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Vehicle Security Market Report 2003
Key Note Publications Ltd, Aug 2003

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Executive Summary 1

1. Market Definition 9

REPORT COVERAGE 9
MARKET SECTORS 9
Locks 9
Mechanical Devices and Security Marking 9
Stolen Vehicle Tracking Systems 9
Electronic Immobilisers, Alarms and Other Products 10
MARKET TRENDS 10
Vehicle Production and Car Registrations 10
Table 1: Production and Assembly of Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in Great Britain by Volume (000 and %), 1998-2002 11
Table 2: New Vehicle Registrations and Total Registered Vehicles on the Road by Volume (million), 1998-2002 11
Vehicle Crime Levels and Costs 12
Table 3: Recorded Cases of Motor Vehicle Crime in England and Wales (number of offences and %), April to March 1998/1999-2001/2002 12
Table 4: British Crime Survey Estimates on Vehicle Crime in England and Wales (number of cases and %), 1997-2001/2002 13
Table 5: Vehicle Crime Recorded to the Police in Scotland (number of offences and %), January to December 1997-2001 14
Table 6: Security Habits of Vehicle Owners in England and Wales (%), 2001/2002 14
Insurance Costs 15
Table 7: Insurance Claims Settled for Motor Vehicle Theft (£m), 1998-2002 15
Table 8: Annual Average Household Expenditure on Motor Insurance (£), 1997/1998-2001/2002 15
Lorry Theft Costs 15
Caravan Thefts 16
Motorcycle Thefts 16
Older Cars 16
Thefts of Keys 16
ECONOMIC TRENDS 16
Table 9: Gross Domestic Product in the UK at Current Prices (£m), 1998-2002 17
Table 10: Index of Household Disposable Income per Head (£), 1998-2002 17
MARKET POSITION 17
The UK 17
Overseas 18
Table 11: EU Production of Motor Vehicles by Selected Country (% of total vehicles produced), 2001 18

2. Market Size 19

THE TOTAL MARKET 19
Table 12: The UK Vehicle Security Market by Sector by Value at Current Prices (£m at msp and %), 1998-2002 19
BY MARKET SECTOR 20
Locks 20
Table 13: The Apparent UK Market for Vehicle Locks by Value (£m at msp and %), 1998-2002 20
Mechanical Devices and Security Marking 21
Table 14: The UK Mechanical Devices and Security Marking Market by Value (£m at msp and %), 1998-2002 21
Stolen Vehicle Tracking Systems 21
Table 15: The UK Stolen Vehicle Tracking Systems Market by Value (£m at msp and %), 1998-2002 22
Electronic Immobilisers, Alarms and Other Products 22
Table 16: The UK Electronic Immobilisers, Alarms and Other Products Market by Value (£m at msp and %), 1998-2002 23
OVERSEAS TRADE 23
General Overview 23
Imports 23
Table 17: Imports of Motor Vehicle Locks by Value (£m and %),1998-2002 23
Table 18: Imports of Motor Vehicle Alarms by Value (£m and %), 1998-2002 24
Exports 24
Table 19: Exports of Motor Vehicle Locks by Value (£m and %), 1998-2002 24
Table 20: Exports of Motor Vehicle Alarms by Value (£m and %), 1998-2002 25

3. Industry Background 26

RECENT HISTORY 26
NUMBER OF COMPANIES 26
EMPLOYMENT 26
Table 21: Number of Staff Employed by Some of the Leading Vehicle Security Specialists, Years Ending 31st December 1998-2001 27
REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE 27
Table 22: Rate of Motor Vehicle Theft in England and Wales by Police Region (cases per 10,000 households), 2001/2002 28
DISTRIBUTION 28
HOW ROBUST IS THE MARKET? 29
LEGISLATION 29
KEY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS 30
Electronic Vehicle Security Association 30
European Secure Vehicle Alliance 30
Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre 30
The Mobile Electronics and Security Federation 30

4. Competitor Analysis 31

THE MARKETPLACE 31
Locks 31
Mechanical Devices and Security Marking 31
Stolen Vehicle Tracking Systems 31
Electronic Immobilisers, Alarms and Other Products 31
MARKET LEADERS 31
Autolok Security Products Ltd 31
Company Structure 31
Current and Future Developments 32
Financial Results 32
CE Marshall Ltd 32
Company Structure 32
Current and Future Developments 32
Financial Results 33
Directed Electronics Inc 33
Company Structure 33
Current and Future Developments 33
Financial Results 33
HUF UK Ltd 34
Company Structure 34
Current and Future Developments 34
Financial Results 34
MetaSystem UK Ltd 34
Company Structure 34
Current and Future Developments 34
Financial Results 34
Retainagroup Ltd 34
Company Structure 34
Current and Future Developments 35
Financial Results 35
Scorpion Vehicle Security Systems Ltd 35
Company Structure 35
Current and Future Developments 35
Financial Results 35
Toad Group PLC 36
Company Structure 36
Current and Future Developments 36
Financial Results 36
Tracker Network (UK) Ltd 37
Company Structure 37
Current and Future Developments 37
Financial Results 38
Trackstar Ltd 38
Company Structure 38
Current and Future Developments 38
Financial Results 38
Weston Body Hardware Ltd 38
Company Structure 38
Current and Future Developments 38
Financial Results 39
OTHER COMPANIES 39
Alpha Scientific Ltd 39
Barrier Systems Development Ltd 39
Laserline Direct Ltd 39
NavTrak 40
Saxon Industries Ltd 40
OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS 40
MARKETING ACTIVITY 40
Advertising Expenditure by the Suppliers 40
Table 23: Main Media Advertising Expenditure on Car Security by Value (£000), Years Ending March 2002 and 2003 41
Trade Fairs 41

5. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats 42

THE TOTAL MARKET 42
Strengths 42
Weaknesses 42
Opportunities 42
Threats 43
BY MARKET SECTOR 43
Locks 43
Strengths 43
Weaknesses 43
Opportunities 44
Threats 44
Mechanical Devices and Security Marking 44
Mechanical Immobilisers 44
Strengths 44
Weaknesses 44
Opportunities 44
Threat 45
Security Marking 45
Strengths 45
Weaknesses 45
Opportunities 45
Threat 45
Stolen Vehicle Tracking Systems 45
Strengths 45
Weaknesses 46
Opportunities 46
Threat 46
Electronic Immobilisers, Alarms and Other Products 46
Electronic/Electromechanical Immobilisers 46
Strengths 46
Weaknesses 46
Opportunities 46
Threats 46
Alarms 47
Strength 47
Weaknesses 47
Opportunity 47
Threat 47
Combined Alarm/Immobiliser Systems 47
Strength 47
Weaknesses 47
Opportunities 47
Threat 47

6. Buying Behaviour 48

THE NEW VEHICLE MARKET 48
THE AFTERMARKET 48
Table 24: Ownership and Purchasing of Car Alarms (% of households), 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002 48
Table 25: Amount Spent on Car Alarms in the Last 12 Months (% of households purchasing), 2002 49
Table 26: Ownership of Car Alarms (% of persons in each category), April 2001-March 2002 49

7. Current Issues 51

CONVENIENCE — AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH 51
TRACKING SYSTEMS 51
BIOMETRIC DEVICES 51
THE UK AND THE EURO 52
THE CAR THEFT INDEX 52
IMPROVED SECURITY 52

8. The Global Market 53

CANADA 53
Rising Vehicle Crime 53
CHINA 53
The World's Fastest-Growing Car Market 53
EUROPE 54
Car Sales Falling 54
JAPAN 54
Rising Car Crime Causes Security Market Boom 54
TAIWAN 54
Manufacturers Turning Away From the Low-Margin Chinese Market 54
THE US 55
1.2 Million Vehicles Stolen 55

9. Forecasts 56

INTRODUCTION 56
Vehicle Production and Sales 56
Table 27: Total UK Motor Vehicle Production and Assembly (number of vehicles and %), January-April 2002 and 2003 56
The Economic Background 56
Table 28: Forecast UK Economic Growth (%), 2003-2007 57
FORECASTS 2003-2008 57
Table 29: The Forecast Vehicle Security Market by Sector by Value at Current Prices (£m at msp), 2003-2008 57
FUTURE TRENDS 58

10. Company Profiles 59

INTRODUCTION 59
Huf Uk Ltd 60
Retainagroup Ltd 62
Scorpion Vehicle Security Systems Ltd 64
Toad Group Plc 66
tracker Network (uk) Ltd 68
trackstar LTD 70
Weston Body Hardware Ltd 72

12. Further Sources 74

Associations 74
General Sources 75
Bonnier Information Sources 75
Government Publications 79
Other Sources 82


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