Abstract
Filters are traditionally being used in various industry segments and with
increasing demand of vehicles, filter industry is also expanding. The
automobile industry is the biggest consumer of filters that are used in
mechanical engineering products. The utilities sector, which includes water
facilities and electric power plants, is the second largest consumer of
filters that comes after automobile.
Oil and air-filter are the two biggest revenue generating segments in
automotive filter industry, and their growth in terms of unit shipments as
well as revenues would drive the growth of the filters aftermarket.
Europe is the leading region in car filter segment. In 2007 France was the
largest market for car filters in Europe. Oil filter sales proved the most
lucrative segment of the German car filters market in 2007.
Vehicle emission law is one of the growth drivers of automotive filter
industry. The market is expecting to grow fast as vehicle emission regulations
have been implemented for all heavy duty diesel (HDD) vehicles in Europe in
2006 and in the US in 2007.
The current report offers an overview of the automotive filtration market. It
also analyzes the size and growth of the global filtration market by segments.
The report also studies the factors driving the growth of the industry and
major issues related with the industry. The competitive landscape of the
market has been assessed with focus on three leading players - Clarcor, Mann &
Hummel and Donaldson.
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