Automotive Market Research Reports

Purpose-built vehicles (PBVs) represent the new breed of customized vehicle development. Unlike custom-built vehicle manufacturing processes, in which few alterations are made to existing vehicle models, PBVs are customized from the design phase to suit the application in which the vehicle will be deployed in the future. The PBV market is fragm...

Fleet management applies mainly to leased and owned fleets, and service portfolios can include maintenance, repairs, fuel cards, and insurance. By centralizing all processes and transactions tied to corporate fleets, fleet management companies allow their clients to be more productive and plan for growth based on hard data and actionable insights o...

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 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...

In 2021, the electric vehicle (EV) penetration rate in North America was low, at less than 4%, but several geopolitical factors are sending the trend on an upwards trajectory. For example, a ban on Russian oil by the United States and Canada after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War has caused oil prices to soar in many places. As a result, the vo...

China’s autonomous and connected mobility market is undergoing a transition. The top challenges it faces include technical obstacles, such as perception technology and control algorithms; data privacy, protection, and security laws and regulations issued in the pre-autonomous driving era; and high manufacturing and operating costs. As a result, m...

The European aftermarket distribution ecosystem is a multi-billion euro industry, with distributors grouped into uneven clusters based on their size (revenue and network) and the operating structures of their respective buying groups. Frost & Sullivan independently plotted the top 10 European distributors in this Frost Radar™ analysis. In 2019, s...

A digital twin is a virtual replica of a product, system, or process. Geopolitical tensions arising as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, trade disputes, wars between countries, and other factors have prompted automakers and their suppliers to employ digital technologies to minimize operational disruptions, reduce costs and resource utilization, re...

Connected car technology is a groundbreaking trend in the automotive industry. Many automobile manufacturers offer telematics as a standard feature in new vehicles. European leasing and rental companies embracing telematics technology adopt factory-fit telematics solutions or work with independent telematics companies to install solutions customize...