Library Guides: Industry Guide: Automotive: Automotive

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Subjects: Business, Economics

Mintel Academic This link opens in a new window
Extensive profiles of consumers in many different segments.
Market research on U.S. consumer markets.
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S&P Global NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
S&P produces an overview of the industry semi-annually.
Features S & P's Industry Surveys, which provide macro-level analysis of 56 major industries. Also includes company profiles and financial data with analyst rankings of investment potential as well information about company executives.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
IBISWorld has reports on many segments of the auto manufacturing industry.
IBISWorld has market research and analysis on over 700 industries.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Limit to Dossiers and Industry Reports for good summaries.
Statista collects data from a broad range of government and commercial sources. Data can be downloaded in Excel or pre-formatted for PowerPoint. Statista also includes reports from market research companies.
BCC Research This link opens in a new window
Reports on the manufacturing side, primarily covering components.
BCC publishes market research reports on materials, technology, life sciences and energy.
First Research Industry Profiles via ProQuest This link opens in a new window
First Research produces brief industry overviews for 150 industries. These are primarily consumer segments but there are some manufacturing sectors as well. These reports are designed for prospective employees and don't have as much detail as other sources.

Deloitte Industry Reports
Free reports from the consulting group, frequently include forecasts.

Ward's ... Automotive Year Book
Print resource available at the Library. Includes detailed statistics on sales.
This source ceased publication with the 2022 edition.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Clearinghouse for Federal statistics in all areas of transportation
FARS: Fatality Analysis Reporting System
Data on accidents from the Department of Transportation
TranStats
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista collects data from a broad range of government and commercial sources. Data can be downloaded in Excel or pre-formatted for PowerPoint. Statista also includes reports from market research companies.

International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers
International trade group. Site includes data on worldwide sales and production.
Alliance for Automotive Innovation
Trade group of the major US manufacturers. Primarily lobbying information, but includes some data.
National Automobile Dealers Association
Includes a great deal of information in the Research & Data section.