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Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Evan Jozkowski Evan Jozkowski New York, United States Last Updated: September 2024 C2534-GL

Revenue

$2.7tr

2024

$2.7tr

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xbn

Employees

10m

Businesses

26,554

Wages

$XXX.Xbn

Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing industry analysis

Global auto parts and accessories manufacturers produce a wide range of necessary inputs ranging from braking and electronic systems to airbags and alternators for motor vehicle manufacturers and aftermarkets. Manufacturers displayed uneven growth through the current period, marked by the pandemic, rampant inflation and higher interest rates across much of the world. Conversely, pent-up demand for driving and rising disposable incomes, especially in emerging economies, have driven strong growth for new vehicles and, by extension, parts and accessories, leading to steady growth in 2023 and 2024. Overall, revenue has faltered at an expected CAGR of 2.2% to $2.7 trillion through the current period, despite a 1.7% jump in 2024, where profit settled at 4.5%. 

Trends and Insights

  • Electric vehicle innovation will remain a major driving and disruptive force for global auto parts and accessories manufacturers. EVs will require new components and equipment while making combustion engine-related gear obsolete, spurring innovation across all product lines.
  • Most auto parts manufacturers rely on sales to automakers. Companies often prioritize contracts with key motor vehicle manufacturers and tier 1 suppliers to secure stable revenue, with aftermarkets representing a less lucrative revenue source.
  • Global auto sales reflect auto parts manufacturers' primary markets. North Asia is the fastest-growing region, with China rapidly developing, while Japan and South Korea display more mature markets.
  • The industry has a low market share concentration. Most manufacturers operate in niche verticals and struggle to operate across multiple product lines, contributing to extensive market fragmentation.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 2.2 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $2.7tr in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Supply chain disruptions have created volatility

  • The pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and conflict in the Red Sea have led to shipment delays, severe input cost volatility and prolonged global supply chain disruptions. For example, crude oil prices skyrocketed, making ferrous and nonferrous metals, rubber, adhesives and other crude oil byproducts more expensive. Russian sanctions have eliminated a major supplier of crude oil and ferrous metals, limiting supplier options.
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Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Strong economic growth will support demand

  • The economy will recover from the pandemic, rampant inflation and high interest rates through the outlook period, encouraging consumers and businesses to purchase new vehicles. Economic stability will stimulate demand for new vehicles and related parts and accessories.

Biggest companies in the Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
Robert Bosch GmbH
71,683.1
3,524.1
4.9
DENSO Corporation
30.7
N/A
N/A
Continental AG
15.3
N/A
N/A

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Products & Services Segmentation

Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Electrical systems, Steering, suspensions and wheels and Brake systems. Electrical systems is the largest segment of the Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing.

Trends and Insights

Consumer demand more electrical features in new vehicles

  • Electrical systems are broadly divided into power equipment and ancillary components for vehicles. Power equipment includes ignition motors, spark plugs, alternators, generators, coils, instrument control panels, modules and other electrical systems essential to the automobile engine. Many of these parts are obsolete in EVs, posing a major threat to this segment.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Companies in this industry manufacture motor vehicle parts and accessories other than engines, engines parts, batteries, bodies and chassis. Motor vehicle assembling is not included in this industry. Manufacturers typically supply parts and accessories to original equipment manufacturers (OEM) for use in the manufacturing of complete motor vehicles or for replacement parts in OEM dealerships. They also supply parts to the aftermarket.

What's included in this industry?

Motor vehicle electrical and electronic part manufacturingMotor vehicle steering and suspension part manufacturingMotor vehicle brake system manufacturingMotor vehicle transmission and power train part manufacturingMotor vehicle seating and interior trim part manufacturingMotor vehicle part metal stamping

Companies

Robert Bosch GmbHDENSO CorporationContinental AG

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Related Terms

AMTDCTORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER (OEM) SUPPLIERS OEMJUST-IN-TIME (JIT)KANBAN

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Electric vehicle innovation will remain a major driving and disruptive force for global auto parts and accessories manufacturers. EVs will require new components and equipmen...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Most auto parts manufacturers rely on sales to automakers. Companies often prioritize contracts with key motor vehicle manufacturers and tier 1 suppliers to secure stable rev...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Global auto sales reflect auto parts manufacturers' primary markets. North Asia is the fastest-growing region, with China rapidly developing, while Japan and South Korea disp...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Business Locations Charts
  • Share of global output by region in 2024
  • Share of population compared to output in each region in 2024
  • Data tables
  • Share of global output by region in 2024
  • Detailed analysis
  • Geographic spread of the industry across Global, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

The industry has a low market share concentration. Most manufacturers operate in niche verticals and struggle to operate across multiple product lines, contributing to extens...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Manufacturing auto parts and accessories is highly fragmented. Companies often have limited operational scopes; as a result, no manufacturers have generated more than 2.0% ma...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Robert Bosch GmbH's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of DENSO Corporation's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Continental AG's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 2 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Robert Bosch GmbH, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for DENSO Corporation, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Continental AG, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 2 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Manufacturers are subject to increasingly strict emissions and safety standards. Harmonization efforts will create a more global standard through the outlook period.

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Manufacturers struggled to generate strong returns through the current period. High interest rates, supply chain disruptions and uneven consumer confidence have limited profi...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing industry in Global in 2024?

The market size of the Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing industry in Global is $2.7tr in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing industry in 2024?

There are 26,554 businesses in the Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing industry in Global, which has declined at a CAGR of 1.3 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing industry in Global grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing industry in Global has been declining at a CAGR of 2.2 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing industry in Global over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing industry in Global is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing market in Global?

The biggest companies operating in the Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing market in Global are Robert Bosch GmbH, DENSO Corporation and Continental AG

What does the Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing in Global include?

Motor vehicle electrical and electronic part manufacturing and Motor vehicle steering and suspension part manufacturing are part of the Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing in Global?

The company holding the most market share in Global is Robert Bosch GmbH.

How competitive is the Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing industry in Global?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Global Auto Parts & Accessories Manufacturing industry in Global.

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Competitors

  • Global Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
  • Global Ship & Boat Building

Complementors

  • Global Tire Manufacturing
  • Global Iron and Steel Mills
  • Global Car & Automobile Manufacturing
  • Global Heavy-Duty Truck Manufacturing
  • Global Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing

International industries

  • Automobile Electronics Manufacturing in the US
  • Automobile Steering & Suspension Manufacturing in the US
  • Automobile Brakes Manufacturing in the US
  • Automobile Transmission Manufacturing in the US
  • Automobile Interior Manufacturing in the US

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