Global Automotive Brake Rotors Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Global Automotive Brake Rotors Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Automotive brake rotors are flat, round piece of metal, onto which brake pads are mounted on to stop the vehicle. The automotive brake rotors form a vital part of the vehicle’s braking system and are also known as discs in the automotive terms. The Rotor is the brake disk that attaches to the wheel of the car. In a disc brake system, the brake pad is pressed against the rotor with a set of calipers. The friction it causes enables the car to slow down and stop.

Market Overview:

The latest research study on the global Automotive Brake Rotors market finds that the global Automotive Brake Rotors market reached a value of USD 5564.09 million in 2022. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 7729.72 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.63% during the forecast period.

Asia Pacific has become an important strategic market

With the development and growth of the Asia-Pacific economy and population, the market has great potential, and the demand for vehicles in emerging markets such as China and India is increasing. At the same time, ASEAN, as an important automobile manufacturing center, has an increasing demand for related parts. With the increasingly fierce competition in the vehicle parts market, expanding market share is an important way of competition. The labor cost and market demand potential in the Asia-Pacific have attracted the attention of manufacturers.

Circulation of fake and inferior products

Due to cost issues, the industry has a number of low-priced and inferior products whose quality does not meet the requirements. Some products are not up to the coefficient of friction and cannot meet the needs of heavy trucks at all. However, due to price reasons, inferior brake rotors are still very popular. Inferior brake rotors, due to their poor high temperature resistance, are likely to have braking force decline or even brake failure when the entire vehicle is braked in an emergency. In some extreme cases, the possibility of brake discs may break. This will seriously affect the lives and health of the members of the car, and at the same time will have a bad impact on the corporate ecology. Low prices will undermine market research and development confidence and easily undermine consumers' trust and loyalty to products.

Region Overview:

In global comparison, a significant portion of the revenue was generated in China (36.1% in 2021).

Company Overview:

Brembo is one of the major players operating in the Automotive Brake Rotors market, holding a share of 16.7% in 2021.

Brembo

Brembo is the world leader and acknowledged innovator of disc brake technology for automotive vehicles. Brembo supplies high performance brake systems for the most important manufacturers of cars, commercial vehicles and motorbikes worldwide, as well as clutches, seats, seat belts and other components for racing.

Winhere

Winhere Auto-Part Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was founded in 1996. Since its inception, Winhere has gone through a rapid development and is now the leading brake manufacturer in China.

Winhere offers a full range of brake rotors and drums with more than 99% coverage of cars, SUVs, light/medium duty trucks on the road. Winhere offers a variety of rotors and drums including high carbon, coated, painted, standard, composite and drilled/slotted. Winhere also has the capability to manufacture and distribute heavy duty truck and high-performance rotors.

Segmentation Overview:

The Drilled Rotor segment by type showed a value growth of 6.06% in 2021.

Smooth Rotor

Smooth brake rotors have a smooth or plain surface, with no holes or markings in the metal. Smooth / Blank rotors have the most surface area and are highly effective as a heat-sink. They are least prone to cracking. Smooth rotors are recommended for most vehicles that are not used for extreme or repetitive braking.

Slotted Rotor

Slotted rotors have slots, which look like lines in the metal. The slots are designed to draw more air in between the pad and rotor surface, which improves cooling and heat dispersion. They're also designed to help remove excess brake debris and pad glaze that can occur at higher temperatures. Slotted rotors work very well for heavy trucks, SUVs, off road vehicles, tow trucks, and competition cars. It is particularly important to choose high quality brake rotors when picking a slotted style. If the brake rotors are not properly machined, from the inner to the outer edges, they can crack sooner than they otherwise would or should.

Drilled Rotor

Drilled brake rotors are easy to recognize because they have a series of holes drilled into the metal. One way to improve braking performance on your car is to get drilled brake discs. This type of brake disc has holes drilled into key areas of its surface, which allow heat and gases to escape. A drilled brake disc also dissipates gases and heat directly to the interior cooling vanes, thus lowering the temperature of the braking surface much quicker. They perform well in rainy climates by offering a good “wet bite,” hold up well over the life of the rotors, and deliver more friction and more bite than their slotted counterparts. The bite is better with these brake rotors because the drilled holes give the water a place to escape, thus drying off the braking system components when water is present. Less water means a better bite and improved brake rotor performance. A drilled disc is not as structurally strong as a plain disc as the holes can become critical stress points after repetitive extreme braking cycles. However, they are built strong enough for use on the road.

Application Overview:

By application, the Passenger Vehicles segment occupied the biggest share from 2017 to 2022.

Passenger Vehicles

Passenger vehicles are cars that are mainly used to carry passengers and their carry-on luggage or temporary items in terms of their design and technical characteristics, with no more than 9 seats including the driver's seat. Automotive Brake Rotors can be used in passenger vehicles’ brakes systems.

Commercial Vehicles

A commercial vehicle is any type of motor vehicle used for transporting goods or paying passengers. Commercial vehicle is a car used for transporting people and goods in terms of design and technical features. Commercial vehicles include all trucks and passenger cars with more than 9 seats.

MD Trucks

Trucks with a GVWR rating of 14,001 to 26,000 pounds are classed as 4 through 6, and thus fall under Medium Duty.

HD Trucks

Heavy Duty trucks are those that fall under class 7 and 8 on the GVWR scale. This means that their weight falls in the range of 26,001 to 33,000 and beyond.

Key Companies in the global Automotive Brake Rotors market covered in Chapter 3:

Accuride Gunite
Textar
DRiV Incorporated
Aisin Seiki
EBC Brakes
HAIMENG (BPI)
Fonderia di Torbole
ZF
LPR
KIRIU
Continental
Bosch
Winhere
Longji Group
Brembo
ACDelco

In Chapter 4 and Chapter 14.2, on the basis of types, the Automotive Brake Rotors market from 2018 to 2029 is primarily split into:

Smooth Rotor
Slotted Rotor
Drilled Rotor

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 14.3, on the basis of Downstream Industry, the Automotive Brake Rotors market from 2018 to 2029 covers:

Passenger Vehicles
Commercial Vehicles
MD Trucks
HD Trucks
Others

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate, historic and forecast (2018-2029) of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8 to Chapter 14:

North America (United States, Canada)
Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden)
Asia Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia)
Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa)