Abstract
The World Car Manufacturers (11th edition) report is essential reading for
anyone with a professional interest in the activities of the world' s top
passenger car OEMs. This data-rich report contains comprehensive and
consistent information on the financial and operating performance of the
world' s top twenty passenger car OEM groups, in addition to expert analysis
and commentary.
The World' s Car Manufacturers report is presented in two volumes:
Volume 1: Global Review + Company Profiles
Volume 2: Financial Statistics + Production Database
Volume 1: Global Review + Company Profiles
This section begins with a review of the car industry in the world' s major
producing regions.
For each of the 20 key passenger car manufacturing groups covered, the report
provides a comprehensive profile, analysing the major operational issues:
- Performance - reviews the most recent annual results and the latest
interim figures, charting revenue and profit trends since 1983
- Business structure - evaluates the business strategy and group
structure
- Markets - provides details of unit sales within each company' s
major markets over the past five years, expansion plans and reviews the impact
of the most significant models / platforms
- Models - compares the production by model for the past two years
and reviews new model plans
- Production Strategy - details the latest production developments
- Notes on the Accounts - identifies the pitfalls to be avoided when
interpreting the financial data for each company
Volume 1 of the report includes more than 100 charts and tables.
Volume 2: Financial Statistics + Production Database
The backbone of the report is the supporting database of financial statistics
and performance ratios covering all the world' s major car manufacturers and
their key subsidiaries from 1983 onwards. This comprehensive database provides
an unrivalled source of information on current performance in the global
automotive industry.
For ease of comparison and understanding, the financial statistics for each
manufacturer are provided both in a common currency (euros) and the native
currency, per year for the past 20 or 21 years.