Carbon prepregs are widely used in making high-strength composite structures. This can be used in varied products, ranging from an automotive component to the body of an aircraft. Among the various end-user industries, one of the attractive applications is manufacturing the components of a wind turbine. While the world has been harvesting energy from wind for several decades, the growing environmental concerns have driven the deployment of renewables, globally, in the last few years. The usage of wind power has become a noticeable contributor to the world’s energy mix. The exponential growth in the wind energy market is supported by depleting fossil fuel reserves, declining cost of wind power generation, growing sensitivity toward environmental issues, and support fromvarious governments around the world through financial incentives. The global wind power installations increased, from 14.86 GW in 2006 to 591 GW in 2018. The overall growth of the number of turbine installations during 2006-2018 was primarily driven by declining costs. This was due to the improved materials and design, and favorable government policies for wind power in major countries using wind energy, such as China, the United States, Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, and India.

The electric vehicles (EV) market witnessed significant growth, due to the need for addressing future energy requirements. The need to attain sustainable transportation plays a significant role in driving the demand for electric vehicles. The EV market is coming up as an integral par t of the automotive industry, and it represents a pathway toward achieving energy efficiency, along with reduced emission of pollutants and other greenhouse gases. The increasing environmental concerns, coupled with favorable government initiatives, are the major factors driving this growth. The annual sales volume of the electric vehicles is projected to cross the 5 million units mark by the end of 2025, and it is expected to account for 15% of the overall vehicle sales by the end of 2025. The transformation of the automotive industry has its impact on the automakers, tire manufacturers, aftermarkets, and supply chain of the industry.

Large number of next gen memory technologies are under development which promise to meet the growing demand of consumer electronics and enterprise storage systems and applications. Smart phone and other consumer electronics OEMs in particular are looking for the next big competitive advantage, and all signs point to new memory technologies as the most powerful choice. The traditional memories, DRAM and NAND, are falling off Moore's law and therefore research and development is going on for new memory devices. Also, a lot of industries are experiencing technology convergence, resulting in increased complexity of their systems. This convergence is evidenced in numerous devices such as automotive, smartphones, wireless communication and smart factories. In 2017, the information electronics industry saw another peak which resulted in the serious shortage of spare parts. Thus, manufacturers increased their production capacity to meet demand supply gap. Also, introduction of innovative features such as the face recognition in mobile phone by Apple Computer, which later fermented on many application surfaces, including the other mobile phones, access control, unmanned vehicles, automotive, etc. This will increase the demand for highly complex natured integrated circuits (ICs) in coming years. Such trends along with increasing complexity in consumer electronics design and growing automotive expertise is also expected to drive the demand for SLC NAND flash memory worldwide. The market for SLC NAND flash memory has been segmented into three major segments including type, application, and density. The type segment is fragmented by serial and parallel. The application segment is sub-divided into consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, communication, computers & IT, and others. All the application segments have further been sub-divided into the smaller application components.

Autonomous last mile delivery is the involvement of autonomous vehicles to deliver the product or service to customer’s doorstep without involving any human intervention in the entire process. Last mile delivery ensures that the product is delivered to the customer within a stipulated time period without hampering the dignity and market image of the company. The increased use of internet along with the expansion in e-commerce industry has increased the demand for products to be purchased online which requires a better and efficient means to deliver the product to the customer. Thus, various product delivery services have been adopted by the companies such as the use of drones and ground delivery bots. The global autonomous last mile delivery market is segmented on the basis of region into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA (Latin America, Middle East, & Africa). The report highlights the strategies adopted by the key market players to sustain the intense competition and increase their market shares. The key providers of intelligent solutions in the industry are Flirtey, Drone Delivery Canada, Flytrex, Airbus, Amazon, JD.com, Marble, and Starship Technologies.

Drive by wire system is also known as the X by wire and is semi-automatic, computer-controlled technology, which is used in autonomous vehicles. This system is used to control the vehicular systems such as handling, braking, steering, and other vehicle motor functions. In addition, electronic components such as sensors and actuators are used to control the vehicular functions and eliminate the need to use traditional mechanical linkages. The drive by wire market is anticipated to witness significant growth over the years, owing to rise in development of autonomous vehicles and development of connected infrastructure. The global drive by wire market is segmented into application, vehicle type, component and region. Depending on application, the market is divided into throttle by wire, shift by wire, brake by wire, park by wire, and steer by wire. On the basis of vehicle type, it is categorized into passenger car, commercial vehicle, electric vehicle, and Off-highway Vehicles. Components are categorized as Actuator, Electronic Control Unit (ECU), Engine Control Module (ECM), Electronic Throttle Control Module (ETCM), Electronic Transmission Control Unit (ETCU), Feedback Motor, Parking Pawl, Sensors, and Others. By region, the market is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.

At present, cars are all about luxury, comfort, and best driving experiences. Seats are the integral part of driving experience, and in order to improve comfort and luxury, all the automobile manufacturers are trying to provide best seating experience by offering more passenger friendly seats in cars. One of the latest trends in the automotive seats market in China or any part of the world is ventilated seats, especially in the budget segment vehicles. These seats are meant to offer comfort and healthy experience to the occupant. Ventilated seats contain small seat ventilation fans, which direct air through the seat onto the occupant. The production trend of cars till 2018 has contributed to a direct increase in the demand for seat assembly. Owing to the rising air pollution and extreme climatic conditions in the country, the preference and usage pattern of air conditioning have been prevalent in serving the occupants. Moreover, the increasing average drive time spent in vehicles has led to a rise in the demand for ventilated seats in luxury automobiles. In 2019, the country noticed a decline of 3% in the SUV sales, when compared to that of 2018, registering 10.35 million units. However, the country remains as a top market in the SUV segment at a global level. In the recent launches of new SUV models, the front seats have been equipped with ventilated seats. For instance, in 2018, GAC Trumpchi launched next-generation Trumpchi GS5 compact SUV, equipped with ventilation systems for front seats. Similarly, SWM launched the G01 compact SUV, equipped with high-quality leather seats that feature ventilation designs (the main seat is equipped with a heating system). The trend of ventilated seats and the increasing demand in the SUV segment may drive the market studied in the future.

中亚地区地域上与我国毗邻，但该地区存在感偏弱，对该地区汽车产业及市场的研究较少。本文从中亚五国整体汽车产业及市场情况入手，对该地区两个具备汽车产业基础的国家，即乌兹别克斯坦和哈萨克斯坦进行深入研究。这两个国家均没有自己的民族汽车品牌，主要与外国汽车集团在当地进行合资合作，组装生产外资品牌汽车。但是近年来，乌兹别克斯坦和哈萨克斯坦汽车产业发展加快，汽车本地化率不断提升，并不断加强与周边汽车强国的产业关联，积极扩大汽车产品出口。本文还介绍了中亚五国汽车产业相关政策，如对新能源汽车产品实施优惠关税、政府采购仅限于国产车等，最后提出我国汽车企业在当地发展的建议。

自2003年以来，中英汽车产业内贸易额多数年份均在增长，但2008年的经济危机对此产生了较大影响。中英汽车产业内贸易属于低质量的垂直型产业内贸易，但我国汽车产业存在生产规模小、企业自主研发能力与核心竞争力不足等问题。政府要通过完善专利立法、税收优惠等政策，鼓励汽车企业进行技术创新；行业协会通过构建行业内的沟通交流的平台，加强企业之间的交流和沟通，建立起行业规范，来监管市场中企业的行为；企业增加研发投入，加强对各种国际贸易规则、协议的学习，积极应对贸易壁垒。

The global navigation satellite system (GNSS) industry plays an important role in determining the position, estimating the time to reach a certain place, locating the positions of the car, and viewing the traffic on the route. In last five years, there was a rapid growth in commercial applications of GNSS. The advancement in technology and increasing interest in positioning techniques based on GNSSs, such as GPS, cellular network infrastructure, or the integration of two technologies for applications, such as automatic vehicle location (AVL), tracking systems, and navigation, have led to the development in navigation systems in various countries, such as United States, India, and China.  Consumer preference toward better driving experience and easier navigation acted as a major propellant for the growth of the automotive navigation systems market. Spike in sales of luxury vehicles with factory installed navigation systems has further pushed the market growth of automotive navigation systems.  Improving e-commerce and developing logistic infrastructure created a demand for on-time delivery, resulting in employment of navigation systems in LCVs. In 2019, the European automotive navigation systems market was the largest market, globally, with a share of over 36%.

Automotive blockchain is used to keep a track of data for the processes related to an automobile, such as smart contracts, IoT along with other processes involved in car sales, service, warranty claim processing, and other related processes. The automotive related data stored in a blockchain is authentic and cannot be hampered by the users of the system; thus, providing safer and securer data to its customers. Moreover, it helps the buyer and seller to avoid middlemen or third parties to involve in transactions or other processes. Automotive blockchain includes applications and solutions that are helpful for better functioning of the system. This includes a middleware acting as a bridge between the application and database for storing and retrieval of data. Various players operating across the globe have made innovations and developments in the field of automotive blockchain; thereby, offering variety of services to the vehicle users.