Trucks in South Africa - Industry and Country Analysis

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
INTRODUCTION 3
Market definition 3
Research highlights 3
TRUCKS IN SOUTH AFRICA: MARKET OVERVIEW 8
Market analysis 8
Market Value, 2005–09 9
Market value forecast, 2009–14 10
Market Volume, 2005–09 11
Market volume forecast, 2009–14 12
Market Segmentation by Category 13
TRUCKS IN SOUTH AFRICA: FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 15
Summary 15
Buyer power 17
Supplier power 19
New entrants 20
Substitutes 21
Rivalry 22
SOUTH AFRICA: PESTLE ANALYSIS 23
Summary 23
Political analysis 24
Economic analysis 29
Social analysis 34
Technology analysis 38
Legal analysis 41
Environmental analysis 45
TRUCKS IN SOUTH AFRICA: LEADING COMPANIES 49
Market Share 49
Daimler AG 50
Ford Motor Company 55
General Motors Company 60
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 65
APPENDIX 69
Methodology 69
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 71
Premium Reports 71
Summary Reports 71
Datamonitor consulting 71

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: South Africa trucks market value: $ billion, 2005–09 9
Table 2: South Africa trucks market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 10
Table 3: South Africa trucks market volume: thousand units, 2005–09 11
Table 4: South Africa trucks market volume forecast: thousand units, 2009–14 12
Table 5: South Africa trucks market segmentation I:% share, by volume, 2009 13
Table 6: Analysis of South Africa’s political landscape 24
Table 7: Analysis of the South African economy 29
Table 8: Analysis of the South African social system 34
Table 9: Analysis of South Africa's technology landscape 38
Table 10: Analysis of South Africa's legal landscape 41
Table 11: Analysis of South Africa's environmental landscape 45
Table 12: South Africa trucks market share: % share, by volume, 2009 49
Table 13: Daimler AG: key facts 50
Table 14: Daimler AG: key financials ($) 52
Table 15: Daimler AG: key financials (€) 52
Table 16: Daimler AG: key financial ratios 53
Table 17: Ford Motor Company: key facts 55
Table 18: Ford Motor Company: key financials ($) 57
Table 19: Ford Motor Company: key financial ratios 57
Table 20: General Motors Company: key facts 60
Table 21: General Motors Company: key financials ($) 62
Table 22: General Motors Company: key financial ratios 62
Table 23: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.: key facts 65
Table 24: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.: key financials ($) 66
Table 25: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.: key financials (¥) 66
Table 26: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.: key financial ratios 67


LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: South Africa trucks market value: $ billion, 2005–09 9
Figure 2: South Africa trucks market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 10
Figure 3: South Africa trucks market volume: thousand units, 2005–09 11
Figure 4: South Africa trucks market volume forecast: thousand units, 2009–14 12
Figure 5: South Africa trucks market segmentation I:% share, by volume, 2009 14
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the trucks market in South Africa, 2009 15
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the trucks market in South Africa, 2009 17
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the trucks market in South Africa, 2009 19
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the trucks market in South Africa, 2009 20
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the trucks market in South Africa, 2009 21
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the trucks market in South Africa, 2009 22
Figure 12: South Africa trucks market share: % share, by volume, 2009 49
Figure 13: Daimler AG: revenues & profitability 53
Figure 14: Daimler AG: assets & liabilities 54
Figure 15: Ford Motor Company: revenues & profitability 58
Figure 16: Ford Motor Company: assets & liabilities 59
Figure 17: General Motors Company: revenues & profitability 63
Figure 18: General Motors Company: assets & liabilities 64
Figure 19: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.: revenues & profitability 67
Figure 20: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.: assets & liabilities 68