New Report Examines the Market for Trucks in South Africa

Business Wire, Jan 24, 2008

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c80621) has announced the addition of Datamonitor's new report: Trucks in South Africa to their offering.

Our Trucks in South Africa industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the trucks industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market's competitive landscape

* Market shares are covered by manufacturer or brand

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments

* Inform your business decisions

* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials

* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

The market for light trucks includes all light commercial vehicles (LCVs) and light buses and coaches (LBCs) weighing up to 3.5 tonnes. This includes pick-ups and vans, but excludes sports utility and similar vehicles.

The market for medium and heavy trucks includes commercial vehicles (CVs), buses and coaches (BCs), heavy commercial vehicles (HCVs) and heavy buses and coaches (HBCs). CVs and BCs weigh 3.51 to 16 tonnes and include pick-ups, vans where they fall into this weight range. Sports utility vehicles and similar vehicles are not included. HCVs and HBCs weigh over 16 tonnes.

The trucks market consists of the light trucks and medium and heavy trucks markets.

The market value is calculated in terms of manufacturer selling price (MSP), and excludes all taxes and levies. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2006 annual average exchange rates.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CHAPTER 1 Market Overview

1.1 Market Definition

1.2 Research Highlights

1.3 Market Analysis

CHAPTER 2 Market Value

CHAPTER 3 Market Volume

CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation

CHAPTER 5 Market Share

CHAPTER 6 Five Forces Analysis

6.1 Summary

6.2 Buyer Power

6.3 Supplier Power

6.4 New Entrants

6.5 Substitutes 17

6.6 Rivalry 18

CHAPTER 7 Leading Companies

7.1 Toyota Motor Corporation

7.2 General Motors Corporation

7.3 Ford Motor Company

7.4 DaimlerChrysler AG

CHAPTER 8 Market Forecasts

8.1 Market Value Forecast

8.2 Market Volume Forecast

CHAPTER 9 Macroeconomic Indicators

CHAPTER 10 Appendix

10.1 Methodology

10.2 Industry Associations

10.3 Related Research

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: South Africa Trucks Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007

Table 2: South Africa Trucks Market Volume: Units thousand, 2003-2007

Table 3: South Africa Trucks Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2007 11

Table 4: South Africa Trucks Market Share: % Share, by Volume, 2007

Table 5: Key Facts: Toyota Motor Corporation

Table 6: Key Financials: Toyota Motor Corporation

Table 7: Key Facts: General Motors Corporation

Table 8: Key Financials: General Motors Corporation

Table 9: Key Facts: Ford Motor Company

Table 10: Key Financials: Ford Motor Company

Table 11: Key Facts: DaimlerChrysler AG

Table 12: Key Financials: DaimlerChrysler AG

Table 13: South Africa Trucks Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012

Table 14: South Africa Trucks Market Volume Forecast: Units thousand, 2007-2012

Table 15: South Africa Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007

Table 16: South Africa GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007

Table 17: South Africa Inflation, 2003-2007

Table 18: South Africa Exchange Rate, 2003

Companies Mentioned:

* DaimlerChrysler AG

* Ford Motor Company

* General Motors Corporation

* Toyota Motor Corporation

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c80621

Source: Datamonitor