| Global energy polices and high fuel prices are driving | | | | 3.1 Being Environmental Friendly |
| automakers in Latin America towards being | | | | 3.2 Capacity Expansion |
| environment friendly. Favored by governmental | | | | 3.3 Collaborations & Partnerships |
| support, research and development, abundance of raw | | | | 3.4 Dynamic Pricing, Promotion & Product |
| materials, automakers in potential markets such as | | | | Customization |
| Brazil, Peru and Columbia have begun to increase the | | | | 3.5 Global, Integrated Supply Chain |
| use of ethanol as alternate fuel to reduce costs and | | | | 3.6 Lean, Agile & Flexible Manufacturing |
| environmental impact. Automakers in the region have | | | | 3.7 Maintaining Quality Standards |
| begun to manufacture ethanol-driven hybrid-electric | | | | 3.8 Product Mix Expansion |
| vehicles (HEVs) and vehicles based on flex-fuels and | | | | 3.9 Time-to-Market |
| have begun to revamp production processes to | | | | 3.10 Understanding Customer Needs |
| reduce costs and carbon footprints. | | | | 4. Key Customers |
| In addition, driven by increasing presence of | | | | 4.1 Fiat SpA |
| international automakers, varying market conditions | | | | 4.1.1 Business Overview |
| such as improving economic conditions in markets | | | | 4.1.2 Key Figures |
| such as Argentina, Chile and Peru, currency | | | | 4.1.3 Corporate Headquarters |
| appreciation in large markets such as Brazil, slowdown | | | | 4.1.4 IT Spending |
| in the US economy affecting markets such as Mexico | | | | 4.2 Ford Motor |
| due to its geographic proximity to the country, | | | | 4.2.1 Business Overview |
| automakers in Latin America have begun to develop | | | | 4.2.2 Key Figures |
| differential pricing and promotional strategies to | | | | 4.2.3 Corporate Headquarters |
| maintain demand levels and remain competitive. | | | | 4.2.4 IT Spending |
| The report forecasts the IT spending of the | | | | 4.3 General Motors Corporation |
| automotive industry in Latin America over the period | | | | 4.3.1 Business Overview |
| 2007-2010. It is meant for IT vendors and intends to | | | | 4.3.2 Key Figures |
| help them identify selling opportunities in the automotive | | | | 4.3.3 Corporate Headquarters |
| industry in Latin America. The report identifies key | | | | 4.3.4 IT Spending |
| business issues being faced by the automotive | | | | 4.4 Volkswagen AG |
| industry in Latin America. | | | | 4.4.1 Business Overview |
| Further, the identified sales drivers can be used to | | | | 4.4.2 Key Figures |
| penetrate these accounts or increase current share of | | | | 4.4.3 Corporate Headquarters |
| the customer's wallet. Also, the report lists leading IT | | | | 4.4.4 IT Spending |
| buyers and provides their brief company profile, along | | | | 4.5 Toyota Motor Corporation |
| with their IT spending. | | | | 4.5.1 Business Overview |
| TechNavio Insights is a set of reports based on | | | | 4.5.2 Key Figures |
| TechNavio - a market intelligence platform for the IT | | | | 4.5.3 Corporate Headquarters |
| industry. It builds on the intelligence available within | | | | 4.5.4 IT Spending |
| TechNavio, and leverages on the custom research | | | | Other Reports in this Series |
| experience of the 'Technology Navigators'. TechNavio | | | | List of Exhibits |
| is built on years of experience of Infiniti Research in | | | | Exhibit 1.1: Latin America Automotive IT Spending and |
| deep dive custom research and consulting for over 30 | | | | Forecast 2007-2010 (In $ million) |
| Fortune 500 companies and numerous large and | | | | Exhibit 2.1: Calculations for Estimating Criticality Score |
| mid-sized companies. Table of Contents : | | | | Exhibit 2.2: Criticality Scores for Various Software |
| 1. IT Spending and Forecast | | | | Applications |
| 2. Criticality Score | | | | Exhibit 2.3: Criticality Scores for Various Hardware |
| 2.1 Evaluating Criticality Score | | | | Products |
| 3. IT Sales Drivers | | | | Exhibit 2. |