Overview of the global automotive soft-close door market
The global automotive soft-close door market is anticipated to grow at a steady rate and will post a CAGR of close to 8% during the forecast period. The growing demand for luxury vehicles will drive the growth prospects for the global automotive soft-close door market for the next four years. The luxury vehicle segment is one of the major market segments that exhibits a high percentage of demand for soft-close door features. Though the cost of installation of these features is quite high, the consumers highly prefer the soft-close door feature in their vehicles. This feature enables the door to be closed gently with the help of a sensor mounted near the latch, which detects the door within half an inch and actuates a motor that pulls the door to a full shut position. Also, with the growing demand for luxury vehicles among consumers, the market’s growth will further increase. Furthermore, it has been observed that despite the growing uncertainty regarding increased interest rates by the Federal Reserve, the demand for vehicles has been robust across the world.
The integration of central locking system with soft-close door system will drive the growth prospects for the global automotive soft-close door market until the end of 2021. Central door locking system is an electromechanical system used for the electronic locking of doors in a vehicle. The components of central door locking system include a remote controller, electronic control module, actuators, solenoid, and motor. Since central locking system is popular and can be found in most of the automobiles today, the preference for integrating the soft-close door system with the central locking system will increase in the market.
Competitive landscape and key vendors
The global automotive soft-close door market is highly competitive due to the presence of several vendors across the globe. Many of these vendors manufacture locks, handles, and hinges for various vehicles. In addition, some of these vendors increasingly focus on expanding their product portfolio by introducing electromechanical components for hoods, doors, seats, and tailgates.
Key vendors in this market are -
- Brose
- Continental
- Johnson Electric
- Kiekert
- U-Shin
Other prominent vendors in the market include SlamStop, Witte, Mabuchi Motor, Hoerbiger, IFB Automotive, MITSUBA, Inteva Products, STMicroelectronics, and TLX Technologies.
Segmentation by fitment type and analysis of the automotive soft-close door market
The OEM segment accounts for the maximum market share in 2016 and will continue to dominate the market for the next few years. One of the major factors responsible for the market segment’s growth is the rising disposable income that will increase the demand for premium and ultra-premium vehicles among the consumers.
Segmentation by geography and analysis of the automotive soft-close door market
In terms of geography, EMEA accounts for the maximum market share in 2016 and will continue to dominate the market for the next few years. Since Germany, France, and the UK are the major hubs for automobile manufacturing companies, the market’s growth prospects in this region will increase over the next few years.
Key questions answered in the report include
- What will the market size and the growth rate be in 2021?
- What are the key factors driving the global automotive soft-close door market?
- What are the key market trends impacting the growth of the global automotive soft-close door market?
- What are the challenges to market growth?
- Who are the key vendors in the global automotive soft-close door market?
- What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global automotive soft-close door market?
- What are the trending factors influencing the market shares of the Americas, APAC, and EMEA?
- What are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the global automotive soft-close door market?
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Table of Contents
PART 01: Executive summary
PART 02: Scope of the report
- Market overview
- Report coverage
- Top-vendor offerings
PART 03: Market research methodology
- Research methodology
- Economic indicators
PART 04: Introduction
- Key market highlights
- Automatic soft-close door
- Luxury vehicle segment
- Working mechanism
- Value chain
- Product life cycle
PART 05: Market landscape
- Market overview
- Market size and forecast
- Five forces analysis
PART 06: Market segmentation by fitment type
- Global automotive soft-close door market in OEM segment
- Global automotive soft-close door market in aftermarket segment
PART 07: Market segmentation by geography
- Automotive soft-close door market in EMEA
- Automotive soft-close door market in Americas
- Automotive soft-close door market in APAC
PART 08: Market drivers
- Rising focus on passenger safety
- Growth in population of HNWIs
- Simpler aftermarket installation
- Increase in demand for luxury vehicles
PART 09: Market challenges
- Increase in vehicle leasing transactions
- OEMs facing lawsuits due to device malfunction
- Bundling of premium features leading to increased cost of installation
PART 10: Market trends
- Trickle down of luxury segment features to mass production segment
- Obstacle detection capabilities in soft-close doors
- Motor sharing between power window and soft-close door system
- Integration of central locking system with soft-close door system
PART 11: Vendor landscape
- Competitive benchmarking
- Other prominent vendors
PART 12: Key vendor analysis
- Brose
- Continental
- Johnson Electric
- Kiekert
- U-Shin
PART 13: Appendix
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