The global automotive multi-wheel drive market exhibited moderate growth during 2015-2020. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to grow at a CAGR of 5.10% during 2021-2026. An automotive multi-wheel drive, also known as an all-wheel drive or (AWD), is a type of automobile in which all the wheels receive equal torque from the engine. It includes vehicles that have four or more than four wheels such as SUVs, trucks, commercial lorries and luxury cars. Generally, in vehicles with two-wheel drive, the engine can supply power to either the front wheels or the rear wheels at a single point of time. Whereas, in all-wheel or multi-wheel drives, all the wheels of a vehicle operate simultaneously in order to provide better traction and handling during adverse weather conditions. They are also considered ideal for rough terrains like snow, ice, mud, off-road and sand, as these drives prevent slipping and help propelling the vehicle forward. Moreover, multi-wheel drives also enable the engines to distribute the weight in a more efficient manner.
Market Trends:
Increasing awareness among consumers regarding their safety while driving has catalyzed the demand for various advanced in-built safety features such as multi-wheel drive. In addition, to improve the traction and control over the vehicle, most luxury and sports cars are installed with multi-wheel drive systems. A shift in consumer preferences towards comfort and luxury driving with enhanced driving dynamics is further expected to augment the overall demand for luxury cars, SUVs and other sports vehicles across Europe and Asia.
Market Summary:
- Based on the vehicle type, the market has been segmented into passenger cars, light commercial vehicles and heavy commercial vehicles. Amongst these, passenger cars currently represent the biggest segment.
- Based on the transmission type, the market has been segregated as manual MWD and automatic MWD. Currently, manual MWD represents the leading segment.
- Based on wheel drive type, the market is categorized as front-wheel drive (FWD), rear-wheel drive (RWD) and four-wheel drive (4WD)/all-wheel drive (AWD).
- Region-wise, the report has analyzed Asia Pacific, North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Latin America.
- The competitive landscape of the market has also been examined with some of the key players being Borg Warner Inc, Continental AG, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, JTEKT Corporation, Magna International Inc., American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., Eaton Corporation Inc., GKN Plc, Dana Incorporated, Oerlikon Group and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation.
1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 Global Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Market Breakup by Vehicle Type
5.5 Market Breakup by Transmission Type
5.6 Market Breakup by Wheel Drive Type
5.7 Market Breakup by Region
5.8 Market Forecast
6 Market Breakup by Vehicle Type
6.1 Passenger Cars
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Light Commercial Vehicles
6.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2 Market Forecast
6.3 Heavy Commercial Vehicles
6.3.1 Market Trends
6.3.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Transmission Type
7.1 Manual MWD
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Automatic MWD
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Wheel Drive Type
8.1 Front-wheel Drive (FWD)
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Rear-wheel Drive (RWD)
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Four-wheel Drive (4WD)/All-wheel Drive (AWD)
8.3.1 Market Trends
8.3.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by Region
9.1 Asia Pacific
9.1.1 Market Trends
9.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2 North America
9.2.1 Market Trends
9.2.2 Market Forecast
9.3 Europe
9.3.1 Market Trends
9.3.2 Market Forecast
9.4 Middle East and Africa
9.4.1 Market Trends
9.4.2 Market Forecast
9.5 Latin America
9.5.1 Market Trends
9.5.2 Market Forecast
10 Global Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Industry: SWOT Analysis
10.1 Overview
10.2 Strengths
10.3 Weaknesses
10.4 Opportunities
10.5 Threats
11 Global Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Industry: Value Chain Analysis
11.1 Overview
11.2 Research and Development
11.3 Raw Material Procurement
11.4 Manufacturing
11.5 Marketing
11.6 Distribution
11.7 End-Use
12 Global Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Industry: Porters Five Forces Analysis
12.1 Overview
12.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
12.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
12.4 Degree of Competition
12.5 Threat of New Entrants
12.6 Threat of Substitutes
13 Global Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Industry: Price Analysis
13.1 Price Indicators
13.2 Price Structure
13.3 Margin Analysis
14 Competitive Landscape
14.1 Market Structure
14.2 Key Players
14.3 Profiles of Key Players
14.3.1 Borg Warner Inc
14.3.2 Continental AG
14.3.3 ZF Friedrichshafen AG
14.3.4 JTEKT Corporation
14.3.5 Magna International Inc.
14.3.6 American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.
14.3.7 Eaton Corporation Inc.
14.3.8 GKN Plc
14.3.9 Dana Incorporated
14.3.10 Oerlikon Group
14.3.11 Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2015-2020
Figure 3: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market: Breakup by Vehicle Type (in %), 2020
Figure 4: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market: Breakup by Transmission Type (in %), 2020
Figure 5: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market: Breakup by Wheel Drive Type (in %), 2020
Figure 6: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2020
Figure 7: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2021-2026
Figure 8: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 9: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 10: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Industry: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Figure 11: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive (Passenger Cars) Market: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2015 & 2020
Figure 12: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive (Passenger Cars) Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2021-2026
Figure 13: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive (Light Commercial Vehicles) Market: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2015 & 2020
Figure 14: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive (Light Commercial Vehicles) Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2021-2026
Figure 15: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive (Heavy Commercial Vehicles) Market: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2015 & 2020
Figure 16: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive (Heavy Commercial Vehicles) Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2021-2026
Figure 17: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive (Manual MWD) Market: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2015 & 2020
Figure 18: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive (Manual MWD) Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2021-2026
Figure 19: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive (Automatic MWD) Market: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2015 & 2020
Figure 20: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive (Automatic MWD) Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2021-2026
Figure 21: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive (Front-wheel Drive-FWD) Market: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2015 & 2020
Figure 22: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive (Front-wheel Drive-FWD) Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2021-2026
Figure 23: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive (Rear-wheel Drive-RWD) Market: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2015 & 2020
Figure 24: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive (Rear-wheel Drive-RWD) Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2021-2026
Figure 25: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive (Four-wheel Drive-4WD/All-wheel Drive-AWD) Market: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2015 & 2020
Figure 26: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive (Four-wheel Drive-4WD/All-wheel Drive-AWD) Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2021-2026
Figure 27: Asia Pacific: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2015 & 2020
Figure 28: Asia Pacific: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2021-2026
Figure 29: North America: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2015 & 2020
Figure 30: North America: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2021-2026
Figure 31: Europe: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2015 & 2020
Figure 32: Europe: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2021-2026
Figure 33: Middle East and Africa: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2015 & 2020
Figure 34: Middle East and Africa: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2021-2026
Figure 35: Latin America: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2015 & 2020
Figure 36: Latin America: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in Million Units), 2021-2026
List of Tables
Table 1: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2020 and 2026
Table 2: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market Forecast: Breakup by Vehicle Type (in Million Units), 2021-2026
Table 3: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market Forecast: Breakup by Transmission Type (in Million Units), 2021-2026
Table 4: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market Forecast: Breakup by Wheel Drive Type (in Million Units), 2021-2026
Table 5: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million Units), 2021-2026
Table 6: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market Structure
Table 7: Global: Automotive Multi Wheel Drive Market: Key Players