TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents 2
Executive Summary 7
Industry analysis 7
Industry definition 7
Research highlights 7
Market Value 8
Market Volume 9
Market Segmentation—Product 10
Market Segementation—Geography 11
Five Forces Analysis 12
Summary 12
Buyer power 13
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Substitutes 17
Rivalry 18
Top 10 Companies Landscape 20
Revenue analysis 24
Financial performance analysis 25
Company Reports 30
Toyota Motor Corporation 30
Volkswagen AG 38
General Motors Corporation 44
Ford Motor Company 50
Daimler AG 56
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 62
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 68
PSA Peugeot Citroen S.A. 74
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 80
Hyundai Motor Company 86
Financial Analysis 92
Toyota Motor Corporation 92
Volkswagen AG 95
General Motors Corporation 98
Ford Motor Company 101
Daimler AG 104
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 107
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 110
PSA Peugeot Citroen S.A. 113
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 116
Hyundai Motor Company 119
APPENDIX 122


TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Global automobiles market, $ billion, 2004–08 8
Figure 2: Global automobiles market volume: vehicles million, 2004–08 9
Figure 3: Global automobiles market segmentation—product, % share 2008 10
Figure 4: Global automobiles market segmentation—geography ,% share 2008 11
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the global automobiles industry, 2008 12
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the global automobiles industry, 2008 13
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the global automobiles industry, 2008 15
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global automobiles industry, 2008 16
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global automobiles industry, 2008 17
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global automobiles industry, 2008 18
Figure 11: Turnover of global top 10 automobile companies, $ million, FY2008 21
Figure 12: Revenue growth of global automobile companies , 2006–08 25
Figure 13: Operating performance analysis, FY2008 26
Figure 14: Net profit analysis, FY2008 27


TABLES

Table 1: Global automobiles market, $ billion, 2004–08 8
Table 2: Global automobiles market volume: vehicles million, 2004–08 9
Table 3: Global automobiles market segmentation—product ,% share 2008 10
Table 4: Global automobiles market segmentation—geography ,% share 2008 11
Table 5: Turnover of global top 10 automobile companies, $ million, FY2008 20
Table 6: Revenue growth of global top 10 automobile companies, 2006–08 24
Table 7: Key financials of global top 10 automobile companies, FY2008 25
Table 8: Key industry–specific ratios 28
Table 9: Toyota Motor—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 92
Table 10: Toyota Motor — Key Industry Specific Ratios, 2004–08 94
Table 11: Volkswagen—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 95
Table 12: Volkswagen—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 97
Table 13: General Motors—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 98
Table 14: General Motors—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 100
Table 15: Ford Motor—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 101
Table 16: Ford Motor—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 103
Table 17: Daimler—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 104
Table 18: Daimler—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 106
Table 19: Honda Motor—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 107
Table 20: Honda Motor—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 109
Table 21: Nissan Motor —Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 110
Table 22: Nissan Motor—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 112
Table 23: PSA Peugeot Citroen—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 113
Table 24: PSA Peugeot Citroen—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 115
Table 25: Bayerische Motoren Werke—Financial and operational highlights, 2004–08 ($ million) 116
Table 26: Bayerische Motoren Werke—Key industry specific ratios, 2004–08 118
Table 27: Hyundai Motor—Financial and operational highlights, 2003–07 ($ million) 119
Table 28: Hyundai Motor—Key industry specific ratios, 2003–07 121