Automotive Busbar Market Opportunities and Strategies to 2034

This report describes and explains the automotive busbar market and covers 2019-2024, termed the historic period, and 2024-2029, 2034F termed the forecast period. The report evaluates the market across each region and for the major economies within each region.

The global automotive busbar market reached a value of nearly $20.19 billion in 2024, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.02% since 2019. The market is expected to grow from $20.19 billion in 2024 to $44.04 billion in 2029 at a rate of 16.88%. The market is then expected to grow at a CAGR of 16.52% from 2029 and reach $94.61 billion in 2034.

Growth in the historic period resulted from the growing automotive industry, growth in production of passenger and commercial vehicles, increasing disposable income and favorable government initiatives. Factors that negatively affected growth in the historic period were economic slowdowns.

Going forward, increasing adoption of electric vehicles, increasing urbanization, growing charging infrastructure and focus on energy efficiency will drive the growth. Factor that could hinder the growth of the automotive busbar market in the future include supply chain disruptions.

The global automotive busbar market is fairly fragmented, with a large number of small players operating in the market. The top ten competitors in the market made up to 10.07% of the total market in 2023. ABB Ltd. was the largest competitor with a 2.23% share of the market, followed by Siemens AG. with 1.06%, Legrand Holding SA. with 1.06%, Schneider Electric SE. with 0.97%, Amphenol Corporation. with0.95%, Eaton Corporation with 0.88%, Methode Electronics Inc. with 0.83%, Hitachi Global Ltd. with 0.81%, Interplex Holdings Pte. Ltd. with 0.78% and Chint Group Co. Ltd. with 0.50%.

Asia Pacific was the largest region in the automotive busbar market, accounting for 47.69% or $9.63 billion of the total in 2024. It was followed by Western Europe, North America and then the other regions. Going forward, the fastest-growing regions in the automotive busbar market will be Asia Pacific and South America where growth will be at CAGRs of 19.09% and 16.52% respectively. These will be followed by Middle East and Western Europe where the markets are expected to grow at CAGRs of 15.53% and 15.12% respectively.

The automotive busbar market is segmented by power rating into low, medium and high. The high market was the largest segment of the automotive busbar market segmented by power rating, accounting for 60.61% or $12.23 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the low segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the automotive busbar market segmented by power rating, at a CAGR of 23.22% during 2024-2029.

The automotive busbar market is segmented by conductor into copper and aluminum. The copper market was the largest segment of the automotive busbar market segmented by conductor, accounting for 73.81% or $14.9 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the aluminum segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the conductor capacity, at a CAGR of 18.30% during 2024-2029.

The automotive busbar market is segmented by vehicle type into passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The passenger cars market was the largest segment of the automotive busbar market segmented by vehicle type, accounting for 89.66% or $18.1 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the passenger cars segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the automotive busbar market segmented by vehicle type, at a CAGR of 17.18% during 2024-2029.

The top opportunities in the automotive busbar market segmented by power rating will arise in the high segment, which will gain $ 12.51 billion of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the automotive busbar market segmented by conductor will arise in the copper segment, which will gain $ 16.88 billion of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the automotive busbar market segmented by vehicle type will arise in the passenger cars segment, which will gain $ 21.89 billion of global annual sales by 2029. The automotive busbar market size will gain the most in China at $ 10.82 billion.

Market-trend-based strategies for the automotive busbar market include focus on developing heat-shrinkable silicone rubber tubing to enhance insulation performance and focus on developing innovative services such as advanced busbar manufacturing and engineering services to enhance product performance.

Player-adopted strategies in the automotive busbar market include focus on refining its operational structure, focus on the introduction of compact and modular medium voltage solutions, enhancing reliability and efficiency in power distribution systems and focus on developing new product solutions to develop power technology for next-generation designs.

To take advantage of the opportunities, the analyst recommends the automotive busbar companies to focus on developing advanced insulation solutions for electric and hybrid vehicles, focus on expanding advanced busbar manufacturing and engineering services, focus on the low power rating segment, focus on the aluminum conductor segment, focus on the passenger cars segment, expand in emerging markets, focus on expanding distribution channels for growth, focus on strategic pricing to optimize profit margins, focus on targeted marketing campaigns for greater impact, focus on building customer loyalty through post-sale promotions and focus on engaging vehicle manufacturers to strengthen market position.

Major Market Trends

• Innovations in Heat-Shrinkable Silicone Rubber Tubing For Automotive Busbars
• Expanding Advanced Busbar Manufacturing To Support EV and Renewable Energy Demand

Key Mergers and Acquisitions

• Voltaira Group Acquired Auto-Kabel Group To Strengthen EV Energy Distribution Solutions
• Amphenol Corporation Acquired Connor Manufacturing To Boost EV Market Expansion
• Aptiv PLC Acquired Intercable Automotive Solutions For Strengthening Vehicle Architecture Systems