TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 10
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 10
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 10
1.3 OVERVIEW 10
1.4 LIMITATIONS 12
1.5 MARKETS COVERED 12
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 14
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 14
2.2 NORTH AMERICA AUTOMOTIVE COATED FABRIC MARKET:GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE 15
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 15
2.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 15
2.5 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 16
2.6 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 19
2.7 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 20
2.8 APPLICATION GRID 21
2.9 MULTIVARIATE MODELING 22
2.10 PRODUCTS LIFELINE CURVE 23
2.11 SECONDARY SOURCES 24
2.12 ASSUMPTIONS 24
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 25
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 27
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 29
5.1 DRIVERS 31
5.1.1 RISING VEHICLE SALE ACROSS NORTH AMERICA 31
5.1.2 GOVERNMENTS STRINGENT SAFETY STANDARDS FOR USAGE OF AIRBAGS, SAFETY-BELTS AND OTHERS 32
5.1.3 ADOPTION OF NEW MATERIAL IN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 33
5.2 RESTRAINT 34
5.2.1 RISING RAW MATERIAL COST 34
5.3 OPPORTUNITIES 34
5.3.1 RISE IN DEMAND OF ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY FABRIC MATERIAL 34
5.3.2 U.S. GOVERNMENT TAKING INITIATIVES IN THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY, PARTICULARLY TECHNICAL TEXTILES 35
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1.4. CHALLENGE 36
1.4.1. RISE IN NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS 36
6 NORTH AMERICA AUTOMOTIVE COATED FABRIC MARKET, BY TYPE 37
6.1 OVERVIEW 38
6.2 POLYESTER COATED FABRIC 39
6.3 VINYL 39
6.4 NYLON 39
6.5 RUBBER 39
6.5.1 SILICONE RUBBER NYLON 40
6.5.2 POLYCHLOROPRENE 40
6.6 LEATHER 40
6.7 OTHERS 40
7 NORTH AMERICA AUTOMOTIVE COATED FABRIC MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION 41
7.1 OVERVIEW 42
7.2 OEM 43
7.3 AFTERMARKET 43
8 NORTH AMERICA AUTOMOTIVE COATED FABRIC MARKET, BY APPLICATION 44
8.1 OVERVIEW 45
8.2 SEATING 46
8.2.1 SEAT BACK PANEL 46
8.2.2 OTHERS 46
8.3 CARPET 46
8.4 AIRBAG 47
8.5 INSTRUMENT PANEL 47
8.6 DOOR PANEL 47
8.7 AUTO TOPS & LIGHT TRUCKS COVER 47
8.8 SUN VISOR 47
8.9 GEAR SHIFT 47
8.10 OTHERS 47
9 NORTH AMERICA AUTOMOTIVE COATED FABRIC MARKET, BY VEHICLE TYPE 48
9.1 OVERVIEW 49
9.2 PASSENGER VEHICLE 50
9.3 LIGHT VEHICLE 50
9.4 MOTOR VEHICLE 50
9.5 MEDIUM & HEAVY TRUCKS 50
10 NORTH AMERICA AUTOMOTIVE COATED FABRIC MARKET BY REGION 51
10.1 NORTH AMERICA 51
10.1.1 U.S 56
10.1.2 CANADA 58
10.1.3 MEXICO 60
11 NORTH AMERICA AUTOMOTIVE COATED FABRIC MARKET,
COMPANY LANDSCAPE 62
12 COMPANY PROFILE 63
12.1 CONTITECH AG 63
12.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 63
12.1.2 PRODUCT AND SOLUTION PORTFOLIO 63
12.1.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 64
12.2 CANADIAN GENERAL TOWER 65
12.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 65
12.2.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 65
12.2.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 65
12.3 LG CHEM 66
12.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 66
12.3.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 66
12.3.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 67
12.3.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 67
12.4 THE HAARTZ CORPORATION 68
12.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 68
12.4.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 68
12.4.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 68
12.5 UNIROYAL GLOBAL ENGINEERED PRODUCTS INC. 69
12.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 69
12.5.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 69
12.5.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 70
12.5.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 70
12.6 HIGHLAND INDUSTRIES, INC. 71
12.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 71
12.6.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 71
12.6.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 71
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12.7 MAYUR UNIQUOTERS LIMITED 72
12.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 72
12.7.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 72
12.7.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 73
12.7.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 73
12.8 MORBERN 74
12.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 74
12.8.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 74
12.8.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 74
12.9 NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION 75
12.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 75
12.9.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 75
12.9.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 76
12.9.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 76
12.10 VULCAFLEX S.P.A. 77
12.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 77
12.10.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 77
12.10.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 77
13 SWOT & DBMR ANALYSIS 78
14 CONCLUSION 81
15 QUESTIONNAIRE 82
16 RELATED REPORTS 85