Overview
Published September 2011, this first edition 181 page report looks at the key development drivers in the sector and provides analysis on chassis performance.
The report provides detailed sections on suspension systems, steering sytems, braking system development and four-wheel steering. Furthermore the report includes profiles of 27 major players in this sector.
Background to this research
From a technical standpoint modern chassis systems can today realise almost any imaginable comfort characteristics, and the limiting factor in this respect as far as the customer is concerned is cost.
However, many OEMs today see the building of brand loyalty through the chassis system characteristics as a simultaneous process as enhancing manufacturing and vehicle efficiency, although fine tuning the chassis in order to enhance model or brand specific characteristics is in reality noticed by very few drivers.
In fact the widespread introduction of low rolling resistance tyres as original equipment on today’s vehicles has taken away one element of vehicle dynamics tuning that was extensively used by OEMs in press launch, where different tyre compounds could be used to enhance the driving dynamics with this influential group of drivers.
Furthermore, the increasing regulatory pressure for lower CO2 emissions is persuading OEMs that not only is reducing weight, and particularly unsprung weight, good for vehicle dynamics, weight reduction is also a critical contributor to greater vehicle efficiency
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