The mission of the Automotive industry – one of the most globalised industries – is to provide safe and accessible transportation for the world’s increasing population. The industry is one of the main engines of economic growth, with important multiplier effects both in upstream sectors such as metal processing, chemicals, and textiles, and in downstream sectors like ICT, trade and services. It is also one of the biggest innovators on a global scale, rapidly adopting breakthrough technologies that address the need for more efficient and environmentally-friendly transport solutions.
The Automotive industry involves the manufacturing of bodies, engines, parts and whole vehicles for ground transportation. Such vehicles include motorcycles, cars, light commercial vehicles and heavy commercial vehicles.
In FY2019, the Indian automotive industry registered new record high volumes in output and domestic sales. However, the economic deceleration in FY2020 ended the growing trend of the industry which was partially compensated by a new record high in ...
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China’s automotive sector experienced a further decline in production and sales in Q3 2021—caused by shortages in car chips, which led manufacturers to curtail automotive production. Meanwhile, the costs of raw materials (including ...
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In FY2019, the Indian automotive industry registered new record high volumes in output and domestic sales. However, the economic deceleration in FY2020 ended the growing trend of the industry which was partially compensated by a new record ...
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Thailand is the largest producer of four-wheel vehicles in the ASEAN region and the 11th largest vehicle producer in the world. Additionally, the Thai four-wheel vehicle market is the second-largest in ASEAN and the 17th-largest market in ...
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China’s car parts market saw sales revenue rise by 0.35% y/y to RMB 3.6tn in 2019, according to figures supplied by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), collated from 13,750 car parts manufacturers ...
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In Q1 FY2022, the automotive output volume in India reached 4.51mn units. This figure was well below the average production volume of 6.67mn units reached over the last six quarters (from Q2 FY2020 to Q4 FY2021, excluding Q1 FY2021). On a ...
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In FY2019, the main growth driver of the Indian motor vehicle industry was a solid increase of domestic demand, which grew at a CAGR of 8.7% between FY2016 and FY2019. Domestic demand accounted for an average 85.6% of total output during ...
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In Q1 2021, the automotive sector in China witnessed strong growth in terms of production and sales compared to the same period of 2020 when COVID-19 had a huge negative impact on the sector. The automotive production in Q1 2021 increased ...
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