2013-03-14 10:39:02 - New Transportation research report from Business Monitor International is now available from Fast Market Research

Executive Summary

Passenger car sales in Bulgaria increased 1.6% in 2012, to 19,419 units. In 2012, private consumption remained relatively robust, with real wages growing over the course of the year, despite persistently high unemployment levels.

Passenger car sales in Bulgaria have declined considerably from 2008 levels, when sales hit some 43,000 units. Indeed, sales in this segment have remained relatively weak since then, and we do not see the market reaching these levels again within our 2017-forecast period. We believe that this pent-up demand in the market partly explains the increase in sales in 2012.

In December 2012, Chinese auto manufacturer Build Your Dreams (BYD) and Bulgarian manufacturer Bulmineral announced that they are to jointly construct an auto assembly plant in Sofia,

Bulgaria to produce electric cars and electric buses. BMI believes that the European electric vehicle (EV) market is set to receive considerable investment from international auto manufacturers over the medium term on the back of increasing sales and government incentives for sale and production. Further, we believe that Bulgaria may attract further investment from auto manufacturers on the back of ongoing investments in the region as companies continue to pivot from Western Europe.


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The facility is expected to begin production in February 2013. Construction is expected to be fully completed in 2015, and will have an annual output capacity of 50,000 vehicles.

Report Table of Contents:

BMI Industry View
SWOT
- Political
- Economic
- Business Environment
Industry Forecast
- Sales
- Table: Bulgaria Auto Sales, 2010-2017
- Production
- Table: Autos Production, 2010-2017
- Passenger Vehicles
- Table: Passenger Cars Sales/Production, 2010-2017
- Commercial Vehicles
- Table: Commercial Vehicles, 2010-2017
- Suppliers
Macroeconomic Forecast
- Economic Activity
- Table: Bulgaria - Economic Activity
Industry Risk Reward Ratings
- Table: BMI Industry Risk/Reward Ratings For Autos In Europe
Competitive Landscape
Company Profile
- Company Monitor
- Increasingly Standardised Production
- Buoyed By Premium Growth
- Expanding In Emerging Europe
- Electric Intentions
- Corporate Bonds
- EPIQ Electronic Assembly
- Grammer JSC
- Alucom
Regional Overview
- Europe Overview
Global Industry Overview
- Table: Passenger Car Sales, Units, 2012
- Japan To Contract, But US Safe (For Now)
- Europe Over The Worst?
- Even Russia Will Hit The Brakes
Demographic Forecast
- Demographic Outlook
- Table: Bulgaria's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 ('000)
- Table: Bulgaria's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 (% of total)
- Table: Bulgaria's Key Population Ratios, 1990-2020
- Table: Bulgaria's Rural And Urban Population, 1990-2020
Methodology
- Automobile Industry
- Sources

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