The Automotive robotics market has been segmented into three segments, namely product, application, and region. These segments have been further segmented into their respective sub-segments. Industrial robots can benefit the manufacturing process in terms of endurance, speed, and precision. The automotive industry would continue deploying industrial robots as it thrives to increase production in line with the rising demand. The automotive industry is a major user and hence a major driver of growth of the industrial robots industry. It accounted for 38% of the market in 2015. Automotive robots can be used for various applications, such as welding, painting, assembly, pick and place, product inspection, testing, and material handling, among others.

The automotive piston is a component that can move with the assembly of cylinder and piston rings. Piston rings are made for gas tightening which uses low power for acceleration. In addition, in four-stroke car engines, the intake, compression, combustion and exhaust process take place through cylinder head, which forces the piston to move up and down. The global automotive piston market is a very dynamic market and is expected to witness high growth during the forecast period. The development of new and diversified technologies creates opportunities within the automotive industry.The automotive piston market is analyzed and estimated in accordance with the impacts of the drivers, restraints, and opportunities. The period studied in this report is 2018–2025.Report provides detailed information regarding these automotive piston components. Vehicles are broadly classified into two major categories—two wheelers, passenger vehicle, and commercial vehicle. Light commercial vehicles and heavy commercial vehicles are included under the commercial vehicle segment.

Asia enjoys excellent positions in the global automotive market, as it is among the world’s largest vehicle producers and consumers. Six Asian countries – China, India, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia – accounted for 42.7% of global automotive production in 2017, data by the International Organisation of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) showed. Three of these Asian countries, namely China, India, and South Korea, are among the top 10 global producers, claiming shares of 29.8%, 4.92%, and 4.23% of global automotive output, respectively, translating into the ranks of first, fifth, and sixth globally, as of 2017. Japan, another Asian country, ranked the third-largest motor vehicle producer in the world, with a share of 10% in 2017.

In 2017, the motor vehicle market was marked by an intense competition between national and foreign brands. The two national brands, Perodua and Proton, boast strong participation in the Malaysian market, jointly representing 47.8% of the domestic sales. These two manufacturers built their competencies as a result of government support. Since 2010, the government has been seeking to liberalise the market to foster competition and innovation within the industry. As a consequence of this, Japanese brands expanded their operations in the country. Moreover, Honda became the secondlargest seller in 2016, surpassing Proton.

The global automotive telematics market is evolving along with the changing dynamics of the automotive industry. In terms of revenue, the global automotive telematics market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15.16% during 2018−2024. Over a decade, automotive electronics and wireless technologies have attained numerous technological milestones. The growing demand for connectivity and rapid data transfers has been driving the advancements in communication networks globally. Advancements in these technologies coupled with device integration and changing consumer lifestyle are enabling automotive players to offer better driving experiences.

Competitive landscape provides an organization the means to understand its key business strategies in the industry, its current competitors and potential future competitors that might have made their way into the market. In order to lead the market as well as engage in the process of market growth, a company needs to bring new products and services to the industrial arena, technologically update the existing products, collaborate with other top market leaders, and acquire companies to further strengthen its market position. This chapter discusses in detail, the latest strategies & developments adopted by the key market players in the automotive LiDAR industry.

We have covered the quantitative and qualitative analysis of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) market in the leading application segments, which include chemical & industrial processing, electrical & electronics, automotive & transportation, building & construction, and others. On the basis of product, the market is segmented into granular, fine-powder, micro-powder, and others. The analysis for polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) market on the basis of product and application has been provided in terms of volume (kilotons) and revenue (USD million), where 2014 to 2016 is considered as the historic period, 2017 is considered as the base year, the period of seven years from 2017 to 2025 is considered as the forecast period.

We have estimated the silicon carbide industry by segmenting the market on three levels. Functional segmentation of the silicon carbide industry has been done based on key products and application markets. The market split by these product and application industries has been done to the extent of covering over 90% of the global silicon carbide market. Key products included are black silicon carbide, green silicon carbide and other silicon carbide such as coated and refractory while major application markets include steel, automotive, aerospace, defense, electronics and medical. Furthermore, these have been segmented based on regional markets including North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and RoW.

The Emerging Europe region remains a thriving component manufacturing hub for the whole European region in our Q318 autos investment round-up, reflected in the fact that four out of the five investments in this quarter's investment round-up are aimed at constructing facilities to produce automotive components. BMW's plan to build a new car manufacturing facility in Hungary, which will be capable of producing electrified models of the German automaker's cars, highlights how the country's automotive industry is moving up the value chain.

The automotive supercapacitor application has witnessed a high-phase of investment and rese arch to build a sustainable cost-effective electric power source for vehicle on-board application. The technology implementation is currently in the testing and validation phase. Global technology regulatory bodies are trying to develop different set of outlining framework for safe application of the innovative supercapacitor technology in the main stream automotive market. The drivers for supercapacitor technology in the automotive industry are closely related to electrification, advance self-driving technology, and smart connected vehicles, whereas challenges come from the low specific energy density and low-cost benefit ratio.