Auto Parts Manufacturers

Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:

Crain Communications, Inc.
Automotive News
https://www.autonews.com/

Weekly trade publication features news and information for the automotive industry and its suppliers, with special features including the "Guide to Top Suppliers" published each June which ranks the top 100 global and North American OEM automotive parts suppliers by sales and includes a summary of products manufactured by each company. Digital editions can be viewed free online with registration.

Automobile Parts Manufacturing
https://www.firstresearch.com/

First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:

Original Equipment Suppliers Association
Information resources available from this organization include:

OESA Automotive Supplier Barometer
https://www.oesa.org/
Quarterly report provides an overview of the current supplier outlook and supplier barometer indexes for all survey respondents and by revenue size group, and also addresses topics which change each quarter such as production, production planning, human resources and retention, finance and capital planning, financial outlook, and globalization and supply chain. Publication can be viewed free online.

Resources
https://www.oesa.org/
Resources section provides a extensive selection of reports, studies, and other publications covering various aspects of the automotive industry and its suppliers, with contents including industry overview and trends, OESA research and analysis, vehicle manufacturing, business development, finance and capital markets, new technologies, economics and employment, and trade and international markets.

Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association
Automotive Aftermarket Manufacturing Companies Survey
https://www.aftermarketsuppliers.org/

Bi-weekly survey of major manufacturers monitors aftermarket demand, with topics addressed in the survey including weekly strength of order demand for products, demand by high-level category (e.g., replacement, maintenance), levels of incentives and promotions (e.g., above or below average), and strengths and weaknesses of U.S. regional demand. Publication is available to AASA members only.

Freedonia Group
North American Automotive Aftermarket by Product & Performer
https://www.freedoniagroup.com/

Comprehensive report analyzes aftermarket demand for automotive components, with data provided including historical demand and forecasts by product category (e.g., mechanical, electrical/electronic, and exterior/structural), service performer (e.g., professional, consumer), and country (U.S., Canada, and Mexico) and vendors profiled including DENSO Corp., Johnson Controls, Inc., and Tenneco, Inc.

Technavio
Automotive Parts Aftermarket in the US
https://www.technavio.com/

Market research report provides a detailed analysis of the auto parts aftermarket, with data provided including market size and forecast by distribution channel (e.g., offline, online) and vehicle type (e.g., commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles) and major firms profiled including Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd., ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Delphi Technologies, PLC, DENSO Corporation, Continental AG, and Valeo SA.

Industry Financial Ratios
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturers
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "3363" to see reports for specific types of products

Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.

IBISWorld
Auto Parts / Engine & Parts Manufacturing
(see links for individual reports)

Financial benchmarking section of these reports provides an analysis of industry profit and expenses as a percentage of revenue for companies that manufacture engines, parts, and accessories used in the production of autos, light trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles and sold as aftermarket products by automobile dealerships, automotive products retailers, and auto repair shops and service centers.

PayScale, Inc.
Automotive Systems and Components Manufacturing
https://www.payscale.com/

Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such as mechanical engineer, software engineer, design engineer, production operator, and maintenance technician, with employers for which salary or hourly wage data is provided including Autoliv Inc., ZF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., Continental AG, Delphi Automotive, LLP, and Robert Bosch, LLC.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
https://www.bls.gov/oes/
Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data on a national, state, and local area basis for personnel employed by companies that manufacture engines, parts, and accessories used in the production of autos, light trucks, vans, and sports utility vehicles and sold as aftermarket products by automobile dealerships, specialty auto products retailers, and auto repair shops and service centers.