The World's Car Manufacturers  

Description

The World Car Manufacturers (13th edition) report is essential reading for anyone with a professional interest in the activities of the world's top passenger car OEMs.

Abstract

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.