Étude de marché sur les capteurs automobiles

Les systèmes automobiles deviennent de plus en plus intelligents de jour en jour.

The evolution and inventions for the advanced systems powered by a growing automotive market of Europe are increasing at a high pace. Sensors today define a new wave of automotive comfort and advanced technology. The European automotive sensor industry is in a highly optimistic state.

Opportunités

À mesure que la production de véhicules continue de croître, les volumes du marché sont appelés à croître continuellement sous tous ses aspects. Les véhicules sont de plus en plus sophistiqués et doivent se conformer à des réglementations de plus en plus strictes en matière d'environnement et de sécurité. Les capteurs sont essentiels aux systèmes électroniques des véhicules légers. Le marché des capteurs automobiles devrait connaître une croissance rapide au cours des quatre prochaines années.

Croissance

The volume is expected to expand from 1.13 billion units in 2005 to 1.49 billion units in 2008 with a CAGR of 10.02 percent. In Europe and the US, the automotive sensor market is expected to grow at an annual average growth rate of 9.95 percent from $5.66 billion in 2005 to $7.53 billion in 2008. The principle factors impacting the demand for automotive sensors are stringent environmental & safety legislation, cost savings, customer demand, price competition, developments in new vehicle technology such as Hybrid vehicles, and the growing passenger-vehicle production.

Innovation

The automotive sensor demand is expected to extend to a wide range of applications. While some types of sensors are likely to remain unchanged, technological innovations are common. Micro-engineered silicon products such as MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems) and other solid-state technologies will grow rapidly, yielding low-cost, high-performance sensors for a growing range of physical and chemical variables. Industry data show that the fastest growing automotive sensor segment is Crash Avoidance, Safety and Security systems. Other significant segments include Drivetrain System, Vehicle Control & Safety, Passenger Comfort & Convenience, Emission Control, and sensors for future vehicles such as Hybrid & Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles.