China’s Manufacturing Industry in 2020 and Beyond
Along with our recently published Manufacturing Industry Output (MIO) Tracker August update, we also provide a deeper insight into the largest manufacturing site – China....
Demand Spike Predicted in Battery Equipment Production Post-COVID-19
In late 2019, our team at Interact Analysis produced a comprehensive report on the Lithium-ion battery market. One key focus of this report was the...
The Global Forklift Market – 2020
The current forklift truck market is split roughly 60-40 between electric and diesel trucks. Electric trucks powered by lead-acid cells have been on the scene...
COVID-19 To Reduce 2020 Industrial Robot Revenue By >8%, Followed By A Rapid Growth To Return From 2021
After a weak 2019, we originally expected the 2020 robot market to recover strongly, but COVID-19 changed the market revenue growth forecast from 4.8% to...
The Global Forklift Market – 2020
A study on the electrification trend of lifting trucks.
The Forklift Truck Market Now and Moving Forward
Our post-COVID-19 neutral scenario (we posit 3 scenarios – positive, neutral and negative) sees global forklift shipments in 2020 growing by just 1.4%, as compared...
BYD reveals strategy to dominate the EV market
As an industrial giant that straddles the key areas of new energy vehicles and lithium-ion batteries, BYD revealed two major pieces of news in March:...
On and Off-Highway Vehicles Driving Strong Growth in Lithium-Ion Battery Market
A version of this article was originally published in Japanese by Yoshiko Iwahashi-san of Global Information, Inc. (GII) – an information service provider based in...
The Collaborative Robot Market – 2019
In 2019, overall robot market revenues experienced negative growth for the first time in many years affected by the global manufacturing downturn and reduced demand...