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Automotive gearboxes are used to change gears automatically as the vehicle moves, freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. The global automotive gearbox market will be growing at a CAGR of 4.24% to reach $138.61 Billion by 2025, from $108.2 Billion in 2019 during 2019-2025. Factors responsible for the growth of the automotive gearbox market are increasing consumer preference for enhanced driving experience, smooth gear shifting, increasing demand for commercial vehicles for goods transport and expectation of high performance from personal vehicles. However, the increasing demand for electric vehicles acts as the major restraint to the automotive gearbox market growth. Increase in demand for automatic transmission and automated manual transmission in HCVs are offering profitable opportunities to the market during the forecast period.
Research Study Objectives:
- Define, estimate, and forecast the Automotive Gearbox market statistics by application, number of gears, vehicle type, electric vehicle, off highway vehicle type and regions concerning the individual growth drivers, market trends and their contribution toward the Automotive Gearbox market growth
- Provides comprehensive information regarding the key factors influencing the market growth (Drivers, Restraints &Challenges, and Opportunities)
- Estimate & forecast the market size of all the segments concerning geographies including North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), South America and the Middle East and Africa (MEA).
- Recent competitive developments including M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions), Partnerships, and Product Innovations are provided in the Automotive Gearbox Market Analysis
- Analysis and conclusions on the future Automotive Gearbox market outlook.
Top-down and bottom-up approaches are used to validate the Automotive Gearbox Market Size and are used to estimate the size of other dependent submarkets. Key players in the market are identified through various secondary sources; databases including Bloomberg Businessweek, Hoovers, Factiva, journals and associations and the market revenues are estimated and are thoroughly validated through primary and secondary research. Secondary research involves the study of annual and financial reports of top players in the market, whereas primary research includes extensive interviews with the KoL’s such as CEOs, directors, board members, VP’s, sales managers, engineers, marketing executives, technicians, account managers, investors, strategic decision makers and others. The Automotive Gearbox Market shares and breakdowns are determined using secondary sources and are verified by the primary sources. All possible parameters/factors that are affecting the Automotive Gearbox market demand are covered in the research study are verified through primary research, analysed and interpreted to get the final qualitative and quantitative data. This data is collected and added with detailed analysis from Envision Inteligence and presented in this report.
The scope of the Report
The Automotive Gearboxmarket segmentation is as follows:
By Application
- Automatic Transmission (AT)
- Automated Manual Transmission (AMT)
- Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT)
- Manual Transmission (MT)
By Number of Gears
- 3-5 Gears
- 6-8 Gears
- Above 8 Gears
By Vehicle Type
- Passenger Cars
- Light Commercial Vehicles
- Trucks
- Buses
By Electric Vehicle
- HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicles)
- PHEV (Plug in Hybrid Vehicles)
By Off-Highway Vehicle Type
- Agricultural Tractors
- Construction Equipment
Geographical Analysis:
Automotive Gearbox Market is segmented by geography into North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Middle East & Africa. U.S., Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica are analysed under North American region which is usually turning as the hotspot in the market. The South American region is further segregated into Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Columbia and some other emerging economies. In Europe, the market is extensively examined by covering U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland and some other promising economies. Asia Pacific is further categorised by countries into China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia & New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and many other emergingnations. In the Middle East & African region, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Iraq, Qatar, South Africa, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria and so on countries are evaluated to understand the market growth lucidly.
Customizations Options:
With the given research report, Envision Inteligence offers customisations as per the client’s specific requirements. The following customisation options offered for the Automotive Gearbox Market include:
- Scope Revision
- Geographic Analysis
- Company Profiles
- Historical Data & Forecasting
- Key Contact Persons in companies
Global Automotive Gearbox Market Research Report Includes:
- An executive summary condensing the whole report such that essential authority can rapidly twist up doubtlessly acquainted with brief overview and conclusion.
- To have a complete market analysis through industry value chain analysis, Porter’s Five Force Model, PESTLE, SWOT analysis, and Y-o-Y analysis.
- Regional and global diversity is analysed with the major countries and the unions. Scrutinizing the revenue generation on Year-On-Year
- Identifying DROC in the current market and their impact on altering market dynamics.
- Competitive landscape analysis to identify the merger and acquisition which will have a comparative financial study with significant competitors.
- Expertise investment opportunities by an analyst to the individual and organisation to have a better foothold in the market.
- Identify the latest developments, market shares and strategies that are employed by the significant Automotive Gearbox market players, such as
- ZF Friedrichshafen
- Aisin Seiki
- Magna (Getrag)
- Schaeffler
- Borgwarner
Along with these companies, many other companies are considered in the report while analysing the Global Automotive Gearbox competitive strategies and environment. These companies held substantial share-owning to the nature of the industry whereas, the rest of the market shares are marginal chunks to regional and local level manufacturers. Other players also have considerable presence owing to its robust brand image, geographical reach and stable customer base.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1.Market Definition
1.2.Executive Summary
1.3. The Scope of the Study
CHAPTER 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
2.1. Secondary Research
2.2. Primary Research
2.3. Analytic Tools and Model
2.4. Economic Indicator
2.4.1. Base Year, Base Currency, Forecasting Period
2.5. Expert Validation
2.6. Study Timeline
CHAPTER 3 MARKET ANALYSIS
3.1. Industry Value Chain Analysis
3.2. Porter’s Five Force Analysis
3.2.1. Bargaining Power of Buyers
3.2.2. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
3.2.3. Threats of Substitutes
3.2.4. Threats of New Entrants
3.2.5. Degree of Competition
3.3. PESTLE Analysis
3.3.1. Political
3.3.2. Economical
3.3.3. Social
3.3.4. Technological
3.3.5. Legal
3.3.6. Environmental
3.4. SWOT Analysis
3.4.1. Strengths
3.4.2. Weakness
3.4.3. Opportunities
3.4.4. Threats
3.5. Y-O-Y Analysis
CHAPTER 4 MARKET DYNAMICS
4.1. Market Drivers
4.1.1. Consumer preference for enhanced driving experience and smooth gear shifting
4.1.2. Increasing demand for commercial vehicles for goods transport
4.1.3. High demand for premium vehicles and SUVs
4.1.4. Rise in the production of passenger cars
4.1.5. Expectation of high performance from personal vehicles
4.2.Market Restraints & Challenges
4.2.1. Increase in demand for electric vehicles will eliminate the need for AT gearbox
4.2.2. Emergence of Continuously variable transmission as key technology
4.3. Market Opportunities
4.3.1. Increase in demand for automatic transmission and automated manual transmission in HCVS
CHAPTER 5 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE GEARBOX MARKET– BY TYPE
5.1. Automatic Transmission (AT)
5.2. Automated Manual Transmission (AMT)
5.3. Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT)
5.4. Manual Transmission (MT)
CHAPTER 6 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE GEARBOX MARKET – BY NUMBER OF GEARS
6.1. 3-5 Gears
6.2. 6-8 Gears
6.3. Above 8 Gears
CHAPTER 7 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE GEARBOX MARKET – BY VEHICLE TYPE
7.1. Passenger Cars
7.2. Light Commercial Vehicles
7.3. Trucks
7.4. Buses
CHAPTER 8 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE GEARBOX MARKET – BY ELECTRIC VECHICLE
8.1. HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicles)
8.2. PHEV (Plug in Hybrid Vehicles)
CHAPTER 9 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE GEARBOX MARKET – BY OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE TYPE
9.1. Agricultural Tractors
9.2. Construction Equipment
CHAPTER 10 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE GEARBOX MARKET – BY GEOGRAPHY
10.1. Introduction
10.2. North America
10.2.1. U.S.
10.2.2. Canada
10.2.3. Mexico
10.2.4. Costa Rica
10.3. South America
10.3.1. Brazil
10.3.2. Argentina
10.3.3. Chile
10.3.4. Columbia
10.3.5. Others
10.4. Europe
10.4.1. U.K.
10.4.2. Germany
10.4.3. France
10.4.4. Italy
10.4.5. Spain
10.4.6. Russia
10.4.7. Netherlands
10.4.8. Switzerland
10.4.9. Poland
10.4.10. Others
10.5. Asia Pacific
10.5.1. China
10.5.2. Japan
10.5.3. India
10.5.4. South Korea
10.5.5. Australia & New Zealand
10.5.6. Malaysia
10.5.7. Singapore
10.5.8. Others
10.6. Middle East & Africa
10.6.1. UAE
10.6.2. Saudi Arabia
10.6.3. Iran
10.6.4. Iraq
10.6.5. Qatar
10.6.6. South Africa
10.6.7. Algeria
10.6.8. Morocco
10.6.9. Nigeria
10.6.10. Egypt
10.6.11. Others
CHAPTER 11 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE GEARBOX MARKET – COMPANY PROFILES
11.1. Zf Friedrichshafen AG
11.2. Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd
11.3. Magna International
11.4. Schaeffler Group
11.5. Borgwarner, Inc.
11.6. Eaton Corporation
11.7. Allison Transmission
11.8. Continental AG
11.9. JatcoLimited
11.10. MagnetiMarelli
11.11. GKN Plc
11.12. BonfiglioliComapany
11.13. Hyundai Dymos
11.14. OerlikonGraziano
11.15. Punch Powertrain
11.16. TremecCorporation
11.17. AvtecLimited
11.18. Aichi Machine Industry
11.19. Fuji Machinery Co. Ltd.
CHAPTER 12 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE GEARBOX MARKET – COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
12.1. Market Share Analysis
12.2. Strategies adopted by top companies
12.3.Mergers, Acquisitions, Collaborations & Agreements
CHAPTER 13 MARKET INSIGHTS
13.1. Industry Experts Insights
13.2. Analysts Opinions
13.3. Investment Opportunities
CHAPTER 14 APPENDIX
14.1. List of Tables
14.2. List of Figures
- Competitive Analysis in marketing and strategic management is an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and potential competitors.
- Monitoring the external and internal factors which affect the market dynamics with the aid of PESTLE analysis.
- The Regional and Global Variety is taken care of in the report.
- Year on Year basis generation of revenue is studied.
- Porter's Five Forces analyze the intensity of competition in an industry and its profitability level.
- The overview and the sustainability of the market are analyzed through SWOT.
- DROC (Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities and Challenges) is recognized in the current market scenario and see how its effect on market dynamics.
- The segment-level analysis in terms of type and technology.
- The value chain analysis, value that's created and captured by a company is the profit margin.
- Value Created and Captured – Cost of Creating that Value = Margin
- An executive summary consists of the whole report and the outcome is been given in the report to have brief knowledge about the report.
- Basis on the depth of the study we approach using analytical tools
- Expertise investment opportunities are given after analyzing the market to give the organization and the individual to have perfect knowledge about the market.
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Automotive gearboxes are used to change gears automatically as the vehicle moves, freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. The global automotive gearbox market will be growing at a CAGR of 4.24% to reach $138.61 Billion by 2025, from $108.2 Billion in 2019 during 2019-2025. Factors responsible for the growth of the automotive gearbox market are increasing consumer preference for enhanced driving experience, smooth gear shifting, increasing demand for commercial vehicles for goods transport and expectation of high performance from personal vehicles. However, the increasing demand for electric vehicles acts as the major restraint to the automotive gearbox market growth. Increase in demand for automatic transmission and automated manual transmission in HCVs are offering profitable opportunities to the market during the forecast period.
Research Study Objectives:
- Define, estimate, and forecast the Automotive Gearbox market statistics by application, number of gears, vehicle type, electric vehicle, off highway vehicle type and regions concerning the individual growth drivers, market trends and their contribution toward the Automotive Gearbox market growth
- Provides comprehensive information regarding the key factors influencing the market growth (Drivers, Restraints &Challenges, and Opportunities)
- Estimate & forecast the market size of all the segments concerning geographies including North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), South America and the Middle East and Africa (MEA).
- Recent competitive developments including M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions), Partnerships, and Product Innovations are provided in the Automotive Gearbox Market Analysis
- Analysis and conclusions on the future Automotive Gearbox market outlook.
Top-down and bottom-up approaches are used to validate the Automotive Gearbox Market Size and are used to estimate the size of other dependent submarkets. Key players in the market are identified through various secondary sources; databases including Bloomberg Businessweek, Hoovers, Factiva, journals and associations and the market revenues are estimated and are thoroughly validated through primary and secondary research. Secondary research involves the study of annual and financial reports of top players in the market, whereas primary research includes extensive interviews with the KoL’s such as CEOs, directors, board members, VP’s, sales managers, engineers, marketing executives, technicians, account managers, investors, strategic decision makers and others. The Automotive Gearbox Market shares and breakdowns are determined using secondary sources and are verified by the primary sources. All possible parameters/factors that are affecting the Automotive Gearbox market demand are covered in the research study are verified through primary research, analysed and interpreted to get the final qualitative and quantitative data. This data is collected and added with detailed analysis from Envision Inteligence and presented in this report.
The scope of the Report
The Automotive Gearboxmarket segmentation is as follows:
By Application
- Automatic Transmission (AT)
- Automated Manual Transmission (AMT)
- Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT)
- Manual Transmission (MT)
By Number of Gears
- 3-5 Gears
- 6-8 Gears
- Above 8 Gears
By Vehicle Type
- Passenger Cars
- Light Commercial Vehicles
- Trucks
- Buses
By Electric Vehicle
- HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicles)
- PHEV (Plug in Hybrid Vehicles)
By Off-Highway Vehicle Type
- Agricultural Tractors
- Construction Equipment
Geographical Analysis:
Automotive Gearbox Market is segmented by geography into North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Middle East & Africa. U.S., Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica are analysed under North American region which is usually turning as the hotspot in the market. The South American region is further segregated into Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Columbia and some other emerging economies. In Europe, the market is extensively examined by covering U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland and some other promising economies. Asia Pacific is further categorised by countries into China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia & New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and many other emergingnations. In the Middle East & African region, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Iraq, Qatar, South Africa, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria and so on countries are evaluated to understand the market growth lucidly.
Customizations Options:
With the given research report, Envision Inteligence offers customisations as per the client’s specific requirements. The following customisation options offered for the Automotive Gearbox Market include:
- Scope Revision
- Geographic Analysis
- Company Profiles
- Historical Data & Forecasting
- Key Contact Persons in companies
Global Automotive Gearbox Market Research Report Includes:
- An executive summary condensing the whole report such that essential authority can rapidly twist up doubtlessly acquainted with brief overview and conclusion.
- To have a complete market analysis through industry value chain analysis, Porter’s Five Force Model, PESTLE, SWOT analysis, and Y-o-Y analysis.
- Regional and global diversity is analysed with the major countries and the unions. Scrutinizing the revenue generation on Year-On-Year
- Identifying DROC in the current market and their impact on altering market dynamics.
- Competitive landscape analysis to identify the merger and acquisition which will have a comparative financial study with significant competitors.
- Expertise investment opportunities by an analyst to the individual and organisation to have a better foothold in the market.
- Identify the latest developments, market shares and strategies that are employed by the significant Automotive Gearbox market players, such as
- ZF Friedrichshafen
- Aisin Seiki
- Magna (Getrag)
- Schaeffler
- Borgwarner
Along with these companies, many other companies are considered in the report while analysing the Global Automotive Gearbox competitive strategies and environment. These companies held substantial share-owning to the nature of the industry whereas, the rest of the market shares are marginal chunks to regional and local level manufacturers. Other players also have considerable presence owing to its robust brand image, geographical reach and stable customer base.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1.Market Definition
1.2.Executive Summary
1.3. The Scope of the Study
CHAPTER 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
2.1. Secondary Research
2.2. Primary Research
2.3. Analytic Tools and Model
2.4. Economic Indicator
2.4.1. Base Year, Base Currency, Forecasting Period
2.5. Expert Validation
2.6. Study Timeline
CHAPTER 3 MARKET ANALYSIS
3.1. Industry Value Chain Analysis
3.2. Porter’s Five Force Analysis
3.2.1. Bargaining Power of Buyers
3.2.2. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
3.2.3. Threats of Substitutes
3.2.4. Threats of New Entrants
3.2.5. Degree of Competition
3.3. PESTLE Analysis
3.3.1. Political
3.3.2. Economical
3.3.3. Social
3.3.4. Technological
3.3.5. Legal
3.3.6. Environmental
3.4. SWOT Analysis
3.4.1. Strengths
3.4.2. Weakness
3.4.3. Opportunities
3.4.4. Threats
3.5. Y-O-Y Analysis
CHAPTER 4 MARKET DYNAMICS
4.1. Market Drivers
4.1.1. Consumer preference for enhanced driving experience and smooth gear shifting
4.1.2. Increasing demand for commercial vehicles for goods transport
4.1.3. High demand for premium vehicles and SUVs
4.1.4. Rise in the production of passenger cars
4.1.5. Expectation of high performance from personal vehicles
4.2.Market Restraints & Challenges
4.2.1. Increase in demand for electric vehicles will eliminate the need for AT gearbox
4.2.2. Emergence of Continuously variable transmission as key technology
4.3. Market Opportunities
4.3.1. Increase in demand for automatic transmission and automated manual transmission in HCVS
CHAPTER 5 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE GEARBOX MARKET– BY TYPE
5.1. Automatic Transmission (AT)
5.2. Automated Manual Transmission (AMT)
5.3. Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT)
5.4. Manual Transmission (MT)
CHAPTER 6 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE GEARBOX MARKET – BY NUMBER OF GEARS
6.1. 3-5 Gears
6.2. 6-8 Gears
6.3. Above 8 Gears
CHAPTER 7 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE GEARBOX MARKET – BY VEHICLE TYPE
7.1. Passenger Cars
7.2. Light Commercial Vehicles
7.3. Trucks
7.4. Buses
CHAPTER 8 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE GEARBOX MARKET – BY ELECTRIC VECHICLE
8.1. HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicles)
8.2. PHEV (Plug in Hybrid Vehicles)
CHAPTER 9 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE GEARBOX MARKET – BY OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE TYPE
9.1. Agricultural Tractors
9.2. Construction Equipment
CHAPTER 10 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE GEARBOX MARKET – BY GEOGRAPHY
10.1. Introduction
10.2. North America
10.2.1. U.S.
10.2.2. Canada
10.2.3. Mexico
10.2.4. Costa Rica
10.3. South America
10.3.1. Brazil
10.3.2. Argentina
10.3.3. Chile
10.3.4. Columbia
10.3.5. Others
10.4. Europe
10.4.1. U.K.
10.4.2. Germany
10.4.3. France
10.4.4. Italy
10.4.5. Spain
10.4.6. Russia
10.4.7. Netherlands
10.4.8. Switzerland
10.4.9. Poland
10.4.10. Others
10.5. Asia Pacific
10.5.1. China
10.5.2. Japan
10.5.3. India
10.5.4. South Korea
10.5.5. Australia & New Zealand
10.5.6. Malaysia
10.5.7. Singapore
10.5.8. Others
10.6. Middle East & Africa
10.6.1. UAE
10.6.2. Saudi Arabia
10.6.3. Iran
10.6.4. Iraq
10.6.5. Qatar
10.6.6. South Africa
10.6.7. Algeria
10.6.8. Morocco
10.6.9. Nigeria
10.6.10. Egypt
10.6.11. Others
CHAPTER 11 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE GEARBOX MARKET – COMPANY PROFILES
11.1. Zf Friedrichshafen AG
11.2. Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd
11.3. Magna International
11.4. Schaeffler Group
11.5. Borgwarner, Inc.
11.6. Eaton Corporation
11.7. Allison Transmission
11.8. Continental AG
11.9. JatcoLimited
11.10. MagnetiMarelli
11.11. GKN Plc
11.12. BonfiglioliComapany
11.13. Hyundai Dymos
11.14. OerlikonGraziano
11.15. Punch Powertrain
11.16. TremecCorporation
11.17. AvtecLimited
11.18. Aichi Machine Industry
11.19. Fuji Machinery Co. Ltd.
CHAPTER 12 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE GEARBOX MARKET – COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
12.1. Market Share Analysis
12.2. Strategies adopted by top companies
12.3.Mergers, Acquisitions, Collaborations & Agreements
CHAPTER 13 MARKET INSIGHTS
13.1. Industry Experts Insights
13.2. Analysts Opinions
13.3. Investment Opportunities
CHAPTER 14 APPENDIX
14.1. List of Tables
14.2. List of Figures
- Competitive Analysis in marketing and strategic management is an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and potential competitors.
- Monitoring the external and internal factors which affect the market dynamics with the aid of PESTLE analysis.
- The Regional and Global Variety is taken care of in the report.
- Year on Year basis generation of revenue is studied.
- Porter's Five Forces analyze the intensity of competition in an industry and its profitability level.
- The overview and the sustainability of the market are analyzed through SWOT.
- DROC (Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities and Challenges) is recognized in the current market scenario and see how its effect on market dynamics.
- The segment-level analysis in terms of type and technology.
- The value chain analysis, value that's created and captured by a company is the profit margin.
- Value Created and Captured – Cost of Creating that Value = Margin
- An executive summary consists of the whole report and the outcome is been given in the report to have brief knowledge about the report.
- Basis on the depth of the study we approach using analytical tools
- Expertise investment opportunities are given after analyzing the market to give the organization and the individual to have perfect knowledge about the market.
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