The global market for vehicle occupant restraint systems: 2004 Edition
A seatbelt for every seat and airbags for the front seat occupants are the
norm these days. While frontal and side airbag design has caught much of the
limelight in terms of interior safety systems over the last decade, some vehicle
makers are fitting safety equipment below the steering wheel in an effort to
protect all parts of the occupant's body. Although most of todayfs safety
systems are passive, manufacturers predict a move toward passiveactive.
New car assessment programmes, such as EuroNCAP have contributed toward
raising consumer awareness of passive safety technologies. In turn, their
heightened awareness has led safety campaigners to put further pressure on
legislators to raise standards.
The delivery value content per vehicle has risen 70% over the last ten years
to around $230 per car today. With no signs of abatement, manufacturers expect
year-on-year growth of around 5%. The real growth will occur as adaptive airbag
systems permeate the North American marketplace. Manufacturers say these early
systems will increase the supply value by as much as 50%. In Europe, double
pre-tensioning system fitment to each seat and side airbag protection is also
spelling out good news for manufacturers.
Report coverage
The 2004 edition of this report reviews the key market drivers for vehicle
occupant restraint systems, extending and updating the analysis previously
published in 2001. This report is published jointly with just-auto.com.
Chapter two sets out our revised fitment forecast for frontal, side, curtain
and rear airbag applications and front seat pre-tensioner seatbelts through
2010.
Chapter three reviews the technical advances in vehicle occupant restraint
systems, including the latest advanced airbag technologies, inflatable seatbelts
as well as the latest developments in pedestrian protection. Chapter four
provides brief profiles of the major airbag module and seatbelt manufacturers,
namely Autoliv, Key Safety Systems, Delphi Corp, Nihon Plast, Takata, TRW and
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