Auto Finance Market Outlook – 2027 

The constantly growing auto industry has embarked on different solutions to increase vehicle sales leading to business of auto finance to attain a significant growth in recent years. The auto finance industry provides a market place in which third parties provide finance to their customers to own a car without any lump sum payment to car dealer. Customers are only required to pay interest for the loan as per the stated interest rates. Growth in finance of auto mobile can be attributed to several factors such as rise in standard of population, demand of advanced vehicles, and realization of auto financing benefits.

The global auto finance market is segmented on the basis of type, loan provider, purpose, vehicle type, and region. Based on type, the auto finance market is bifurcated into direct financing and indirect financing. In terms of loan provider, the market is categorized into banks, financial institutions, OEMs, credit unions and others. On the basis of purpose, the market is divided into loan and leasing. In terms of vehicle type, the market is fragmented into commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles. Geographically, the market is analyzed across several regions such as North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America, Middle East & Africa (LAMEA).

Key players operating in the global auto finance industry include Ally Financial, GM Financial Inc., Daimler Financial Services, Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, Hitachi Capital, Ford Motor Credit Company, Volkswagen Financial Services Inc., Hyundai Capital, and RCI Banque. These companies have adopted several strategies such as product launches, partnerships, collaborations, mergers & acquisitions, and joint ventures to strengthen their foothold in the global auto finance market. 

Top Impacting Factors

Rise in adoption of attractive technologies in latest automotive vehicles and use of good quality materials drive automotive sales, owing to increased customer base. Rise in investments in autonomous vehicles has enabled a large base of end users to prompt financing from credit unions, dealers, and banks, which is expected to fuel the auto finance market growth.

The number of automotive finance customers has increased, owing to emerging trends of digitalization, increase in use of online services, superior telematics, and advancements in block chain technology. Moreover, to obtain a quick and hassle-free financing for new or used vehicles, customers prefer finance providers who offer data-driven consulting services. These services help in determining suitable vehicle and financial schemes that best suit interests and requirements of consumers, thus driving the automotive finance market growth.

New Services Expected to Flourish the Market

Leading market players are expected to launch new automotive finance services to focus on smarter debt collection and recovery tactics for reduced default rates. This trend is expected to create new growth opportunities for the automotive finance market. Adoption of digital lending platforms for auto finance loans is expected to create significant opportunities for the market.

Adoption of Digital Technologies For Automotive Financing

The on-going digital transformation among banks has affected the auto lending space and made car buying experience more simplified, streamlined, and overwhelmed. Banks are able to analyze risk of an auto loan in real time. In addition, AI based technologies are also integrated for identifying common loan defaulters. Moreover, consumers are also able to buy and engage with products and brands through these platforms. Furthermore, it helps them in discovering the best pricing, and publicly critique products easily, thus making financing process simpler form buyers’ perspective.

Key Benefits of the Report

• This study presents analytical depiction of the global auto finance market forecast along with the current trends and future estimations to determine the imminent investment pockets.    
• The report presents information related to key drivers, restraints, and opportunities along with detailed analysis of the global auto finance market share.     
• The current market is quantitatively analyzed from 2020 to 2027 to highlight the market growth scenario.         
• Porter’s five forces analysis illustrates the potency of buyers & suppliers in the market.    
• The report provides a detailed auto finance market analysis based on the present and future competitive intensity of the market.

• present and future competitive intensity of the market.

Market Scope and Structure Analysis

COVID-19 Scenario Analysis

• With governments having mandatory regulations over the past few months, both supply and demand for automobiles across the globe have been affected.
• COVID-19 is expected to have an adverse impact on the supply chain and product demand in the automobile industry. The industry has recorded zero foot prints in recent months. 
• Furthermore, on-going changes in consumer buying behavior, owing to this pandemic are expected to have serious implications on automobile spending of consumers. 
• Major factors such as liquidity shortfall and cash crunch are adversely affecting the production as well as sales of fleet operators and thus, auto insurance is further expected to widen over the next few months and lead to lower sales of the market.
• Countries, such as the U.S., have reduced the cost of premiums as lockdown situations have led to minimum number of traffic incidents and hence negligible claims are reported in the industry.

Auto Finance Market Key Segments

Questions Answered in the Auto Finance Market Research Report

• Who are the leading market players active in the global auto finance market?
• What would be the detailed impact of COVID-19 on the global auto finance market size?
• How the current auto finance market trends would influence the industry in the next few years?
• What are the driving factors, restraints, and opportunities in the global market?
• What are the projections for the future that would help in taking further strategic steps?