Datamonitor's Automotive Aftermarket in Europe 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.

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* 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.

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 Volume 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation I 11
CHAPTER 5 Market Segmentation II 12
CHAPTER 6 Competitive Landscape 13
CHAPTER 7 Leading Companies 14
7.1 Bosal International N.V. 14
7.2 Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin 14
7.3 Continental AG 14
7.4 Faurecia S.A. 15
CHAPTER 8 Distribution 16
CHAPTER 9 Market Forecasts 17
9.1 Market Value Forecast 17
9.2 Market Volume Forecast 18
CHAPTER 10 Macroeconomic Indicators 19
CHAPTER 11 Further Reading 20
11.1 Sources 20
11.2 Related Datamonitor Research 20

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Europe Automotive Aftermarket Sector Value: $ billion, 2002-2006 9
Table 2: Europe Automotive Aftermarket Sector Volume: Outlets thousand, 2002-2006 10
Table 3: Europe Automotive Aftermarket Sector Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006 11
Table 4: Europe Automotive Aftermarket Sector Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006 12
Table 5: Europe Automotive Aftermarket Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2006 16
Table 6: Europe Automotive Aftermarket Sector Value Forecast: $ billion, 2006-2011 17
Table 7: Europe Automotive Aftermarket Sector Volume Forecast: Outlets thousand, 2006-2011 18
Table 8: Europe Exchange Rate, 2002 19