HVAC is a technology to maintain the internal temperature of the cabin of the vehicle.Automotive HVAC systems comprise five main components, namely a compressor,heat exchanger, evaporator, thermal expansion valve, and accumulator, which are coupled with ducts. Due to the increased demand for comfort in vehicles, the HVAC systems have become a necessity. As a result, in the Americas, even the lower variants of the mass-selling cars are equipped with HVAC systems.

PART 01: Executive summary 6

PART 02: Scope of the report 18

PART 03: Research Methodology 23

PART 04: Introduction 26

Market outline 26

PART 05: Market landscape 29

Market overview 29

Market size and forecast 29

Five forces analysis 31

PART 06: Market segmentation by application 32

Automotive HVAC system market in the Americas by

application 32

Automotive HVAC system market in the Americas by

passenger cars 33

Automotive HVAC system market in the Americas by

LCVs 36

Automotive HVAC system market in the Americas by

M&HCVs 39

PART 07: Geographical segmentation 43

Automotive HVAC system market in the Americas by key

countries 43

Automotive HVAC system market in US 44

Automotive HVAC system market in Canada 46

Automotive HVAC system market in Brazil 48

Automotive HVAC system market in Mexico 51

PART 08: Key leading countries 53

Key leading countries 53

PART 09: Decision framework 54

PART 10: Drivers and challenges 56

Market drivers 57

Market challenges 60

PART 11: Market trends 65

Increased use of compact variable compressors 65

Upgrading from 12V architecture to 48V architecture by

American OEMs 66

Growing demand for multi-zone climate control in

passenger cars 66

Growing popularity of LCD interface in automotive HVAC

systems 67

Growing trend of battery-powered HVAC systems in

commercial vehicles 68

PART 12: Vendor landscape 69

Competitive scenario 69

Other prominent vendors 70

PART 13: Key vendor analysis 71

DENSO 71

Hanon Systems 72

MAHLE 74

Valeo 76

PART 14: Appendix 79

List of abbreviations 79

PART 15: Explore Technavio 80