How Has The Car Audio Market Size Evolved Historically?
The car audio market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The size of the car audio market has seen significant expansion in the last few years. It's projected to surge from $10.28 billion in 2024 to $11.09 billion in 2025, signalling a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.0%. This growth during the historic period is a combination of factors, such as an increased customer desire for in-car entertainment, rising disposable income and lifestyle choices, competitive differentiation among car manufacturers, urban growth and longer commute times, as well as the incorporation of connectivity and infotainment features.
What is the Forecasted Market Size and CAGR for the Car Audio Market Size In The Coming Years?
The Car Audio market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• In the coming years, the car audio market is projected to experience robust growth. The market is anticipated to reach a valuation of $15.41 billion in 2029, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.6%.
The development in electric and autonomous vehicles, growing focus on audio experience within the car, escalating trends in customization and personalization, integration with voice recognition and AI, and partnerships with top audio brands are key drivers for this predicted growth. The forecast period also reveals key trends like environmentally-friendly audio solutions, innovations in in-car acoustics, collaborations with music streaming services, intelligent integration with car information systems, and the inclusion of wireless charging features.
What Key Factors and Trends Are Driving The Growth Car Audio Market?
As autonomous cars continue to gain traction, it is anticipated this will greatly influence the expansion of the car audio market. Autonomous cars, also known as self-driving or driverless cars, are vehicles with the ability to function and navigate without any human involvement. Audio analytics, including car audio software, are enriching the autonomous vehicle experience by offering faster set-ups, enhanced audio quality and a vast range of other cutting-edge features. For example, as stated by the US-based Insurance Information Institute, Inc., in August 2022, it is projected there will be 3.5 million autonomous vehicles on the roads by 2025, and this number is expected to increase to 4.5 million by 2030 in the United States alone. Thus, the rising trend of autonomous cars is significantly contributing to the advancement of the car audio market.
What Are The Market Segments In The Car Audio Market?
The car audio market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Component: Speaker, Amplifier, DSP, Microphone, Tuner
2) By Make Type: Branded Or Premium Audio Systems, Non-Branded Audio Systems
3) By Technology: Voice Recognized Audio System, Non-Voice Recognized Audio System
4) By Sales Channel: Original Equipment Manufacturer(OEM), After market
5) By Application: Passenger Vehicle, Commercial Vehicle
Subsegments:
1) By Speaker: Coaxial Speakers, Component Speakers, Subwoofers, Tweeters
2) By Amplifier: Mono Amplifiers, Multi-Channel Amplifiers, Digital Amplifiers
3) By DSP (Digital Signal Processor): Standalone DSP Units, Integrated DSP In Head Units
4) By Microphone: Wired Microphones, Wireless Microphones, Noise-canceling Microphones
5) By Tuner: AM Or FM Tuners, Satellite Radio Tuners, Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) Tuners
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What Trends Are Shaping The Car Audio Market?
The car audio market is increasingly being shaped by technological advancements, a trend that major companies are fully embracing. They are leveraging new technologies to create innovative products and maintain their competitive stance. For example, Dirac, an audio tech firm based in Sweden, unveiled an Intelligent Audio Platform for automobiles in May 2022. This software solution, equipped with advanced mixing technology, greatly enhances the audio experience inside vehicles. The Dirac Virtuo spatial audio solution is employed on this platform, offering a realistic and immersive auditory environment. Furthermore, the platform's up mixing technology dissects stereo signals in real time into their individual components, ensuring a sound experience that is highly accurate and spatially precise.
Who Are the Key Players In The Car Audio Market?
Major companies operating in the car audio market include:
• Alpine Electronics Inc.
• Harman International
• Clarion Co. Ltd.
• JVC Kenwood Corporation
• Panasonic Corporation
• Pioneer Corporation
• Sony Corporation
• Bose Corporation
• JL Audio Corporation
• Blaupunkt GmbH.
• Delphi Automotive PLC
• Continental AG
• Hyundai Mobis India Limited
• Visteon Corporation
• Fujitsu Ten Corp. of America
• Garmin Ltd.
• Dynaudio A/S
• Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Vervent Audio Group
• Elettromedia Srl
• Bang & Olufsen a/s
• Bowers & Wilkins Group Ltd.
• Boston Acoustics Inc.
• Burmester Audiosysteme GmbH
• Cadence Design Systems Inc.
• Diamond Audio Technologies
• Digital Designs LLC
• Directed Electronics Inc.
• Dual Electronics Corp.
• Grundig Intermedia GmbH
• Lear Corporation
What Are The Regional Insights Into The Car Audio Market?
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the car audio market in 2024. Europe is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the car audio market report during the forecast period. The regions covered in the car audio market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa
