just-auto predicts that some 10.7m electric power steering (EPS) systems will be fitted to vehicles built in Western Europe by 2013.

For many years, power steering technology was focused on hydraulic systems but demand is now favouring EPS, mainly due to fuel consumption and logistical benefits. Electric power steering systems effectively eliminate the traditional hydraulic system's power steering pump, hoses, hydraulic fluid, and drive belt and pulley on the engine.

Given these benefits, the tide has turned in favour of EPS over the past decade, although estimates of future penetration levels of EPS by region vary, there is complete agreement that the trend is upwards.

The only disagreements concern the slope of the trend and at what level it might plateau. In Western Europe, just-auto estimates that about 6.1m new passenger cars and light trucks will be equipped with either rack drive, pinion drive or column drive EPS in 2007. That is up from 3.3m vehicles in 2003.

In this fourth edition of the steering systems report, just-auto reviews the key market drivers for automotive steering systems, and updates the market analysis. A technical review looks at trends in electric power steering and four-wheel steering, plus, we evaluate the emerging markets Russia, Poland, India and China. Interviews with key executives are included throughout the report, and we provide top level market fitment, volume and value forecasts through to 2013.


Chapter 1: Introduction - We provide a brief overview of the market.

Chapter 2: The Market - This chapter provides estimates for 2003 to 2013 predicting the market (by volume and value) in Western Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific for steering systems by type, i.e. rack drive, pinion drive and column drive electric power steering, electrically-powered hydraulic steering, power rack and pinion steering and recirculating ball systems.

Interviews with key executives, such as Eberhard Kubler, chief engineer, car steering systems, ZF Lenksysteme GmbH and Wolfgang Bongarth, supervisor, steering car technology and CI steering at Ford-Werke GmbH are included, along with commentary on market players and emerging markets.

Chapter 3: Technical review - The steering system has a significant influence on vehicle performance and reliability. Electric and hydraulic power steering systems with a motor-driven pump are superior to conventional hydraulic power steering in regard to both efficiency and size. In this chapter we review recent technical advances in electric power steering and four-wheel steering, plus, with steering technology evolving at an incredible rate, providing a level of functionality unthinkable a decade ago, we take a look at what we can expect from 'tomorrow's steering systems'.

Chapter 4: Manufacturers - We provide profiles of the major manufacturers, namely: JTEKT Corporation, NSK, Showa Corporation, ThyssenKrupp Automotive, TRW Automotive and ZF Lenksysteme. Information includes production facilities, products, and mergers and acquisitions.

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 The market
Market trends
Market players
Delphi
JTEKT Corporation
NSK
Showa Corporation
ThyssenKrupp Automotive
TRW Automotive
Visteon
ZF Lenksysteme
Emerging markets
China
India
Poland
Russia
Market shares
Electric steering systems
Hydraulic steering systems
Market size by product type
Western Europe
North America
Asia-Pacific
Market forecasts
Electric power steering systems
Electric powered hydraulic steering
Hydraulic power steering
Manual steering
Market value forecasts
Electric power steering systems
Electric powered hydraulic steering
Hydraulic power steering
Manual steering

Chapter 3 Technical review
Defining the elements
Electric power steering
Four-wheel steering
Tomorrow’s steering systems

Chapter 4 Manufacturers
JTEKT Corporation
NSK
Showa Corporation
ThyssenKrupp Automotive
TRW Automotive
ZF Lenksysteme

List of figures
Figure 1: TRW’s range of electrically-assisted steering systems
Figure 2: Western European manufacturer shares of the electrically-powered steering systems market, 2006 (% of volume)
Figure 3: Western European manufacturer shares of the hydraulic vehicle steering market, 2006 (% of volume)
Figure 4: North American manufacturer shares of the hydraulic vehicle steering market, 2006, (% of volume)
Figure 5: Proportion of steering systems to passenger cars and light trucks in Western Europe, divided by product type, 2007 (% of volume)
Figure 6 Proportion of steering systems to passenger cars and light trucks in North America, divided by product type, 2007 (% of volume)
Figure 7: Proportion of steering systems to passenger cars and light trucks in Asia-Pacific, divided by product type, 2007 (% of volume)
Figure 8: Proportion of steering systems to passenger cars and light trucks in Western Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, divided by product type, 2007 (% of volume)
Figure 9: ZF’s Servoelectric EPS

List of tables
Table 1: Evolution of automotive steering systems, 1980s, 1990s and today
Table 2: Electric power steering system by rack drive, pinion drive and column drive, Western Europe, 2003-2013 (units ‘000s)
Table 3: Electric power steering system by rack drive, pinion drive and column drive, North America, 2003-2013 (units ‘000s)
Table 4: Electric power steering system by rack drive, pinion drive and column drive, Asia-Pacific, 2003-2013 (units ‘000s)
Table 5: Electric power steering system by rack drive, pinion drive and column drive, Western Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, 2003-2013 (units ‘000s)
Table 6: Electric powered hydraulic steering, Western Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, 2003-2013 (units ‘000s)
Table 7: Hydraulic-powered rack and pinion steering, Western Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, 2003-2013 (units ‘000s)
Table 8: Manual rack and pinion steering, Western Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, 2003-2013 (units ‘000s)
Table 9: Recirculating ball steering, Western Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, 2003-2013 (units ‘000s)
Table 10: Electric power steering system by rack drive, pinion drive and column drive, Western Europe, 2003-2013 (EUR ‘000s)
Table 11: Electric power steering system by rack drive, pinion drive and column drive, North America, 2003-2013 (EUR ‘000s)
Table 12: Electric power steering system by rack drive, pinion drive and column drive, Asia-Pacific, 2003-2013 (EUR ‘000s)
Table 13: Electric power steering system by rack drive, pinion drive and column drive, Western Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, 2003-2013 (EUR ‘000s)
Table 14: Electric powered hydraulic steering, Western Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, 2003-2013 (EUR ‘000s)
Table 15: Hydraulic-powered rack and pinion steering, Western Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, 2003-2013 (EUR ‘000s)
Table 16: Manual rack and pinion steering, Western Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, 2003-2013 (EUR ‘000s)
Table 17: Recirculating ball steering, Western Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, 2003-2013 (EUR ‘000s)
Table 18: JTEKT Corp’s steering system facilities worldwide
Table 19: Showa Corporation’s steering businesses worldwide
Table 20: ZF Lenksysteme’s facilities worldwide, 2007