• VW sends industry into ‘tailspin’

    • 28 October 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    According to Frost & Sullivan, Volkswagen's (VW) actions of circumventing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) testing in the US has sent the global automotive industry into a tailspin ‘As an immediate impact of the scandal, Volkswagen Group sales are expected to fall by two to four percent by 2020,’ [...]
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  • 7 out of 13 Top OEMs work on LiDAR

    • 13 October 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, ‘LIDAR-based Strategies for Active Safety and Automated Driving from Major OEMs in Europe and North America’, finds that the LiDAR-enabled passenger vehicle market earned revenues of $511 million in 2014 and estimates this to reach $1410 million in 2021 Light Detection [...]
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  • Global emissions standard is missing

    • 23 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Frost & Sullivan’s Principal Consultant, Martyn Briggs, has commented on the ongoing VW Diesel ‘Defeat Device’ scandal ‘The Volkswagen (VW) Diesel emissions scandal affair is unprecedented, owing to the apparent deceit involved to ‘cheat’ the emissions testing CEO Martin Winterkorn having to step [...]
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  • 3D car configurator to change car dealerships

    • 8 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The 3D revolution in car retail has just started thanks to the next generation 3D car configurator solution, provided by IBM and ZeroLight Frost and Sullivan has researched the future of automotive retailing for the past few years and has produced a White Paper which focuses on this new platform because of the way [...]
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  • Impact of Driverless Cars presentation

    • 30 July 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A discussion on the ‘Impact of Driverless Cars on Logistics and Insurance’, plus new Business Models and related case studies will be presented during the second edition of Frost & Sullivan's GIL 2015, in Monaco on 23 October 2015 Disrupting unsustainable business models is the only way to survive and [...]
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  • Global automotive market awaits 5G

    • 21 July 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The world will soon see 5G emerge as a blend of pre-existing technologies such as 2G, 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi to allow higher network coverage, availability and density With its key differentiator being greater connectivity, 5G will act as an enabler for autonomous vehicles, machine-to-machine and machine-to-infrastructure [...]
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  • Carsharing to grow in Europe and US

    • 15 July 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Over the past three years, peer-to-peer (P2P) car sharing in Europe and North America has changed from a basic service provided by grassroots organisations to a widely recognised, transformative urban transport industry As traditional P2P carsharing operators (CSOs) diversify their business models to include airport [...]
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  • Connectivity and Security to be Vital Features in Vehicles

    • 23 June 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Global Automotive Industry Outlook identifies connectivity, security and women as notable trends within the car industry Car sales are expected to peak in 2015, as the average age of the car parc crosses 13 years in the US and 10 years in Europe Global sales are projected to grow by more than 5 per cent to reach [...]
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  • Driving dynamics influence purchasers

    • 23 April 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Driving dynamics play a huge role in the purchasing decisions of vehicle owners in Europe say Frost & Sullivan While safety and reliability are top priorities, driving dynamics-related capabilities such as manoeuvrability and ride quality rank high in importance among consumers looking to buy a car New [...]
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  • Long-range EVs set to soar

    • 21 April 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    At the end of the year, North America will continue to lead with a market share of 36%, followed by Europe and China with a share of 27 and 24% respectively The study covers PHEVs, BEVs, neighbourhood EVs and eREVs For complimentary access to more information on this research, please visit: [...]
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