Automotive Technology Research Service

topResearch Reports

• Electric and Hybrid-Electric Vehicle Components (Executive Brief Available)

  The Global Market for Batteries, Ultracapacitors, Electric Motors, and the Electronics that Improve Vehicle Efficiency

• Consumer Hybrid Vehicles

  Series, Parallel, Mild, Full Parallel and Assist Hybrid Cars

• The Market for Electric Vehicles

  An Assessment of Plug-in Vehicles, Fuel Cells, and Battery Technologies

• Commercial Hybrid Vehicles

  A Global Analysis of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Hybrid Trucks and Buses

• Automotive Obstacle Detection Systems

  Market Analysis of Ultrasonic, Radar, Lidar, and Camera-Based Automotive Safety Technology

• Configurable Automotive Instrument Displays

  Regional Forecasts and Competitive Assessment

• Automotive Night Vision Systems

  Market Analysis of Infrared Camera-based Automotive Technology

• Driver Monitoring Systems

  Market Strategies For Interior, Optics-Based Driver Monitoring and Occupant Detection/Dynamic Airbag Systems

topABI Insights

• Killing Two Birds, or More
• Notes from CES: ABI Research’s Analysts Reflect on Three Days in Las Vegas
• Hiking the Hydrogen Highway
• The Untold Costs of Energy Use, Told
• Can GM Survive?
• It’s Quiet; Too Quiet
• Plug-in Vehicles Favor Homeowners
• Can Hybrids Drive the US Auto Industry Back from the Brink?
• No Picnic for Automakers or Consumers in the New CAFE Bill
• There Are Better Ways to Promote Backup Safety Than Through Legislation
• Lane Departure Warning Must Be Given a Chance to Develop to Its Logical and Profitable Conclusion
• The US Government Has a Better Option for Reducing the Nation’s Fuel Usage than Tightening CAFE Standards
• Hybrid Taxicabs: Does Mandating Them Make Sense, Or Is There a Better Alternative?
• Retrofit Market Offers an Alternate Road to the Hybrid Experience
• Roads of the Future Are Looking Safer
• NextGen Research Revisits Vehicle Electrical Architecture Evolution
• Moving Towards the Digital Car

• Alternative fuel technologies
  • Commercial hybrid vehicles, consumer hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles
• Automotive safety technologies
  • Obstacle detection systems, night vision systems, camera-based systems, sensors
• Advanced personalization capabilities
  • Configurable instrument displays

Automobiles, trucks and buses have a great impact on all our lives, whether we own a vehicle or not. Trucks haul and deliver everything we purchase in stores, and even deliver packages directly to our homes. Cars and buses help us travel where we need to go, in relative comfort and safety.

The global automobile market currently is dominated by internal combustion engine vehicles, which generate greenhouse gases as a by-product of fuel consumption, and those greenhouse gases increasingly are affecting the environment. While fuel-efficient electric and hybrid-electric vehicles have hardly made a dent in auto markets compared to petroleum-fueled vehicles, this will change in the coming years, as sales of such fuel-efficient vehicles will grow, driven by factors including rising oil prices, the imminent economic upturn and increasingly stringent government regulations on vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency.

The Automotive Technology Research Service tracks the evolution of standard vehicles as well as those utilizing energy sources other than gasoline or diesel fuel. Research reports in this service also follow the development of technologies within vehicles that help drivers to be better prepared for external driving conditions, and which ultimately make passengers safer.

• Application and Sensor Technology
• Application Implementation Schedule
• Automotive Obstacle Detection Sensor Shipments by Type, Asia-Pacific Forecast: 2005 to 2013
• Automotive Obstacle Detection Sensor Shipments by Type, Europe Forecast: 2005 to 2013
• Automotive Obstacle Detection Sensor Shipments by Type, North America Forecast: 2005 to 2013
• Automotive Obstacle Detection Sensor Shipments by Type, Rest of World Forecast: 2005 to 2013
• Automotive Obstacle Detection Sensor Shipments by Type, World Market by Region Forecasts: 2005 to 2013
• Automotive Obstacle Detection Sensor Value by Type, Asia-Pacific Forecast: 2005 to 2013
• Automotive Obstacle Detection Sensor Value by Type, Europe Forecast: 2005 to 2013
• Automotive Obstacle Detection Sensor Value by Type, North America Forecast: 2005 to 2013
• Automotive Obstacle Detection Sensor Value by Type, Rest of World Forecast: 2005 to 2013
• Automotive Obstacle Detection Sensor Value by Type, World Market by Region Forecasts: 2005 to 2013
• Automotive Regions By Country
• Average Relative Cost of Major Components, By Hybrid Type
• Average Relative Cost of Major ComponentsBy Hybrid Type
• Batteries Currently Used in Commercial Hybrid Vehicles
• Battery Features Comparison
• Battery Features - Comparison
• Battery Module Market Sales Forecast by RegionWorld Market Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Battery Module Market Sales Value by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014 ($ Millions)
• Battery Module Market Sales Volume by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014 (Units)
• Battery Module Market Value Forecast by RegionWorld Market Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Battery Technologies Feature Comparison
• Battery Volume and ValueBy World Region
• British Columbia's Sales Tax Reductions for buyers of Alternative Fuel Vehicles
• Camera-Based Obstacle Detection Systems Shipments by Region, World Market by Region Forecasts: 2005 to 2013
• Camera-Based Obstacle Detection Systems Value by Region, World Market by Region Forecasts: 2005 to 2013
• CARB emission standards for medium-duty vehicles
• Commercial Hybrid Vehicle Production by Region, in units, 2006-2013
• Commercial Hybrid Vehicle Production by Technology, 2006-2013
• Configurable Display Screen Market Value World Market Forecast by Region: 2006 to 2012
• Configurable Display Screen Shipments World Market Forecast by Region: 2006 to 2012
• Consumer Hybrid Vehicle Sales by Region, in thousands of units, 2006-2013
• Cost Breakdown of Major Components, For Consumer Electric Hybrids
• Cost Breakdown of Major ComponentsFor Consumer Electric Hybrids
• Electric Motor Market Sales Forecast by RegionWorld Market Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Electric Motor Market Sales Value by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014 ($ Millions)
• Electric Motor Market Sales Volume by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014 (Units)
• Electric Motor Market Value Forecast by RegionWorld Market Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Electric Motor Volume and ValueBy World Region
• Electronics Volume and ValueBy World Region
• EPA emission standards for heavy-duty diesel engines for model year 2004 and later
• EPA emission standards for heavy-duty highway engines for model year 2007 to 2010
• EU Emission Standards for Passenger Cars, (g/km)
• EU Emission Standards for Passenger Cars (g/km)
• Euro standards for heavy-duty diesel engines, (g/kWh)
• EV Battery Costs by Region and Type, 2008-2013
• EV Battery Market Shares by Region and Type, based on market values, 2008-2013
• EV Battery Market Shares by Region and Type, based on unit volumes, 2008-2013
• Global Market for Batteries for Hybrid Light Vehicles, in millions of US dollars, 2006-2013
• Global Market for Traction Motors for Hybrid Light Vehicles, in millions of US dollars, 2006-2013
• Heavy-Duty Hybrid Truck Production by Region, in units, 2006-2013
• Heavy-Duty Hybrid Truck Production by Technology, 2006-2013
• Heavy Hybrid Trucks - Maximum Allowable Tax Credits
• Hybrid/Electric Vehicle Battery Volume and Value, By World Region, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Hybrid/Electric Vehicle Electric Motor Volume and Value, By World Region, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Hybrid/Electric Vehicle Electronics Volume and Value, By World Region, Forecast: 2008 to 2014
• Hybrid Bus Production by Region, in units, 2006-2013
• Hybrid Bus Production by Technology, 2006-2013
• Hybrid-Electric Architecture Comparison, For Consumer Vehicles
• Hybrid-Electric Architecture ComparisonFor Consumer Vehicles
• Hybrid Powertrain Types, For Commercial Vehicles
• Hybrid Powertrain TypesFor Commercial Vehicles
• Hybrid Vehicle Control Electronics Market Sales Forecasts by RegionWorld Market Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Hybrid Vehicle Control Electronics Market Sales Value by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014 ($ Millions)
• Hybrid Vehicle Control Electronics Market Sales Volume by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014 (Units)
• Hybrid Vehicle Control Electronics Market Value Forecasts by RegionWorld Market Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Hydraulic Pump/Motor/Accumulator Market Sales Forecast by RegionWorld Market Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Hydraulic Pump/Motor/Accumulator Market Sales Value by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014 ($ Millions)
• Hydraulic Pump/Motor/Accumulator Market Sales Volume by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014 (Units)
• Hydraulic Pump/Motor/Accumulator Market Value Forecast by RegionWorld Market Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• ICE vs. Parallel Hybrid Energy Usage
• Internal Combustion Engine vs. Electric Motor
• Japanese Diesel Emission Standards for model year 2005 and later
• Lidar-Based Obstacle Detection Systems Shipments by Region, World Market by Region Forecasts: 2005 to 2013
• Lidar-Based Obstacle Detection Systems Value by Region, World Market by Region Forecasts: 2005 to 2013
• Medium-Duty Hybrid Truck Production by Region, in units, 2006-2013
• Medium-Duty Hybrid Truck Production by Technology, 2006-2013
• Night Vision System Market Value, World Markets by Region, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2006 to 2012
• Night Vision Systems Comparison, Advantages and Disadvantages
• Night Vision System Shipments, 2007 Forecast World Market Share by Auto OEM
• Night Vision System Shipments, 2007 Forecast World Market Share by Supplier
• Night Vision System Shipments, World Markets by Region, Moderate and Aggressive Forecasts: 2006 to 2012
• Night Vision Systems Summary, Manufacturer Overview
• Obstacle Detection Sensor Technologies
• Radar-Based Obstacle Detection Systems Shipments by Region, World Market by Region Forecasts: 2005 to 2013
• Radar-Based Obstacle Detection Systems Value by Region, World Market by Region Forecasts: 2005 to 2013
• Recently launched/Upcoming EV Models (2008-2013)
• Recently launched/Upcoming Hybrid Models (2006-2012)
• Share of Sales by Hybrid Architecture, Asia-Pacific, 2006-2013
• Share of Sales by Hybrid Architecture, Europe, 2006-2013
• Share of Sales by Hybrid Architecture, United States, 2006-2013
• Summary of Key Legislation, By European Country
• Summary of Key LegislationBy European Country
• Summary of Key Power/Energy Density Ratings and Cost, By Battery Chemistry
• Summary of Key Power/Energy Density Ratings and CostBy Battery Chemistry
• Summary of Total Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Market by System Type, World Market, Forecast: 2008 to 2014 (Units)
• Summary of Total Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Market by System TypeWorld Market Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Tier 2 Emission Standards for Cars and Light Duty Trucks
• Toyota Hybrid Cars Battery Module Details, By Model
• Toyota Hybrid Cars Battery Module DetailsBy Model
• Ultrasonic-Based Obstacle Detection Systems Shipments by Region, World Market by Region Forecasts: 2005 to 2013
• Ultrasonic-Based Obstacle Detection Systems Value by Region, World Market by Region Forecasts: 2005 to 2013
• Vehicle Sales Volume Summary - Commercial Hybrid/Electric Vehicles, World Market Forecast: 2008 to 2014 (Units)
• Vehicle Sales Volume Summary - Commercial Hybrid/Electric VehiclesWorld Market Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Vehicle Sales Volume Summary - Consumer Hybrid/Electric Vehicles, World Market Forecast: 2008 to 2014 (Units)
• Vehicle Sales Volume Summary - Consumer Hybrid/Electric VehiclesWorld Market Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Vehicle Sales Volume Summary - Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles, World Market Forecast: 2008 to 2014 (Units)
• Vehicle Sales Volume Summary - Hydraulic Hybrid VehiclesWorld Market Forecasts: 2008 to 2014
• Wave Properties
• Worldwide Electric Car Sales by Region, in units, 2008-2013
• Worldwide Electric Vehicle Battery Sales by Region, in thousands of US dollars, 2008-2013
• Worldwide Electric Vehicle Sales by Region, in units, 2008-2013
• Worldwide EV Market Shares by Region and Type of Vehicle, 2008-2013
• Worldwide Large EV Sales by Region, in units, 2008-2013
• ZEV Program Requirements for 2009