Datamonitor's Automotive Aftermarket in the United States 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 2005 annual average exchange rates.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 6
1.1 Market Definition 6
1.2 Research Highlights 6
1.3 Market Analysis 7
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 8
CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation 9
CHAPTER 4 Competitive Landscape 10
CHAPTER 5 Leading Companies 12
5.1 Visteon Corporation 12
5.2 Exide Technologies 12
5.3 Federal-Mogul Corporation 12
CHAPTER 6 Market Forecasts 13
6.1 Market Value Forecast 13
CHAPTER 7 Macroeconomic Indicators 14
CHAPTER 8 Further Reading 15
8.1 Sources 15
8.2 Related Datamonitor Research 15

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United States Automotive Aftermarket Sector Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 8
Table 2: United States Automotive Aftermarket Sector Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2005 9
Table 3: United States Automotive Aftermarket Sector Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 13
Table 4: United States Size of Population (million) , 2001-2005 14
Table 5: United States GDP (1995=100), 2001-2005 14
Table 6: United States Inflation, 2001-2005 14