Survey Contents: Automotive 2005

1. Executive Summary
2. Highlights
3. Industry Overview

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Industry size and growth
3.3 Segmentation and its growth
3.4 Regional sales of automobiles
3.5 GDP and automotive industry growth
3.6 Demand and supply
3.7 Major players
3.8 Global trends
3.8.1 Outsourcing to continue
3.8.2 Platform deproliferation
3.8.3 Brand management
3.9 Conclusion
3.10 Bibliography

4. Growth Drivers

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Drivers in 2005
4.2.1 Developed countries look for hybrid models
4.2.2 Crossovers continue to grow
4.2.3 Internet to shorten order fulfillment gap
4.2.4 Automotive electronics
4.2.5 Automotive Telematics - gaining ground
4.3 Entry level cars to rejuvenate emerging markets
4.4 Easy auto finance
4.5 China emerges as big consumer and cheap manufacturing hub
4.6 Conclusion
4.7 Bibliography

5. Issues and Challenges

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Global Overcapacity
5.3 Hyper competition
5.4 Incentive Wars
5.5 Increasing electronic content
5.6 Regulatory challenges
5.7 Automotive supply chain efficiency
5.8 Conclusion
5.9 Bibliography

6. Technology

6.1 Introduction
6.2 Fuel economy
6.3 Hybrid Vs Diesel Cars
6.4 V2V Communication Technology
6.5 Telematics
6.6 DaimlerChrysler’s leadership in Fuel Cell Technology
6.7 Advanced technology vehicles expected after 2005
6.8 Platform Consolidation
6.9 Cost reduction through IMV Project
6.10 Conclusion
6.11 Bibliography

7. Major Markets

7.1 Introduction
7.2 US
7.2.1 Introduction
7.2.2 Segmentation
7.2.3 Market size
7.2.4 GDP and automobile growth
7.2.5 Passenger car and truck sales
7.2.6 Medium and heavy duty truck sales
7.2.7 Major players
7.2.8 Outlook
7.3 Europe (excluding the UK)
7.3.1 Introduction
7.3.2 Segmentation
7.3.3 Market size
7.3.4 GDP and automobile growth
7.3.5 Car and truck sales
7.3.6 Major players
7.3.7 Outlook
7.4 UK
7.4.1 Introduction
7.4.2 Segmentation
7.4.3 Market size
7.4.4 GDP and automobile growth
7.4.5 Passenger vehicle and truck sales
7.4.6 Major players
7.4.7 Outlook
7.5 Japan
7.5.1 Introduction
7.5.2 Segmentation
7.5.3 Market size
7.5.4 GDP and automobile growth
7.5.5 Passenger vehicle and truck sales
7.5.6 Major players
7.5.7 Outlook
7.6 China
7.6.1 Introduction
7.6.2 Segmentation
7.6.3 Market size
7.6.4 GDP and Automobile Growth
7.6.5 Passenger car and truck sales
7.6.6 Major players
7.6.7 Outlook
7.7 India
7.7.1 Introduction
7.7.2 Segmentation
7.7.3 Market size
7.7.4 GDP and automobile growth
7.7.5 Passenger vehicle and commercial vehicle sales
7.7.6 Major players
7.7.7 Outlook
7.8 Conclusion
7.9 Bibliography

8. Major players

8.1 Introduction
8.2 General Motors
8.2.1 Business profile
8.2.2 Financial profile
8.2.3 Stock performance
8.2.4 Outlook
8.3 Ford Motors
8.3.1 Business profile
8.3.2 Financial profile
8.3.3 Stock performance
8.3.4 Outlook
8.4 DaimlerChrysler
8.4.1 Business profile
8.4.2 Financial profile
8.4.3 Stock performance
8.4.4 Outlook
8.5 Toyota Motors
8.5.1 Business profile
8.5.2 Financial profile
8.5.3 Stock performance
8.5.4 Outlook
8.6 Honda Motor Company
8.6.1 Business profile
8.6.2 Financial profile
8.6.3 Stock performance
8.6.4 Outlook
8.7 Volkswagen
8.7.1 Business profile
8.7.2 Financial profile
8.7.3 Stock performance
8.7.4 Outlook
8.8 Conclusion
8.9 Bibliography

9. Regulatory aspects

9.1 Introduction
9.2 US
9.2.1 Background
9.2.2 Safety Regulations
9.2.2 Recent cases of violations of safety regulations
9.2.3 Emission norms
9.3 Europe and the UK
9.3.1 Background
9.3.2 Safety Regulations
9.3.3 Euro emission norms
Gasoline Pass. Cars
9.3.4 Block exemption regulation – promotes competition in car distribution
9.4 Japan
9.4.1 Background
9.4.2 Safety regulations
9.4.3 Emission norms
9.5 China
9.5.1 Background
9.5.2 Emission norms
9.5.3 Foreign direct investment
9.6 India
9.6.1 Emission norms
9.6.2 Road traffic safety regulations
9.6.3 Foreign direct investment
9.7 Conclusion
9.8 Bibliography

10. Mergers & Acquisitions

10.1 Introduction
10.2 M&A trends
10.2.1 Rise and fall in M&A deal values
10.2.2 Hertz deal boosts US’s share in global automotive deal value in 2005
10.2.3 Major deals
10.3 Key Drivers for M&A
10.3.1 Prevent hostile takeover
10.3.2 Inorganic growth, the quickest way to expand product lines
10.3.3 Synergy
10.3.4 Increased concentration on core business
10.4 Conclusion
10.5 Bibliography

11. Critical success factors

11.1 Introduction
11.2 Major Factors
11.2.1 Operational efficiency
11.2.2 Tapping emerging markets
11.2.3 Resource sharing
11.2.4 Short turnaround time
11.2.5 Efficient supply chain management
11.2.6 Staying competitive through technological innovation
11.3 Conclusion
11.4 Bibliography

12. Future Outlook

12.1 Introduction
12.2 Global Economy Outlook
12.3 Bankruptcies
12.4 Work stoppages
12.5 Conclusion
12.6 Bibliography