The Global Market For Automotive Heating, Ventilation And Air Conditioning: 2006 Edition
ABOUT Publishing Group
April 1, 2006 66 Pages - SKU: ABT1303078
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Countries covered: Global
Now that the majority of consumers regard HVAC as a 'must-have' in most segments in the major markets, several drivers now influence both OEM sourcing and supplier development as well as production approaches, some of them conflicting.
As a result, suppliers are constantly under pressure to deliver extra functionality and reduce the price of their components and systems. This is especially true in smaller car segments. The consolidated nature of the sector, with five global players chasing a stagnating amount of business, means that small differences in price or technology can mean the difference between winning and losing new business.
Overarching those concerns are the ongoing drive, in all major markets, to improve fuel consumption and reduce emissions. The European Union has already taken action to improve this situation, and other markets may follow.
There is no doubt that CO2 air conditioning is a "greener" solution than current technology, and that it will in most forms offer superior performance. However, the expectation is that the first applications of the new technology could cost as much as 30% more than current systems.
To further complicate the picture, it appears as of the first quarter of 2006 that North America will not adopt R744 in the near future. Therefore most suppliers can expect to have to conduct business on two fronts - carbon dioxide for Europe and Japan, HFCs in North America. And the cost pressures in the sector are not expected to ease.
Brand new research on the automotive HVAC sector
This report highlights the findings of research conducted throughout 2005 by ABOUT Automotive in the automotive air conditioning market. It is largely based on our research and analysis and interviews with a number of industry experts, gathering individual perspectives.
The study updates and extends our first analysis of this sector, published in November 2001 and 2003, providing some insights in a number of areas, including:
- The market for automotive climate control, determining the trends and topical issues;
- The main manufacturers serving this sector, identifying how the market is divided in terms of market share and value on a regional basis;
- Trends in key product and process technologies, both current and future; and
- OEM trends and rationale in adopting different types of climate control.
The report provides answers to such vital questions as:
- Why is automotive HVAC switching to the use of carbon dioxide as a refrigerant? What does this mean for the leading suppliers?
- What are OEMs' primary requirements of their HVAC suppliers?
- What are the market shares of the leading companies, and why is the market OEM driven, as opposed to market driven?
- Despite the maturity of the market in Japan and North America, why will the technical boundaries of air conditioning systems continue to be pushed back?
- What will happen to the global market when the EU mandates the introduction of CO2-based HVAC from 2011? How will installation rates be affected - especially in smaller car segments?
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- Summary
- Fitment trends
- OEM requirement trends
- Market shares and trends
- Carbon dioxide refrigerant R744
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Better performance in a smaller package - with less consumption
- Report coverage
- Methodology
- Chapter 2: The market
- Market players
- Aftermarket opportunities
- Merger, acquisition and joint venture activity
- Capital investment activity
- Market shares
- World market
- European market
- North American market
- South American market
- Japanese market
- Market forecast
- Overview
- European market
- North American market
- Japanese market
- Asian market
- South American market
- World market
- Market values
- Chapter 3 Technical review
- Air conditioning: how it works
- Extent of technology partnering and customisation
- Platform design
- List of figures
- Figure 1 Shares of the global OE HVAC unit market, 2003/2005
- Figure 2 Delphi's underfloor HVAC unit in the Renault Espace
- Figure 3 Shares of the Western European OE HVAC unit market, 2003/2005
- Figure 4 Shares of the North American OE HVAC unit market, 2003/2005
- Figure 5 Shares of the South American OE HVAC unit market, 2003/2005
- Figure 6 Shares of the Japanese OE HVAC unit market, 2003/2005
- Figure 7 Coolant circuit of an air conditioning system
- Figure 8 Trends in automotive air conditioning
- Figure 9 Visteon's compact HVAC unit
- Figure 10 Visteon's version of a CO2-based air conditioning system
- Figure 11 Some early adopters of CO2 HVAC technology in the EU
- Figure 12 Behr's refrigerant condensers for air conditioning systems
- Figure 13 Physiotronic 4-zone HVAC system in new Mercedes-Benz S-Class Figure 14 Valeo's basic HVAC architecture
- List of tables
- Table 1 Climate control system manufacturers and products supplied
- Table 2 Major merger, acquisition and joint venture activity in the HVAC equipment sector, 2003 - 2005
- Table 3 Recent and planned capital investment activity in the HVAC equipment sector, 2003 - 2007
- Table 4 Western Europe: air conditioning penetration by vehicle segment, 1999 - 2012
- Table 5 Worldwide sales of air conditioning systems for passenger car applications, western Europe, Japan, NAFTA and worldwide,
- 2002 - 2012
- Table 6 Regional US dollar sales of air conditioning systems for passenger car applications
- Table 7 Comparison of cabin temperatures using different heating systems Table 8 Summary of HVAC manufacturers' business activities
- Table 9 Behr's Air Conditioning System division's production, 1999 - 2003 Table 10 Behr key contracts
- Table 11 Calsonic Kansei key contracts
- Table 12 Delphi key contracts
- Table 13 Denso's air conditioning facilities worldwide
- Table 14 Denso key contracts
- Table 15 Valeo thermal products sales, first half 2005 v first half 2004
- Table 16 Valeo key contracts
- Table 17 Visteon key contracts
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