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Multiclient Reports
During the past nineteen years, The ITB Group has developed a unique capability in
evaluating the technical and business aspects of a variety of automotive modules
and systems. Systems and modules that have been analyzed have included:
Upcoming Reports
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Automotive Engine Air and
Cooling Systems 2012
Opportunities for Reducing Carbon Dioxide
Emissions,
Improving Engine Performance and Reducing
System Costs
Publication
Date - June 2012
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Efforts to
meet future legislated emission requirements including those for carbon
dioxide are leading to considerable innovation for improved vehicle
powertrain performance. At the head of these efforts is of course,
vehicle electrification in its various forms for mild hybrids, full
hybrids (serial and parallel), range extenders, plug-in hybrids and
battery electric vehicles. Internal combustion engines have too been
making significant strides in improving efficiency especially through
downsizing efforts. Such approaches usually rely on boosting which
impacts the air induction system. Other efforts include the use of
various exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and engine cooling architectures
together with suitable control strategies. As a result of these various
air induction and cooling system developments, The ITB Group has decided
to propose a new report that evaluates the technical and market dynamics
in these engine subsectors.
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Automotive Fuel
Systems 2012
Including SCR Systems
Publication
Date - July 2012
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This is
the eleventh update report on developments in the fuel delivery
system covering the constant regulatory, technical, material and
design evolution in fuel tanks, fuel lines, filler pipes, and
evaporative emission components. In 2012, developments in
SCR
systems for nitrogen oxide emissions reduction will be covered.
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Realizing Economic Value from
Vehicle Mass Reduction
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Date - 3rd Quarter 2012
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This report, as a follow up to our 2009 publication,
will focus on specific mass reduction opportunities, outside of
powertrain, offered in the light duty automotive market with an emphasis
on the electrified vehicle segment. This segment is believed to be the
proving ground for new paradigms in vehicle design, material and process
technologies. Primary targets will include interior systems (cockpits,
doors, seats and acoustics) and key vehicle exterior modules
(front-end/cooling, roof and liftgate).
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Automotive Cockpit, Console and Doors 2012
Publication
Date - November 2012
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Transportation contributes about a third of the
world’s greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, intense pressure is now
on the automotive industry to pursue technologies that will provide
radical improvements in vehicle fuel economy and emissions performance.
Simultaneously, it will be imperative for the OEMs to offer vehicle
interiors that have the designs and functions sought by today’s
consumers. Against the backdrop of a global financial crisis and an
intensification of efforts to slow climate change, leading OEMs need to
continue innovating automotive interiors. This report studies the
evolution in style, designs, materials and processes.
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Completed Publications
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Powertrain Electrification: Real-World
Performance and Cost Metrics
Published October 2011
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Few technology issues are more urgent
than the struggle to develop and manufacture vehicles with the
greatest possible fuel efficiency that serves real world driving
habits of the consumer. The automotive industry has been pursuing
multiple powertrain options in a continuously uncertain environment
of unsteady economic indicators and risk averse car buyers
unfamiliar with the benefits of the hybrid/electric powertrains, and
who undervalue savings on future energy costs during the ownership
period.
OEM product planners, marketers and
futurists who desire a 3rd party view of future powertrain
prospects, and fleet managers who are trying to make near term
purchasing choices will be well-served by this analysis from The ITB
Group.
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Automotive Windows and Exterior
Sealing Systems
2011 Update
Published September 2011
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The automotive market is
likely to undergo a major paradigm change over the next few years as
fuel economy takes a renewed urgency for conventional and alternative
powertrains from 2017-2025. This change will require many changes to
the design, material selection and operation of current day vehicles.
Windows and sealing systems are no exception especially with respect to
weight reduction, insulation against high and low ambient temperatures
and acoustic performance. This report follows a number of previous ITB
reports on the markets and technologies employed for automotive glazing
and sealing systems.
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Automotive Integrated Center Stacks
Published June 2011
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OEMs such as Ford and General Motors have been
steadily consolidating their infotainment and HVAC functions into a
single stylized switch panel that is dissociated from the electronic
intelligence, while others such as Volkswagen, continue to prefer
radio and HVAC brick modules that can be replicated throughout
numerous vehicles. Mechanical content such as CD players are
targeted for elimination from the car, while new interfaces such as
haptic touch panels and dead-front displays are in development.
This 290-page report evaluates center stack developments together
with styling trends and the evolving philosophies for HMI, and looks
at the automotive supply base which now encompasses traditional Tier
Ones, molders, printers, haptic technology licensors, semiconductor
companies and increasingly, software developers.
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Thermal Management Systems for
Automotive Hybrid and Electric Vehicles - Published September 2010
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Developments in Small Engine
Evaporative and Exhaust Emission Control - Published
February 2010
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Near Zero Emission Vehicles - Challenges and Opportunities 2009
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Automotive Roof Systems and
Modules 2007
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Automotive Front-End Modules
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Automotive Cooling Systems
Our multiclient reports are available
upon subscription to different market participants. Typical issues that are
analyzed in these reports include:
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Business Dynamics
○ OEM strategies
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Supplier capabilities & required key expertise
○ Market drivers (legislations, consumer issues,
off shore factors)
○ Sourcing strategies of OEM and Tier Ones
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Design and styling trends as they impact material and processes
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Material developments for key components of the system or module
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Process developments in molding and secondary operations
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Manufacturing economic analyses
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