Global Automobiles industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the automobiles industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

• Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation
• Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects
• Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
• Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
• The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics
• Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

• Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume
• Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape
• Market shares are covered by manufacturer or brand

Why you should buy this report

• Spot future trends and developments
• Inform your business decisions
• Add weight to presentations and marketing materials
• Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

The automobiles industry is made up from the passenger cars market, the light trucks market and the motorcycles market. The passenger car segment and the light trucks segment are valued at manufacturers selling price (MSP). The motorcycles market consists of all classes of on- and off-road motorcycles including scooters and mopeds, valued at MSP. The market volume is given in terms of units sold in each year. Any currency conversions used in this report have been calculated at constant 2008 annual average exchange rates.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Volume 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation I 11
CHAPTER 5 Market Segmentation II 12
CHAPTER 6 Market Share 13
CHAPTER 7 Five Forces Analysis 14
7.1 Summary 14
7.2 Buyer Power 16
7.3 Supplier Power 18
7.4 New Entrants 19
7.5 Substitutes 20
7.6 Rivalry 21
CHAPTER 8 Leading Companies 23
8.1 Toyota Motor Corporation 23
8.2 General Motors Corporation 26
8.3 Daimler AG 29
8.4 Ford Motor Company 32
CHAPTER 9 Market Forecasts 36
9.1 Market Value Forecast 36
9.2 Market Volume Forecast 37
CHAPTER 10 Appendix 38
10.1 Methodology 38
10.2 Industry Associations 39
10.3 Related Datamonitor Research 39

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Global Automobiles Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 9
Table 2: Global Automobiles Market Volume: Vehicles million, 2004-2008 10
Table 3: Global Automobiles Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 11
Table 4: Global Automobiles Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 12
Table 5: Global Automobiles Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2008 13
Table 6: Key Facts: Toyota Motor Corporation 23
Table 7: Key Financials: Toyota Motor Corporation 25
Table 8: Key Facts: General Motors Corporation 26
Table 9: Key Financials: General Motors Corporation 28
Table 10: Key Facts: Daimler AG 29
Table 11: Key Financials: Daimler AG 31
Table 12: Key Facts: Ford Motor Company 32
Table 13: Key Financials: Ford Motor Company 35
Table 14: Global Automobiles Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 36
Table 15: Global Automobiles Market Volume Forecast: Vehicles million, 2008-2013 37