The automobile business is evolving rapidly on a worldwide basis. Car and parts manufacturers are merging, component design and manufacture are now frequently outsourced instead of being created in-house, and brands are changing. Meanwhile, all of the biggest, most successful automobile industry firms have become totally global in nature. Globalization is in evidence throughout the automobile industry.
On the car dealership side, giant, nationwide holding companies have acquired the best dealers in major markets. Even the used car business is being taken over by national chains.
E-commerce is having profound effects on the car industry. Consumers use the Internet to become better informed before making an automobile purchase. Online sites like Autobytel steer millions of car buyers toward specific dealers while the same sites deliver competing bids for cars, insurance and financing in a manner that lowers costs and improves satisfaction among consumers.
Meanwhile, automobile manufacturers are using the latest in e-commerce methods to manage their supply chains and replenish their inventories.
This is a complete reference tool for everything you need to know about the car, truck and specialty vehicles business, including:
- Automotive industry trends and market research
- Car and truck industry mergers, acquisitions and globalization
- Automobile manufacturers and distributors
- Truck manufacturers
- Manufacturers of specialty vehicles such as RVs, buses and motorcycles
- Automobile loans, insurance and other financial services
- Automobile dealerships and dealership groups such as AutoNation and CarMax
- Automobile components, parts and systems manufacturers
- Retail auto parts stores
- How e-commerce is affecting the automobile business
- Advances in automobile technologies, manufacturing technology, design and telematics
- Fuel efficiency, hybrid vehicles and fuel cells
Whether you purchase the printed almanac or buy a subscription to the online edition, you will find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research tool in one superb, value-priced package.
We provide you with our famous industry trends analysis, statistical tables, and a glossary, along with a database of industry contacts including associations and professional societies. And you receive our proprietary, in-depth profiles of hundreds of leading companies in all facets of this industry—public and private companies, U.S. and non-U.S. based.
Electronic Access to Company Profiles: Our online data enables you to search, filter and view selected companies, and then export contact data into text or Excel, including executive names with titles, plus the company addresses and phone numbers.
Migration from CD-ROM to Online Tools: 2010 and earlier editions of our printed almanacs (published before June 2010) come with a CD-ROM that contains a complete database of company profiles. For 2011 editions (published June 2010 and later), we have migrated to a special set of online tools provided to book buyers at no additional charge. Buyers of these newer editions receive a form enabling them to register for 1-year, 1-seat online access to special tools at Plunkett Research Online, including the ability to view the market research/industry trends section and industry statistics. In this manner, you have online access the very latest data posted to Plunkett Research Online for one year. With either the CD-ROM or the online tools, you will be able to access the company profiles to search, view and export company data and contacts.
“This…resource examines major issues and trends in the automobile industry and offers detailed tables and charts of statistics, along with profiles of 400 of the world’s leading automobile industry firms, from car makers to technology providers. Profiles provide information on brands and divisions, salaries and benefits, locations and contact information.”
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