(openPR) - ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS, the electronics industry market research and knowledge network, announces the availability of a new report entitled "World OEM Automotive Electronics".

In a rebound from depressed 2009 levels, global demand for light vehicle original equipment manufacturer (OEM) automotive electronics will advance 12.3 percent annually to $174 billion in 2014. Beyond the expected recovery from the 2009 recession, automotive electronics demand will find uplift from increasing regulatory pressure and the continued search among automakers for cost-effective ways to differentiate their products.

Emerging markets focus on standard electronics

The automotive OEM electronics industry in developed markets is largely mature, with even mass-market vehicles featuring up to nine airbags, advanced electronic stability program (ESP) technologies and the latest entertainment systems. Emerging markets typically have more basic electronics needs and focus on technologies long-standard in developed countries. Examples include safety technologies such as standard airbags and antilock brake systems (ABS), and powertrain and emissions applications like port fuel injection and closed-loop catalytic converter systems. Another growing dynamic in many emerging markets is the focus on comfort, convenience and entertainment offerings such as power windows, doorlocks and powerful audio heads, which car buyers value for their visible status. Features such as ABS and ESP provide real functional differentiation, yet remain largely invisible.

The 2009 recession caused developed and emerging automotive markets to take significantly different paths, with the former suffering from massive sales drop-offs while the latter moved forward strongly after a mild downturn. For example, light vehicle sales in the key developed markets of the US, Western Europe and Japan fell 9.2, 2.1 and 4.4 percent per year, respectively, from 2004 to 2009, while emerging markets Brazil, China, and India grew 14.1, 26.4 and 12.1 percent, respectively, during the same period. While the faster-growing emerging markets will likely set the global pace going forward, they do not produce the same per-vehicle electronics revenues because many of the electronics technologies they currently contain and will use in the future have already been commoditized in terms of price.

Safety, security electronics to register biggest increase

Safety and security electronics will register the biggest increase through 2014, as more advanced safety features percolate down into mass market vehicles. Powertrain electronics will also experience strong demand, driven by stringent new fuel economy and emissions standards in developed markets, particularly the US and Western Europe. Growing from a small base, communication and navigation electronics systems will see rapid increases as more OEMs integrate these handy technologies into their vehicles. Instrumentation and comfort, convenience and entertainment electronics will experience lower but still attractive growth rates as more emerging market players install these features in their vehicles to meet customer demand.

Study coverage

Details on these and other findings are contained in this new report. It presents historical demand data for the years 1999, 2004 and 2009, plus forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by automotive electronics type (e.g., engine and drivetrain; safety and security; comfort, convenience and entertainment; navigation and instrumentation), world regional market and for 23 national markets. The study also assesses market environment factors, evaluates company market shares and profiles 36 industry competitors including Bosch, DENSO, Valeo, Continental and Delphi.

Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications' web site.

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