Automotive Clutch Market Scope
An Automotive Clutch is used to connect or disconnect the engine and manual transmission or transaxle. The clutch is a mechanism to disconnect the flow of power to the transmission during changing the gear. It is located between the back of the engine and the front of the transmission. Growing consumer preference for semi-automatic and fully-automatic transmission systems is expected to have a positive impact on the automotive clutch market.
According to AMA, the Global Automotive Clutch market is expected to see growth rate of 5.7% Research Analyst at AMA estimates that United States Vendors will contribute to the maximum growth of Global Automotive Clutch market throughout the predicted period.
Robert Bosch (Germany), AMS Automotive (United States), ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Germany), BorgWarner Inc. (United States), EXEDY Corporation (Japan), Schaeffler AG (Germany), Eaton Corporation Plc. (Ireland), FCC Co. Ltd. (Japan), Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd. (Japan) and Macas Automotive (India) are some of the key players that are part of study coverage. Additionally, the Vendors which are also part of the research are Luk Clutch Systems (United States), Clutch Auto Ltd. (India), NSK Ltd. (India), MK Auto (India), Valeo Service (France), McLeod Racing (United States) and SPEC., Inc. (United States).
Segmentation Overview
The study have segmented the market of Global Automotive Clutch market by Type (Fluid Clutches, Electromagnetic Clutches, Friction Clutches and Positive Contact Clutches) and Region with country level break-up.
On the basis of geography, the market of Automotive Clutch has been segmented into South America (Brazil, Argentina, Rest of South America), Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, Rest of Asia-Pacific), Europe (Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Rest of Europe), MEA (Middle East, Africa), North America (United States, Canada, Mexico).
Influencing Trend:
Technological Innovation Aimed At Improving Manufacturing Process
Market Growth Drivers:
Increasing Production Volume of Passenger Cars
Restraints:
Replacement of Manual Clutch by Torque Convertor in Automatic Transmission Systems May Hamper the Market
Opportunities:
A Rise in Demand for Passenger Vehicles Owing To Increased Income and Urbanization
Market Leaders and their Expansionary Development Strategies
In October 2017, Valeo acquired FTE Automotive, a German company specialized in automotive clutch and transmission systems. It has particularly deep expertise in electric actuators used in automatic, dual-clutch and semi-automatic transmissions. With the acquisition of FTE Automotive, Valeo is extending its offering in a strategic high-growth market largely driven by surging demand for vehicles fitted with automatic transmissions as well as for hybrid and electric vehicles.
In July 2018, EXEDY Clutch Europe signed a sales partnership agreement with New Zealand Company, Dodson Motorsport aimed at delivering greater energy transfer efficiency to European drivers of high-performance vehicles. Under the agreement, EXEDY distributed Dodson high-performance transmission components into 53 countries in Europe and adjacent markets. Under the agreement, EXEDY and Dodson funded a team of experienced automotive transmission salespeople with deep experience and top-level connections across the high-performance vehicle sector.
Key Target Audience
Automotive Clutch Manufacturer, Automotive Clutch Distributor & Supplier, Automotive Clutch End-User, Automotive Clutch Downstream Vendors and Others
About Approach
The research aims to propose a patent-based approach in searching for potential technology partners as a supporting tool for enabling open innovation. The study also proposes a systematic searching process of technology partners as a
preliminary step to select the emerging and key players that are involved in implementing market estimations. While patent analysis is employed to overcome the aforementioned data- and process-related limitations, as expenses occurred in that technology allows us to estimate the market size by evolving segments as target market from the total available market.