Light Vehicle Forecasts, Scenarios and Simulations

IHS Automotive light vehicle sales forecasts include a base forecast and six optional add on modules. Learn More

IHS Automotive light vehicle production forecasts include a base forecast and five optional add on modules. Learn More

IHS Automotive light vehicle powertrain forecasts provide a detailed outlook for transmissions, engines and alternative propulsion. Optional add-on modules expand the depth and detail of the insight. Learn More

IHS Automotive Long-term Planning and Scenarios helps organizations prepare for the long-term future by examining the key forces that will shape the industry in the years ahead. The service offers a set of three distinct scenarios through 2035 and endeavors to answer questions such as:

• Will motorization of personal transportation in developing economies adopt similar patterns as developed economies? 
• Will vehicle ownership adapt to new challenges? 
• How will growing urbanization and aging population affect vehicle mix? 
• How will powertrain technology developments respond to different markets with their energy and climate change policies? Where? When?

The Long-term Planning and Scenarios Service is the perfect complement to our 7- and 12-year Light Vehicle Sales, Production and Powertrain forecasts.

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IHS Automotive provides meticulously detailed information on vehicle Parc, also referred to as total vehicle registrations, vehicle units in operation, or vehicles in use.

Light Vehicle Parc & Density Forecast

• Detailed coverage: Official type split, country-level (CAR, LCV)
• Geographic coverage: 54 countries across 11 regions
• Updated: quarterly
• Horizon: 10 years of historical data, 7-year forecast horizon

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PartBase Software

Do you need to streamline business planning and forecasting to provide real-time updates and scenarios for rapid decision support? Do you need to complement your forecast with bill-of-material and manufacturing inputs to enhance future margin and productivity?

PartBase is an encrypted hosted software tool that enables clients to link their parts data with IHS Automotive forecasts. The software, developed by Saphran Solutions, an IHS partner firm, and powered by IHS Automotive forecasts, was created with input from over 50 automotive suppliers. The software has enjoyed 100% launch success to improve business planning accuracy, frequency and productivity with enhanced market risk mitigation capabilities.

Saphran's PartBase enables you to:

• Improve commercial team productivity 
• Reduce long lead time and effort to create annual strategic plan 
• Tie part-level bill-of-material and manufacturing inputs to the forecast 
• iPerform ongoing market scenarios and risk analysis 
• Spot market exceptions/changes and adjust plan 
• Easily compare forecasts to actual shipments 
• Integrate with ERP/MRP/PLM/finance systems 
• Support all business functions using and enhancing consensus managed forecast that is always up to date

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