Major Challenges and Driving Forces for Asian Automotive Industry

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Asian Automotive Industry (2007)

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Asia automotive is the fastest growing region in the world, primarily, due to a saturating automotive industry of western world.

China, India & ASEAN countries are the major driving markets for Asian automotive industry.

The report provides objective analysis on Asian Automotive industry to explore the potential opportunities and challenges faced by the industry.

Key Findings

-- Low cost Vehicles are driving the growth of automotive industry in emerging economy, such as China & India. It offers immense opportunities for global players in these economies.

-- Asian countries, such as Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, are expected to be the potential markets for automotives due to AFTA (ASEAN Free Trade Area).

-- From long-term perspective, cheap financing and prices discounts, rising income levels, and infrastructure developments will drive the growth in majority of Asian automotive market.

-- Thailand is emerging as a manufacturing hub for foreign automotive players, due to AFTA under which export tariff are very less.

-- Poor infrastructure affecting the growth pattern in Asian automotive industry e.g. commercial vehicles dominates Indonesian and two wheelers in Sri Lankan automotive market due to the poor roads.

Key Issues and Facts Analyzed

-- Automotive Industry performance of major Asian countries.

-- What opportunities exist for the automobile players in Asian automotive industry?

-- Major challenges and driving forces for Asian automotive industry.

-- Who are the major competitors in Global Passenger car industry?

Key Players Analyzed

This section covers the key facts about major players currently operating in the Asian automotive industry, such as General Motors, Toyota Motor, Ford, Nissan, Honda, and Hyundai etc.

Research Methodology Used

Information Sources

Books, Newspapers, Trade Journals, and White papers, Industry portals, Government Agencies, Trade associations, Monitoring Industry News and developments, and Access to more than 3000 paid databases.

Analysis Method

Ratio Analysis, Historical Trend Analysis, Judgmental Forecasting and Cause and Effect Analysis.

Table of content

1. Analyst View

2. Research Overview

3. Industry Overview

3.1 General Automotive Industry Model

3.2 Global Production

3.3 Global Sales

4. Industry Performance

5. Asian Automotive Demand & Supply Statistics by Country (Current & Future Prospects)

5.1 Japan

5.2 China

5.3 India

5.4 South Korea

5.5 Malaysia

5.6 Indonesia

5.7 Thailand

5.8 Pakistan

5.9 Philippines

5.10 Singapore

5.11 Sri Lanka

5.12 Taiwan

5.13 Vietnam

6. Industry Analysis

6.1 Driving Forces

6.2 Opportunities

6.3 Challenges

7. Competitive Landscape

7.1 Toyota

7.2 Nissan Motor Company Ltd.

7.3 Honda

7.4 General Motors

7.5 Ford

7.6 Hyundai

List of Figures:

Figure 3-1: Automotive Industry Model

Figure 3-2: Global - Automotive Industry Production (in Million Units), 2004 & 2005

Figure 3-3: Global - Automotive Production Share by Region (%), 2005

Figure 3-4: Global - Passenger Vehicle Sale (in Million Units), 2000-2005

Figure 4-1: Asia - Passenger Cars Production (in Million Units), 2005

Figure 4-2: Asia - Automotive Components Export (in Billion US$), 2004

Figure 5-1: Japan - Automotive Industry Value (in Trillion Yen), 2000-2005

Figure 5-2: Japan - Automotive Industry Production (Units), 2005

Figure 5-3: Japan - New Motor Vehicle Registration (in Million Units), 2000-2005

Figure 5-4: Japan - Motor Vehicle Export (in Million Units), 2000-2005

Figure 5-5: Japan - Major Export Destinations for Automobile (%), 2005

Figure 5-6: China - Automotive Industry Production (in ‘0000 Units) & Growth (%), 2003-2005

Figure 5-7: China - Market Share of Major Players in Automotive Industry (%), 2005

Figure 5-8: China - Total Automotive Export (in Billion US$), 2004 & 2005

Figure 5-9: China - Sales Forecast for the Automotive Market (in Billion Units), 2006-2010

Figure 5-10: China - Sales Forecast for Passenger Cars (in Million Units), 2006-2010

Figure 5-11: India - Passenger Vehicle Production (in Million Units), 2000-2005

Figure 5-12: India - Heavy, Medium & Light Commercial Vehicles Production (in ’000 Units), 2001-02 to 2005-06

Figure 5-13: India - Automotive Industry Export (in Million Units), 2002-03 to 2005-06

Figure 5-14: India - Forecast of Passenger Vehicle Production (in Million Units), 2005, 2009F & 2014F

Figure 5-15: Indonesia - Passenger Car Sale (in Million Units), 2004 & 2005

Figure 5-16: Thailand - Automotive Industry Production (in Million Units), 2000-2005

Figure 5-17: Thailand - Automotive Industry Sale (in Million Units), 2000-2004

Figure 5-18: Thailand - Top Automotive Companies by Sale (%), 2005

Figure 5-19: Pakistan - Automotive Industry Production (in Units), 2000-01 to 2006-07

Figure 5-20: Pakistan - Automotive Industry Sale (in Units), 2000-01 to 2006-07

Figure 5-21: Philippines - Automotive Industry Sale (in Units), 2004 & 2005

Figure 5-22: Singapore - Passenger Car (per ’000 Population), 2000-2005

Figure 5-23: Sri Lanka - Passenger Car (per ’000 Population), 2000-2005

Figure 5-24: Taiwan - Automotive Industry Production (in Million Units), 2000-2005

Figure 5-25: Taiwan - Automotive Industry Share of Players (%), 2005

Figure 5-26: Taiwan - Automotive Industry Sale (in Million Units), 2000-2005

Figure 6-1: India - Car Loan & Tax Rate (%), 1995 to 2008E

Figure 6-2: Global - One Hour Labor Cost in Manufacturing (in US$), 2005

Figure 6-3: Asia - Passenger Car (per ’000 Population), 2005

List of Tables:

Table 3-1: Automotive Industry Suppliers’ Characteristic

Table 3-2: Global - Top 15 Passenger Car Manufacturers by Production, 2005

Table 5-1: South Korea - Automotive Industry Production (in ’000 Units), 1999 to Aug. 2006

Table 5-2: South Korea - Automotive Industry Domestic Sale (in ’000 Units), 1999 to Aug. 2006

Table 5-3: South Korea - Automotive Industry Export (in ’000 Units), 1999 to Aug. 2006

Table 5-4: Malaysia - Automotive Industry Production (2000 to Jun. 2006)

Table 5-5: Vietnam - Automotive Companies by Share of Sale (%), 2005

Table 7-1: Toyota - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2004-2006

Table 7-2: Nissan Motor Company Ltd. - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2003-2005

Table 7-3: Honda - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2003-2005

Table 7-4: General Motors - Sales by Region (in Million US$), 2005

Table 7-5: General Motors - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2003-2005

Table 7-6: Ford - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2003-2005

Table 7-7: Hyundai - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2003-2005

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