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From Mechanical to Electronic: Opportunities Abound for EMS Providers in the U.S. Automotive Industry.


DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50491) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report: EMS Provider Opportunities in the North American North American

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 Automotive Industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide.  to their offering.

This research service titled EMS Provider Opportunities in the North American Automotive Industry provides an overview of EMS opportunities within the automotive industry along with revenue forecasts, analysis of key drivers and restraints, impacts of major industry challenges, competitive analysis, as well as various trends affecting growth opportunities. In this research service, expert analysts thoroughly examine the following markets: infotainment (INFOrmation enterTAINMENT) Refers to all the information and entertainment services delivered to the home, which are essentially telephone, TV and Internet access. , safety, and others such as powertrain, body/chassis, and navigation electronics.

Market Sectors

Expert analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research service:

By application:

Infotainment electronics

Safety electronics

Others - powertrain, body/chassis and navigation electronics

By geographic region:

Unites States and Canada

Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies.  

Technologies

The following technologies are covered in this research:

-Radio Frequency Identification (RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. ): RFID is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags An electronic identification device that is made up of a chip and antenna. For reusable applications, it is typically embedded in a plastic housing, and for tracking shipments, it is usually part of a "smart" packaging label.  or transponders.

-Real-time Locating Systems (RTLS RTLS Real-Time Location System
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): RTLS is a fully automated system that continuously monitors the location of resources and provides real time data, which is of immense importance to organizations that have the need for operational efficiency. This system works on battery operated tags that are attached to assets, and a radio frequency locating system to detect the tags.

Market Overview

From Mechanical to Electronic: Opportunities Abound for EMS Providers in the Automotive Industry

The growing shift in the automotive industry - from conducting all operations in-house to outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management.  certain key operations - has created huge opportunities for electronic manufacturing service (EMS) providers. Moreover, as mechanical components are increasingly replaced with electronic ones, automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and tier one suppliers are looking for Looking for

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 outsourcing partners that not only have the relevant technical knowledge, but are also cost effective. Thus, the increasing amount of electronic content in cars combined with the rising trend toward outsourcing has created a market with vast untapped opportunities and significant revenue generation potential.

"EMS providers bring to the automotive industry experience enriched from functioning in other verticals as well as optimized manufacturing capabilities," remarks the analyst of this research service. "With OEMs and tier one suppliers recognizing the considerable benefits provided by EMS providers, the trend of automotive outsourcing is expected to steadily increase and develop into a full-blown profitable market for EMS providers."

Infotainment Systems Hold Greatest Potential

The North American opportunity for EMS providers is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR CAGR

See: Compound Annual Growth Rate
) of 16.8 percent. Demand for automotive electronics is spread across three major categories, namely infotainment, safety, as well as other electronics such as powertrain, body/chassis, and navigation. The demand for infotainment is the largest among these, followed by navigation and under-the-hood electronics. The opportunity for infotainment electronics is expected to have a CAGR of 17.8 percent. Safety electronics are expected to witness greater demand as the focus on safety increases and various mandates are passed to this effect.

However, penetrating the automotive industry is not an easy task and is expected to be a considerable challenge for EMS providers. Both OEMs as well as tier one suppliers are not only highly demanding, but also maintain extremely high quality standards that providers will have to adhere to adhere to
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. "EMS providers that discover and implement strategies and techniques, which can help them penetrate the automotive industry can look forward to plentiful opportunities to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on`   

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," says the analyst. "Growth in the automotive industry is a continuous journey and successful EMS providers are likely to enjoy long-term contracts as well as fairly stable demand from the consumer end."

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