2013-01-15 13:49:47 - New Transportation research report from Verdict Research is now available from Fast Market Research

While the ongoing economic stagnation is causing motorists to seek financial savings by substituting vehicle use, thus decelerating their vehicles' wear rates and as a result reducing consumption of shock absorbers on an annual basis, it is important to consider all factors that affect motorists' shock absorber choices.

Scope

* Achieve revenue growth by understanding the forecast sales of shock absorbers by country and adjust business development plans to suit.
* Uncover new distribution opportunities for your products by identifying which types of retailer are most successful in Spain and why.
* Formulate market share and channel share objectives for your company using our product and distribution data.

Report Highlights

While Europe's economic backdrop of the past few years has formed the basis

for many pessimistic forecasts, it is important to understand that, for many motorists, their new habits are not all driven by the same influencers.


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Understanding the effect that suppliers, manufacturers, and national economic feeling can have on a motorist's purchasing habits is an important part of forecasting the shape of the wear and tear market.

This report uncovers the trends, attitudes, and most effective strategies for trading in Spain's shock absorber market.

Reasons to Get this Report

* Which countries are displaying the highest growth rates?
* What are the consumer behaviors regarding retailer and shock absorber brand selection in Spain's wear and tear market?
* What are the market shares of the key distribution channels for shock absorbers in Spain?
* What is the average annual spend by consumers on shock absorbers in Spain?

Report Table of Contents:

OVERVIEW

* Introduction
* Key findings

* Shock absorbers: a small market with a large value that is expected to fall
* Difficult economic conditions support the deferral of shock absorber maintenance
* Increasing demand for raw materials from emerging markets is adversely affecting global prices

* Strategic recommendations

* Consider the technical specifications of new vehicles as an indicator of future demand
* Independent garages represent the biggest sales opportunity for the independent aftermarket
* Vehicle parc dynamics will indicate the future component requirements of national aftersales markets

EXISTING MARKET OUTLOOK

* Volume and value

MARKET FORECASTS

* Volume: market recovery expected as the aftermarket emerges from recession
* Value: total value will increase with both high labor costs and parts value the catalysts

CHANNEL SHARES

* Garages expected to maintain market leadership while autocenters enjoy steady gains

TRENDS

* Increasing spend per component expected in line with rising component costs

APPENDIX

* Definitions
* Methodology
* Further reading
* Ask the analyst
* Datamonitor's global automotive proposition

* Component Insight reports
* Channel Insight reports
* Strategic Insight reports
* Consumer Insight reports
* Databases

* Disclaimer

TABLES

* Table: Spain: shock absorber snapshot, 2007-11
* Table: Spain: shock absorber snapshot, 2012-15
* Table: Spain: shock absorber distribution market shares, 2011

FIGURES

* Figure: Spain: shock absorber market volume and replacement rate, 2007-11
* Figure: Spain: shock absorber labor and parts value, 2007-11
* Figure: Spain: shock absorber market volume and replacement rate, 2012-15
* Figure: Spain: shock absorber labor and parts value, 2012-15
* Figure: Spain: spend per vehicle and spend per component, 2007-15

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