``The main forces driving the automotive exhaust systems industry are the emission and fuel economy targets,`` said Mauro Occhetti, Marketing and Sales Director, Magneti Marelli Exhaust Systems. ``Exhaust suppliers are requested to support the carmakers to reach these targets and assure comfortable noise attenuation without over-design in order to guarantee a low system cost.``

Technical developments in the hot-end are highly influenced by the new emissions legislations such as the forthcoming Euro 5 in Europe. As a result, there is an emergence of new exhaust systems technologies for both diesel engines such as close-coupled diesel particulate filters, NOx traps, and clean exhaust gas regeneration.

This third edition report from just-auto reviews the key market drivers for exhaust systems, addressing the following issues:

* With increasingly stricter emissions regulations forecasted, the emissions control content per light vehicle will rise over the next few years as a result of the introduction of multiple catalytic converters per vehicle and heat exchangers. What can we expect? How will carmakers respond to escalating prices?
* With the ever popular diesel-powered engine in Europe, the market for particulate filters is growing exponentially. What are the opportunities in the retrofit market? For whom?
* For some time, we've seen how manufacturers have focused on acoustical engineering of exhausts to help OEMs differentiate individual brands. What are manufacturers doing in this respect?
* We're also seeing some exhaust manufacturers close or restructure their manufacturing footprint in Europe. Is there still too much capacity in the (exhaust) industry?
* Who is investing in the emerging markets?
* Despite the pace of consolidation in the exhaust sector, there are still a few small manufacturers in existence. What is the future for these smaller concerns?

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - Product fitment forecasts predict, in some detail how the market for exhaust systems will evolve in Western Europe, Japan and North America from 2000 through 2012.

Chapter 3 - We initiate coverage of fuel injection system activity in the emerging markets and an updated review of new product developments.

Chapter 4 - Provides brief profiles of the major manufacturers, namely ArvinMeritor, Bosal, Calsonic Kansei, Eberspächer, Engelhard, Faurecia, Magneti Marelli and Tenneco.

``The main forces driving the automotive exhaust systems industry are the emission and fuel economy targets,`` said Mauro Occhetti, Marketing and Sales Director, Magneti Marelli Exhaust Systems. ``Exhaust suppliers are requested to support the carmakers to reach these targets and assure comfortable noise attenuation without over-design in order to guarantee a low system cost.``

Technical developments in the hot-end are highly influenced by the new emissions legislations such as the forthcoming Euro 5 in Europe. As a result, there is an emergence of new exhaust systems technologies for both diesel engines such as close-coupled diesel particulate filters, NOx traps, and clean exhaust gas regeneration.

This third edition report from just-auto reviews the key market drivers for exhaust systems, addressing the following issues:

* With increasingly stricter emissions regulations forecasted, the emissions control content per light vehicle will rise over the next few years as a result of the introduction of multiple catalytic converters per vehicle and heat exchangers. What can we expect? How will carmakers respond to escalating prices?
* With the ever popular diesel-powered engine in Europe, the market for particulate filters is growing exponentially. What are the opportunities in the retrofit market? For whom?
* For some time, we've seen how manufacturers have focused on acoustical engineering of exhausts to help OEMs differentiate individual brands. What are manufacturers doing in this respect?
* We're also seeing some exhaust manufacturers close or restructure their manufacturing footprint in Europe. Is there still too much capacity in the (exhaust) industry?
* Who is investing in the emerging markets?
* Despite the pace of consolidation in the exhaust sector, there are still a few small manufacturers in existence. What is the future for these smaller concerns?

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - Product fitment forecasts predict, in some detail how the market for exhaust systems will evolve in Western Europe, Japan and North America from 2000 through 2012.

Chapter 3 - We initiate coverage of fuel injection system activity in the emerging markets and an updated review of new product developments.

Chapter 4 - Provides brief profiles of the major manufacturers, namely ArvinMeritor, Bosal, Calsonic Kansei, Eberspächer, Engelhard, Faurecia, Magneti Marelli and Tenneco.