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This excerpt taken from the XIDE 10-K filed Jun 4, 2009. Transportation
Segments
The Americas and European transportation markets are highly
competitive. The manufacturers in these markets compete on
price, quality, technical innovation, service, and warranty.
Well-recognized brand names are also important for aftermarket
customers who do not purchase private label batteries. Most
sales are made without long-term contracts.
In the Americas transportation aftermarket, the Company believes
it has the second largest market position. Other principal
competitors in this market are Johnson Controls, Inc. and East
Penn Manufacturing. Competition is strongest in the auto parts
retail and mass merchandiser channels where large customers use
their buying power to negotiate lower prices. The largest
competitor in the Americas transportation OEM market is Johnson
Controls, Inc. Due to technical and production qualification
requirements, OEMs change battery suppliers less frequently than
aftermarket customers, but because of their purchasing size,
they can influence market participants to compete on price and
other terms. The Company also believes that it has the overall
second largest market position in Europe in transportation
batteries for the light vehicles and commercial vehicles product
categories. The Company’s largest competitor in the
European transportation markets is Johnson Controls, Inc.
This excerpt taken from the XIDE 10-K filed Jun 9, 2008. Transportation
Segments
The Americas and European transportation markets are highly
competitive. The manufacturers in these markets compete on
price, quality, technical innovation, service, and warranty.
Well-recognized brand names are also important for aftermarket
customers who do not purchase private label batteries. Most
sales are made without long-term contracts.
In the Americas transportation aftermarket, the Company believes
it has the second largest market position. Other principal
competitors in this market are Johnson Controls, Inc. and East
Penn Manufacturing. Price competition in this market has been
severe in recent years. Competition is strongest in the auto
parts retail and mass merchandiser channels where large
customers use their buying power to negotiate lower prices.
The largest competitor in the Americas transportation OEM market
is Johnson Controls, Inc. Due to technical and production
qualification requirements, OEMs change battery suppliers less
frequently than aftermarket customers, but because of their
purchasing size, they can influence market participants to
compete on price and other terms.
The Company also believes that it has the overall second largest
market position in Europe in transportation batteries. The
Company’s largest competitor in the transportation markets
is Johnson Controls, Inc. The European battery markets, in both
the transportation OEM and aftermarket channels, have
experienced severe price competition. In addition, the strength
of the Euro in the Company’s European markets has resulted
in competitive pricing pressures from Asian imports, negatively
impacting average selling prices.
This excerpt taken from the XIDE 10-K filed Jun 11, 2007. Transportation
Segments
The Americas and European transportation markets are highly
competitive. The manufacturers in these markets compete on
price, quality, technical innovation, service and warranty.
Well-recognized brand names are also important for aftermarket
customers who do not purchase private label batteries. Most
sales are made without long-term contracts.
In the Americas transportation aftermarket, the Company believes
it has the second largest market position. Other principal
competitors in this market are Johnson Controls, Inc. and East
Penn Manufacturing. Price competition in this market has been
severe in recent years. Competition is strongest in the auto
parts retail and mass merchandiser channels where large
customers use their buying power to negotiate lower prices.
The largest competitor in the Americas transportation OEM market
is Johnson Controls, Inc. Due to technical and production
qualification requirements, OEMs change battery suppliers less
frequently than aftermarket customers, but because of their
purchasing size, can influence market participants to compete on
price and other terms.
The Company also has the overall second largest market position
in Europe in transportation batteries. The Company’s
largest competitor in the transportation markets is Johnson
Controls, Inc. The European battery markets, particularly in the
transportation OEM market, have experienced severe price
competition. In addition, the strength of the Euro in the
Company’s European markets has resulted in competitive
pricing pressures from Asian imports, negatively impacting
average selling prices.
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This excerpt taken from the XIDE 10-K filed Jun 29, 2005. Transportation Segments
The North American and European transportation markets are highly competitive. The manufacturers in these markets compete on price, quality, technical innovation, service and warranty. Well-recognized brand names are also important for aftermarket customers who do not purchase private label batteries. Most sales are made without long-term contracts.
In the North American transportation aftermarket, the Company believes it has the second largest market position. Other principal competitors in this market are Johnson Controls, Delphi Automotive Systems and East Penn. Price competition in this market has been severe in recent years. Competition is strongest in the auto parts retail and mass merchandiser channels where large customers use their buying power to negotiate lower prices.
The largest competitors in the North American OEM market are Johnson Controls and Delphi Automotive Systems. Due to technical and production qualification requirements, OEMs change battery suppliers less frequently than aftermarket customers but, because of their purchasing size, can influence market participants to compete on price and other terms.
The Company has the overall largest market position in Europe in automotive batteries, ranking first in aftermarket sales and second in sales to OEMs. The Company’s next largest competitor in the automotive markets is Johnson Controls. The European battery markets, particularly in the automotive OEM market, have undergone severe price competition. In addition, the strength of the Euro in the Company’s European markets has resulted in competitive pricing pressures from Asian imports, negatively impacting average selling prices.
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