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The year 2015 is expected to witness global light vehicle sales surpassing 90 million units, with growth in the US and Europe market balancing the slowdown in the emerging markets. Ridesharing, intelligent mobility, and Big Data analytics are key trends that will influence the market in 2015. This research analyzes the emerging market trends and ma...

Technological innovations such as delivery drones, autonomous driverless cars, and smart factories that have robotic co-workers are already having a profound effect on the way industries function. Widespread adoption of advanced mobile technologies and new platforms and systems are expected. Although it is difficult to predict exactly what advances...

The study analyzes the importance of working capital in the automotive industry. It looks at recent trends and initiatives taken by companies to streamline working capital needs, and examines the disadvantages of excess or inadequate working capital. Working capital management is analyzed by segment and region for accounts payable and receivable, i...

The study provides a comprehensive analysis of the axles market in India—specifically, axles that find applications in multi-axle vehicles which have end usage in heavy goods transportation either as a rigid body or in tractor trailer applications. Increasing investments in the infrastructure segment and increasing industrialization has created a h...

The study analyzes the global hybrid and electric medium- and heavy-duty truck market. It focuses on the key trends impacting the market, as well as market drivers and restraints. Additionally, regional analyses with powertrain split, hybrid architecture split, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) activities, unit shipment, and penetration forecas...

Urbanization of inner-China, renewed focus in road and power infrastructure development in India, and inward-looking investments by the Middle Eastern nations, will stoke economic growth and drive off-highway vehicle demand in these regions in the next 4–5 years. The demand for construction machinery will grow in China owing to development in infra...

Women are dominating the car-buying process, which is evidenced by an increase in licence holding. In the United States, female drivers now outnumber male drivers. Europe will soon follow. This study addresses the implications for the automotive industry caused by increasing growth of the female car customer. Topics include a visionary overview and...

The study offers a strategic insight into the global traditional carsharing market, with snapshots of the emerging segments of corporate and peer-to-peer (P2P) carsharing. The study examines the growth of carsharing over the past few years, and provides 2014 growth outlooks for membership and number of vehicles in North America, Latin America, Euro...

This study seeks to analyse the impact of global mega trends—including urbanisation, bricks and clicks, connectivity, and multimodality—on the growing market of urban logistics. Urban logistics is a dynamic and crucial subset of the logistics industry, which over the past decade has placed unique demands on the global supply chain. Mega Trends suc...