The 2004/2005 Outlook for the U.S. Wire Harness Market

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Scope of the Report i

Definitions and Terms ii

Sources iii

Statistical Methodology iii

CHAPTER I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Overview 1

Wire Harness Market 2

Transportation/Heavy Equipment Wire Harness Market 5

Electrical/Electronic Equipment Wire Harness Market 10

Wire Harness Industry Trends 17

CHAPTER II: MARKET ENVIRONMENT

Overview 19

Macroeconomic Environment 20

Wire Harness End-Use Markets 21

Automotive/Light Truck Market 23

Medium and Heavy-Duty Truck Market 24

Construction Equipment Market 26

Farm Equipment Market 28

Aerospace Equipment Market 30

Household Appliance Market 32

Electrical Equipment Market 34

Electronic Equipment Market 37

CHAPTER III: TRANSPORTATION/HEAVY EQUIPMENT  WIRE HARNESS MARKET

Overview 41

Market Outlook 42

Automotive/Light Truck Wire Harness Market 51

Medium and Heavy-Duty Truck Wire Harness Market 54

Construction Equipment Wire Harness Market 56

Farm Equipment Wire Harness Market 58

Aerospace Equipment Wire Harness Market 60

Transportation/Heavy Equipment Wire Harness Market Competition 62

CHAPTER IV: ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

WIRE HARNESS MARKET

Overview 65

Electrical Equipment Wire Harness Market 69

Household Appliance Wire Harness Market 71

Commercial/Industrial Equipment Wire Harness Market 76

Electronic Equipment Market 78

Electronic Equipment Wire Harness Market 79

Consumer Electronics Wire Harness Market 82

Commercial Electronics Wire Harness Market 83

Electrical/Electronic Equipment Wire Harness Market Competition 85

CHAPTER V: WIRE HARNESS INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

Overview 88

Industry Structure 89

Industry Outlook 91

CHAPTER VI: COMPANY PROFILES

Introduction 94

ACT Electronics, Inc. 95

Alcoa Fujikura Ltd. 96

Alphabet 96

Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation 97

Fargo Assembly of PA, Inc. 98

Global Wire Technologies Inc. 99

Group Dekko 99

ITG Global Industries 100

The JPM Company 100

Lear Corporation 101

Nortech Systems, Inc. 102

Simclar, Inc. 103

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc. 103

UQM Technologies, Inc. 104

Yazaki North America, Inc. 105

LIST OF TABLES

Table I-1 Wire Harness Market 4

Table I-2 Sales Growth Comparison in the Wire Harness Market 4

Table I-3 Product Mix of the Wire Harness Market 5

Table I-4 Transportation/Heavy Equipment Wire Harness Market Segments 7

Table I-5 Product Mix of the Transportation/Heavy Equipment Wire Harness Market 8

Table I-6 Sales Growth Comparison in the Transportation/Heavy Equipment Wire Harness Market 9

Table I-7 Electrical/Electronic Equipment Wire Harness Market Segments 13

Table I-8 Product Mix of the Electrical/Electronic Equipment Wire Harness Market 15

Table I-9 Sales Growth Comparison in the Electrical/Electronic Equipment Wire Harness Market 17

Table II-1 Macroeconomic Environment 21

Table II-2 Automotive/Light Truck Market 24

Table II-3 Medium and Heavy-Duty Truck Market 25

Table II-4 Construction Equipment Market 27

Table II-5 Farm Equipment Market 29

Table II-6 Aerospace Equipment Market 31

Table II-7 Household Appliance Market 33

Table II-8 Electrical Equipment Market 36

Table II-9 Electronic Equipment Market 39

Table III-1 Transportation/Heavy Equipment Wire Harness Market 47

Table III-2 Transportation/Heavy Equipment Vehicle Production 49

Table III-3 Transportation/Heavy Equipment Wire Harness Market on a Per Vehicle Basis 50

Table III-4 Automotive/Light Truck Wire Harness Market 53

Table III-5 Medium and Heavy-Duty Truck Wire Harness Market 55

Table III-6 Construction Equipment Wire Harness Market 57

Table III-7 Farm Equipment Wire Harness Market 59

Table III-8 Aerospace Equipment Wire Harness Market 61

Table III-9 Transportation/Heavy Equipment Wire Harness Market Shares 64

Table IV-1 Electrical/Electronic Equipment Wire Harness Market 67

Table IV-2 Electrical Equipment Wire Harness Market 70

Table IV-3 Household Appliance Market 73

Table IV-4 Household Appliance Wire Harness Market 74

Table IV-5 Major Appliance Wire Harness Market 75

Table IV-6 Small Appliance Wire Harness Market 76

Table IV-7 Commercial/Industrial Equipment Wire Harness Market 77

Table IV-8 Electronic Equipment Market 79

Table IV-9 Electronic Equipment Wire Harness Market 81

Table IV-10 Consumer Electronics Wire Harness Market 83

Table IV-11 Commercial Electronics Wire Harness Market 84

Table IV-12 Electrical/Electronic Equipment Wire Harness Market Shares 87

Table V-1 Total Wire Harness Market Shares 91