Global Baby Car Seat Market Overview, 2022-27

Global Baby Car Seat Market Overview, 2022-27

A child car seat, or a child restraint system, a child seat, a seat designed specifically to protect children from injury or death during vehicle collisions. Each year, thousands of young children are killed or injured in car crashes. Proper use of car safety seats helps keep children safe. High disposable income and increasing spending on passenger cars are also creating a positive impact on the baby car seat market. A growing birth rate, especially in countries like China and India, is expected to fuel the demand for Baby Car Seats in the global market. According to the report titled, “Global Baby Car Seat Market Overview, 2027”, published by Bonafide Research the market is classified into baby car seat types and sales channels, across different regions and major countries within them.

An increasing number of car accidents due to the lack of use of seat belts and car seats are propelling market growth to USD 58254 Million in the year 2021. A high disposable income and increasing spending on passenger cars are also creating a positive impact on the baby car seat market. The overall increase in the birth rate is also expected to have a positive impact on the market. Through the forecasted period, the market is expected to grow with an anticipated CAGR of almost 9%. An infant car seat is designed for infants, usually from birth until the baby is at least 2 years old, and designed to ride in a rear-facing position. At this age, a child's neck usually isn't strong enough to support the head in a crash, making the infant baby car seat segment the dominating segment in the global market. Since 2016, the infant baby seats which accounted for a share of more than 30%. As a child grows, the convertible seat can change from a rear-facing seat to a forward-facing seat with a harness and tether. The downfalls to convertible car seats are that they are not portable and cannot be used as an infant carrier. Through the forecasted period, the market for the convertible baby seat segment is expected to show the highest growth rate of over 9%. The hypermarket & supermarket segment is seen to be dominating with more three quarters of the total market share in 2016. In addition to the increasing efforts by the government by implementing strict rules, the market players are also educating the parents about the proper installation and usage of the child restraint system. The online sales channel is in a hike, with many young parents opting for a virtual comparison over the physical touch & feel shops, expected to expand at the fastest CAGR of over 12%.

With more than 30% of the market share, Europe leads the global baby car seat market. Over the past few years, regulatory bodies in Europe have framed numerous stringent laws and regulations regarding child safety. The declining birth rate in developed regions is the major factor hindering the growth of the global baby car seat market. High-priced baby car seats are refraining the global population from buying them and this is one of the precise reasons for hampering the development. In some of the developing regions, cars are still a luxurious commodity and unaffordable to several people. The Asia Pacific is expected to expand as one of the most potential markets in the future. Road traffic injury is a leading cause of disability and death in the Asia Pacific. Japan, India, Australia, Iran, and New Zealand have witnessed the highest number of deaths in road traffic crashes.

With strict regulations to be followed, the US leads the global baby car seat market. There is a lot of confusion surrounding chest clips in the UK. It is currently illegal to sell a child car seat in the UK, with a chest clip as part of the child seat. A combination of factors with years of public education, where parents, politicians, and researchers work hand in hand to save thousands of lives on roads, have made Sweden the safest country in the world when it comes to protecting children in traffic.The companies are focusing on new product developments, market expansion, and technological advancements, to sustain the market competition and increase the sales of the product.

COVID-19 Impact

The Covid-19 virus was declared a pandemic in early 2020, as it spread across the world. This pandemic situation affected the many different market across various countries in different regions. The constant lockdowns and travel restrictions across the globe hindered the supply chain, production activities and distribution chain. Along with this the travel restrictions reduced the frequency of use of products like the Baby car seat, which hindered the growth of the market. Along with this the economic stress created by the pandemic saw people cutting down on non-essential items, and in regions consisting of countries like India, Indonesia and UAE where baby car seats are perceived in such a way the market growth rate further declined.

Major Companies Included: Britax Child Safety, Inc., Car Mate Mfg. Co., Ltd., Clek Inc., Diono Inc., Dorel Industries Inc., Goodbaby International Holdings, Newells Brands, HTS Besafe As., Infa-Secure Pty Limited, Mothercare PLC, Aprica Kassai, Brevi Milano SpA, Ningbo Welldon Manufacturing Co. Ltd, Recaro Holding GmbH, Renolux France Industry, Shanghai Lutule Technology Co., Ltd., Takata Corporation, Uppababy, YKO Child Product Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Ganen Technology Co., Ltd.

Considered in the report
• Geography: Global
• Base year: 2021
• Historical year: 2016
• Forecasted year: 2027

Regions covered:
• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Latin America
• Middle East & Africa

Aspects covered in the report
• Market Size by Value for the period (2016-2027F)
• Market Share by Product Type (Infant, Booster, Combination & Convertible)
• Market Share by End User (Hypermarket & Supermarket, Speciality Stores & Online)
• Market Share by Region
• Market Share by Country
• Market Share by Company

The approach of the report:
We keep an eye on evolving markets and try to evaluate the potential of the products and services. If we find the market interesting, we start working on it and create the desired table of content, considering all aspects of the business. We start by creating separate questionnaires for C-level executives, national/regional sales personnel, company owners, dealers, distributors, and end-users. Once the questionnaires have been finalized, we start collecting the primary data (mostly through phone calls) and try to understand the market dynamics regionally or tier-wise. This process gives us in-depth details of the market, including all present companies, the top-performing products with reasons why they dominate; we get the details of new players and their innovative approaches; market trends; dynamics; and all the small details of the market. After the collection of primary inputs, we then cross-check the same with secondary sources that include associations, trade journals, annual reports, paid databases, newspapers, magazines, press releases, government sources, etc. From this, we get a rough estimate of the market and start checking existing product price variants, trade, production, raw material scenarios, policies and regulatory landscape, etc. Then, to finalize the market, we start collecting financials of each player present in the market, including limited, private limited, and LLPs. Moreover, we perform cross-industry and cross-region analysis of the product, and based on collected primary inputs and using statistical modeling, we start forecasting the market. We follow our forecasting algorithm, which is unique for each product but gives more weight age to primary inputs. At the same time, the content team starts preparing company profiles, market dynamics, market trends, five forces, PEST analysis, etc. Once the data is verified by the data expert, the team (primary team, content team, and data team) together crosscheck the segmentations, validate the market, and then the designing team starts plotting the graphs. Once the file is ready, the content team completes the report and makes sure that all the discussed points have been covered and provides their valuable inputs in the form of strategic recommendations for new as well as existing players. The QC team then checks the overall report that includes spell check, data verification, and makes the same dispatch ready and error-free.

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