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Sir Jim Ratcliffe has proved that a British billionaire can bring an all-new car to market, today launching his ‘back to basics’ Ineos Grenadier – a rugged, hard-working and utilitarian 4X4 machine. The Grenadier, named after a pub in Knightsbridge, is expected to cost from between £30,000 and £45,000 and will go into full production in Wales from late next year. It aims to deliver the kind no-frills 4×4 performance that made the original Land Rover a legend. Ratcliffe, who was named the fifth richest man in Britain by the Sunday Times this year – with an estimated wealth of £12.2 billion – has achieved what the man at the top of the rich list – Sir James Dyson – couldn’t after he pulled the plug on his own electric car project last year. Here’s everything you need to know about Grenadier and how it will be aimed at buyers who have already turned their nose up at Land Rover’s new style-orientated Defender. Grenadier guns for the void left by Land Rover: This is the first model to be launched by Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Automotive brand. It’s a hard-working, utilitarian 4X4 in the same ilk as the original Land Rover Series and later the Defender If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Ratcliffe’s long-awaited 4X4 certainly has a very familiar look to it – resembling the squared-off silhouette of the previous-generation Defender that went out of production four years ago. The boxy new Grenadier off-roader was conceived in the pub of the same name in London’s Belgravia three years ago by the Inoes boss to fill what he perceived to be a ‘gap in the market’ for a ‘stripped back’ offroad vehicle that is capable of going anywhere. The industrial-looking Grenadier has been designed so that it is easy to customise and modify so that owners can impose their own individual personality and stamp but also retrofit the 4X4 for whatever task is required. Developers behind the project say it won’t be a ‘jelly-mould’ or ‘pavement princess’ sports utility vehicle, in what could be seen as a subtle dig at Land Rover’s recently launched all-new Defender. Sir Jim Ratcliffe announced his plans to create a spiritual successor to the Land Rover Defender soon after the previous-generation model went out of production in early 2016 Grenadier is a boxy, brutish 4X4 that’s aimed at multiple markets. While the majority of customers are likely to be farmers and agricultural types, it will also be aimed at lifestyle buyers and those obsessed with serious offroading  From launch, the Grenadier will be powered by 3.0-litre BMW petrol and diesel engines, though there’s an electric hydrogen-powered version to follow Sir Jim Ratcliffe achieves what Sir James Dyson couldn’t… The arrival of the Grenadier not only comes at a time when there’s a clear void in the market, but also debuts in an unprecedented period when businesses are suffering and global markets and fortunes are being hammered by the coronavirus pandemic. It also follows the well-documented collapse of Sir James Dyson’s own automotive venture. The vacuum-cleaner mogul’s defunct electric SUV has been shown in its final prototype state in the last month, as the British billionaire – who topped The Sunday Time Rich List 2020 with a net worth of £16.2billion – explained why the plug-in vehicle was deemed ‘not commercially viable’ and the project axed in 2019. While the two vehicles couldn’t be any more different – with the Dyson electric car designed to be a luxurious cruiser – the Ineos Automotive Grenadier is also looking to the future of alternative-fuel powertrains. Sir James Dyson poses in front of the production-ready Dyson electric SUV – dubbed project ‘N526’ – which was axed last year after Britain’s richest man said it was not commercially viable  The Dyson electric car was a seven-seat SUV aimed at the luxury market. As you can see from thee images, this one-of-a-kind prototype model was at a production-ready phase when the project was eventually canned Despite the failed project, Sir James Dyson has said the cancelled electric car was not the end to the company’s ‘interest in mobility’ The car-making newcomer confirmed there’s an electric hydrogen-powered version to follow. The firm plans to leap-frog into the future with a hi-tech fuel cell that uses hydrogen in a chemical reaction – rather than batteries – to generate electric power.  And cunningly it will use hydrogen gas created as a bi-product of Ratcliffe’s chemical business empire to fuel them.  However, from launch the new Grenadier will be powered by conventional turbocharged 3.0-litre six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines, supplied by BMW. Unveiling the new motor, Ineos bosses said: ‘Engineered to overcome all conditions, it will provide best-in-class off-road capability, durability and reliability to those who depend on a vehicle as a working tool, wherever they are in the world.’ Gap in the market: While Land Rover has attempted to market its new Defender as a hardcore offroader, many- including Sir Jim Ratcliffe – believe it doesn’t fulfill the needs of customers who bought the previous-generation vehicle Grenadier is aimed at a market that’s been disregarded by Land Rover  Chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe said: ‘The Grenadier project started by identifying a gap in the market, abandoned by a number of manufacturers, for a utilitarian off-road vehicle. ‘This gave us our engineering blueprint for a capable, durable and reliable 4X4 built to handle the world’s harshest environments. But it had to look the part as well.’  This gap in the rugged mud-plugger market has mainly been created by Land Rover ending on January 29 2016 production of its original year-old Defender some 67 years after its launch (as the original Land Rover) at the Amsterdam Motor Show in April 1948.  Daily Mail Motoring Editor Ray Massey, posing in an original Land Rover Series 1 model The final Land Rover Defender of previous type came off the Solihull production line on 29 January 2016. The new 2020 Defender is being built in Nitra, Slovakia The latest Defender might feature plenty of options that would make it a hardened offroader – such as a power winch and tread-plates on the bonnet – but this is likely to be the usual terrain for the new version Pre-release images of the Grenadier show it being tested in extreme environments and conditions Over the period more than two million were built. It has been replaced with a modern hi-tech 21st century Defender model now on sale in showrooms priced from £40,290. Even to the untrained eye, the new Grenadier bears more than a passing resemblance – in shape at least – to those much loved original Land Rover Defenders which have now become collectors’ items and investments since production ended in 2016. Land Rover’s lawyers – who have already had one attempt to stop the new rival Grenadier in its mud-rutted tracks – are continuing to watch intently in case there’s any potential case to answer for design infringement. But the team behind the Grenadier are confident they have got a winner on their hands.   How the Ineos Grenadier compares to Land Rover’s Defender of old and new  Ineos Grenadier Expected price: £30,000 to £45,000 Production and first deliveries: Late 2021 Built: New factory Bridgend, South Wales. Dimensions: (estimated. Similar to early Merceds-Benz G-Wagon) Length: 4,700mm Width: 1,800mm Height: 1900mm Weight: circa 2.6tonnes (est) Engines: BMW 3.0 litre 6cyl petrolBMW 3.0 6 cyl diesel Electric hydrogen-powered fuel cell (to follow) Gears: 8 speed ZF automatic gearbox with three locking differentials Towing: 3.5 tonnes   Original Land Rover  Price in 1948: Around £450  Launched: Amsterdam Motor Show, April 30, 1948  Built: Solihull, UK  Dimensions:  Length: 3,353mm Width: 1,549mm Height: 1,867mm Weight: N/A Engine: 1595cc 4 cylinder inline. Gears: Four speed manual Drive: Four-wheel drive  Towing; N/A 2020 Land Rover Defender  Price: From £40,290 – Defender 110 Range price from £45,560 Launched: Frankfurt Motor Show, 10 September 2019 Built: Nitra, Slovakia  Dimensions:  Length: 4,758mm  Width: 2,008mm (door mirrors folded) Height: 1967mm Wheelbase: 3,022mm Engines:  Diesel: 2.0-litre 4 cylinder diesels Petrol: 2.0-litre 4 cylinder petrol  and 3.0-litre straight 6-cylinder petrol  Plug-in electric hybrid (PHEV) version to follow next year Gears: 8-speed automatic  Drive: All-wheel drive   Towing capability: 3.5 tonnes    It is ‘a truly uncompromising 4×4 built from the ground up’, the company said in a release statement issued today Two versions of the Grenadier from launch  Ineos Automotive will launch two variants of their own off-roader – a classic 4X4 design plus a double-cab pick-up with an open load-lugging platform at the back.  Part of the unsatisfied demand for old-school 4X4s has been plugged, in part, by a rise in demand for large, basic, double-cab pick-up trucks, they believe. More variant are set to follow. Until now only grainy spy shots of the camouflaged vehicle on test in disguise have been seen. Car enthusiast, fitness fanatic and adventurer Ratcliffe, 67, and his team calculate there is still a buoyant market for tough as old boots ‘old-school’ boxy 4X4s – Tonka Toys for grown-ups.  They have set out to combine ‘rugged British spirit and design with German engineering rigour’ to produce a ‘capable, durable and reliable 4×4 designed and built to handle the world’s harshest environments’. It is ‘a truly uncompromising 4×4 built from the ground up’, the company said in a release statement issued today. The Grenadier has been created to ‘look like a proper 4×4’ with an industrial design form that follows its function and with ‘an interior that can be hosed down’.  Customers will be able to tailor the Grenadier to their own tastes and requirements with a raft of additional features and after-market equipment  It will have 21st century levels of equipment land safety systems. Plug in smart-phones can be used for sat-nav and music, such as with Apple CarPlay The off-roaders have been designed as a ‘blank canvas’ for accessories, so customers can tailor the Grenadier to their own tastes and requirements. Significantly not all accessories will be tied to Ineos but will be ‘open source’ so customers can incorporate their existing kit – or cheaper kit from third-party suppliers. But although they aim to ‘strip away fripperies’, it won’t be spartan and will be comfortable, they insist. It will have 21st century levels of equipment land safety systems. Plug in smart-phones can be used for sat-nav and music, such as with Apple CarPlay. Head of design Toby Ecuyer explained: ‘The brief was simple. We set out to design a modern, functional and highly capable 4×4 vehicle with utility at its core. ‘It’s there to do everything you need, and nothing you don’t. Nothing is for show.’ He added: ‘Modern engineering and production techniques ensure the Grenadier is highly capable, but we have been able to stay true to the essence of creating a utilitarian vehicle that will stand the test of time.’ Head of design at Ineos Automotive and the man who has penned the design of Grenadier, Toby Ecuyer The Grenadier name comes from one of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s favourite pubs in trendy London, where he came up with the original idea to launch a new vehicle to market Ineos insists that any broad resemblance to vehicles such as the original Land Rover Defender or the early Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon is simply a result of the engineering and physics required to build any 4X4 using a separate ‘body on frame’ or ‘ladder chassis’ and beam axles. The firm’s commercial director Mark Tennant explained: ‘It looks like what it looks like because of the job it has to do. ‘It won’t be cheap but it will be attainable. It’s designed for purpose. Nothing is for show.’   Ineos has identified three main target groups for the Grenadier  The first of these groups is utility customers such as farmers, forestry workers, estate-managers, ski instructors, small businesses and overseas charities and aid groups, rescue services and the United Nations. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be a showpiece, too. In fact, the second market is lifestyle customers from the hunting, shooting and fishing fraternities – those needing a vehicle to tow a boat or horsebox. It will also target ‘cool mums and dads ‘ who want a family runaround that’s a bit different. Finally, the Grenadier should be hugely popular among enthusiasts who want a no-nonsense 4X4 for fun or as an off-roading hobby. About two thirds of sales will be to lifestyle and utility buyers, with enthusiasts on lower budgets providing a useful market for second hand vehicles.   The inspiration for the Grenadier 4X4  Ineos bosses say one of the key role models was America’s original wartime Wilys-Overland Jeep – which also inspired Britain’s first Land Rover – with a simple utilitarian brief and was put swiftly into mass production. Ratcliffe and his team worked to a set of key principles, The Grenadier had to have the following: – A wheel at each corner – Permanent 4-wheel drive – A ‘ladder chasis’ and beam axles – Class-leading off road performance – A mechanical transfer box – A 3.5 tonnes towing capability – A comfortable modern interior – Hose-down capability – inside and out – Ease of repair – A design that was not a ‘jelly mould’ or ‘cookie cutter’ Where will Grenadier be built?   The new Grenadier will go into production late next year at a purpose-built factory being constructed at Bridgend in South Wales, which is near Ford’s engine plant that is due to close in September. Bosses estimate it will build up to 25,000 4X4s a year creating 200 jobs initially, rising to 500 in the longer term. Around 100 staff are already with its engineering partner MBTech at its centre near Stuttgart in Germany. A sub assembly plant in Estarreja, Portugal, producing chassis and body components will create up to 500 more jobs n the longer term. Ineos Automotive has bought in world-class expertise where needed. The new Grenadier will go into production late next year at a purpose-built factory being constructed at Bridgend in South Wales Thje new facility is close to Ford’s engine plant that’s due to close. Ineos Automotive intends to build up to 25,000 4X4s a year creating 200 jobs initially, rising to 500 in the longer term Austria’s Magna Steyr, which builds vehicles under contract for major manufacturers, is a partner for the Grenadier 4X4 and is developing the suspension. German car-giant BMW is supplying the turbo-charged 3.0-litre six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines and the eight-speed automatic gearboxes are also from Germany’s ZF, which supplies to BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and more. The ‘ladder-style’ chassis is being built by Gestamp in Spain and the axles are from Carraro, Italy. The project has also poached talented staff with experience from the likes of Ford, Daimler, Volkswagen, Bentley. Jaguar Land Rover and Lotus. Will there be dealers? Ineos has also outlined plans for the sales, maintenance and repair network  Dirk Heilmann, chief executive, Ineos Automotive Instead of a traditional dealership network, customers will be able to shop online and via a network of existing agricultural and tractor traders, ‘pop-up sites’ at county shows and agricultural and equestrian events, and at off-road experience centres where buyers can try out the vehicles for themselves. For repairs and servicing it is planning a ‘flying spanner’ service as well as a partnership with a major international chain of repair centres.  Now that the covers are off, more than a million miles of testing is planned over the coming year including in South Africa and arctic tundra. Ineos Automotive’s chief executive Dirk Heilmann said: ‘From today the covers are off. Showing the design now allows us to focus on the critical next phase of the vehicle’s development, testing its capability and durability.’ ‘Testing ‘in plain sight’ without the need for camouflage wrapping, foam blocks or fake panels is an added benefit.’ About 35 per cent of sales will be in North America, 30 per cent in the UK and Europe including Germany, with the remainder across Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Some links in this article may be affiliate links. If you click on them we may earn a small commission. That helps us fund This Is Money, and keep it free to use. We do not write articles to promote products. We do not allow any commercial relationship to affect our editorial independence. The post Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Grenadier 4X4 revealed appeared first on Sansaar Times.

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Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market Size Outlook and Opportunities in Grooming Regions with Forecast 2026

Market Highlights

The landing gear for the truck trailer refers to retractable supports that retain the height of the trailer while the tractor is removed. To support the trailer after it is decoupled from the prime mover, a pair of landing legs are mounted at the front end. Landing gear, also known as stabilizers, should have the sufficient ability to lift the loaded trailer, if necessary, with a gear system. The increasing demand for logistics creates a need for trucks and trailers, which has had a positive effect on the truck landing gear market's growth. Furthermore, the growing trailer fleet and the high volume of foreign trade are also fueling the development of the truck landing gear market.

The global Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market Size is anticipated to register a CAGR of 4% during the forecast period, 2020 to 2026.

Globally, the transport sector's transition and evolution can be attributed to the growth of the industrial and agricultural sectors, which in turn fuel demand for trailer trucks that are commonly used by fleet operators to transport goods and material from one location to another. During the forecasted period, these trends are primarily expected to drive the growth of the truck and trailer landing gear market.

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  Global Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market Size, 2020–2026

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In 2019, Asia-Pacific Contributed Significantly to the Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market Size in Terms of Share: MRFR

Based on region, the Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market Size has been segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the rest of the world. Asia-Pacific is projected to dominate the Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market Size in the coming years, which can be attributed to the increasing vehicle production and the presence of prominent players operating in this region. Furthermore, the increasing per capita disposable income levels and the growing spending capacity contribute to the North American and European markets' growth.

 Global Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market Size has been segmented by Operation, Lifting Capacity, Sales Channel, and Region.

Based on operation, the global Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market Size is segmented into manual truck landing gear and automatic truck landing gear. The automatic truck landing gear segment is anticipated to grow at a significant CAGR in the coming years.

By lifting capacity, the Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market Size has been split into less than 20,000 lbs, 20,000 lbs to 50,000 lbs, and more than 50,000 lbs. The less than 20,000 lbs segment accounted for the largest market share and is anticipated to register a significant CAGR in the coming years.

By sales channel, the global Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market Size has been split into OEM and aftermarket. The OEM segment held a larger market share and is anticipated to grow at a significant CAGR in the coming years.

Global Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market Size is anticipated to register a 4% CAGR between 2020 and 2026.

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Source: MRFR Analysis

Scope of the Report

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the global Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market Size, tracking three market segments across four geographic regions. The report studies key players, providing a six-year annual trend analysis that highlights the market size and shares for North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the rest of the world. The report also presents a forecast, focusing on the market opportunities for the next six years for each region. The scope of the study segments the global Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market Size by operation, lifting capacity, sales channel, and region.

Operation

Manual Truck Landing Gear

Automatic Truck Landing Gear Steel

  Lifting capacity

Less Than 20,000 lbs

20,000 lbs to 50,000 lbs

More Than 50,000 lbs

  Sales channel

OEM

Aftermarket

  By Region

North America

Asia-Pacific

Europe

Rest of the World

Key Players

TSW Alloy Wheels (US), Euromax Wheel (US), Maxion Wheels Inc. (US), VOXX International Corporation (US), Mobile Hi-Tech Wheels Inc. (US), Sota Offroad (US), Status Wheels (TUFF A.T) (US), Fuel Offroad Wheels (US), Wheel Pros Holdings, LLC (US), and Topy Industries Limited (Japan) are the key players operating in the global Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market Size.

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 Key Questions Addressed by the Report

What was the historic market size?

Which segmentation (Product/     Capacity) is driving market?

What will be the growth rate?

How are the key players in this     market?

What are the strategies adopted by     key players?

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 2 SCOPE OF THE REPORT

2.1 MARKET DEFINITION

2.2 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

2.2.1 DEFINITION

2.2.2 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE

2.2.3 ASSUMPTIONS

2.2.4 LIMITATIONS

2.3 RESEARCH PROCESS

2.3.1 PRIMARY RESEARCH

2.3.2 SECONDARY RESEARCH

2.4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION

2.5 FORECAST MODEL

3 MARKET LANDSCAPE

3.1.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS

3.1.2 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS

3.1.3 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES

3.1.4 SEGMENT RIVALRY

3.1.5 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS

3.2 VALUE CHAIN/SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS

4 MARKET DYNAMICS

4.1 INTRODUCTION

4.2 MARKET DRIVERS

4.3 MARKET RESTRAINTS

4.4 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

4.5 MARKET TRENDS

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18 Must Read Business Books for Emerging Entrepreneurs and Startups

http://tinyurl.com/y6aar45b Reading is both relaxation and training for the mind. Who reads, dives into another world. Learning, entertaining and breaking out of everyday life for a short moment. One could go even so far as to say reading is the second most beautiful thing in the world! Whether it is non-fiction or a novel of all the world’s man has created, the book is the most powerful tool. That is also, why we wanted to find out which business book you should undertake in the new year. Here are 18 business books you might not have heard of but you need to read: 1. Prediction Machines by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfarb The book “Prediction Machines” helps to classify the development of artificial intelligence and deal constructively with uncertainty about changes. The book first appeared in October and highlights the changes that AI inevitably brings with it. The three renowned economists give an overview of the possibilities of AI and deal with economic issues related to this technology. This book offers some illustrative examples of use. 2. Growth Hacking with Strategy by Hendrik Lennarz The book by Hendrik Lennarz provides numerous tips and practical examples for the successful introduction of a growth hacking strategy for companies. The spectrum ranges from organization through product development to marketing and customer loyalty. The growth-hacking-readiness checklist is particularly useful here. In my view, the book is a must for anyone looking to maximize user growth. 3. 7 Ways to Effectiveness by Stephen R. Covey A classic among the business advisers, which appeared in 1989, but has since lost none of its topicality. Covey describes the habits of successful individuals and derives universal principles from them. They help me both in my professional and personal life and are reflected in the successful development of extremely strong teams. The book is one of the most influential business books of the last 100 years, according to Time Magazine. 4. Digital Offroad by Ulf Bosch, Stefan Hentschel, Steffen Kramer “Digital Offroad” shows that digitization should not be considered one-dimensional. It touches just every area of a company and must, therefore, be understood as a holistic challenge and an opportunity. The authors argue that digitization has an impact on a variety of factors, including corporate culture. Provocative thesis that reveal important questions, as well as best practices, make “Digital Offroad” an absolute must-read for me. 5. The Startup Code by Johannes Ellenberg In seven chapters, the book sums up clearly and pragmatically what middle-sized companies can and must learn from startups. It clearly represents startups and why they are better prepared for the future. Johannes Ellenberg, who helped set up the startup scene in Stuttgart, explains how companies have to change their course and adapt to changing market conditions in order to remain sustainable. A new mindset is postulated: cooperation instead of competition! “Reading is a way for me to expand my mind, open my eyes and fill up my heart.” – Oprah Winfrey 6. From Zero to One by Peter Thiel “From Zero to One” is full of unconventional perspectives on starting a business. The basic idea of the Silicon Valley veteran Peter Thiel is to build something fundamentally new — a monopoly. He explains what has to happen to ensure long-term success and how to protect this monopoly from imitators. From the book, I was able to draw many valuable ideas for our own startup — a real must-read for anyone who wants to start their own business! 7. The Platform Revolution by Geoffrey Parker, Marshall van Alstyne, Sangeet Choudary Although the book was published in 2016, the content is more relevant than ever. The authors clarify all important questions about the development of a successful platform business model and the concepts can be applied to both B2B and B2C. The examples are very practice-oriented and the analysis of how established companies can adapt to new requirements in the market is sound. Whether founder of a startup or established player in a changing market, this book is a must for everyone! 8. Artificial Intelligence by Peter Buxmann, Holger Schmidt Holger Schmidt is an economist and journalist on platform economics and has even developed a stock index exclusively for listed companies with platform business models. In his new title, he and some colleagues are scientifically dedicated to artificial intelligence and its impact on the economy and society. The book deals with many myths and provides exciting facts and case studies. The book is very inspiring for me. 9. Fast thinking, slow thinking by Daniel Kahneman This excellent book opens your eyes to the countless limitations and influences of your own thinking. It helps to reflect on how decisions and assessments – which you as a founder and entrepreneur must constantly make — actually come about and this often does not go as rationally as you would wish. Admittedly, it takes some time to read — definitely not easy reading — but it is worth it. 10. Founder to CEO by Matt Mochary I can recommend this book to anyone because it covers the most important start-up and growth topics: competencies and motivation in the team, knowledge transfer and productivity, cash flow, finances and scaling — all in all, the perfect sweeping blow. Founders who are CEOs for the first time will find guidelines and answers for challenges. Long-time CEOs can use the guide to reassess their own and the company’s performance. 11. Rethinking Agility by Klaus Leopold The book “Agile Rethinking” by Klaus Leopold is my book highlight for 2019. Just 136 pages of concentrated knowledge with precise illustrations of why agile teams alone are not enough if you want to re-think the entire company and be agile. A case study, which shows all the problems and the appropriate solutions in the practical example. My clear recommendation for every leadership team at C-level — from 50 employees to a global corporation. 12. The Startup Way by Eric Ries Eric Ries is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who helps large and small organizations with transformation processes. He helps them to focus on their customers and their requirements with little capital and lean processes in order to bring the right products to the market. Based on his experience of the past twenty years, Ries has developed a system of corporate governance that leads to stable growth and sustainable effect. 13. Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari Yuval Noah Harari describes in his bestseller how people have striven to challenge the status quo from the very beginning. At the same time, he explores the question of what a world in which man has become “homo deus” through technological progress looks like. A must-read for the entire tech industry, which deals with future topics and looks for the appropriate modus operandi. Harari points out the potential of innovation and warns to think about developments from the potential end. 14. The Design Thinking Playbook by Michael Lewrick, Patrick Link, Larry Leifer Design thinking is a great approach that defines customer needs and practical use cases for these needs for constant innovation. Too many companies are still pursuing an “inside out” approach, focusing on internal skills and innovation plans in the development of new services and products. The book provides a playful approach to the methods and tools used. It also provides sufficiently detailed and clear explanations for those who want to get directly involved in the practical application of design thinking. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” – Joseph Addison 15. Smart Business – Alibaba’s Strategy Secret by Ming Zeng Alibaba looks at some digital transformations we are about to face and which an almost unbelievable success is the group’s platforms attract more users than the US, and earn higher margins than Amazon. Alibaba’s chief strategy officer Ming Zeng, who is also a former professor, discusses the guidelines for the world of artificial intelligence. Spoiler: human creativity and innovative ability are essential. 16. Hard Things about Hard Things by Ben Horowitz The book gives an open and realistic view of entrepreneurship, with all difficulties. Through the own experiences of the author and Silicon Valley investor Ben Horowitz, the tips and advice are very practical and have a real added value for the reader. After reading, you are prepared for the next lows as an entrepreneur. Many books and guides ignore the negative aspects of founding. That is not the case here. A real recommendation for every entrepreneur! 17. Digital Vortex by Michael Wade, James Macauly, Jeff Loucks A vortex described in fluid mechanics is a mathematically not precisely formable circular flow, which sucks things with increasing speed into their center. Metaphorically transferred to organizations, they whirl chaotically along the flow, collide, merge or dissolve completely. They head for the center of the movement — a digital revolution. For entrepreneurs, the question of what role they play with their company in the wake of digitization is decisive. Therefore, the question of what incumbents should know as they move in the digital vortex is at the heart of the book. 18. Measure What Matters by John Doerr My must-read for 2019: “Measure What Matters” by John Doerr. He describes how goals and responsibilities can be defined and controlled by means of objectives and key results. In particular, the case studies and knowledge resources in the book help to understand the approach and to find starting points for the implementation in their own environment. In summary, a very practice-oriented book that shows possibilities for direct involvement. Image courtesy of Twenty20.com Source link

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The only bike you will ever need

Gravel is growing, and unlike cyclocross, it is already here, and you can get out and enjoy gravel riding all year round. The reason gravel is growing is that it suits the way most of us cycle or would like to cycle, consumers, drive gravel and not pros. We want you to ride a high-end gravel bike but still have money left to get out and enjoy life, so we created the AC388.

Gravel bikes are the future

Gravel bikes are designed to be the true quiver killer. Buy a gravel bike, and you can say goodbye to the old N+1 cycling equation. You don’t need an extra bike to ride cross. You don’t need another bike to ride road. You do not have to buy a new touring bike. You really don’t need to buy another bike to go to the shops. The AC388 can fill all these voids and do it all while looking super cool.

When you think about all the niches, a gravel bike has to cover; it seems a daunting list for any bike to achieve. The bike needs to be light and fast like a road bike, stable and comfortable offroad like a cross bike, and strong and reliable like a high quality touring bike. The ICAN R&D department had to spend a lot of time working on and analysing how to fit all these requirements into a bike and even more importantly keep it affordable.

If you are off out on a century and you feel that it has all gone a bit pear shaped a gravel bike such as the AC388 will allow you to cut down a bridleway, canal towpath, or just a potholed country road as a shortcut home and a sofa to collapse on. We all like road riding, but it is nice to know that we go explore down paths less ridden and see a different part of the country once in a while.

Toray carbon fibre construction

To make a light and fast gravel bike, we have used Toray T700 carbon fibre. Our engineers have painstakingly worked out the correct layup to maximise the qualities that you would want in a gravel bike and minimised those that you would not. Just by looking at the smooth and sleek frameset you can start to get an idea of the thinking and work that has gone into making the AC388 the best value gravel bike on the market.

The frame has been optimised to be high end and high tech but not high end in pricing. The way ICAN do this is to not worry about fancy marketing or teams but to give you product that works and sells itself. Not to be found on this frame is a fancy acronym to let you know that it has internally routed cables. Internal routing is great for gravel bikes.

You might want to go bikepacking on your gravel bike and as we all know if we plan to go bikepacking it will rain on us. Keeping our cables out of the worst of the weather improves cable life. We also do not have cables to get on the way of our bags or a lock if we need to lock the bike up outside for a bit. If we try and use the full versatility of the AC388 and take it cross racing well, we can shoulder the bike without getting snarled in cables.

Say no to road buzz

The flattened top tube will also help allow you to shoulder the bike for races but it also helps to dissipate road buzz from when you are riding on the road, or on a path less travelled. See, we told the engineers had been busy designing a great frame. This flattened top tube meets a tapered headtube. A tapered headtube is excellent for steering precision as it is stiff. Meaning where you point the bike is where it will go, great for if you are leaden with bikepacking gear and taking an adventurous route through a mountain pass.

To match the front end stiffness, the engineers have also decided on BB86 to make sure every pedal stroke becomes forward momentum. This meant that the best option was to make sure that the wheels were fitted to the frame and fork by 12mm thru axles. This is all about stiffness and speed, with the top tube design, seat stay design, and the 27.2mm seatpost all designed to bring comfort to those long miles in the saddle.

Carbon fibre DT Swiss wheels

A frame of this quality then could not be fitted with any old wheelset. To match this frame we have gone with DT Swiss’ finest 350S hubs fitted to our own 50mm deep 25mm wide carbon fibre road rims. Even the spokes to join the hubs and rim are well thought out. Being Sapim CX-Ray spokes you can get titanium spoke weight but without the titanium flex.

We used DT Swiss hubs as the super reliable and thanks to their star ratchet system they will convert your pedalling into wheel movement faster than many other hubs. They also have the advantage that they can be serviced by hand and need no fancy tools to do this. So you can save weight in your bikepacking gear knowing that if anything untoward should happen, you will be able to remedy it easily and quickly.

Shimano Ultegra groupset

As you can see this bike is just dripping quality and as such we had to fit a Shimano Ultegra groupset, including the excellent Ultegra flat mount disc brakes. These brakes will stop you in the driving rain descending a mountain pass while fully loaded, that can not be said about many other brakes. The other great thing is that as the hoods now contain your master cylinder for the brakes, they are a nice comfy size for your hands and full comfortable to ride on as you descend hills.

We then finished the bike off with our own high-end carbon fibre finishing kit. That is right we have finished the bike with a carbon seatpost, stem, and handlebar. This bike is the gravel bike of your dreams, and now all you need to do is get out and ride it.

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Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Grenadier 4X4 revealed

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has proved that a British billionaire can bring an all-new car to market, today launching his ‘back to basics’ Ineos Grenadier – a rugged, hard-working and utilitarian 4X4 machine.

The Grenadier, named after a pub in Knightsbridge, is expected to cost from between £30,000 and £45,000 and will go into full production in Wales from late next year.

It aims to deliver the kind no-frills 4×4 performance that made the original Land Rover a legend.

Ratcliffe, who was named the fifth richest man in Britain by the Sunday Times this year – with an estimated wealth of £12.2 billion – has achieved what the man at the top of the rich list – Sir James Dyson – couldn’t after he pulled the plug on his own electric car project last year.

Here’s everything you need to know about Grenadier and how it will be aimed at buyers who have already turned their nose up at Land Rover’s new style-orientated Defender.

Grenadier guns for the void left by Land Rover: This is the first model to be launched by Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Automotive brand. It’s a hard-working, utilitarian 4X4 in the same ilk as the original Land Rover Series and later the Defender

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Ratcliffe’s long-awaited 4X4 certainly has a very familiar look to it – resembling the squared-off silhouette of the previous-generation Defender that went out of production four years ago.

The boxy new Grenadier off-roader was conceived in the pub of the same name in London’s Belgravia three years ago by the Inoes boss to fill what he perceived to be a ‘gap in the market’ for a ‘stripped back’ offroad vehicle that is capable of going anywhere.

The industrial-looking Grenadier has been designed so that it is easy to customise and modify so that owners can impose their own individual personality and stamp but also retrofit the 4X4 for whatever task is required.

Developers behind the project say it won’t be a ‘jelly-mould’ or ‘pavement princess’ sports utility vehicle, in what could be seen as a subtle dig at Land Rover’s recently launched all-new Defender.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe announced his plans to create a spiritual successor to the Land Rover Defender soon after the previous-generation model went out of production in early 2016

Grenadier is a boxy, brutish 4X4 that’s aimed at multiple markets. While the majority of customers are likely to be farmers and agricultural types, it will also be aimed at lifestyle buyers and those obsessed with serious offroading 

From launch, the Grenadier will be powered by 3.0-litre BMW petrol and diesel engines, though there’s an electric hydrogen-powered version to follow

Sir Jim Ratcliffe achieves what Sir James Dyson couldn’t…

The arrival of the Grenadier not only comes at a time when there’s a clear void in the market, but also debuts in an unprecedented period when businesses are suffering and global markets and fortunes are being hammered by the coronavirus pandemic.

It also follows the well-documented collapse of Sir James Dyson’s own automotive venture.

The vacuum-cleaner mogul’s defunct electric SUV has been shown in its final prototype state in the last month, as the British billionaire – who topped The Sunday Time Rich List 2020 with a net worth of £16.2billion – explained why the plug-in vehicle was deemed ‘not commercially viable’ and the project axed in 2019.

While the two vehicles couldn’t be any more different – with the Dyson electric car designed to be a luxurious cruiser – the Ineos Automotive Grenadier is also looking to the future of alternative-fuel powertrains.

Sir James Dyson poses in front of the production-ready Dyson electric SUV – dubbed project ‘N526’ – which was axed last year after Britain’s richest man said it was not commercially viable 

The Dyson electric car was a seven-seat SUV aimed at the luxury market. As you can see from thee images, this one-of-a-kind prototype model was at a production-ready phase when the project was eventually canned

Despite the failed project, Sir James Dyson has said the cancelled electric car was not the end to the company’s ‘interest in mobility’

The car-making newcomer confirmed there’s an electric hydrogen-powered version to follow.

The firm plans to leap-frog into the future with a hi-tech fuel cell that uses hydrogen in a chemical reaction – rather than batteries – to generate electric power. 

And cunningly it will use hydrogen gas created as a bi-product of Ratcliffe’s chemical business empire to fuel them. 

However, from launch the new Grenadier will be powered by conventional turbocharged 3.0-litre six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines, supplied by BMW.

Unveiling the new motor, Ineos bosses said: ‘Engineered to overcome all conditions, it will provide best-in-class off-road capability, durability and reliability to those who depend on a vehicle as a working tool, wherever they are in the world.’

Gap in the market: While Land Rover has attempted to market its new Defender as a hardcore offroader, many- including Sir Jim Ratcliffe – believe it doesn’t fulfill the needs of customers who bought the previous-generation vehicle

Grenadier is aimed at a market that’s been disregarded by Land Rover 

Chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe said: ‘The Grenadier project started by identifying a gap in the market, abandoned by a number of manufacturers, for a utilitarian off-road vehicle.

‘This gave us our engineering blueprint for a capable, durable and reliable 4X4 built to handle the world’s harshest environments. But it had to look the part as well.’ 

This gap in the rugged mud-plugger market has mainly been created by Land Rover ending on January 29 2016 production of its original year-old Defender some 67 years after its launch (as the original Land Rover) at the Amsterdam Motor Show in April 1948. 

Daily Mail Motoring Editor Ray Massey, posing in an original Land Rover Series 1 model

The final Land Rover Defender of previous type came off the Solihull production line on 29 January 2016. The new 2020 Defender is being built in Nitra, Slovakia

The latest Defender might feature plenty of options that would make it a hardened offroader – such as a power winch and tread-plates on the bonnet – but this is likely to be the usual terrain for the new version

Pre-release images of the Grenadier show it being tested in extreme environments and conditions

Over the period more than two million were built. It has been replaced with a modern hi-tech 21st century Defender model now on sale in showrooms priced from £40,290.

Even to the untrained eye, the new Grenadier bears more than a passing resemblance – in shape at least – to those much loved original Land Rover Defenders which have now become collectors’ items and investments since production ended in 2016.

Land Rover’s lawyers – who have already had one attempt to stop the new rival Grenadier in its mud-rutted tracks – are continuing to watch intently in case there’s any potential case to answer for design infringement.

But the team behind the Grenadier are confident they have got a winner on their hands.  

How the Ineos Grenadier compares to Land Rover’s Defender of old and new 

Ineos Grenadier

Expected price: £30,000 to £45,000

Production and first deliveries: Late 2021

Built: New factory Bridgend, South Wales.

Dimensions: (estimated. Similar to early Merceds-Benz G-Wagon)

Length: 4,700mm

Width: 1,800mm

Height: 1900mm

Weight: circa 2.6tonnes (est)

Engines:

BMW 3.0 litre 6cyl petrolBMW 3.0 6 cyl diesel

Electric hydrogen-powered fuel cell (to follow)

Gears: 8 speed ZF automatic gearbox with three locking differentials

Towing: 3.5 tonnes

  Original Land Rover 

Price in 1948: Around £450 

Launched: Amsterdam Motor Show, April 30, 1948 

Built: Solihull, UK 

Dimensions: 

Length: 3,353mm

Width: 1,549mm

Height: 1,867mm

Weight: N/A

Engine: 1595cc 4 cylinder inline.

Gears: Four speed manual

Drive: Four-wheel drive 

Towing; N/A

2020 Land Rover Defender 

Price: From £40,290 – Defender 110 Range price from £45,560

Launched: Frankfurt Motor Show, 10 September 2019

Built: Nitra, Slovakia 

Dimensions: 

Length: 4,758mm 

Width: 2,008mm (door mirrors folded)

Height: 1967mm

Wheelbase: 3,022mm

Engines: 

Diesel: 2.0-litre 4 cylinder diesels

Petrol: 2.0-litre 4 cylinder petrol  and 3.0-litre straight 6-cylinder petrol 

Plug-in electric hybrid (PHEV) version to follow next year

Gears: 8-speed automatic 

Drive: All-wheel drive  

Towing capability: 3.5 tonnes 

  It is ‘a truly uncompromising 4×4 built from the ground up’, the company said in a release statement issued today

Two versions of the Grenadier from launch 

Ineos Automotive will launch two variants of their own off-roader – a classic 4X4 design plus a double-cab pick-up with an open load-lugging platform at the back. 

Part of the unsatisfied demand for old-school 4X4s has been plugged, in part, by a rise in demand for large, basic, double-cab pick-up trucks, they believe. More variant are set to follow.

Until now only grainy spy shots of the camouflaged vehicle on test in disguise have been seen.

Car enthusiast, fitness fanatic and adventurer Ratcliffe, 67, and his team calculate there is still a buoyant market for tough as old boots ‘old-school’ boxy 4X4s – Tonka Toys for grown-ups. 

They have set out to combine ‘rugged British spirit and design with German engineering rigour’ to produce a ‘capable, durable and reliable 4×4 designed and built to handle the world’s harshest environments’.

It is ‘a truly uncompromising 4×4 built from the ground up’, the company said in a release statement issued today.

The Grenadier has been created to ‘look like a proper 4×4’ with an industrial design form that follows its function and with ‘an interior that can be hosed down’. 

Customers will be able to tailor the Grenadier to their own tastes and requirements with a raft of additional features and after-market equipment 

It will have 21st century levels of equipment land safety systems. Plug in smart-phones can be used for sat-nav and music, such as with Apple CarPlay

The off-roaders have been designed as a ‘blank canvas’ for accessories, so customers can tailor the Grenadier to their own tastes and requirements. Significantly not all accessories will be tied to Ineos but will be ‘open source’ so customers can incorporate their existing kit – or cheaper kit from third-party suppliers.

But although they aim to ‘strip away fripperies’, it won’t be spartan and will be comfortable, they insist.

It will have 21st century levels of equipment land safety systems. Plug in smart-phones can be used for sat-nav and music, such as with Apple CarPlay.

Head of design Toby Ecuyer explained: ‘The brief was simple. We set out to design a modern, functional and highly capable 4×4 vehicle with utility at its core.

‘It’s there to do everything you need, and nothing you don’t. Nothing is for show.’

He added: ‘Modern engineering and production techniques ensure the Grenadier is highly capable, but we have been able to stay true to the essence of creating a utilitarian vehicle that will stand the test of time.’

Head of design at Ineos Automotive and the man who has penned the design of Grenadier, Toby Ecuyer

The Grenadier name comes from one of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s favourite pubs in trendy London, where he came up with the original idea to launch a new vehicle to market

Ineos insists that any broad resemblance to vehicles such as the original Land Rover Defender or the early Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon is simply a result of the engineering and physics required to build any 4X4 using a separate ‘body on frame’ or ‘ladder chassis’ and beam axles.

The firm’s commercial director Mark Tennant explained: ‘It looks like what it looks like because of the job it has to do.

‘It won’t be cheap but it will be attainable. It’s designed for purpose. Nothing is for show.’  

Ineos has identified three main target groups for the Grenadier 

The first of these groups is utility customers such as farmers, forestry workers, estate-managers, ski instructors, small businesses and overseas charities and aid groups, rescue services and the United Nations.

But that doesn’t mean it can’t be a showpiece, too.

In fact, the second market is lifestyle customers from the hunting, shooting and fishing fraternities – those needing a vehicle to tow a boat or horsebox. It will also target ‘cool mums and dads ‘ who want a family runaround that’s a bit different.

Finally, the Grenadier should be hugely popular among enthusiasts who want a no-nonsense 4X4 for fun or as an off-roading hobby.

About two thirds of sales will be to lifestyle and utility buyers, with enthusiasts on lower budgets providing a useful market for second hand vehicles.  

The inspiration for the Grenadier 4X4 

Ineos bosses say one of the key role models was America’s original wartime Wilys-Overland Jeep – which also inspired Britain’s first Land Rover – with a simple utilitarian brief and was put swiftly into mass production.

Ratcliffe and his team worked to a set of key principles, The Grenadier had to have the following:

– A wheel at each corner

– Permanent 4-wheel drive

– A ‘ladder chasis’ and beam axles

– Class-leading off road performance

– A mechanical transfer box

– A 3.5 tonnes towing capability

– A comfortable modern interior

– Hose-down capability – inside and out

– Ease of repair

– A design that was not a ‘jelly mould’ or ‘cookie cutter’

Where will Grenadier be built?  

The new Grenadier will go into production late next year at a purpose-built factory being constructed at Bridgend in South Wales, which is near Ford’s engine plant that is due to close in September.

Bosses estimate it will build up to 25,000 4X4s a year creating 200 jobs initially, rising to 500 in the longer term.

Around 100 staff are already with its engineering partner MBTech at its centre near Stuttgart in Germany.

A sub assembly plant in Estarreja, Portugal, producing chassis and body components will create up to 500 more jobs n the longer term.

Ineos Automotive has bought in world-class expertise where needed.

The new Grenadier will go into production late next year at a purpose-built factory being constructed at Bridgend in South Wales

Thje new facility is close to Ford’s engine plant that’s due to close. Ineos Automotive intends to build up to 25,000 4X4s a year creating 200 jobs initially, rising to 500 in the longer term

Austria’s Magna Steyr, which builds vehicles under contract for major manufacturers, is a partner for the Grenadier 4X4 and is developing the suspension.

German car-giant BMW is supplying the turbo-charged 3.0-litre six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines and the eight-speed automatic gearboxes are also from Germany’s ZF, which supplies to BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and more.

The ‘ladder-style’ chassis is being built by Gestamp in Spain and the axles are from Carraro, Italy.

The project has also poached talented staff with experience from the likes of Ford, Daimler, Volkswagen, Bentley. Jaguar Land Rover and Lotus.

Will there be dealers? Ineos has also outlined plans for the sales, maintenance and repair network 

Dirk Heilmann, chief executive, Ineos Automotive

Instead of a traditional dealership network, customers will be able to shop online and via a network of existing agricultural and tractor traders, ‘pop-up sites’ at county shows and agricultural and equestrian events, and at off-road experience centres where buyers can try out the vehicles for themselves.

For repairs and servicing it is planning a ‘flying spanner’ service as well as a partnership with a major international chain of repair centres. 

Now that the covers are off, more than a million miles of testing is planned over the coming year including in South Africa and arctic tundra.

Ineos Automotive’s chief executive Dirk Heilmann said: ‘From today the covers are off. Showing the design now allows us to focus on the critical next phase of the vehicle’s development, testing its capability and durability.’

‘Testing ‘in plain sight’ without the need for camouflage wrapping, foam blocks or fake panels is an added benefit.’

About 35 per cent of sales will be in North America, 30 per cent in the UK and Europe including Germany, with the remainder across Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

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Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market 2021 | Key Findings, COVID – 19 Impact Analysis, Business Trends, Industry Segments, Regional Study, Emerging Technologies and Future Prospects 2026

Market Highlights

The landing gear for the truck trailer refers to retractable supports that retain the height of the trailer while the tractor is removed. To support the trailer after it is decoupled from the prime mover, a pair of landing legs are mounted at the front end. Landing gear, also known as stabilizers, should have the sufficient ability to lift the loaded trailer, if necessary, with a gear system. The increasing demand for logistics creates a need for trucks and trailers, which has had a positive effect on the truck landing gear market's growth. Furthermore, the growing trailer fleet and the high volume of foreign trade are also fueling the development of the truck landing gear market.

The global truck trailer landing gear market is anticipated to register a CAGR of 4% during the forecast period, 2020 to 2026.

Globally, the transport sector's transition and evolution can be attributed to the growth of the industrial and agricultural sectors, which in turn fuel demand for trailer trucks that are commonly used by fleet operators to transport goods and material from one location to another. During the forecasted period, these trends are primarily expected to drive the growth of the truck and trailer landing gear market.

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  Global Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market, 2020–2026

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In 2019, Asia-Pacific Contributed Significantly to the Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market in Terms of Share: MRFR

Based on region, the truck trailer landing gear market has been segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the rest of the world. Asia-Pacific is projected to dominate the truck trailer landing gear market in the coming years, which can be attributed to the increasing vehicle production and the presence of prominent players operating in this region. Furthermore, the increasing per capita disposable income levels and the growing spending capacity contribute to the North American and European markets' growth.

 Global Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market has been segmented by Operation, Lifting Capacity, Sales Channel, and Region.

Based on operation, the global truck trailer landing gear market is segmented into manual truck landing gear and automatic truck landing gear. The automatic truck landing gear segment is anticipated to grow at a significant CAGR in the coming years.

By lifting capacity, the truck trailer landing gear market has been split into less than 20,000 lbs, 20,000 lbs to 50,000 lbs, and more than 50,000 lbs. The less than 20,000 lbs segment accounted for the largest market share and is anticipated to register a significant CAGR in the coming years.

By sales channel, the global truck trailer landing gear market has been split into OEM and aftermarket. The OEM segment held a larger market share and is anticipated to grow at a significant CAGR in the coming years.

Global Truck Trailer Landing Gear Market is anticipated to register a 4% CAGR between 2020 and 2026.

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Source: MRFR Analysis

Scope of the Report

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the global truck trailer landing gear market, tracking three market segments across four geographic regions. The report studies key players, providing a six-year annual trend analysis that highlights the market size and shares for North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the rest of the world. The report also presents a forecast, focusing on the market opportunities for the next six years for each region. The scope of the study segments the global truck trailer landing gear market by operation, lifting capacity, sales channel, and region.

Operation

Manual Truck Landing Gear

Automatic Truck Landing Gear Steel

  Lifting capacity

Less Than 20,000 lbs

20,000 lbs to 50,000 lbs

More Than 50,000 lbs

  Sales channel

OEM

Aftermarket

  By Region

North America

Asia-Pacific

Europe

Rest of the World

Key Players

TSW Alloy Wheels (US), Euromax Wheel (US), Maxion Wheels Inc. (US), VOXX International Corporation (US), Mobile Hi-Tech Wheels Inc. (US), Sota Offroad (US), Status Wheels (TUFF A.T) (US), Fuel Offroad Wheels (US), Wheel Pros Holdings, LLC (US), and Topy Industries Limited (Japan) are the key players operating in the global truck trailer landing gear market.

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 Key Questions Addressed by the Report

What was the historic market size?

Which segmentation (Product/     Capacity) is driving market?

What will be the growth rate?

How are the key players in this     market?

What are the strategies adopted by     key players?

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 2 SCOPE OF THE REPORT

2.1 MARKET DEFINITION

2.2 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

2.2.1 DEFINITION

2.2.2 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE

2.2.3 ASSUMPTIONS

2.2.4 LIMITATIONS

2.3 RESEARCH PROCESS

2.3.1 PRIMARY RESEARCH

2.3.2 SECONDARY RESEARCH

2.4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION

2.5 FORECAST MODEL

3 MARKET LANDSCAPE

3.1.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS

3.1.2 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS

3.1.3 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES

3.1.4 SEGMENT RIVALRY

3.1.5 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS

3.2 VALUE CHAIN/SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS

4 MARKET DYNAMICS

4.1 INTRODUCTION

4.2 MARKET DRIVERS

4.3 MARKET RESTRAINTS

4.4 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

4.5 MARKET TRENDS

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