17/12/28 Elon Musk puts firecrackers under conventional thinking, like Brunel, Edison and other great innovators before him. One little appreciated and less reported aspect of the Musk onslaught is off grid. The decline in off grid electricity production as a percentage of all electricity production is being reversed and part of this is electric vehicle charging stations going off grid and many vehicles becoming their own charging stations from sun, wind etc. For instance, Elon Musk has said that all Tes

17/12/28 Rising vehicle sales combined with increasing average vehicle age is primarily driving the market for the global automotive aftermarket parts market. Moreover, increase in the number of authorized repair shops and independent repair / maintenance service stations will lead to increase in the demand for aftermarket components in the near future.

17/12/28 Developments in connected cars, increasingly sophisticated vehicle electronics and embedded systems all require constant software and firmware updates. Because it is unrealistic to regularly return vehicles to service centres, this has led to a significant development in Automotive Over the Air (OTA) Updates which Visiongain assesses as reaching a value of $1.32bn in 2017.

17/12/28 Visiongain has identified automotive financing as one of the largest markets for automotive companies and financing companies to exploit. Financing typically includes loans and leasing activities through various sources of finance such as banks, CLFCs, credit unions, and independent financial and leasing companies. The global Automotive Financing market is expected to reach US $ 4.79 Tn in 2017.

17/12/28 Did you know? Tesla Inc has undertaken investments in order to strengthen and expand its business in the Automotive Embedded Software market. In April 2017, the company announced the opening of a division for Automotive Embedded Software. The key focus of the company is to expand its market position around the world.

17/12/28 Increasingly stringent emission standards in many countries make it mandatory to have catalytic converters in new IC engine based vehicles. The increasing sales of electric vehicles and other alternative energy vehicles will slightly affect the demand of catalytic converters in the long view, but that impact is currently relatively small. Interim technologies such as hybrid vehicles especially in Europe are a factor that positively impacts the demand of catalytic converters. Growing demand for a

17/12/28 This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Automotive Aftermarket Brake Friction Parts in US$ by the following Product Segments: Brake Pads, and Brake Shoes. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2016 through 2024. Also, a five-year historic analysis is provided for these markets.

17/12/28 This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Automotive Electrical Products in US$ by the following Product Segments: Automotive Batteries, Automotive Connectors, Alternators & Starters, Ignition Systems and Parts, Lighting Equipment, and Others. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2015 through 2022. Also, a six-year historic analysis is

17/09/27 轮毂是机动车最基本的部件之一，其市场需求直接和汽车工业发展相关。据中国汽车工业协会统计，2016年中国汽车产销较快增长，产销总量再创历史新高，全年汽车产销分别完成2811.9万辆和2802.8万辆，比上年同期分别增长14.5%和13.7%。与此同时，中国轮毂出货量达到2.56亿件，同比增长10.7%。随着汽车行业的进一步发展，中国轮毂出货量将随之扩大，预计2021年中国轮毂出货量将达到3.05亿件，较2016年年均复合增长率达到3.6%。

17/09/27 中国客车行业经过一轮快速增长之后，最近几年进入调整期，2016-2017年客车产销均呈下降趋势，其中2016年产销分别下降7.4%和8.7%，2017年上半年产销分别下降15.3%和14.0%。未来几年，受新能源汽车补贴退坡、技术门槛提高以及高铁竞争等因素影响，客车市场仍有较大的下滑空间，另一方面，城市公交网络化及新能源汽车的替代需求尚能为客车产业提供一些动力。因此，预计到2021年中国客车产销量分别达到57.24万辆以及58.27万辆，较2016年年均复合增长约0.9%及1.4%。