Global Market Review of Foundation Brakes Forecasts to 2014

The Global market review of foundation brakes is just-auto's first report focusing on this sector. In it we review the key market drivers for these components, and provide new market analysis.

Forecasts predict how the OE market volume for brake discs and drums will evolve in Europe, Japan and North America from 2004 through 2014, and recent innovations are also investigated. Exclusive interviews with senior executives at some of the main manufacturers, (Bosch, Continental and TRW Automotive) are offered, and a manufacturer profile for the six major companies are also included.

Besides new materials

light weight, low drag, higher resistance - there is a strong trend towards electrification in order to successfully produce electric vehicles or just enable driver assistance functions which might be connected to braking actions. Guenther Plapp, executive vice president, engineering at Bosch's Chassis Systems Brakes division.

Chapter 1: Introduction

The braking system is one of the best engineered parts of a modern passenger car, and today, five companies - Continental, Bosch, TRW, Akebono and Advics - account for about three-quarters of the global market for automotive foundation brakes, with other companies like Brembo operating in high performance and niche segments. But as large companies continue to refocus their activities, and as smaller companies become more vulnerable in the light of a slowdown in the automotive market, additional opportunities may arise in the brake components sector.

Chapter 2: The market

The major manufacturers of foundation brakes (i.e. disc brake assemblies and

components, including callipers, rotors and knuckles, drum brake assemblies and parts, including drum brakes, drum-in-hat adapters, hubs and integral parking brakes) include Continental, Bosch, TRW, Akebono, Advics and Delphi. In this chapter we offer a brief overview of their products, mergers and acquisitions and facilities. We also include market share for Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and the World. The emerging markets, China, Hungary and India are looked at, and we offer forecasts showing market volume for OE drum brakes and disc brakes.

Chapter 3: Technical review

This section provides an overview of the sector, defining the elements of braking systems, and discussing the latest innovations in the arena.

Exclusive interviews with executives at Bosch, Continental and TRW Automotive, in which they discuss the growth opportunities in braking systems are also included. Namely:

• Vince Austin, director, product planning for Global Braking Systems and Bill Vander Roest, technical director, Foundation Brakes, TRW Automotive
• Karl Friedrich Wrsdrfer, vice president, product development, Hydraulic Brake Systems, Chassis and Safety division, Continental

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• Guenther Plapp, executive vice president, engineering at Bosch's Chassis Systems Brakes division, Thierry Pasquet
• Bosch's director for NVH in Europe
• Parimal Mody, vice president of Bosch's Global Friction Engineering

Chapter 4: Manufacturers

This chapter provides profiles of the major manufacturers, namely Advics, Akebono, Bosch, Continental, Delphi and TRW. Read about their customers, products, facilities, sales and mergers and acquisitions.