Datamonitor's Automotive Aftermarket in the United Kingdom industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the automotive aftermarket industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, demographic information, and descriptions of the leading companies.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and leading companies

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

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Market Definition

The automotive aftermarket is valued according to the retail selling price (RSP), including taxes, of service parts, wear & tear parts, mechanical parts, tires, crash repair and consumables & accessories.

Service parts include filters, wiper blades, ignition plugs and engine oil components. Wear & tear parts include batteries, emission systems, brake pads & discs and ride control. Mechanical parts are defined as those parts which are neither changed as part of a service nor are considered to be wear & tear parts. These include transmission and power train parts. Crash repair includes body parts, lighting, glass, paint and solvents. Consumables include cleaners, waxes, polishes, windscreen washes and antifreeze. Accessories include in-car entertainment, alarms & security, alloy wheels, storage, interiors (mats etc.) and exteriors (spoilers etc.).

Labor charges and wholesale-related revenues are not included. The data only relates to the market for the repair of light vehicles (cars & light commercial vehicles of up to 3.5 tonnes in weight). Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2004 annual average exchange rates.

For the purposes of this report, Europe is defined as France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.

TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7 1.1 Market Definition 7 1.2 Research Highlights 7 1.3 Market Analysis 8 CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9 CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation I 10 CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation II 11 CHAPTER 5 Competitive Landscape 12 CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 13 6.1 Bosal International N.V. 13 6.2 Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin 13 6.3 Dana Corporation 13 6.4 Exide Technologies 14 6.5 Federal-Mogul Corporation 14 6.6 Unipart Group of Companies Limited 14 CHAPTER 7 Distribution 15 CHAPTER 8 Market Forecasts 16 8.1 Market Value Forecast 16 CHAPTER 9 Macroeconomic Indicators 17 CHAPTER 10 Further Reading 19 10.1 Sources 19 10.2 Related Datamonitor Research 19 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: United Kingdom Automotive Aftermarket Market Value: $ million, 2001-2005 9 Table 2: United Kingdom Automotive Aftermarket Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2005 10 Table 3: United Kingdom Automotive Aftermarket Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 11 Table 4: United Kingdom Automotive Aftermarket Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2005 15 Table 5: United Kingdom Automotive Aftermarket Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2005-2010 16 Table 6: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2001-2005 17 Table 7: United Kingdom GDP (1995=100), 2001-2005 17 Table 8: United Kingdom Inflation, 2001-2005 17 Table 9: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2001 18 ?? ?? ?? ?? CONTENTS