Sandeep Kar

As Chinese economy and hence trucking industry embraces new growth realities, my team focuses on how the largest CV market in the world is embracing the change. Focus is on research, analysis, forecasting and advisory for growth for both international OEMs and tier-1s in China and Chinese companies in both local and global markets. Special focus on rising value truck market, alternative powertrain technologies, and new partnerships and competitive landscape.

Value truck (priced between low-cost and premium trucks) is the fastest growing truck market globally and will remain to experience strong growth over 2015-2022 period Sandeep led a global team of analysts in developing a highly strategic study on how demand for value trucks is reshaping OEMS' platform and product strategies. Focus of this study is on pricing strategies, product feature planning, platform based production, competitive landscape analysis, volume forecasts, and several other… Show more

Value truck (priced between low-cost and premium trucks) is the fastest growing truck market globally and will remain to experience strong growth over 2015-2022 period Sandeep led a global team of analysts in developing a highly strategic study on how demand for value trucks is reshaping OEMS' platform and product strategies. Focus of this study is on pricing strategies, product feature planning, platform based production, competitive landscape analysis, volume forecasts, and several other strategically important areas hat require understanding for developing winning market growth strategies. Show less

Executive outlook of growth opportunities in rapidly evolving global autonomous heavy-duty truck market with deep dive focus on technology, regulations, applications, and market forces. OEM activity analysis, market introduction forecasts, roadmaps, and production forecasts from all key global markets.

A highly strategic and actionable insight loaded study that forecasts global medium-heavy truck sales in all major markets of the world, with special focus on growth opportunities enabled by advanced powertrain, telematics, safety, chassis, and regulation complaince technologies in global markets.

A deep dive analysis of competitive landscape, product planning, market forecasts, and strategies for success in the African commercial vehicle market

Trailer OEMs, telematics, safety, and chassis technologies and their market ptential and forecasts for North American market. This study offers 360 degree analysis of advanced trailer technologies market. This study was then followed by a similar study focused on teh Western European market.

This project involved working closely with the major truck and engine manufacturers in North America to analyze their diesel engine efficiency enhancement and emission reduction startegies to understand the downsizing trend that is being experienced by the market. This study delved into technology and market analysis of downsizing and its upstream and downstream impacts. The study also present deep dive analysis of the key strategies within OEMs driving these trends and how the North American… Show more

This project involved working closely with the major truck and engine manufacturers in North America to analyze their diesel engine efficiency enhancement and emission reduction startegies to understand the downsizing trend that is being experienced by the market. This study delved into technology and market analysis of downsizing and its upstream and downstream impacts. The study also present deep dive analysis of the key strategies within OEMs driving these trends and how the North American engine displacement, power density, and other key factors will change over the 2012-2018 period. Show less

The project involved competitive benchmarking and startegic analysis of global platform startegies of major truck OEMs in North America, Europe, and Asia. Platform based truck production is bringing about tectonic changes in global truck manufacturing. This project involved understanding the platform strategies of these OEMs with an eye on how this is reshaping the truck manufacturing practices and the industry in general.

A 360 degree analysis and forecast of the Chinese light, medium and heavy-duty truck market. Update of a study in this topic that was conducted by my team in 2010 and now again in 2015.

Research and analysis of the natural gas fueled Class 6-8 trucks in North America. Natural gas trucks will account for around 8 Percent of all Class 6-8 trucks manufactured in 2017. This project involved analyzing the market, supply dynamics, technology and market trends, drivers , restraints, and competitive dynamics of this rapidly growing and evolving market.

The global economy is in a period of intense disruption, collapse and transformation. The Digital tsunami is creating upheaval across organizational ecosystems. Changing stakeholder expectations are challenging CEOs to accelerate and better manage innovation. The rising relevance of services-based business models is upsetting traditional products-based approaches. Frost & Sullivan’s CEOs Perspectives on Growth, Innovation, and Leadership—a survey of over 300 business leaders—reveals how… Show more

The global economy is in a period of intense disruption, collapse and transformation. The Digital tsunami is creating upheaval across organizational ecosystems. Changing stakeholder expectations are challenging CEOs to accelerate and better manage innovation. The rising relevance of services-based business models is upsetting traditional products-based approaches. Frost & Sullivan’s CEOs Perspectives on Growth, Innovation, and Leadership—a survey of over 300 business leaders—reveals how organizations are strategizing to maintain resilient growth amidst such churn. Show less

This project involved analyzing one of the most innovative urban transit solutions market that holds the potential to solve major challenges presented by risig urbanization. It offers technical, econometric, application, and market focused analysis of the bus rapid transit systems market with forecasts for teh market and key articipants till 2018.

A strategic study that provides comprehensive research and analysis, and forecasts of the trends shaping global hybrid/electric truck and bus technologies and markets.