Executive Overview

The US and European automotive sensor industry is in a highly optimistic state. As the vehicle production continues to grow, market volumes are set to continue to expand in all the aspects. Vehicles are becoming more sophisticated and are required to comply with ever more tough environmental and safety regulations. Sensors manufacturers are also impacted by competitions on prices.

Sensors are vital to the electronic systems of light passenger vehicles and the market for automotive sensors is forecast to grow rapidly during the next four years. The volume will expand from 1.13 billion units in 2005 to 1.49 billion units in 2008 with an AAGR of 10.02 percent. In European and US regions the automotive sensor market (value in USD) will grow at an annual average growth rate of 9.95 percent from $5.66 billion in 2005 to $7.53 billion in 2008.

The principle drivers in increasing the demand for automotive sensors currently are stringent environmental & safety legislation, cost savings, customer demand, developments in new vehicle technology such as Hybrid vehicles and of course growing passenger vehicle production.

The automotive sensor demand will spread across a wide range of applications. While some types of sensors are likely to remain unchanged, technological innovations is prevalent and micro-engineered silicon products such as MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems) and other solid-state technologies will grow rapidly, yielding low cost, high performance sensors for growing range of physical and chemical variables.

Fastest growing automotive sensor segment is Crash Avoidance, Safety and Security systems. The other important segments discussed in this report are Drivetrain System, Vehicle Control & Safety, Passenger Comfort & Convenience, Emission Control and sensors for future vehicles such as Hybrid & Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles.

A complete assessment of the European and US automotive market is provided in this report. The report provides market forecasts and analysis of the market for European and US regions by sensor application. Market revenues, market share, Research & Developmental activity in leading universities and multi-national companies, trends in units, average sensor price are also provided for each sensor application in each region from 2005 to 2008.

Emerging sensor applications such as Occupancy Weight Classification, Pedestrian protection, Remote Keyless Entry, Collision and Lane Departure Warning, Hydrogen Sensors and Adaptive Cruise Control are explored. R&D activity and summary profile information is presented for 50 sensor types (categorized by application), 30 leading sensor developers and 10 research institutes.

U.S. E.U. Automotive Sensors Market 2005
U.S. Automotive Sensors Market, Current Sensors - A, B, C, D and Emerging Sensor - E, F, G, H

Source: Fuji-Keizai USA, Inc.

Table of Contents


1 Market Landscape
1.1 U.S. and E.U. Automotive Sensors Market 2005
1.2 Current Status of U.S. and E.U. Automotive Sensors Market: Big Picture
1.3 Overall automotive sensor market segment breakdown
1.4 U.S. Market Status
1.4.1 Automotive Sensor Market Breakdown
1.4.2 Automotive sensor developers by market segment and breakdown
1.4.3 Top 10 Automotive sensor developers ranking and market share
1.5 European Union Market Status
1.5.1 Automotive Sensor Market Breakdown
1.5.2 Automotive sensor developers by market segment and breakdown
1.5.3 Top 10 Automotive sensor developer ranking and market share

2 US and European Automotive Sensor Industry Structure

3 Sensor Applications and Technology Update
3.1 Applications update
3.1.1 New emerging area of sensor application onboard a vehicle
3.2 Technology update
3.2.1 Leading sensor technologies and major application of automotive sensor and
comparisons
3.3 Industry Research and Development update

4 New Emerging Sensors and Sensor Projects & Technology in the U.S. and European Union
4.1 Automotive Sensors at a glance
4.2 Major Developer and Projects
4.3 Estimated Market Demand 2005-2010 (US & EU Market)
4.3.1 Market Size Forecast
4.4 Emerging Automotive Sensor Technology Commercial Implication Timeline
4.5 Academic & Research Institute Profile and R&D Activity in US & EU (10 R&D Centers)

Common Research Items
• Country
• Name of R&D Center
• R&D Budget
• # of Researcher
• Sensor Application
• R&D Activity
• Commercialization

4.6 Important findings and researcher's comments
4.6.1 Most important new emerging sensor project
4.6.2 Future market size of the leading new emerging sensors
4.6.3 Most important R&D center or university in terms of new emerging sensor development

5 Current Sensor Market in US & EU (Qty and Amount $)
5.1 Current US and European Sensor Market
5.1.1 Total Sensor Market Size 2005-2008 (US+EU) (no of units)
5.1.2 US and European Sensor Market Size 2005-2008 (Millions of $)
5.1.3 Total US + EU Market Size by Sensor Segment Type
5.1.4 Total US Market Size by Sensor Segment Type
5.1.5 Total EU Market Size by Sensor Segment Type
5.1.6 Drivetrain System
5.1.6.1 Drivetrain System - Definition and Major Makers
5.1.6.2 Drivetrain System - Major Developer's Product and Special Note
5.1.6.3 Drivetrain System - Price Trends
5.1.6.4 Drivetrain System - Future Technology Trends and Directions
5.1.6.5 Researcher's Comments
5.1.7 Vehicle Control and Stability
5.1.7.1 Vehicle Control - Definition and Major Makers
5.1.7.2 Vehicle Control - Major Developer's Product and Special Note
5.1.7.3 Vehicle Control - Price Trends
5.1.7.4 Vehicle Control - Future Technology Trends and Directions
5.1.7.5 Researcher's Comments
5.1.8 Passenger Comfort
5.1.8.1 Passenger Comfort - Definition and Major Makers
5.1.8.2 Passenger Comfort - Major Developer's Product & Special Note
5.1.8.3 Passenger Comfort - Price Trends
5.1.8.4 Passenger Comfort - Future Technology Trends and Directions
5.1.8.5 Researcher's Comments
5.1.9 Emission Sensors
5.1.9.1 Emission Sensors - Definition and Major Makers
5.1.9.2 Emission Sensors - Major Developer's Product and Special Note
5.1.9.3 Emission Sensors - Price Trends
5.1.9.4 Emission Sensors - Future Technology Trends and Directions
5.1.9.5 Researcher's Comments
5.1.10 Researcher's Comments
5.1.10.1 Important Findings and Researcher's comments
5.1.10.2 Highest growth rate sensor and sensor segment
5.1.10.3 Largest market size of sensor and sensor segment now and future
5.1.10.4 Most important players in terms of sensor and sensor segment

6 Automotive Sensor Manufacturer's Profile and Activities (30 Companies)

Common Research Items
• Name of Company & Brief Description
• URL
• Status & Revenue
• Sensor Application & Type
• Emerging Technology
• Custom Matrix
• New Development Activities

Appendix 1: Nomenclature
Appendix 2: Market Size Forecast Methodology Flowchart

Tables in Report

T-1: Automotive sensor market breakdown, Emerging Market - E, F, G, H and Current Market - A, B, C, D.
T-2: Market segments and leading automotive sensor market players
T-3: Top 10 Automotive sensor developers ranking by their annual sales (Sensor Products) in 2004
T-4: Automotive sensor market breakdown; Emerging sensors A, B, C, D and Current sensors E, F, G, H.
T-5: Market segments and leading automotive sensor market players
T-6: Top 10 Automotive sensor developers ranking by their annual sales (sensor products) in 2004
T-7: New areas of sensor application onboard a vehicle
T-8: New area of sensor application onboard a vehicle and major developers
T-9: List of leading sensor technologies
T-10: Leading sensor technologies and major application of automotive sensor
T-11: Comparison of leading current sensor technologies
T-12: Emerging automotive sensor developer and project
T-13: Market size forecast of emerging sensor segments for 2005 - 2010 ($ million)
T-14: Number of light vehicles (including light trucks) sold in the US and EU
T-15: Forecast - total automotive sensor market size by geographic regions (million units), 2005 - 2008
T-16: Total US region sensor market size by applications (in million units)
T-17: Total EU sensor market size by applications (in million units)
T-18: US and EU automotive sensor market size 2005 - 2008 in $ millions
T-19: US + EU automotive sensor market size by sensor segment, 2005 - 2008 ($ millions)
T-20: Forecast - Total US automotive sensor market size by applications, 2005 - 2008 ($ million)
T-21: Forecast - Total EU automotive sensor market size by applications, 2005 - 2008 ($ million)
T-22: Leading Developer's Automotive Sensor Annual Sales for 2004

Figures in Report

F-1: U.S. Automotive Sensors Market, Current sensors - A, B, C, D and Emerging sensors - E, F, G, H.
F-5: Illustration of major automotive sensor market segment breakdown
F-6: Market Share of top 10 automotive sensor developers in 2004
F-7: Market share of top 10 automotive sensor developers in 2004
F-8: Illustration of various industry segments involved in automotive sensor development in US and Europe.
F-9: Automotive Sensor Industry Structure and Flow
F-10: Market share of emerging sensor applications based on the number of new/emerging products introduced (or research stage) in 2005
F-11: Market size of emerging sensors in 2005 and 2010 in $ million
F-12: AAGR of emerging sensor segments 2005 - 2010
F-13: Market Share of emerging sensor segments, 2005 vs. 2010
F-14: Number of light vehicle and light trucks sold by geographic regions (in million units)
F-15: Forecast - market size of US, EU regions and both regions combined (million units), 2005 - 2008
F-16: Forecast of US automotive sensor market size 2005 - 2008 (million units)
F-17: US region automotive sensor market share by app, 2005
F-18: US region automotive sensor market share by app, 2008
F-19: Forecast of EU automotive sensor market size 2005 - 2008 (million units)
F-20: EU region automotive sensor market share by app, 2005
F-21: EU region automotive sensor market share by app, 2008
F-22: US and European automotive sensor market size 2005 - 2008 ($ million)
F-23: US + EU automotive sensor market size by sensor segment, 2005 - 2008 ($ millions)
F-24: Forecast - Total US automotive sensor market size by application, 2005 - 2008 ($ million)
F-25: Forecast - Total EU automotive sensor market size by applications, 2005 - 2008 ($ million)
F-26: Leading Developer's Estimated Automotive Sensor Annual Sales for 2004 in $ million

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