Industries

New and used vehicles can be purchased in a variety of ways in North America, whether through franchised car dealerships, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agency sales channels, or third-party online marketplaces. The need for an online marketplace came into focus in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic as many companies selling cars did ...

The increasing urbanization and traffic congestion in major cities opens new opportunities for micromobility transportation. One such type of vehicle model is a microcar, a 4-wheeled passenger vehicle with a restricted speed limit and engine power. Usually, microcars can transport 4 people within city limits and can be used as cargo delivery vehicl...

The electric vehicle (EV) market is growing rapidly and impacting the energy market and associated services. As OEMs integrate more software-defined solutions into EVs, a potential market for digital products and services (P&S) exists. EV-dedicated digital P&S allows key participants to continuously monetize these solutions through new revenue mode...

This Frost & Sullivan study focusses on smart city solutions. It includes an updated overview of the structure of smart city operations, a smart city's constituent parts, applications of smart city solutions, and the challenges these solutions face. The study offers a global view of the smart city solution provider market and includes the technolog...

Vehicle leasing addresses several challenges associated with an organization's mobility needs, such as vehicle funding, fleet maintenance, and residual risk. Businesses need to focus on their core products and services, leading to outsourcing of support activities related to mobility, ranging from fleet purchasing to remarketing. Unless an expert t...

Europe continues to be the leading market for electric vehicles. BEVs are considered ‘clean’ innovations where tech gadgets render high-tech attributes when compared to ICEs. Frost & Sullivan assessed new customer attitudes and preferences for alternative vehicles and powertrains by vehicle segment and key demographics. Frost & Sullivan carried...

Frost & Sullivan’s mobility team tracks the global off-highway (OHW) equipment industry, providing deep-dive analysis of the shift toward equipment-as-a-service models and the implications of new technologies on the transportation landscape of the future.The OHW practice evaluates applications in the construction, mining, agriculture, forestry, a...

Stringent emission regulations boost the growth of the emerging EV industry. Supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19 and the Russo-Ukrainian war have led to a surge in commodity prices, which affected the global automotive value chain. In addition, economic sanctions between multiple countries have complicated the procurement of EV components;...

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global supply chains, which still struggle with unpredictable shipment delays and longer harbor freight holdups on top of inefficient planning, higher costs, and lack of real-time visibility. The transportation management system (TMS) market is on growth trajectory as more companies realize the potential to reduce tr...