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Click here to obtain a sample of our products free. They are from 1998. Monthly production forecasts service. If any existing client wants to subscribe then please ring us on +33 4 93 65 70 70. The User guide can now be downloaded from most of the password protected areas. You will find "download user guide" buttons/links in several places. Simply click on this and unzip the resulting file. This will be updated shortly - it is unfortunately a little behind the actual system. An Index for zipped files is available on the file transfer/regional menu. Western Europe
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What is 1st Automotive / Miru ?Miru has been in existence since 1970. It was based on research activities at the London School of Economics, the University of Bristol and was more formerly established at the University of East Anglia in Norwich before being privatized.
Miru has been one of the leading automotive forecasting agencies specializing in automotive demand and other forecasting for the motor vehicle manufacturers and suppliers. Miru has been concentrating on production forecasts geared to the needs of automotive suppliers and the industry in general. Miru is also one of the leading authorities in the World on distribution, block exemption, marketing, product policy, long term policy, productivity, profitability, plant location and construction and many other fields. It specializes in the automotive field.
Miru has an established set of standard products aimed at providing the best and most relevant forecasts for automotive suppliers at prices designed to represent the best value in the industry. 1st Automotive and Miru provide a range of research, analysis and consultancy facilities to undertake specific studies and projects unparalleled in the industry.
Miru’s forecasts cover more and are more detailed than those offered by all its competitors in those areas where the industry is most interested. These studies are available in a variety of media including printed reports, discs, CD-ROM and, of course, here surfing the Internet. Ad-hoc studies are available to meet every other possible need of automotive suppliers.
The forecasts found here are the most relevant and comprehensive marketing document for automotive suppliers and the most informative set of forecasts for the industry in general. Vehicle manufacturers will find much more competitive intelligence that is the result of the mini-business plans being written and analyzed for each manufacturer - sometimes on a world-wide basis. This is further described below.
Advantages of the 1st Automotive / Miru forecasts
These forecasts are more detailed than the competitors and contain more
information. The history is correct and the forecasts are more accurate, better, more
realistic and show the complete plans of each manufacturer. They are the result of
undertaking a complete business plan for each manufacturer as well as evaluating the
competitive situation in the market. Not all the manufacturers will be able to fulfill
their own plans. Cars and light trucks are always included. The degree of detail is
greater. The number of models and their explicit changeover points are shown. Production
by model and then by plant are provided as well as production by plant and then by model
for Western Europe (which has a greater degree of complexity than anywhere else).
- Long history, forecasts to 15 years and beyond
- Forecast basis: either business cycle for all years or cycle to 2003, bridge for 2004, and trend thereafter
- Forecasts organized by country or by manufacturer (e.g. GM Western Europe or even GM World-wide)
- Product plans with model cycles and new products
- Market size, segment size and exports are explicitly considered for each region and each manufacturer
- Detailed production volumes are given by segment, by manufacturer, by model, sometimes by bodystyle and version, and by plant
- Model cross-over points explicitly shown
- Other standard reports available dealing with power-train, trim levels, capacity, optional equipment, take-up of certain components and so on
- Monthly forecasts with actual versus forecast also available
- Profitability, productivity, bench-marking and financial studies available
- More manufacturers are covered than any other forecasting agency
File Transfer InformationFile Transfer allows the user to download the Excel files (Lotus files can be specially
created by arrangement).
It is in general better for a serious user to be able to download the Excel files.
This service is more expensive.
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