European Leaf Spring Market. By Vehicle Type, Material and Country– Trends and Forecast to 2021
The European leaf spring market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 3.63% from 2016 to 2021. A leaf spring is a type of vehicle suspension system that is composed of numerous strips of steel orcomposite material joined together to work as a single unit. The strips are curved into an arc and attached to the frame. Leaf springs divide the vehicle weight evenly over the vehicle chassis to enhance the ride quality. The leaf spring suspension system is one of the oldest suspension technologies used in automobiles. They are considered the simplest and subsequently the most suitable suspension technology for commercial vehicles. The European leaf spring market has been segmented by vehicle type (LCVs and HCVs), by material (steel and glass fiber reinforced plastic) and by country (Germany, U.K., France, Spain, Italy, and Turkey). This report has profiled key players and comprehensively analyzed their core competencies along with a detailed technological overview of leaf springs on the basis of their material, cost, weight, manufacturing process, and size.
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION
1.3 MARKET SCOPE
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY
1.4 CURRENCY
1.5 PACKAGE SIZE
1.6 LIMITATIONS
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
2.1 RESEARCH DATA
2.2 SECONDARY DATA
2.2.1 KEY SECONDARY SOURCES
2.3 DATA FROM SECONDARY SOURCES
2.4 PRIMARY DATA
2.4.1 SAMPLING TECHNIQUES & DATA COLLECTION METHODS
2.4.2 PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS
2.5 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION
2.6 DATA TRIANGULATION
2.7 ASSUMPTIONS
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
4 MARKET DYNAMICS
4.1 DRIVERS
4.1.1 INCREASING COMMERCIAL VEHICLE PRODUCTION
4.1.2 ADVENT OF GFRP LEAF SPRINGS
4.2 RESTRAINTS
4.2.1 EMERGENCE OF NEW SUSPENSION TECHNOLOGIES
4.3 OPPORTUNITIES
4.3.1 GFRP LEAF SPRINGS FOR SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLES AND MULTIPURPOSE VEHICLES
4.4 CHALLENGES
4.4.1 MAINTAINING A BALANCE BETWEEN THE COST & QUALITY OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
5 TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 COMPARISON BETWEEN GFRP & STEEL LEAF SPRINGS
5.2.1 VIBRATION
5.2.2 WEIGHT
5.2.3 COST
5.3 RECENT INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS
5.4 MANUFACTURER-WISE ANALYSIS OF LEAF SPRING MASS PRODUCTION
5.5 MANUFACTURING PROCESS
5.5.1 COMPOSITE LEAF SPRING
5.5.2 STEEL LEAF SPRING
5.5.2.1 ROLLING MILL
5.5.2.2 SHEARING
5.5.2.3 EYE-ROLLING
5.5.2.4 TAPER-ROLLING, TRIMMING, & HAND-ROLLING
5.5.2.5 TRIMMING & BENDING
5.5.2.6 NIBBING/BUTTONING
5.5.2.7 HEAT TREATMENT
5.5.2.8 SHOT PEENING
5.5.2.9 BUSHING, REAMING, & GRINDING
5.6 MODEL-WISE SPRING SIZES
6 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY COUNTRY
6.1 INTRODUCTION
6.1.1 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY COUNTRY
6.1.1.1 GERMANY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE
6.1.1.2 U.K.: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE
6.1.1.3 FRANCE: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE
6.1.1.4 SPAIN: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE
6.1.1.5 TURKEY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE
6.1.1.6 ITALY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE
6.1.1.7 REST OF EUROPE: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE
7 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL TYPE
7.1 INTRODUCTION
7.1.1 STEEL
7.1.2 GFRP
8 COMPANY PROFILES
(Overview, Financials, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)*
8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.2 FRAUENTHAL HOLDING AG
8.3 SOGEFI GROUP
8.4 HENDRICKSON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
8.5 OLGUNCELIK A.S.
8.6 MUBEA FAHRWERKSTECHNOLOGIEN GMBH
*Details on overview, financials, product & services, strategy, and developments might not be captured in case of unlisted company
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION
1.3 MARKET SCOPE
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY
1.4 CURRENCY
1.5 PACKAGE SIZE
1.6 LIMITATIONS
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
2.1 RESEARCH DATA
2.2 SECONDARY DATA
2.2.1 KEY SECONDARY SOURCES
2.3 DATA FROM SECONDARY SOURCES
2.4 PRIMARY DATA
2.4.1 SAMPLING TECHNIQUES & DATA COLLECTION METHODS
2.4.2 PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS
2.5 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION
2.6 DATA TRIANGULATION
2.7 ASSUMPTIONS
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
4 MARKET DYNAMICS
4.1 DRIVERS
4.1.1 INCREASING COMMERCIAL VEHICLE PRODUCTION
4.1.2 ADVENT OF GFRP LEAF SPRINGS
4.2 RESTRAINTS
4.2.1 EMERGENCE OF NEW SUSPENSION TECHNOLOGIES
4.3 OPPORTUNITIES
4.3.1 GFRP LEAF SPRINGS FOR SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLES AND MULTIPURPOSE VEHICLES
4.4 CHALLENGES
4.4.1 MAINTAINING A BALANCE BETWEEN THE COST & QUALITY OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
5 TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 COMPARISON BETWEEN GFRP & STEEL LEAF SPRINGS
5.2.1 VIBRATION
5.2.2 WEIGHT
5.2.3 COST
5.3 RECENT INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS
5.4 MANUFACTURER-WISE ANALYSIS OF LEAF SPRING MASS PRODUCTION
5.5 MANUFACTURING PROCESS
5.5.1 COMPOSITE LEAF SPRING
5.5.2 STEEL LEAF SPRING
5.5.2.1 ROLLING MILL
5.5.2.2 SHEARING
5.5.2.3 EYE-ROLLING
5.5.2.4 TAPER-ROLLING, TRIMMING, & HAND-ROLLING
5.5.2.5 TRIMMING & BENDING
5.5.2.6 NIBBING/BUTTONING
5.5.2.7 HEAT TREATMENT
5.5.2.8 SHOT PEENING
5.5.2.9 BUSHING, REAMING, & GRINDING
5.6 MODEL-WISE SPRING SIZES
6 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY COUNTRY
6.1 INTRODUCTION
6.1.1 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY COUNTRY
6.1.1.1 GERMANY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE
6.1.1.2 U.K.: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE
6.1.1.3 FRANCE: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE
6.1.1.4 SPAIN: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE
6.1.1.5 TURKEY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE
6.1.1.6 ITALY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE
6.1.1.7 REST OF EUROPE: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE
7 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL TYPE
7.1 INTRODUCTION
7.1.1 STEEL
7.1.2 GFRP
8 COMPANY PROFILES
(Overview, Financials, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)*
8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.2 FRAUENTHAL HOLDING AG
8.3 SOGEFI GROUP
8.4 HENDRICKSON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
8.5 OLGUNCELIK A.S.
8.6 MUBEA FAHRWERKSTECHNOLOGIEN GMBH
*Details on overview, financials, product & services, strategy, and developments might not be captured in case of unlisted company
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 WEIGHT REDUCTION POTENTIAL IN VARIOUS AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
Table 2 NATURAL FREQUENCIES OF MATERIALS USED FOR LEAF SPRINGS
Table 3 WEIGHT REDUCTION WITH COMPOSITE LEAF SPRINGS
Table 4 VEHICLE WEIGHT REDUCTION USING COMPOSITE MATERIALS & COST SUMMARY, BY SYSTEM
Table 5 COST & WEIGHT STRUCTURE FOR COMPOSITE LEAF SPRINGS
Table 6 LEAF SPRING CAPACITY ACROSS MAJOR GLOBAL PLAYERS, 2015
Table 7 SPRING WIDTH
Table 8 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 9 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 10 GERMANY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 11 GERMANY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 12 U.K.: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 13 U.K.: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 14 FRANCE: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 15 FRANCE: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 16 SPAIN: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 17 SPAIN: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 18 TURKEY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 19 TURKEY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 20 ITALY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 21 ITALY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 22 REST OF EUROPE: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 23 REST OF EUROPE: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 24 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL, 2016–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 25 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL, 2016–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 1 WEIGHT REDUCTION POTENTIAL IN VARIOUS AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
Table 2 NATURAL FREQUENCIES OF MATERIALS USED FOR LEAF SPRINGS
Table 3 WEIGHT REDUCTION WITH COMPOSITE LEAF SPRINGS
Table 4 VEHICLE WEIGHT REDUCTION USING COMPOSITE MATERIALS & COST SUMMARY, BY SYSTEM
Table 5 COST & WEIGHT STRUCTURE FOR COMPOSITE LEAF SPRINGS
Table 6 LEAF SPRING CAPACITY ACROSS MAJOR GLOBAL PLAYERS, 2015
Table 7 SPRING WIDTH
Table 8 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 9 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 10 GERMANY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 11 GERMANY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 12 U.K.: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 13 U.K.: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 14 FRANCE: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 15 FRANCE: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 16 SPAIN: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 17 SPAIN: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 18 TURKEY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 19 TURKEY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 20 ITALY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 21 ITALY: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 22 REST OF EUROPE: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 23 REST OF EUROPE: LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL & VEHICLE TYPE, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Table 24 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL, 2016–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Table 25 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL, 2016–2021 (USD MILLION)
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET: MARKETS COVERED
Figure 2 RESEARCH DESIGN
Figure 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY MODEL
Figure 4 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY INTERVIEWS: BY COMPANY, DESIGNATION, & REGION
Figure 5 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH
Figure 6 GERMANY ESTIMATED TO BE THE LARGEST MARKET FOR LEAF SPRINGS IN THE EUROPEAN REGION, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Figure 7 LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES TO CONSTITUTE THE LARGEST MARKET FOR LEAF SPRINGS, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Figure 8 GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC LEAF SPRINGS: GROWING MARKET, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Figure 9 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET DYNAMICS
Figure 10 EUROPE: COMMERCIAL VEHICLE PRODUCTION, 2012–2015
Figure 11 HP-RTM PROCESS FOR COMPOSITE LEAF SPRING
Figure 12 MARKET SHARE, BY VALUE, OF KEY COUNTRIES IN THE EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, 2016
Figure 13 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL, 2021 (USD MILLION)
Figure 14 FRAUENTHAL HOLDING AG: BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Figure 15 SOGEFI GROUP: BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Figure 16 HENDRICKSON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Figure 17 OLGUNCELIK A.S.: BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Figure 18 MUBEA FAHRWERKSTECHNOLOGIEN GMBH: BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Figure 1 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET: MARKETS COVERED
Figure 2 RESEARCH DESIGN
Figure 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY MODEL
Figure 4 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY INTERVIEWS: BY COMPANY, DESIGNATION, & REGION
Figure 5 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH
Figure 6 GERMANY ESTIMATED TO BE THE LARGEST MARKET FOR LEAF SPRINGS IN THE EUROPEAN REGION, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Figure 7 LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES TO CONSTITUTE THE LARGEST MARKET FOR LEAF SPRINGS, 2014–2021 (‘000 UNITS)
Figure 8 GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC LEAF SPRINGS: GROWING MARKET, 2014–2021 (USD MILLION)
Figure 9 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET DYNAMICS
Figure 10 EUROPE: COMMERCIAL VEHICLE PRODUCTION, 2012–2015
Figure 11 HP-RTM PROCESS FOR COMPOSITE LEAF SPRING
Figure 12 MARKET SHARE, BY VALUE, OF KEY COUNTRIES IN THE EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, 2016
Figure 13 EUROPEAN LEAF SPRING MARKET, BY MATERIAL, 2021 (USD MILLION)
Figure 14 FRAUENTHAL HOLDING AG: BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Figure 15 SOGEFI GROUP: BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Figure 16 HENDRICKSON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Figure 17 OLGUNCELIK A.S.: BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Figure 18 MUBEA FAHRWERKSTECHNOLOGIEN GMBH: BUSINESS OVERVIEW
