Overview:

AC Drives: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the AC Drives industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.

Scope of the Report

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation
* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies
* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
* Covers the Global, European and Asia-Pacific markets as well as individual chapters on 5 major markets (France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US).
* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

The global AC drives market grew by 0.7% in 2009 to reach a value of $9,645.7 million.
In 2014, the global AC drives market is forecast to have a value of $12,470.8 million, an increase of 29.3% since 2009.
Low End (5 to 40 kW) is the largest segment of the global AC drives market, accounting for 29.7% of the market's total value.
Asia-Pacific accounts for 57.5% of the global AC drives market value.
Despite previous assumptions that the recession would not have much of an impact on the AC drive market, the reality was significantly gloomier, boosting the competition level within this market

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Market Definition

The AC drives market consists of four primary categories: micro drives (up to 4 kW), low end (5 - 40 kW), mid range (41 - 200 kW) and high end (201+ kW). The market's value is calculated at manufacturers selling price (MSP). All currency conversions within this report have been calculated using constant 2009 annual average exchange rates

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
INTRODUCTION 13
What is this report about? 13
Who is the target reader? 13
Market definition 13
GLOBAL AC DRIVES 14
MARKET OVERVIEW 14
MARKET VALUE 15
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 16
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 17
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 18
MARKET FORECASTS 26
AC DRIVES IN ASIAPACIFIC 27
MARKET OVERVIEW 27
MARKET VALUE 28
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 29
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 30
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 31
MARKET FORECASTS 39
AC DRIVES IN EUROPE 40
MARKET OVERVIEW 40
MARKET VALUE 41
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 42
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 43
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 44
MARKET FORECASTS 52
AC DRIVES IN FRANCE 53
MARKET OVERVIEW 53
MARKET VALUE 54
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 55
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 56
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 57
MARKET FORECASTS 65
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 66
AC DRIVES IN GERMANY 68
MARKET OVERVIEW 68
MARKET VALUE 69
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 70
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 71
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 72
MARKET FORECASTS 80
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 81
AC DRIVES IN JAPAN 83
MARKET OVERVIEW 83
MARKET VALUE 84
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 85
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 86
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 87
MARKET FORECASTS 95
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 96
AC DRIVES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 98
MARKET OVERVIEW 98
MARKET VALUE 99
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 100
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 101
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 102
MARKET FORECASTS 110
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 111
AC DRIVES IN THE UNITED STATES 113
MARKET OVERVIEW 113
MARKET VALUE 114
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 115
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 116
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 117
MARKET FORECASTS 125
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 126
COMPANY PROFILES 128
LEADING COMPANIES 128
APPENDIX 155
Data Research Methodology 155
About Datamonitor 156
Disclaimer 156

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Global AC drives market value: $ million, 2005–09 15
Table 2: Global AC drives market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 16
Table 3: Global AC drives market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 17
Table 4: Global AC drives market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 26
Table 5: Asia-Pacific AC drives market value: $ million, 2005–09 28
Table 6: Asia-Pacific AC drives market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 29
Table 7: Asia-Pacific AC drives market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 30
Table 8: Asia-Pacific AC drives market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 39
Table 9: Europe AC drives market value: $ million, 2005–09 41
Table 10: Europe AC drives market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 42
Table 11: Europe AC drives market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 43
Table 12: Europe AC drives market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 52
Table 13: France AC drives market value: $ million, 2005–09 54
Table 14: France AC drives market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 55
Table 15: France AC drives market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 56
Table 16: France AC drives market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 65
Table 17: France size of population (million), 2005–09 66
Table 18: France gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 66
Table 19: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 66
Table 20: France inflation, 2005–09 67
Table 21: France consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 67
Table 22: France exchange rate, 2005–09 67
Table 23: Germany AC drives market value: $ million, 2005–09 69
Table 24: Germany AC drives market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 70
Table 25: Germany AC drives market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 71
Table 26: Germany AC drives market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 80
Table 27: Germany size of population (million), 2005–09 81
Table 28: Germany gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 81
Table 29: Germany gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 81
Table 30: Germany inflation, 2005–09 82
Table 31: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 82
Table 32: Germany exchange rate, 2005–09 82
Table 33: Japan AC drives market value: $ million, 2005–09 84
Table 34: Japan AC drives market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 85
Table 35: Japan AC drives market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 86
Table 36: Japan AC drives market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 95
Table 37: Japan size of population (million), 2005–09 96
Table 38: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 96
Table 39: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 96
Table 40: Japan inflation, 2005–09 97
Table 41: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 97
Table 42: Japan exchange rate, 2005–09 97
Table 43: United Kingdom AC drives market value: $ million, 2005–09 99
Table 44: United Kingdom AC drives market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 100
Table 45: United Kingdom AC drives market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 101
Table 46: United Kingdom AC drives market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 110
Table 47: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2005–09 111
Table 48: United Kingdom gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 111
Table 49: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 111
Table 50: United Kingdom inflation, 2005–09 112
Table 51: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 112
Table 52: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2005–09 112
Table 53: United States AC drives market value: $ million, 2005–09 114
Table 54: United States AC drives market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 115
Table 55: United States AC drives market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 116
Table 56: United States AC drives market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 125
Table 57: United States size of population (million), 2005–09 126
Table 58: United States gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 126
Table 59: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 126
Table 60: United States inflation, 2005–09 127
Table 61: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 127
Table 62: United States exchange rate, 2005–09 127
Table 63: ABB Ltd.: key facts 128
Table 64: ABB Ltd.: key financials ($) 131
Table 65: ABB Ltd.: key financial ratios 131
Table 66: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation: key facts 134
Table 67: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation: key financials ($) 136
Table 68: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation: key financials (JPY) 136
Table 69: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation: key financial ratios 136
Table 70: Rockwell Automation, Inc.: key facts 139
Table 71: Rockwell Automation, Inc.: key financials ($) 141
Table 72: Rockwell Automation, Inc.: key financial ratios 141
Table 73: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft: key facts 144
Table 74: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft: key financials ($) 151
Table 75: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft: key financials (€) 152
Table 76: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft: key financial ratios 152

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Global AC drives market value: $ million, 2005–09 15
Figure 2: Global AC drives market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 16
Figure 3: Global AC drives market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 17
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the global AC drives market, 2009 18
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the global AC drives market, 2009 19
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the global AC drives market, 2009 21
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global AC drives market, 2009 22
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global AC drives market, 2009 24
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global AC drives market, 2009 25
Figure 10: Global AC drives market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 26
Figure 11: Asia-Pacific AC drives market value: $ million, 2005–09 28
Figure 12: Asia-Pacific AC drives market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 29
Figure 13: Asia-Pacific AC drives market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 30
Figure 14: Forces driving competition in the AC drives market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 31
Figure 15: Drivers of buyer power in the AC drives market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 32
Figure 16: Drivers of supplier power in the AC drives market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 34
Figure 17: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the AC drives market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 35
Figure 18: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the AC drives market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 37
Figure 19: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the AC drives market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 38
Figure 20: Asia-Pacific AC drives market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 39
Figure 21: Europe AC drives market value: $ million, 2005–09 41
Figure 22: Europe AC drives market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 42
Figure 23: Europe AC drives market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 43
Figure 24: Forces driving competition in the AC drives market in Europe, 2009 44
Figure 25: Drivers of buyer power in the AC drives market in Europe, 2009 45
Figure 26: Drivers of supplier power in the AC drives market in Europe, 2009 47
Figure 27: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the AC drives market in Europe, 2009 48
Figure 28: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the AC drives market in Europe, 2009 50
Figure 29: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the AC drives market in Europe, 2009 51
Figure 30: Europe AC drives market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 52
Figure 31: France AC drives market value: $ million, 2005–09 54
Figure 32: France AC drives market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 55
Figure 33: France AC drives market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 56
Figure 34: Forces driving competition in the AC drives market in France, 2009 57
Figure 35: Drivers of buyer power in the AC drives market in France, 2009 58
Figure 36: Drivers of supplier power in the AC drives market in France, 2009 60
Figure 37: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the AC drives market in France, 2009 61
Figure 38: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the AC drives market in France, 2009 63
Figure 39: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the AC drives market in France, 2009 64
Figure 40: France AC drives market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 65
Figure 41: Germany AC drives market value: $ million, 2005–09 69
Figure 42: Germany AC drives market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 70
Figure 43: Germany AC drives market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 71
Figure 44: Forces driving competition in the AC drives market in Germany, 2009 72
Figure 45: Drivers of buyer power in the AC drives market in Germany, 2009 73
Figure 46: Drivers of supplier power in the AC drives market in Germany, 2009 75
Figure 47: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the AC drives market in Germany, 2009 76
Figure 48: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the AC drives market in Germany, 2009 78
Figure 49: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the AC drives market in Germany, 2009 79
Figure 50: Germany AC drives market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 80
Figure 51: Japan AC drives market value: $ million, 2005–09 84
Figure 52: Japan AC drives market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 85
Figure 53: Japan AC drives market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 86
Figure 54: Forces driving competition in the AC drives market in Japan, 2009 87
Figure 55: Drivers of buyer power in the AC drives market in Japan, 2009 88
Figure 56: Drivers of supplier power in the AC drives market in Japan, 2009 90
Figure 57: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the AC drives market in Japan, 2009 91
Figure 58: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the AC drives market in Japan, 2009 93
Figure 59: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the AC drives market in Japan, 2009 94
Figure 60: Japan AC drives market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 95
Figure 61: United Kingdom AC drives market value: $ million, 2005–09 99
Figure 62: United Kingdom AC drives market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 100
Figure 63: United Kingdom AC drives market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 101
Figure 64: Forces driving competition in the AC drives market in the United Kingdom, 2009 102
Figure 65: Drivers of buyer power in the AC drives market in the United Kingdom, 2009 103
Figure 66: Drivers of supplier power in the AC drives market in the United Kingdom, 2009 105
Figure 67: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the AC drives market in the United Kingdom, 2009 106
Figure 68: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the AC drives market in the United Kingdom, 2009 108
Figure 69: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the AC drives market in the United Kingdom, 2009 109
Figure 70: United Kingdom AC drives market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 110
Figure 71: United States AC drives market value: $ million, 2005–09 114
Figure 72: United States AC drives market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 115
Figure 73: United States AC drives market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 116
Figure 74: Forces driving competition in the AC drives market in the United States, 2009 117
Figure 75: Drivers of buyer power in the AC drives market in the United States, 2009 118
Figure 76: Drivers of supplier power in the AC drives market in the United States, 2009 120
Figure 77: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the AC drives market in the United States, 2009 121
Figure 78: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the AC drives market in the United States, 2009 123
Figure 79: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the AC drives market in the United States, 2009 124
Figure 80: United States AC drives market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 125
Figure 81: ABB Ltd.: revenues & profitability 132
Figure 82: ABB Ltd.: assets & liabilities 133
Figure 83: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation: revenues & profitability 137
Figure 84: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation: assets & liabilities 138
Figure 85: Rockwell Automation, Inc.: revenues & profitability 142
Figure 86: Rockwell Automation, Inc.: assets & liabilities 143
Figure 87: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft: revenues & profitability 153
Figure 88: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft: assets & liabilities 154