As Globalisation Continues New Entrants Supplying European Production in the Aluminium Wheel Industry have Appeared from Asia

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48068) has announced the addition of “European Aluminium Wheel Supply Relationships: Supplier Market Share and Performance Analysis” to their offering

The 2001 Aluminium Wheel Supply Relations ships report forecast considerable change in the European wheel supply sector. As forecast:

- Not all wheel suppliers survived continuing overcapacity in the sector; some suppliers are still in difficulty

- As globalisation continues new entrants supplying European production have appeared from Asia

- Traditional European after-market suppliers are aggressively targeting OEMs for line fitment

- Suppliers experiencing rapid growth adopted bold strategies of competitor acquisition

The new report; European Aluminium Wheel Supply Relationships: Supplier Market Share and Performance Analysis contains:

- A European car and light truck production overview

- An Aluminium wheel demand overview for Europe

- Supplier synopses of more than 20 key wheel makers

- Detailed supplier volume and market share analysis for all major Supergroups

- Further breakdown of supply to OEMs

- Supply to Independent OEMs and Supergroups

The report uses 113 detailed colour charts and tables, showing wheel supply to Supergroup and OEM by wheel maker and share comparisons.

European Aluminium Wheel Supply Relations provides vital market intelligence and planning data if you are responsible for:

- Sales and marketing

- Strategy

- Production planning

- Procurement

Supplier volume and percentage breakdown is given for each OEM with historical 2000 wheel supply data and the latest 2004 wheel supply data

Suppliers analysed in this report have individual summaries and supply share breakdowns:

AAG Borbet

Hayes Lemmerz

Ronal

Tiger Group

Montupet

Speedline

CMS

BBS

Suoftec

Otto Fuchs

Mapsa

Fundo

Cromodora

Toora

Alcoa

Diecastel

Intra

Doktas

Seyen

Synergies

And others

New entrants to the European OEM line fitment supply market have come from both within and outside Europe. Asian suppliers make their first serious foray into the market. Traditional after-market suppliers in Europe are targeting OEM supply.

Supergroups and their OEMs included in this report:

VW Group (VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda)

Ford’s Premier Auto Group (Ford Europe, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo)

Daimler-Chrysler Group (Chrysler, Mercedes, Smart)

GM Europe Group (Opel, Saab)

PSA Group

BMW Group

Renault Nissan Group (Renault, Nissan)

Fiat Group

MG Cars

Mitsubishi

Porsche

Toyota

Honda

Suzuki

Other automakers including TVR, Lotus, Hyundai Kia, AvtoZAZ and Rodae

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