Automotive Thermal Management Market Size

Automotive Thermal Management Market Analysis

The Automotive Thermal Management Market size is estimated at USD 99.97 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 132.96 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 5.87% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

Manufacturing shutdowns, lockdowns, and trade restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected the automotive thermal management industry. Furthermore, the fall in automotive production and lack of labor significantly impacted the market. For instance, worldwide automobile production fell by 15.69% in 2019. Although in 2021, global automotive production increased significantly compared to the pandemic hit 2020, it was well below the figures of 2019, primarily attributed to the semiconductor shortage.

The rising need for better ride quality and heat insulation for cabin comfort is greatly emphasized in the automotive industry, leading to a much higher demand for thermal management systems. The ever-increasing number of electrical and electronic components inside vehicles also drives the need for better thermal management systems due to heat dissipation.

Over the long term, as the automotive industry moves to electric mobility, thermal management systems for IC engines are expected to go completely obsolete. However, the increasing number of heavy-duty electrical components, such as heavy-duty batteries and high-current motors, is expected to continue keeping the high demand in these aspects. With increasing automation and powertrain electrification, the demand for electrical and electronic components exponentially increased, in both passenger cars and commercial vehicles, in the automotive industry.

Major original equipment manufacturers are focusing on the development of thermal management systems to offer the best possible travel range for their electric fleet. For instance,

• In December 2021, Volvo tested its new thermal management system that pre-heats a truck's batteries using electrical components and electronic control units. The thermal system ensures the temperature is maintained under extreme weather conditions, thus increasing their demand to a large extent.

Auto parts suppliers are accelerating efforts to strengthen their global competitiveness in the thermal energy management market with the advancement of vehicle electrification. For instance,

• In February 2022, Borgwarner Inc. secured an agreement to supply High-Voltage Coolant Heater (HVCH) to be used in BMW Group's iX and i4 fully electric architecture. The solution controls the battery's thermal management system and cabin heating and significantly increases the driving range and reliability of the battery.

Asia-Pacific is anticipated to be the largest market due to the presence of large OEMs for automotive thermal management systems, large markets for automobiles like China, India, Japan, and South Korea, and a well-developed automobile manufacturing industry.

North America and Europe are projected to be the next biggest markets due to high vehicle ownership rates, growing electric and autonomous vehicle sales, and extensive automobile manufacturing industries.

Thus, the confluence of the aforementioned factors is anticipated to drive the growth of automotive thermal management systems.