

4.2.1 China

4.2.2 India

4.2.3 Russia

4.2.4 Brazil

4.2.5 South Africa

4.2.6 Czech Republic

4.2.7 South Korea

5. Industry Analysis

5.1 Driving Forces

5.2 Opportunities

5.3 Challenges

5.4 Competitor Analysis.

6. Recent News

7. Key Players

7.1 General Motors

7.2 Toyota

7.3 Ford

7.4 Volkswagen

7.5 Daimler Chrysler

7.6 Nissan Motor Company Ltd.

7.7 Honda

7.8 PSA Peugeot

List of Tables

List of Figures

Companies Mentioned

- General Motors

- Toyota

- Ford

- Volkswagen

- Daimler Chrysler

- Nissan Motor Company Ltd.

- Honda

- PSA Peugeot

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