Safety concerns, regulations, and increasing consumer awareness are major drivers in the automotive airbags market. Automobile manufacturers are on constant look out for new technologies and systems that can effectively enhance their competitiveness in this era of globalization. Some of the major factors driving growth of airbag installations include regulations, awareness, introduction of sophisticated systems such as side impact airbags, increase in safety concerns, launch of safer products, and competitive dynamics.
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

AUTOMOTIVE AIRBAGS				BMR-8007


                                         CONTENTS



  1. METHODOLOGY                                                           1
      Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations                          1
      Disclaimers                                                          2
      Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level                            3

  2. MARKET OVERVIEW                                                       4
      Airbags: Life Savers During High Speed Collisions                    4
      Smart Airbags for Smart Cars                                         4
       Features of a Futuristic Smart System                               5
      Competitive Scenario                                                 6
      Growth Factors                                                       6

  3. INDUSTRY TRENDS & ISSUES                                              7
      Next-Generation Airbags - Gaining Prominence                         7
       Studies Prove Effectiveness of Side Impact Airbags                  7
       Increasing Demand for Rollover- Safety Equipment                    7
      Safety - A New Competitive Factor                                    7
       Growing Consumer Awareness in Safety Equipment                      8
      Saturation for Frontal Airbags in the US and Western Europe          8
      Supplier Industry Structure - Role Shift Results in New
       Configuration                                                       8
       A Strategic Insight                                                 9
       Tier-1 Suppliers                                                    9
        Current Scenario                                                   9
        Options                                                            9
         Implications                                                      9
       Tier-2 and Tier-3 Suppliers                                         10
       Supplier Transition from Tier-3 to Tier-1                           11
       Growth Strategy                                                     11
        Supplier Recognition - Does Size Matter?                           11
      Depowered Airbags - Designed to Save Children                        12
      Australian vs. American Airbags                                      12
      Disabling Airbags: An Emerging Market                                12
      To Deactivate or Not - An Ongoing Controversy                        12
      Component Integration Drives Companies Towards Vertical
       Integration                                                         13

  4. PRODUCT FACTS                                                         14
      Front-Impact Airbags                                                 14
      Side Impact Airbags                                                  14
      Other Airbags                                                        15

  5. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS                                                15
      Carlyle to Take Over Sequa Corp                                      15
      Abhishek Auto Establishes Joint Venture Company with Key
       Safety Systems                                                      15
      Shanghai East Joy Adds Production Line                               15
      TRW Plans to Manufacture Airbags in Brazil                           16
      Toyota Boshoku Plans Capacity Expansion in Vietnam                   16
      Toyota to Establish Safety System Subsidiary in India                16
      RS Taichi Launches Airbags                                           16
      TRW Develops New ACU                                                 16
      Toyota to Launch New Bumper Airbag                                   17
      Quadrant Creative Moulding Develops Airbag Housings for
       Citroen C5                                                          17
      Dainese to Launch D-Tec System                                       17
      Autoliv to Develop Inexpensive Airbag for Tata Motors’ Nano          17
      Voestalpine Acquires Stake in Two of the Dancke Companies            17
      Crestview Partners Takes Over Key Safety Systems                     18
      International Textile Group Acquires BST Safety Textiles             18
      INVISTA Commences Airbag Facility Construction in Shanghai           18
      Chrysler Minivans Provided with TRW’s Active and Passive
       Safety Systems                                                      18
      TRW and Chinese Agency Co-operate for the Development of OSS         19
      IAC Group to Venture into India                                      19
      Furukawa Group Forms a Joint Venture with Minda Group                19
      Takata Commences Capacity Expansion                                  20
      Tata AutoComp to Establish Airbag Testing Facility                   20
      Takata to Establish Safety System Facility in India                  20
      Quadrant Develops Polymer Passenger Airbag Housing for Latest
       Fiat 500 Model                                                      20
      Dow Corning Launches Silicone Solution Range for Automotive
       Sector                                                              20
      Autoliv Introduces Two New Airbags                                   21
      ARAPro Rolls Out New Cost-Effective Range of Replacement
       Airbag Modules                                                      21
      Toyota to Introduce Rear-Impact Airbag                               21
      TRW Automotive Develops Asymmetrical Airbag Technology               21

  6. MAJOR PLAYERS                                                         22
      Autoliv (Sweden)                                                     22
      Delphi Corporation (US)                                              22
      Denso Corporation (Japan)                                            22
      International Textile Group, Inc. (US)                               22
      Key Safety Systems, Inc. (US)                                        22
      Takata Corporation (Japan)                                           23
      Toyoda-Gosei Co., Ltd. (Japan)                                       23
      TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (US)                                   23

  7. MARKET ANALYTICS                                                      24

  8. THE UNITED STATES                                                     29
      Market Primer                                                        29
      Competitive Scenario                                                 30
      Export-Import Scenario                                               30
      Airbags - Effective in Reducing Fatalities                           31
      New Air Bag Products                                                 31
       Bumper Airbags                                                      31
       Airbag Safe Infant Seat (ASIS)                                      31
       New Curtain Air Bag System                                          31
      Advanced Restraints System (ARS)                                     32
      BSRS Restraint Systems                                               32
        Remote Firing System                                               32
        Rear Impact Air Bag Protection System                              32
        Tailorable Occupant Protection System                              32
        Sensor Air Bag System                                              32

  9. CANADA                                                                34

  10. JAPAN                                                                36
      Penetration Levels of Airbags                                        36

  11. EUROPE                                                               37

  a. France                                                                40

  b. Germany                                                               41

  c. Italy                                                                 42

  d. The United Kingdom                                                    43

  e. Spain                                                                 45

  f. Russia                                                                46

  g. Rest of Europe                                                        47

  12. ASIA-PACIFIC                                                         48
      Market Primer                                                        48
      Review of Select Markets                                             48

  13. LATIN AMERICA                                                        50

  14. REST OF WORLD                                                        51


 EXHIBITS
 
      Table 1: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Automotive Airbags
      Manufacturers in the World - 2005

      Table 2: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Airbag Semiconductors
      Manufacturers in the World - 2006

      Table 3: Global Automotive Airbags Market by Region for the
      Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 4: Percentage Breakdown of Global Automotive Airbags
      Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 5: Global Front-Impact Driver Airbags Market by Region
      for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 6: Percentage Breakdown of Global Front-Impact Driver
      Airbags Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 7: Global Front-Impact Passenger Airbags Market by
      Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 8: Percentage Breakdown of Global Front-Impact Passenger
      Airbags Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 9: Global Side-Impact Airbags Market by Region for the
      Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 10: Percentage Breakdown of Global Side-Impact Airbags
      Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 11: Global Other Automotive Airbags Market by Region for
      the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 12: Percentage Breakdown of Global Other Automotive
      Airbags Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 13: Percentage Breakdown of North American Market for
      Automotive Airbags - 2005

      Table 14: Breakdown of US Safety Airbags Exports by
      Destination Countries - 2007 (In US$ Million)

      Table 15: Breakdown of US Safety Airbags Imports by Countries
      of Origin (In US$ Million)

      Table 16: Automotive Airbags Market by Product Segment in the
      US: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 17: Percentage Breakdown of Automotive Airbags Market by
      Product Segment in the US for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 18: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Safety Airbags
      Exports by Destination Countries - 2007

      Table 19: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Safety Airbags
      Imports by Countries of Origin - 2007

      Table 20: Automotive Airbags Market by Product Segment in
      Canada: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 21: Percentage Breakdown of Automotive Airbags Market by
      Product Segment in Canada for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 22: Automotive Airbags Market by Product Segment in
      Japan: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 23: Percentage Breakdown of Automotive Airbags Market by
      Product Segment in Japan for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 24: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the
      European Market for Automotive Airbags - 2005

      Table 25: Automotive Airbags Market by Region in Europe:
      2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 26: Percentage Breakdown of Automotive Airbags Market by
      Region in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 27: Automotive Airbags Market by Product Segment in
      Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 28: Percentage Breakdown of Automotive Airbags Market by
      Product Segment in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 29: Automotive Airbags Market by Product Segment in
      France: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 30: Percentage Breakdown of Automotive Airbags Market by
      Product Segment in France for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 31: Automotive Airbags Market by Product Segment in
      Germany: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 32: Percentage Breakdown of Automotive Airbags Market by
      Product Segment in Germany for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 33: Automotive Airbags Market by Product Segment in
      Italy: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 34: Percentage Breakdown of Automotive Airbags Market by
      Product Segment in Italy for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 35: Automotive Airbags Market by Product Segment in the
      UK: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 36: Percentage Breakdown of Automotive Airbags Market by
      Product Segment in the UK for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 37: Automotive Airbags Market by Product Segment in
      Spain: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 38: Percentage Breakdown of Automotive Airbags Market by
      Product Segment in Spain for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 39: Automotive Airbags Market by Product Segment in
      Russia: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 40: Percentage Breakdown of Automotive Airbags Market by
      Product Segment in Russia for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 41: Automotive Airbags Market by Product Segment in Rest
      of Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 42: Percentage Breakdown of Automotive Airbags Market by
      Product Segment in Rest of Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 43: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the
      Chinese Market for Airbags - 2005

      Table 44: Automotive Airbags Market by Product Segment in
      Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 45: Percentage Breakdown of Automotive Airbags Market by
      Product Segment in Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 46: Automotive Airbags Market by Product Segment in
      Latin America: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 47: Percentage Breakdown of Automotive Airbags Market by
      Product Segment in Latin America for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 48: Automotive Airbags Market by Product Segment in Rest
      of World: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Units)

      Table 49: Percentage Breakdown of Automotive Airbags Market by
      Product Segment in Rest of World for the Years 2008 & 2012


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