Mobility Market Insights

Our Methodology

Market Analytics

Statista aims at delivering market analytics that build bridges between different sources, methodologies, and survey periods. The Mobility Market Insights delivers consistent data on the global market for mobility.

Sources

Our international team of analysts taps hundreds of sources – from public databases and governmental statistics to scientific articles, NGO reports, company press releases, etc. All data are reviewed and standardized by analysts and factored into the market models or used as a reference for external validation.

Mathematical Modelling

To both measure and predict mobility market KPIs, we apply various data cleaning and mathematical modelling techniques, including state-of-the art machine learning algorithms.

Methodology of the Mobility Market Insights

Download key facts & methodology

Mobility Market Insights: Statistics and Forecasts

Our approach

We combine extensive data research and hierarchical mathematical modeling:

Market research & monitoring
Data cleaning and standardization
Mathematical modeling
Trend analysis and forecasting

Market analyses and forecasts

We display realistic and consistent market sizes and forecasts based on facts-driven research and analysis and mathematical modeling.

Our data sources

Our market analyses rely on different types of sources:

Commercial and non-commercial databases
National and international statistical offices
Press and scientific articles, reports and websites
Exclusive Statista consumer and expert surveys

A deep dive into mobility markets

The Mobility Market Insights provides both systematic data that are comparable across countries and regions, as well as deep-dive reports into brands, segments and countries.

Newest developments in different car classes
Detailed information on makes
Insights into countries and cities

FAQs

General

Who can access the Mobility Market Insights?
The Mobility Market Insights data are included in all Statista Professional & Enterprise accounts with ongoing contracts. Get more information.
What kind of data does the Mobility Market Insights contain?
Currently we focus on the automotive market and offer information on:
- Market value
- Sales volume
- Price per unit
- Makes
- International comparison
- Market indicators
Can I download the data?
Yes. You can download the data as an Excel- or PNG-file. Download buttons can be found in the different box diagrams on the right. An extension of the export functionality, which includes more download formats and the possibility to download all data for a selected market segment at once, is planned and will soon be available.
When is the data updated?
We have at least one major update a year.
However, in many cases, information on individual markets is updated more frequently, whenever new, relevant data have been released or significant changes within the market have impacted the projected development.
A time stamp at the bottom of each diagram shows the latest available update.
Most of the Mobility Market Insights data was modeled before the outbreak of COVID-19. A forecast adjusted to these global events will be published in Q2 2020.
Will there be more markets in the future?
Other regions, categories and market segments will be added as we continue to develop our product. You are welcome to contact us for further information and suggestions!

Data & Methodology

How are the markets defined?
All markets are defined at the beginning of each content page. You can read a short introduction about what products, services or categories are included in our market scope and what is out of scope. Furthermore, we provide a brief explanation and market definition, which can be accessed by clicking on the download button on top of each content page. If a question is still unanswered, please get in touch with us We are always happy to help you out and to improve our product.
Which data sources are the market data based on?
The Mobility Market Insights uses many different sources for the analytical modeling of each mobility segment. An overview of the sources for each market can be found in the methodology.
How are the market values calculated?
Our analysis methods combine different datasets to get a holistic view of the markets from different perspectives in terms of economic development, changes in consumer behavior, and social trends. These data points include statistical macro-data on a country level, insights from market research, as well as analyses by trade associations in each market. A detailed description of the methodology can be downloaded here.

Technical Questions & Support

Which currency rates are used for the models and forecasts?
We use the average exchange rate of each year to convert from one currency to another. The exact rates used can be checked in the "Key Market Indicators" box below each market. The source of the historical data is Statista, based on the IMF and other sources.
Can the market data from different countries be directly compared?
A country comparison is given in the "Global Comparison Box", which is not yet editable, but shows the top five countries (by market value) plus the current selected country. To intensively compare and calculate with different country values, we are going to offer enhanced download functionalities to improve data accessibility in standard formats such as XLS-files soon.
Who do I contact in case of feedback or questions regarding the content of the Mobility Market Insights?
For all content support requests please get in touch with our customer support. The request will be forwarded immediately to the responsible market analyst in order, who can give you relevant feedback.
Who do I notify about technical errors?
Please make sure that you are logged in with a Statista Professional or Enterprise Account to have full access to our exclusive Mobility Market Insights features. With all technical support requests, please get in touch with our customer support.
The request will be forwarded immediately to our IT department, who will fix the errors as soon as possible.