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Global Automotive Power Window Motor Market Report 2017

July 2017 | 129 pages | ID: GCF56C28761EN
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In 2016, the global automotive power window motor shipments approximated 356 million units, up 4.4% from a year ago; the figure will go up to 371 million units in 2017. The global shipments of automotive power window motor are expected to grow at a compound annual rate of around 4.1% during 2017-2022.

The rising awareness and use of automotive safety and comfort are driving the growth in the automotive power window motor market. The implementation of safety regulations will attribute to a higher adoption of these systems in various passenger cars. The US and the Europe are the leading countries that have these systems installed in their vehicles.

The major players in global Automotive Power Window Motor market include
  • Denso
  • Brose
  • Bosch
  • Mabuchi
  • SHIROKI
  • Aisin
  • Antolin
  • Magna
  • Valeo
  • DY Auto
  • Johnson Electric
  • Lames
  • Hi-Lex
  • Ningbo Hengte
  • MITSUBA
  • ACDelco

Geographically, this report is segmented into several key Regions, with production, consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate of Automotive Power Window Motor in these regions, from 2012 to 2022 (forecast), covering
  • North America
  • Europe
  • China
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • India
On the basis of product, the Automotive Power Window Motor market is primarily split into
  • DC 12V Motor
  • DC 24V Motor
On the basis on the end users/applications, this report covers
  • Commercial Vehicle
  • Passenger Vehicle
1 AUTOMOTIVE POWER WINDOW MOTOR MARKET OVERVIEW

1.1 Product Overview and Scope of Automotive Power Window Motor
1.2 Automotive Power Window Motor Segment by Types (Product Category)
1.3 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Segment by Applications
  1.3.1 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Consumption (K Units) Comparison by Applications (2012-2022)
  1.3.2 Commercial Vehicle
  1.3.3 Passenger Vehicle
1.4 Automotive Power Window Motor Market by Regions
  1.4.1 North America Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
  1.4.2 Europe Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
  1.4.3 China Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
  1.4.4 Japan Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
  1.4.5 Korea Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
  1.4.6 India Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.5 Global Market Size of Automotive Power Window Motor (2012-2022)

2 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE POWER WINDOW MOTOR MARKET COMPETITION BY MANUFACTURERS

2.1 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production and Share by Manufacturers (2016 and 2017)
2.2 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue and Share by Manufacturers (2016 and 2017)
2.3 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Average Price by Manufacturers (2016 and 2017)
2.4 Manufacturers Automotive Power Window Motor Headquarter, Sales Area
2.5 Automotive Power Window Motor Market Competitive Situation and Trends
  2.5.1 Automotive Power Window Motor Market Concentration Rate
  2.5.2 Automotive Power Window Motor Market Share of Top 3 and Top 5 Manufacturers

3 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE POWER WINDOW MOTOR PRODUCTION, REVENUE (VALUE) BY REGIONS (2012-2017)

3.1 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production and Market Share by Regions (2012-2017)
3.2 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue (Value) and Market Share by Regions (2012-2017)
3.3 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
3.4 North America Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
3.5 Europe Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
3.6 China Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
3.7 Japan Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
3.8 Korea Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
3.9 India Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2012-2017)

4 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE POWER WINDOW MOTOR SUPPLY (PRODUCTION), CONSUMPTION, EXPORT, IMPORT BY REGIONS (2012-2017)

4.1 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Consumption by Regions (2012-2017)
4.2 North America Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Consumption, Export, Import by Regions (2012-2017)
4.3 Europe Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Consumption, Export, Import by Regions (2012-2017)
4.4 China Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Consumption, Export, Import by Regions (2012-2017)
4.5 Japan Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Consumption, Export, Import by Regions (2012-2017)
4.6 Korea Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Consumption, Export, Import by Regions (2012-2017)
4.7 India Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Consumption, Export, Import by Regions (2012-2017)

5 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE POWER WINDOW MOTOR PRODUCTION, REVENUE (VALUE), PRICE TREND BY TYPE

5.1 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production and Market Share by Type (2012-2017)
5.2 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue and Market Share by Type (2012-2017)
5.3 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Price by Type (2012-2017)

6 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE POWER WINDOW MOTOR MARKET ANALYSIS BY APPLICATION

6.1 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Consumption and Market Share by Application (2012-2017)
6.2 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Consumption Growth Rate by Application (2012-2017)

7 ANALYSIS OF AUTOMOTIVE POWER WINDOW MOTOR INDUSTRY KEY MANUFACTURERS

7.1 Denso
  7.1.1 Company Profile
  7.1.2 Product Information
  7.1.3 Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.2 Brose
  7.2.1 Company Profile
  7.2.2 Product Information
  7.2.3 Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.3 Bosch
  7.3.1 Company Profile
  7.3.2 Product Information
  7.3.3 Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.4 Mabuchi
  7.4.1 Company Profile
  7.4.2 Product Information
  7.4.3 Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.5 SHIROKI
  7.5.1 Company Profile
  7.5.2 Product Information
  7.5.3 Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.6 Aisin
  7.6.1 Company Profile
  7.6.2 Product Information
  7.6.3 Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.7 Antolin
  7.7.1 Company Profile
  7.7.2 Product Information
  7.7.3 Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.8 Magna
  7.8.1 Company Profile
  7.8.2 Product Information
  7.8.3 Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.9 Valeo
  7.9.1 Company Profile
  7.9.2 Product Information
  7.9.3 Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.10 DY Auto
  7.10.1 Company Profile
  7.10.2 Product Information
  7.10.3 Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.11 Johnson Electric
  7.11.1 Company Profile
  7.11.2 Product Information
  7.11.3 Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.12 Lames
  7.12.1 Company Profile
  7.12.2 Product Information
  7.12.3 Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.13 Hi-Lex
  7.13.1 Company Profile
  7.13.2 Product Information
  7.13.3 Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.14 Ningbo Hengte
  7.14.1 Company Profile
  7.14.2 Product Information
  7.14.3 Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.15 MITSUBA
  7.15.1 Company Profile
  7.15.2 Product Information
  7.15.3 Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue
7.16 ACDelco
  7.16.1 Company Profile
  7.16.2 Product Information
  7.16.3 Production, Price, Cost, Gross, and Revenue

8 AUTOMOTIVE POWER WINDOW MOTOR MANUFACTURING COST ANALYSIS

8.1 Automotive Power Window Motor Key Raw Materials Analysis
  8.1.1 Key Raw Materials
  8.1.2 Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
  8.1.3 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
  8.1.4 Market Concentration Rate of Raw Materials
8.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure
  8.2.1 Raw Materials
  8.2.2 Labor Cost Analysis
    8.2.2.1 Europe Labor Costs Analysis
    8.2.2.2 Asia Labor Costs Analysis
  8.2.3 Other Costs Analysis
    8.2.3.1 USA Cost of Electricity Analysis
    8.2.3.2 USA Water Cost Analysis
    8.2.3.3 Europe Cost of Electricity Analysis
    8.2.3.4 Europe Water Cost Analysis
    8.2.3.5 China Cost of Electricity Analysis
    8.2.3.6 China Water Cost Analysis
  8.2.4 Manufacturing Expenses
8.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Automotive Power Window Motor

9 INDUSTRIAL CHAIN, SOURCING STRATEGY AND DOWNSTREAM BUYERS

9.1 Automotive Power Window Motor Industrial Chain Analysis
9.2 Upstream Raw Materials Sourcing
9.3 Downstream Buyers

10 MARKETING STRATEGY ANALYSIS, DISTRIBUTORS/TRADERS

10.1 Marketing Channel
  10.1.1 Direct Marketing
  10.1.2 Indirect Marketing
  10.1.3 Marketing Channel Development Trend
10.2 Market Positioning
  10.2.1 Pricing Strategy
  10.2.2 Brand Strategy
  10.2.3 Target Client
10.3 Distributors/Traders List

11 MARKET EFFECT FACTORS ANALYSIS

11.1 Technology Progress/Risk
  11.1.1 Substitutes Threat
  11.1.2 Technology Progress in Related Industry
11.2 Consumer Needs/Customer Preference Change
11.3 Economic/Political Environmental Change

12 GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE POWER WINDOW MOTOR MARKET FORECAST (2017-2022)

12.1 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Revenue Forecast (2017-2022)
12.2 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Consumption Forecast by Regions (2017-2022)
12.3 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production Forecast by Type (2017-2022)
12.4 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Consumption Forecast by Application (2017-2022)
12.5 Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin Forecast (2017-2022)

13 RESEARCH FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

14 METHODOLOGY AND DATA SOURCE

14.1 Methodology/Research Approach
  14.1.1 Research Programs/Design
  14.1.2 Market Size Estimation
  14.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
14.2 Data Source
  14.2.1 Secondary Sources
  14.2.2 Primary Sources
14.3 Disclaimer
14.4 Author List

The report requires updating with new data and is sent in 2-3 business days after order is placed.
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Figure Product Picture of Automotive Power Window Motor
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor by Types
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production Market Share (%) by Types (Product Category) in 2016
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor by Applications
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Consumption Market Share (%) by Applications in 2016
Figure Commercial Vehicle Examples
Figure Passenger Vehicle Examples
Figure North America Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue (M USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure Europe Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue (M USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure China Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue (M USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure Japan Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue (M USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure Korea Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue (M USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure India Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue (M USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue (M USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Table Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit) of Key Manufacturers (2016 and 2017)
Table Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production Share by Manufacturers (2016 and 2017)
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Production Share by Manufacturers in 2016
Table Global Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue (M USD) by Manufacturers (2016 and 2017)
Table Global Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue Share by Manufacturers (2016 and 2017)
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue Share by Manufacturers in 2016
Table Global Market Automotive Power Window Motor Average Price (USD/Unit) of Key Manufacturers (2016 and 2017)
Figure Global Market Automotive Power Window Motor Average Price (USD/Unit) of Key Manufacturers in 2016
Table Manufacturers Automotive Power Window Motor Manufacturing Base Distribution and Sales Area
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Market Concentration Rate (Revenue Market Share) by Manufacturers in 2016
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor (Revenue) Market Share of Top 3 Manufacturers
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor (Revenue) Market Share of Top 5 Manufacturers
Table Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit) by Regions (2012-2017)
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production Market Share by Regions (2012-2017)
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production Market Share by Regions in 2016
Table Global Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue (M USD) by Regions (2012-2017)
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue Market Share by Regions (2012-2017)
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue Market Share by Regions in 2016
Table Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Revenue (M USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Table North America Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Revenue (M USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Table Europe Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Revenue (M USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Table China Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Revenue (M USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Table Japan Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Revenue (M USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Table Korea Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Revenue (M USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Table India Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Revenue (M USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2012-2017)
Table Global Automotive Power Window Motor Consumption (M Unit) Market by Regions (2012-2017)
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Consumption Market Share by Regions (2012-2017)
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Consumption Market Share by Regions in 2016
Table North America Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Consumption, Import & Export (2012-2017) (M Unit)
Table Europe Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Consumption, Import & Export (2012-2017) (M Unit)
Table China Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Consumption, Import & Export (2012-2017) (M Unit)
Table Japan Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Consumption, Import & Export (2012-2017) (M Unit)
Table Korea Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Consumption, Import & Export (2012-2017) (M Unit)
Table India Automotive Power Window Motor Production, Consumption, Import & Export (2012-2017) (M Unit)
Table Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit) by Type (2012-2017)
Figure Production Market Share of Automotive Power Window Motor by Type (2012-2017)
Figure Production Market Share of Automotive Power Window Motor by Type in 2016
Table Global Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue (M USD) by Type (2012-2017)
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue Share by Type (2012-2017)
Figure Revenue Market Share of Automotive Power Window Motor by Type in 2016
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Price (USD/Unit) by Type (2012-2017)
Table Global Automotive Power Window Motor Consumption (M Unit) by Application (2012-2017)
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Consumption Market Share by Application (2012-2017)
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Consumption Market Share by Application in 2016
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Consumption (M Unit) for Passenger Vehicle (2012-2017)
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Consumption (M Unit) for Commercial Vehicle (2012-2017)
Table Denso Company Profile
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Product Picture of Denso
Table Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Price (USD/Unit), Cost (USD/Unit), Gross (USD/Unit), Revenue (M USD) and Gross Margin of Denso 2016-2017
Table Brose Company Profile
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Product Picture of Brose
Table Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Price (USD/Unit), Cost (USD/Unit), Gross (USD/Unit), Revenue (M USD) and Gross Margin of Brose 2016-2017
Table Bosch Company Profile
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Product Picture of Bosch
Table Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Price (USD/Unit), Cost (USD/Unit), Gross (USD/Unit), Revenue (M USD) and Gross Margin of Bosch 2016-2017
Table Mabuchi Company Profile
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Product Picture of Mabuchi
Table Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Price (USD/Unit), Cost (USD/Unit), Gross (USD/Unit), Revenue (M USD) and Gross Margin of Mabuchi 2016-2017
Table SHIROKI Company Profile
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Product Picture of SHIROKI
Table Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Price (USD/Unit), Cost (USD/Unit), Gross (USD/Unit), Revenue (M USD) and Gross Margin of SHIROKI 2016-2017
Table Aisin Company Profile
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Product Picture of Aisin
Table Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Price (USD/Unit), Cost (USD/Unit), Gross (USD/Unit), Revenue (M USD) and Gross Margin of Aisin 2016-2017
Table Antolin Company Profile
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Product Picture of Antolin
Table Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Price (USD/Unit), Cost (USD/Unit), Gross (USD/Unit), Revenue (M USD) and Gross Margin of Antolin 2016-2017
Table Magna Company Profile
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Product Picture of Magna
Table Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Price (USD/Unit), Cost (USD/Unit), Gross (USD/Unit), Revenue (M USD) and Gross Margin of Magna 2016-2017
Table Valeo Company Profile
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Product Picture of Valeo
Table Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Price (USD/Unit), Cost (USD/Unit), Gross (USD/Unit), Revenue (M USD) and Gross Margin of Valeo 2016-2017
Table DY Auto Company Profile
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Product Picture of DY Auto
Table Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Price (USD/Unit), Cost (USD/Unit), Gross (USD/Unit), Revenue (M USD) and Gross Margin of DY Auto 2016-2017
Table Johnson Electric Company Profile
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Product Picture of Johnson Electric
Table Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Price (USD/Unit), Cost (USD/Unit), Gross (USD/Unit), Revenue (M USD) and Gross Margin of Johnson Electric 2016-2017
Table Lames Company Profile
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Product Picture of Lames
Table Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Price (USD/Unit), Cost (USD/Unit), Gross (USD/Unit), Revenue (M USD) and Gross Margin of Lames 2016-2017
Table Hi-Lex Company Profile
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Product Picture of Hi-Lex
Table Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Price (USD/Unit), Cost (USD/Unit), Gross (USD/Unit), Revenue (M USD) and Gross Margin of Hi-Lex 2016-2017
Table Ningbo Hengte Company Profile
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Product Picture of Ningbo Hengte
Table Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Price (USD/Unit), Cost (USD/Unit), Gross (USD/Unit), Revenue (M USD) and Gross Margin of Ningbo Hengte 2016-2017
Table MITSUBA Company Profile
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Product Picture of MITSUBA
Table Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Price (USD/Unit), Cost (USD/Unit), Gross (USD/Unit), Revenue (M USD) and Gross Margin of MITSUBA 2016-2017
Table ACDelco Company Profile
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Product Picture of ACDelco
Table Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Price (USD/Unit), Cost (USD/Unit), Gross (USD/Unit), Revenue (M USD) and Gross Margin of ACDelco 2016-2017
Table Manufacture of Raw Material
Figure Price Trend of Key Raw Materials (Steel) 2011-2017
Figure Price Trend of Key Raw Materials (Aluminum) 2011-2017
Table Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
Figure Production Market Concentration Rate of Raw Materials (Steel) in 2016
Table Manufacturing Cost Structure of Automotive Power Window Motor
Figure USA Labor Cost Analysis 2012-2016
Figure Cost of Employing a Factory Worker
Figure 2016 Estimated Labour Costs for the Whole Economy in Europe
Figure Monthly Minimum Wages in Asia 2016
Figure China Labor Costs 2013-2016
Table Average Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers 2007-2016
Figure Electricity Prices for Household Consumers in 2016
Figure Summary of the Driving Assumptions
Figure Industrial Electric Rates 2016 (PER KWH)
Figure Manufacturing Process Analysis of Automotive Power Window Motor
Figure Automotive Power Window Motor Industrial Chain Analysis
Table Major Buyers of Automotive Power Window Motor
Table Distributors/Traders List
Figure Global GDP Growth Rate for 2015
Figure US GDP 2006-2016 (Billion USD)
Figure US CPI Change 2016-2017
Figure Europe GDP 2006-2016 (Billion USD)
Figure Europe CPI Change 2012-2016
Figure Germany GDP 2006-2016 (Billion USD)
Figure Germany CPI Change 2016-2017
Figure UK GDP 2006-2016 (Billion USD)
Figure UK CPI Change 2016-2017
Figure Italy GDP 2006-2016 (Billion USD)
Figure Italy CPI Change 2016-2017
Figure Japan GDP 2006-2016 (Billion USD)
Figure Japan CPI Change 2012-2016
Figure China GDP 2006-2016 (Billion USD)
Figure China CPI Change 2016-2017
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit) and Growth Rate Forecast (2017-2022)
Figure Global Automotive Power Window Motor Revenue (M USD) and Growth Rate Forecast (2017-2022)
Table Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit) Forecast by Regions (2017-2022)
Table Global Automotive Power Window Motor Consumption (M Unit) Forecast by Regions (2017-2022)
Table Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit) Forecast by Type (2017-2022)
Table Global Automotive Power Window Motor Consumption (M Unit) Forecast by Application (2017-2022)
Table Global Automotive Power Window Motor Production (M Unit), Revenue (M USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin Forecast (2017-2022)
Table Research Programs/Design for This Report
Figure Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches for This Report
Figure Data Triangulation
Table Key Data Information from Secondary Sources
Table Key Data Information from Primary Sources


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