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What are the top 20 data sources for the global light vehicle industry?
Greetings! Thank you for your question about the top 20 data sources for the global light vehicle industry. The most useful sources I found to answer your question were ""The Top 10 Sources of Data for International Development Research" and "
Top Major Global Market Research Companies". In brief, I created a spreadsheet containing each resource's name, a brief description of the type of information provided, whether the resource is free, and a link to the resource. Below you will find a deep dive of my findings including my methodology for determining and locating the best resources as well the entire list of 20 with a brief description about the resource and why it was chosen for the list.
Thank you for the opportunity to research this topic. As a data scientist, it was fun to find new data sources.
METHODOLOGY
I began by looking for pre-compiled lists from industry experts of best or top automotive data sources, research firms, and international business data sources. I searched through each list to determine which resources met your requirements. I explored the url provided for the sources that seemed to be likely candidates to assure that the automotive industry was segmented in a manner that would be useful in your inquiry. To round out the list of 20, I also searched for official automotive data sources that were compiled by industry organizations or governments. I assured that I found resources for your 6 criteria--research firms, data sources, vehicle platforms, volumes, regions, and suppliers--within the light vehicle segment of the automotive industry.
FINDINGS
The following list is in no particular order. For each item you will find the name of the resource (linked to its website), a description of the resource, and the reason it was chosen for this list.
1. The Atlas of Economic Complexity provides data visualizations on the imports, exports, trade countries, and trade complexity of many different commodities, including motor vehicles classified in several subcategories. It's dynamic allowing you to explore the data in various ways simply by clicking on the visualization. It was chosen as among the best because it was #1 on "The Top 10 Sources of Data for International Development Research".
2. The World Bank Doing Business Database provides rankings of the ease of doing business by region and country through an interactive table. You can also download the complete data set for more details, groupings, and analysis. It also offers a comprehensive report available for download free of charge called "Doing Business 2017". It was chosen as among the best because it was #6 on "The Top 10 Sources of Data for International Development Research".
3. The World Bank's World Development Indicators is a comprehensive resource with data on many aspects of the economic development of the world's economies. It was chosen as among the best because it was #7 on "The Top 10 Sources of Data for International Development Research".
4. IHS Markit is a data broker that offers automotive marketing and marketing optimization reports for those in the automotive industry. This resource was chosen as among the best because it was listed on Mosaic Data Science's website as a resource for the automotive industry, which was listed on "104 of the Best Free Data Sources for your Next Infographic".
5. AutomotiveOEM has a list of suppliers within the North American supply chain. It was chosen as among the best because of its comprehensive nature and focus on suppliers by category.
6. Valuation Resources is a resource of resources within the automotive industry. You can click through to get industry analysis, statistics, trends, forecasts, business valuation resources, and more. It was chosen as among the best because it links to a number of other high-quality resources, including IBIS, Haig, and industry-specific researchers.
7. Automotive News Data Center claims to be "the industry's primary source of automotive sales, production, inventory, and incentive data". The subscription service offers a variety of data on the industry. It was chosen to be among the best because of its exclusive focus on the automotive industry and variety of offerings.
8. Statista offers a number of paid reports on the industry, including global sales, future sales & production forecasts, automotive suppliers, and industry trends. It was chosen to be among the best because as a data scientist and Wonder researcher I have found the company to be reliable and insightful. In addition, it offers a wide variety of data analysis that is useful in your specific goals within the automotive industry.
9. "Top 50 Technology Tools and Software Platforms for Auto Mechanics". This article is great for gaining a better understanding of the best automotive technology platforms. It was chosen for your list because it focuses on vehicle platforms, which many of the other data sources do not, and because it meets one of your key needs of gaining a greater understanding. In addition, an industry expert has already done the work of sorting out the top 50 platforms in the industry.
10. International Trade Administration's (ITA) report "2016 Top Markets Report Automotive Parts Country Case Study". This report has identified China as an important market in the automotive parts industry because it has a large market and small share. The report provides detailed information on this market. It was chosen because it was produced by an official and reputable source and starts to hone in on an area of the world that could have some potential for your client.
11. MarketResearch is a top global market research firm that offers over 1,300 market research reports on the light vehicle industry alone. It was selected among the best because it was listed #2 on News PR's article "Top Major Global Market Research Companies".
12. GFK offers compelling market research reports for the global automotive industry, including forecasts, trends and regional analyses. This resource was chosen as among the best because it was listed #3 on News PR's article "Top Major Global Market Research Companies".
13. Euromonitor International claims to publish "the world's most comprehensive market research on the automotive industry". Their many reports include information on market & brand share, market size, as well as distribution and industry trends. This resource was chosen as among the best because it was listed #5 on News PR's article "Top Major Global Market Research Companies".
14. Ken Research offers many market research reports under the categories "Automobile" and "Automobile Components". This resource was chosen as among the best because it was listed #9 on News PR's article "Top Major Global Market Research Companies".
15. Nielsen offers many industry reports which can be found by searching their database with keywords. This resource was chosen as among the best because it was listed #10 on News PR's article "Top Major Global Market Research Companies".
16. ITA's "2016 Top Markets Report Automotive Parts" provides a case study on the industry within 9 top countries. It was chosen because it was produced by an official and reputable source and starts to hone in on an area of the world that could have some potential for your client.
17. Experian offers several different automotive research reports including identifying potential markets, analyses of market data, and different categories within the automotive industry such as retailers and manufacturers. This was chosen to be among the best because the company showed up in several of my search parameters and its reports seem to be quite targeted for specifically what you are looking for.
18. RBA offers a list of many resources regarding the automotive industry, including suppliers, trends, new developments, international as well as regional automotive organizations, and data sources. This resource was chosen to be among the best because it is from a reputable source and offers links to dozens of resources across the categories of items within the automotive industry that you would like to view.
19. Wards Auto offers a data center with industry statistics, market analytics reports, trend analysis, forecasts, and other industry insights. This resource was chosen because it is from a reputable industry source, it was referred to often in various sources I looked at, and offers the insights you are looking for.
20. Greenbook is a guide for marketing research resources. Their Automotive Industry page lists 35 market research companies who provide research on the automotive industry. It was chosen because it links to so many reputable sources, such as GFK, who can provide the information you are looking for.
CONCLUSION
To wrap it up, I have provided 20 top resources for the global light vehicle industry that covers data sources, research firms, vehicle platforms, volumes, regions, and suppliers. I summary of the information can be viewed on this spreadsheet.
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