With the maturity and development of technologies as well as users¡¯ higher requirements on comfort, the installation rate of Chinese car electric window regulators has been gradually rising. In 2013, the installation rate exceeded 88% and the demand outnumbered 75 million pieces, up 19% year on year. In the next few years, Chinese car electric window regulator market will present a CAGR of over 10%; in 2017, the market size is expected to exceed 110 million pieces, with the installation rate up to 95%.
Globally, car electric window regulators include three types: cable, flexible axle and cross-arm. Cable and cross-arm ones dominate the Chinese market, with the combined market share of over 95% in 2013. In China, cable ones are mainly used in sedans, while cross-arm ones are suitable for sedans and commercial vehicles. Flexible axle ones can be applied to various models of vehicle, but they only find application in a tiny minority of cars since China's flexible axle and flexible axle motor technologies still desire to be much improved; nevertheless, the flexible axle window regulator is expected to be the future development direction.
As China's largest local car electric window regulator manufacturer, Shanghai SIIC Transportation Electric Co., Ltd. seized 10% market share in 2013, slightly lower than 2012. Founded by HUAYU Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. (70% stake) and SIIC (30% stake) jointly, the company mainly produces cable and cross-arm car electric window regulators and serves Shanghai Volkswagen, Shanghai GM, etc..
Foreign manufacturers Brose, Hi-Lex, Mitsuba, F. Tech and Magna Closures have established production bases in China, in which Brose is the first one that entered the Chinese market in 1995 to produce cable and cross-arm car electric window regulators, power window motors and anti-pinch electronic modules. As of June 2014, Brose had established a headquarters, three R & D / sales centers, five wholly owned factories and four joint-stock plants, with a total headcount of 3,300 in China.
The report mainly includes: Installation rate and development trend of car electric window regulators in China; Demand and development trend of car electric window regulators in China;? Import and export of car electric window regulators in China; Supporting and Market Size of cable, flexible axle and cross-arm? car electric window regulators in China; Sales channels and gross margin by channel of car electric window regulators in China;? Operation, window regulator output and sales volume, market share and supply of domestic and foreign car electric window regulator manufacturers in China.
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