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Since the last edition of this report two years ago, the environment has started to make a serious impact on manufacturers model plans. Global oil prices have continued to rise, a pattern we can expect to see continue as we hit global peak oil production, which is expected at some time in the next few years.
Much has changed in those two years, and this new edition looks at the major factors of today and tomorrow, including discussion about the rapidly growing biofuels sector. The discussion is particularly relevant for diesel cars because diesel fuel is produced in greater quantities than gasoline from the available sources.
Forthcoming emissions limits are also beginning to shape diesel engine design, with after-treatment now enabling diesels to meet even the most stringent exhaust emissions limits in force or pending. At the time of publishing, there are currently no diesel hybrid cars in series production but the continuing advances in battery technology and measures to reduce the cost associated with hybrid technology plus the evidence of concept vehicles shown at the 2008 Geneva Show, suggest that we will see them in the next two years.
At the same time, manufacturers are beginning to incorporate the kind of emissions-reducing measures our 2006 report encouraged - for example, applying stop/start systems to mainstream models - while manufacturers like BMW have taken efficiency savings a step further, reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions without having a serious impact on vehicle performance.
The report is broken out into the following chapters:
Chapter 1 Introduction
Provides an overview of what is analysed throughout the report.
Chapter 2 Emissions standards
This chapter has been revised and updated to include the latest major country and regional emissions standards and discusses short-term future standards that may be likely.
Chapter 3 Biofuels: sustainable substitution or red herring?
Rudolf Diesel designed the engine to operate on a variety of fuels from solids such as coal dust to renewable liquids such as peanut oil. With heritage like this, youd be forgiven for thinking that biofuels would be a natural progression for the life cycle of the segment. This chapter reviews the current and likely biofuels at a regional level including diverse types such as: rapeseed methyl ester (RME), fatty acid methyl ester (FAME), bioethanol, biofuels produced synthetically from biomass, algae micro-organisms and even discussion of fuel derived from a shrub called Jatropha.
Chapter 4 Diesel/electric hybrids
At best, a gasoline/electric hybrid can only hope to match the fuel consumption of a modern diesel, while its advantage would be swiftly lost in long-distance driving where a diesel would return far better fuel economy, and without the additional weight of an electrical drivetrain or the recycling issues presented by hybrid battery packs. This chapter looks at the latest situation regarding hybrids in relation to diesels.
Chapter 5 Fuel injection technology
This chapter reviews the latest fuel injection systems and reviews each major suppliers latest offerings. Suppliers analysed include: Bosch, Delphi, Denso, and Continental Automotive.
Chapter 6 Global diesel markets
In this chapter we have completely reviewed and updated our market estimates and forecasts moving out year-on-year to 2013. This data is backed up by actual volume amounts where applicable. Markets analysed include the European Union, United States and Japan. Volumes of diesel car registrations per year are predicted.
Chapter 7 Manufacturing
In this chapter we will review the major diesel car and engine manufacturers, plus alliances and recent innovations. Percentage share of diesel registrations year-on-year to 2013 are provided for the major manufacturers including BMW and Ford/PSA. Manufacturers analysed include BMW, Daimler, Fiat, GM, Ford/PSA Peugeot Citroën, Honda, Hyundai/Kia, Mitsubishi, Renault/Nissan, Subaru, Toyota/Lexus and Volkswagen.
Chapter 8 provides our authors conclusions.
This report is also available as an Intelligence Set. This is a value for money bundle that consists of the report, plus the following manufacturer profiles: BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Fiat, GM, Saab, Ford, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Honda, Hyundai, Renault, Nissan, Toyota and VW.
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