Automotive Entertainment Systems-2008 Edition

For the last twenty years, automotive has proved one of the most stable and consistent growth sectors for suppliers of electronics and semiconductors. Environmental and safety legislation, along with consumer' s growing expectations for enhanced comfort, communications and entertainment, will dictate an on-going trend for increased electronic content in automobiles for at least the next 15-20 years.

The study provides analysis of the global market for automotive entertainment systems, including audio-only systems, front seat infotainment, rear seat entertainment, embedded navigation systems and emergency telematics.

For further information on the market for automotive "under-the-hood" systems, such as body, chassis, powertrain, safety and security, please refer to the Semicast report "Under-the- hood Automotive Electronic Systems-2008 Edition".

• Global light vehicle production is forecast to grow from 67.4 million in 2007 to 80.3 million in 2015. North America and West Europe are forecast to remain the two largest light vehicle production regions over the period to 2015.
• Revenues for automotive entertainment systems are forecast to grow at a CAGR of just 3% from 2007 to 2015.
• Highest revenue growth is forecast for embedded navigation systems; revenues for audio-only source units are forecast to decline.
• North America had the highest revenues for automotive entertainment systems in 2007 and is forecast to continue as the largest market over the period to 2015.
• Highest revenue growth is forecast for China; Japan is forecast to have declining revenues over the period to 2015.

• Coverage of audio-only source units, front seat infotainment, rear seat entertainment, embedded navigation systems and emergency telematics systems. Coverage also of autochangers, satellite radio tuners and amplifiers.
• Analysis of market trends for each system into five geographic regions: North America, West Europe, Japan, China and "Rest of the World".
• Analysis of unit shipments, average pricing and revenues for each system, in each region. Base year is 2006, with forecasts to 2015.
• Supplier market share estimates in 2007 for North America, West Europe, Japan and China are presented (in units) for audio-only source units, front seat infotainment, rear seat entertainment and embedded navigation systems. Separate analysis is provided for OE (factory-fit) and aftermarket shipments.
• Analysis of automotive source unit connectivity, covering OE and aftermarket trends for integrated Bluetooth, aux in and USB.
• Analysis of automotive source unit media format trends, covering CD, DVD, HDD storage and solid state mass storage.
• Highly quantitative analysis, with discussion summarized in short, easy to read bullet points.
• PDF and Excel delivery options available.

Colin Barnden is principal analyst at Semicast. Prior to Semicast, he worked for 12 years at IMS Research, rising to the position of Senior Research Director of its Semiconductor Research Group and responsible for analyst coverage on the analog/mixed signal, optoelectronic and embedded processing industries. Colin also set-up and established IMS Research' s Automotive Electronics Group. During his tenure, Colin authored dozens of reports and became a well respected industry analyst. He holds a B.S. in Electronic Engineering from Aston University, England.