Datamonitor's New Cars: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the new cars industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.

Scope of the Report

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Covers the Global, European and Asia-Pacific markets as well as individual chapters on 5 major markets (France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US).

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

The global new cars market grew by 3.9% in 2007 to reach a value of $933.6 billion.

In 2012, the market is forecast to have a value of $1,197 billion, an increase of 28.2% since 2007.

The market grew by 4.5% in 2007 to reach a volume of 41.4 million units.

In 2012, the market is forecast to have a volume of 51.3 million units, an increase of 24% since 2007.
Market Segmentation
Europe accounts for 38.5% of the global market's volume.

Toyota accounts for 16.8% of all global volumes.

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Market Definition

The new cars market consists of the initial retail sale of passenger cars. The market value is calculated at retail selling price (RSP) and the market volume is given in terms of units sold. Any currency conversions used in this report have been calculated at constant 2006 annual average exchange rates.

For the purpose of this report the Americas comprises Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the US.

Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

The global figure comprises the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.