Automotive Industry Portal

Information Platform
Service Guide

MarkLines Co., Ltd.

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 The Automotive Industry
The key to growth is applying up to date
1. 2020 Global Vehicle Sales Expected to Reach 100 Million Units

2014 2020
Worldwide vehicle sales volume 87 million units 100 million units
Automotive market JPY 200 trillion JPY 230 trillion

100 mill.
units,
JPY 230 tril.
in 2020

The automotive industry

is consistently growing
Source: Sales volume: LMC Automotive Ltd.
Automotive market scale: estimated by MarkLines

2. Further Growth in China, India and Other Emerging Countries

(in 10,000 units)

Light Vehicle Production Forecasts
for major countries (until 2021)

Notable growth in China, India

and Mexico

Source: LMC Automotive Ltd.

Jan. 2014

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Continues to Change
information to the needs of your business
3. Diversification of Powertrains

Diversification of Diversification of parts Expanded customer

Powertrains and materials base

Vehicle sales forecast by fuel type until 2050

Source: IEA/ETP (Energy Technology Perspectives) 2012

4. Safer and More Comfortable Vehicles

New technologies such as More information and
Entrants from
autonomous driving and big customers for Automotive
other industries
data Industry Portal

Expansion of Automotive Industry

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The Information Platform

Overview
A members only information service that saves companies in the automotive industry time
and money by providing essential information about suppliers around the world (including
who supplies whom, plant data, and market trends), sales and production statistics, reports
on technology and market trends, model plan data including forecasts, and more. All
information is available in Japanese, Chinese, and English.

All of this information is gathered independently through means like press releases,
interviews, purchases from independent agencies, and cooperation with other companies.
The data is then integrated and analyzed, converted into a database for industry
professionals, and made available to members.

What is a platform?
In the automotive industry, a platform is a series of components used in common for a
number of different models to reduce development time and costs, as well as to raise
quality. This is an increasingly mainstream development concept for automakers, who
face stiff price competition.

Auto industry companies that access our "information platform" gain a similar effect to
that described above. In short, it is a tool for optimizing information strategies.

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MarkLines Strengths
1. Cost Effectiveness
Information from Multiple Sources All-in-one Package

VS

Annual Fee Annual Fee

Starting from USD 20,000 from USD 5,100

A variety of information is essential for everyday business...

Statistics Automotive production and sales datas are key indicators for management decisions.

Share Information Market share information is essential for competitive analysis.

Exhibition Attending the automotive exhibitions held all around the world is a shortcut to
Coverage understanding the trends of customers and competitors through direct contact with
new products and technologies.

Industry Journals Reading financial journals is not enough. Industry journals are an important
communication tool for related companies.

Monthly Monthly reports that sort through and analyze subjects like new technologies, markets,
Research Reports and OEM trends are a treasure trove of information for developing business materials.

However...
Purchasing all of these materials individually and traveling around the world to attend various events is
prohibitively expensive. Our information platform is an all-in-one package that offers access to all manner of
essential information with one ID.

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MarkLines Strengths
2. Content Improvements at No Extra Charge

OEMs, Parts Suppliers, Material Suppliers,

Machinery & Equipment Suppliers (including measuring
equipment and dies), Solution Vendors, Logistics
OEMs, major parts suppliers Companies, Trading Companies, Government Offices,
Consulting Companies, Financial Institutions,
Construction Companies, Universities, and others.
Main users

Since our company was founded in 2001, we have steadily improved the content on our website according to customer requests without
changes to our membership fees.

3. A Practical Service
MarkLines is a website, so content is updated more speedily than printed media.
The service is highly convenient (information can be copy and pasted, there is an Excel download function, and
more)
With an internet connection, the service is available anywhere at anytime. The information platform can be
accessed to continue working when visiting an outsource supplier or on the move, without the need to carry
heavy materials.

4. Multi-lingual Service Offers Support for Your Globalizing Efforts

Whether a company has already expanded overseas, or is planning to do so in the future, sharing information
between offices is essential to truly become global.
The information platform offers nearly identical content in Japanese, English, and Chinese, and it is possible to
switch between these languages with a single click.

5. A Support Network Based in Six Countries

After joining the MarkLines service members are supported by offices in Japan, the U.S., China, Thailand,
Germany, and India.

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Available Information Menus
Vehicle Statistics
Sales Data
(63 countries) Data by model, month, and segment
Production Data Output data as an Excel graph
(42 countries)

Engine Data Engine data by country (31 countries), maker, or model (provided annually)

Market Forecasts
Global short term sales forecast reports and mid term (until 2019) forecast reports by OEM
and country compiled by LMC Automotive.

Future Models
Projected Schedule Model plans for the main international OEMs until 2020

A database of detailed specs and model release plans for around 300 green
Green Vehicles vehicles (HV/PHV/EV/FCV) that are on the market or currently undergoing
development.

Market & Tech Reports

Every month 8 to 10 reports are posted. Topics include
international OEMs, regional trends, exhibitions held
around the world (vehicles/components), technology,
the environment, safety, and much more.

Find Suppliers
A database for selecting outsource and procurement partners for system solutions like automobile
components, processing, dies, materials, CAD, and CAM, as well as other services.

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Available Information Menus
OEM Plants
OEM plant data listed by categories including production model,
capacity, actual production, and more.
The data can be filtered by OEM and country, and plotted on a
map.

Who Supplies Whom

Supply information filtered by part and model for around 300
components (Japan, Europe, the U.S., China, India, and more.)
Market share information filtered by parts.
Analysis reports for major components like automatic
transmissions, air conditioners, seats, and navigation systems.

Search Suppliers
A database that covers the information of around 46,000
automotive parts supply companies around the world,
including those in developing countries.
Suppliers can be searched by part name or type (around 1,000
kinds), and the position of their plants plotted on a map.
It is possible to search parts by the process used to
manufacture them.

Major Suppliers
Detailed reports on major suppliers. This section covers not
only business trends and news, but also includes pictures from
exhibitions and information on panels.

Regulations
Information on the regulation trends of major countries for emissions and fuel efficiency from Ricardo
EMLEG.
Summaries of revisions to UN regulations and the U.S. FMVSS

News
News from the automotive industry around the world (OEMs, parts suppliers, government policies for
automobiles, regulations.)
Summaries of articles from the Nikkanji Shimbun Newspaper (Japanese automotive industry daily)
An article search feature is included.

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Annual Service Fees
Effective on and after Mar. 1, 2016
Number of Users

Country Currency Unlimited Up to 10 Up to 4 Up to 2

Australia Australian dollar 14,700 10,200 7,500 6,000
Austria Euro 10,800 7,500 5,400 4,200
Belgium Euro 10,800 7,500 5,400 4,200
Brazil Real 27,600 19,500 13,800 11,100
Canada Canadian dollar 15,300 10,800 7,500 6,000
China * RMB 86,400 63,600 45,000 36,000
Czech Koruna 255,600 180,000 127,800 102,300
France Euro 10,800 7,500 5,400 4,200
Germany Euro 10,800 7,500 5,400 4,200
Hungary Forint 2,820,000 1,974,000 1,410,000 1,128,000
India Rupee 600,000 468,000 336,000 268,800
Indonesia Indonesian rupiah 108,600,000 76,020,000 54,300,000 43,464,000
Italy Euro 10,800 7,500 5,400 4,200
Japan** Yen 1,200,000 840,000 600,000 480,000
Korea Won 12,600,000 8,820,000 6,300,000 5,040,000
Malaysia Ringgit 39,600 27,600 19,800 15,600
Mexico Peso 183,600 128,400 91,800 75,000
Netherlands Euro 10,800 7,500 5,400 4,200
Norway Kroner 82,200 57,600 41,100 33,000
Philippines Peso 567,000 396,000 283,500 226,800
Poland Zloty 40,200 28,200 20,100 16,200
Portugal Euro 10,800 7,500 5,400 4,200
Singapore Singapore dollar 18,300 12,900 9,300 7,200
South Africa Rand 100,800 70,500 50,400 40,200
Spain Euro 10,800 7,500 5,400 4,200
Sweden Krona 100,800 70,500 50,400 40,200
Taiwan New Taiwan dollar 387,000 272,100 193,500 154,800
Thailand Baht 388,200 273,000 194,100 155,400
Turkey Lira 30,000 21,000 15,000 12,000
UK Pound 8,400 6,000 4,200 3,300
USA US dollar 12,600 9,000 6,300 5,100
Vietnam Dong 226,320,000 158,400,000 113,160,000 90,540,000
*The service fee for China includes value added tax (VAT) from April 4th,2012.
**Consumption tax will be charged to the service fee of Japan.

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Membership Process
How to start using the Information Platform

Download the application Register new users We will provide IDs and All of MarkLines services
form and send it MarkLines individually. passwords by email. Use become available for use.
by FAX. these to login from the
designated page.

STEP1 Apply for After confirming the pricing table, corporate customers can download an
Membership application form from the following link, and fax it to MarkLines (03-5785-
1370).

STEP2 User Registration We will send an ID to register members (an ID and password) the following
business day. Use this ID and password to register your users.

STEP3 IDs and Passwords are Users registered under STEP 2 will automatically receive an ID and password
Issued by email. Login from the PC that these will be used at.

The content on our website can be freely utilized once login is complete.
STEP4 Begin Using the
The pages of interest can be accessed from the top page. After a user logs in
Information Platform once, from then on they will be logged in automatically, so there is no need
to use the ID and password again.

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Contact Us

Headquarters
Japan
MarkLines Co., Ltd.
Aoyama Tower Place 2F, 8-4-14 Akasaka Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052 Japan
Tel: +81-3-5785-1387
E-Mail: info@marklines.com

Global Locations
USA
MarkLines North America Incorporated
400 Galleria Officentre, Suite 415, Southfield, Michigan 48034 USA
Tel : +1-248-327-6987
Fax : +1-248-809-9684
E-Mail: infous@marklines.com

China
MarkLines (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Block E, 16F, Zhaofeng World Trade Building, No. 369 Jiangsu Rd,
Changning District, Shanghai, China 200050
Tel : +86-21-6212-6562
Fax : +86-21-5836-0743
E-Mail: infoshanghai@marklines.com

Thailand
MarkLines (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
FICO PLACE 6F, 18/8 Sukhumvit 21, Klongtoeynua Wattana
Bangkok 10110 Thailand
Tel : +66-2-665-2840
Fax : +66-2-665-2842
E-mail: infothai@marklines.com

Germany
MarkLines Europe GmbH
Barckhausstr. 1, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Tel : +49-69-247-568-930
Fax : +49-69-583-006-100
E-mail: infoeuro@marklines.com

India
MarkLines India Pvt. Ltd.
Vipul Agora 212A, 2F, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, Near MG Metro station, Sector 28,
Gurgaon, Haryana 122001 India
Tel / Fax : +91-124-4048779
E-mail: infoindia@marklines.com

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