Datamonitor's Automotive Aftermarket in France 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 and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

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

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

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

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

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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 2006 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 Five Forces Analysis 13
6.1 Summary 13
6.2 Buyer Power 14
6.3 Supplier Power 16
6.4 New Entrants 17
6.5 Substitutes 18
6.6 Rivalry 19
CHAPTER 7 Leading Companies 20
7.1 Robert Bosch GmbH 20
7.2 Johnson Controls, Inc. 22
7.3 TRW Automotive Holdings Corporation 25
CHAPTER 8 Distribution 28
CHAPTER 9 Market Forecasts 29
9.1 Market Value Forecast 29
9.2 Market Volume Forecast 30
CHAPTER 10 Macroeconomic Indicators 31
CHAPTER 11 Appendix 33
11.1 Methodology 33
11.2 Industry Associations 34
11.3 Related Datamonitor Research 34

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: France Automotive Aftermarket Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 9
Table 2: France Automotive Aftermarket Market Volume: Outlets thousand, 2003-2007 10
Table 3: France Automotive Aftermarket Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 11
Table 4: France Automotive Aftermarket Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 12
Table 5: Key Facts: Robert Bosch GmbH 20
Table 6: Key Financials: Robert Bosch GmbH 21
Table 7: Key Facts: Johnson Controls, Inc. 22
Table 8: Key Financials: Johnson Controls, Inc. 24
Table 9: Key Facts: TRW Automotive Holdings Corporation 25
Table 10: Key Financials: TRW Automotive Holdings Corporation 27
Table 11: France Automotive Aftermarket Distribution: % Share, by Volume, 2007 28
Table 12: France Automotive Aftermarket Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 29
Table 13: France Automotive Aftermarket Market Volume Forecast: Outlets thousand, 2007-2012 30
Table 14: France Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 31
Table 15: France GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 31
Table 16: France Inflation, 2003-2007 31
Table 17: France Exchange Rate, 2003 32