Diesel Multiple Units/Electric Multiple Units - Global Market Trends

In many regions of the world, multiple units are currently the preferred transport mode in short distance and regional rail transport. The trend towards procurement of new multiple units is continuing and will grow strongly in almost every region in the next few years. While the demand for multiple units from replacement procurements develops competition between operators and the exchange of former locomotive hauled trains in many industrialized markets, in other regions, especially Asia, the demand for mobility continues to rise consistently and creates great demand for rail vehicles used in passenger transport. In the US the construction of efficient suburban networks including vehicle fleet is a political objective. In the next five years, SCI Verkehr expects the amount of multiple units to rise by almost 10 %.

Based on the current developments, this Multi Client Study delivers an analysis and well-founded estimate of the market for metro vehicles and after-sales business. The study is a complete revision of the previous successful study.

In concrete terms, this market study of multiple units includes:

• A regionally differentiated look at the worldwide market for multiple units including an in-depth analysis of all important markets of the individual countries
• A comprehensive analysis of the current fleet stocks concerning quantities and age structures as well as future procurement potential up to 2015
• An overview of the most important drivers behind the procurement and refurbishment of multiple units in the individual regions
• An overview of multiple unit manufacturers including a brief description of the current range of products and services as well as production plants, analysis of the current market shares of important manufacturers in the annex to the study
• A condensed presentation of the most important fleet-specific features of multiple units of all countries presented in detail and regions in the form of diagrams
• A list of all vehicle stocks of multiple unit operators in the annex to the study.

SCI Verkehr analyses markets from the bottom up: Based upon systematic observation of the railway markets, a detailed worldwide database of the installed base and projects forms the foundation for in-depth studies on the various segments of the railway industry. The vehicle database, with currently 21 000 data records, is particularly valuable. This study is also based on the evaluation of data from the information service SCI/RAILDATA, publicly accessible sources, interviews with internal and external experts as well as SCI Verkehr GmbH’s continuous observation of the market.

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