Abstract
Anyone responsible for engineering or product-planning light-duty vehicle
powertrains has to find the answers to three basic questions. These are:
- The state of current and evolving powertrain technology
- How many units to build, of what type, using which technologies
- Where and how to build them
This, the first powertrains report from just-auto aims to provide these
answers. Written by industry expert Jeff Daniels (author of just-auto' s
best-selling transmissions report), this report draws on data and activities
to the end of September 2006 and forecasts the sector to 2014. It contains
trended market data for this period for overall car and LCV assembly by
region, and the volume and % penetration of the major powertrain types
including diesel and hybrid.
At over 20,000 words, this report provides a technical overview of how
powertrains are evolving, covering powertrain technology, powertrain type and
their markets, powertrain manufacturing considerations and comments on the
future for this fast-evolving automotive sector.