Research: The World's Car Manufacturers (2008 / 11th Edition)
Date published: Monday, June 16, 2008
Description
This data-rich report contains comprehensive and consistent information on the financial and operating performance of the world's top twenty passenger car OEM groups, in addition to expert analysis and commentary.
The World's Car Manufacturers report is presented in two volumes:
- Volume 1: Global Review + Company Profiles
- Volume 2: Financial Statistics + Production Database
VOLUME 1: GLOBAL REVIEW + COMPANY PROFILES
This section begins with a review of the car industry in the world's major producing regions. For each of the 20 key passenger car manufacturing groups covered, the report provides a comprehensive profile, analysing the major operational issues:
- Performance - reviews the most recent annual results and the latest interim figures, charting revenue and profit trends since 1983
- Business structure - evaluates the business strategy and group structure
- Markets - provides details of unit sales within each company's major markets over the past five years, expansion plans and reviews the impact of the most significant models / platforms
- Models - compares the production by model for the past two years and reviews new model plans
- Production Strategy - details the latest production developments
- Notes on the Accounts - identifies the pitfalls to be avoided when interpreting the financial data for each company
Volume 1 of the report includes more than 100 charts and tables.
VOLUME 2: FINANCIAL STATISTICS AND PRODUCTION DATABASE
The backbone of the report is the supporting database of financial statistics and performance ratios covering all the world's major car manufacturers and their key subsidiaries from 1983 onwards. This comprehensive database provides an unrivalled source of information on current performance in the global automotive industry.
For ease of comparison and understanding, the financial statistics for each manufacturer are provided both in a common currency (euros) and the native currency, per year for the past 20 or 21 years.
Table of contents:
PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS
Introduction
Global demand
Aggregate sales And operating profit
Aggregate revenue
Average unit revenue, 2007
Manufacturer operating margins
Revenue per employee
Production per employee - West European carmakers
Industry structure
BMW GROUP
Overview
Recent performance
Business structure
Markets and Models
Production
Notes on financial statistics
DAIMLER
FIAT AUTO
FORD
FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES
GENERAL MOTORS
HONDA
HYUNDAI MOTOR
ISUZU MOTORS
MAZDA
MITSUBISHI MOTORS
NISSAN
PORSCHE
PROTON
PSA PEUGEOT CITROEN
RENAULT AUTOMOBILE
SUZUKI
TOYOTA
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP
METHODOLOGY AND EXCHANGE RATES
Glossary of financial statistics
Performance ratios
Exchange rates
APPENDIX 1
Product plans
APPENDIX 2
Production by model (also on disk)
APPENDIX 3
(On disk) Financial statistics and performance ratios by manufacturer (euro)
APPENDIX 4
(On disk) Financial statistics by manufacturer (native currency)
APPENDIX 5
(On disk) Exchange rates by model
