The use of flex-fuel engines is confined mainly to Brazil and the US, where there is a high penetration of flex-fuel vehicles. In 2014, Brazil had a penetration of 94% of flexfuel vehicles, while the US had 0.8%. Flex fuels are available at pump stations with variants such as E10, E15, and E85.Flex-fuel vehicles are segmented in terms of engine capacity such as compact-, midsize,and full-size. In Brazil, there is a high penetration of compact-size engines in vehicles with approximately 70% market share, while in the US, there is a higher market share for full-size vehicles. However, apart from Brazil and the US, there is a very low penetration of flex-fuel vehicles in other parts of the world. China has flexfuels vehicles running on methanol (M85), which are very less in number, while European countries such as Sweden and Finland have a marginal market share when it comes to flex-fuel engines.

PART 01: Executive summary 6

Highlights 6

PART 02: Scope of the report 7

Market overview 7

Top-vendor offerings 7

PART 03: Market research methodology 10

Research methodology 10

Economic indicators 10

PART 04: Introduction 11

Key market highlights 11

PART 05: Market landscape 12

Market overview 12

Market size and forecast 13

Five forces analysis 15

PART 06: Market segmentation by product 16

Global flex-fuel engine market by engine capacity 16

Global flex-fuel engine market in compact-size

segment 18

Global flex-fuel engine market in mid-size segment 19

Global flex-fuel engine market in full-size segment 20

PART 07: Geographical segmentation 22

Global flex-fuel engine market by geography 22

Flex-fuel engine market in US 22

Flex-fuel engine market in Brazil 24

PART 08: Key leading countries 26

PART 09: Market drivers 27

High penetration of flex-fuel vehicles in Brazil 27

Growing concern for increased GHG emission from

automotive industry 27

PART 10: Impact of drivers 28

PART 11: Market challenges 29

Limited number of E85 retail fueling stations 29

Introduction of advanced powertrain technologies 30

Low popularity of E85 in many parts of the world 30

Increasing competition from alternative fuel

technologies 31

PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges 32

PART 13: Market trends 33

Growing penetration of E85 vehicles in luxury brands 33

Upcoming government policies favoring flex fuels to curb

pollution 33

PART 14: Vendor landscape 35

Competitive scenario 35

Other prominent vendors 35

PART 15: Key vendor analysis 36

Ford 36

Volkswagen 38

General Motors 40

Honda 42

Nissan 44

PART 16: Appendix 46

List of abbreviations 46

PART 17: Explore Technavio 47