SAMPLE: Wipers intelligence service Generated: July 11, 2016
Table of contents Table of contents Introduction... Companies... Denso Corporation... Federal Mogul Corporation... Products... Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.... Robert Bosch GmbH... Customers... Infrastructure... Products... Trico Products... Valeo SA... Others... Forecasts... OE wiper blades... Markets... Where is the sector heading?... OE market... Emerging markets... Market shares... Asia-Pacific... Japan... Europe... North America... Technologies... Defining the elements... Innovations... Bayonet connection from Federal Mogul... Bosch's direct drive system...
Table of contents Bosch's Jet Wiper... Bosch's reversing twin-motor wiper system... Federal Mogul's Articulated Contact Technology... Federal Mogul s X-1 flat blade... Flat blades from Bosch... Lanxess' windscreen wipers with synthetic rubber... Novel idea to prevent wipers freezing to windshield... Tomorrow s car... Trico's Visionall blade... Valeo's direct drive wiper system... Valeo's motorisation concept... Valeo s AquaBlade... Wiper technology trends...
Introduction Introduction The flat wiper blade continues to dominate the OE market, driven by the need for product quality, comfort and aesthetics. While European wiper makers refer to flat blades, American manufacturers talk of beam blades. While the European vehiclemakers have long since adopted flat blades, the North American market is catching-up albeit gradually. While demand for flat blades in Europe has grown at a phenomenal rate over the past decade, manufacturers see no reason why demand shouldn t continue to grow. Manufacturers say there are very few vehicles being built these days equipped with conventional blades. Although flat blades are also appearing on the rear window, the market is divided between conventional and flat blades depending on the OEM. While drivers don t always replace their blades as often as they perhaps should, wiper makers have launched a number of initiatives to help them ranging from e-mail reminders to in-store marketing material to wiper wear indicators which gradually change colour thereby alerting drivers to change their blades. About this service This service on wipers includes market trends, shares and forecasts as well as a technical round-up of various technologies and brief company profiles. Our manufacturer market share estimates cover global (OE wiper systems), Europe (OE wiper blades; and aftermarket wiper blades), North America (OE wiper blades; and aftermarket wiper blades) and Asia-Pacific (OE wiper blades; and aftermarket wiper blades)... 1
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Forecasts Forecasts This section sets out our estimates and forecasts of OE wiper blades fitted to newly-assembled passenger cars and light vehicles across X of the world s largest light vehicle markets - which collectively account for more than X percent of world light vehicle production. Our forecasts range is from 2011 through to 2021 with spot forecasts for 2026 and 2031. Each forecast group sets out first the market fitment/penetration percentage rates followed by market volumes ( 000s). Our forecasts are not extrapolative but dependent on the underlying drivers of supply and demand. Each forecast is based on vehicle data prepared by our partner, LMC Automotive. The vehicle data (passenger cars and light commercial vehicles) includes: North America - US, Canada and Mexico; Mercosur Brazil and Argentina; Western Europe - Germany, Italy, France, UK, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Austria, Finland and Morocco; Central Europe - Turkey, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia; Russia; Japan; China; India; Korea; Thailand; Other Asia Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan and Philippines; Iran; South Africa; Australia. These forecasts are updated quarterly or as and when major changes require assumptions to be amended. Full revision history for all of our forecast pages within this section allow you to see what has changed and when...
Markets Markets Where is the sector heading? We see a number of trends and drivers shaping the passenger car and light vehicle wiper sector, including: On the OE side, the flat wiper blade has dominated the market driven by the need for improved product quality, comfort and aesthetics. Flat blades are the growth story of the aftermarket. Flat blades are used as a direct replacement for OE fit parts but also as an option to upgrade from conventional blades. The main reason for the focus on flat blades is the improvement in performance they deliver. This makes them attractive to end customers who see them as a valuable safety upgrade for their standard-blade equipped vehicles. Yet drivers do not replace their blades as often as they should. It remains a challenge for manufacturers to educate the driving public on the simple but safety-critical maintenance. Rear blades are becoming increasingly 'designer' like since they appear to have the wiping arm integrated into the blade. Also, more car manufacturers are offering flat blades for the rear. Wiper blades are becoming longer due to the trend for larger and raked windshields. Despite the wiper blade being a mature technology, manufacturers are still pushing back the technical boundaries. For example, Valeo's AquaBlade. Innovations in the materials used to make the blade are being advanced. OE market Wiper blade manufacturers report that as new technology-driven vehicles are developed, so new patterns and trends in wiper design and application emerge. According to Federal Mogul, there are a number of trends emerging, including the fitment of larger windshields (which require longer blades), increasing use of electronics and sensors, increasing fitment of flat and curved blades and greater demand for compact rear wiper arms. Flat blade wipers were introduced to the automotive industry in 2000, representing a major shift in wiper blade technology. Previous wiper systems consisted of a yoke structure, designed to distribute pressure from the wiper arm to the element through multiple points. With the invention of the flat blade, a unitised design evenly distributes the pressure from the blade's central connector to all contact areas between the blade element and the glass, delivering improved cleaning of the glass, across the entire length of the wiper blade. Flat blades also present a lower profile for improved aerodynamics and aesthetics while reducing wiper noise. Over the past decade, manufacturers have continued to develop so-called flat wiper blades. The market drivers are product quality, comfort and aesthetics, say manufacturers. While demand for flat blades has grown at a phenomenal rate over the past decade, manufacturers see no reason why demand shouldn t continue to grow. An auto executive told us: Generally speaking, the flat is dominating the market now. There are no new cars coming through other than Japanese cars which are not specifying beam blades. The Japanese cars are still using some conventional blades and some what we call a hybrid which is really a mixture of conventional and a beam blade. Also, the other significant trend is that the length of the flat blade is increasing, particularly on the driver side. The performance requirements are also becoming more and more stringent with higher speeds. The longer blades relate to the fact that windshields are becoming larger as well as legislation regarding wipe quality on the driver s side....
Technologies Technologies Defining the elements Automatic windshield X wipers first appeared on cars in the US in 1916 and then on luxury cars in Europe in 1924. Since then, as with all other major components of the car, the leading manufacturers have progressively sought to develop windshield wiping equipment. Systems for cleaning the vehicle s windshield, headlamps and rear windows are needed in order to comply with legal stipulations for all-round visibility at all times. Vehicle wiper systems basically divide into five functions: windshield wiper systems; rear window wiper systems; headlamp wiper systems; headlamp washer systems; combination wipe/wash systems. Based on legally prescribed areas of vision, windshield wiper systems must meet the following requirements:...
Sample forecast table Sample forecast table Market volumes of wiper blades fitted to newly-assembled passenger cars and light vehicles, 2011-2031, ('000s units) Market 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2026 2031 North America X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X Mercosur X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X Western Europe X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X Central Europe X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X Russia X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X Japan X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X China X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X India X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X Korea X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X Thailand X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X Other Asia X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X Iran X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X South Africa X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X Australia X.X X.X X.X X.X X.X X.X X.X X.X X.X X.X X.X X.X X.X Total X markets X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X X,X.X Source: just-auto, LMC Automotive and industry sources