Western Europe

Imaging devices is another category which is suffering from cannibalisation from smartphones. Indeed, smartphone manufacturers are placing great emphasis on the camera and video quality in their product development, to the extent that smartphones can…

Whilst still seeing sales declines, imaging devices is faring better in 2023 than seen in 2022. However, we should consider that imaging devices has been in a decline for a decline, due to the growing use of smartphones for taking photographs and…

In 2023, imaging devices is set to show a continuation of the previous pattern of declining volume sales. Within digital cameras, both compact cameras and DSLRs are expected to continue to decline, while mirrorless system cameras are projected to…

Imaging devices are expected to register further volume decline in 2023. Continuing advances in smartphones cameras leading are leading to continual decline in imaging devices, to the extent that some smartphones can meet the imaging device needs of…

The COVID-19 crisis and the significantly increased amount of time that Italians were forced to spend at home considerably bolstered consumers’ digital engagement. People turned to digital devices for work, study, shopping, entertainment and…

Imaging devices is suffering from high prices in the face of ongoing cannibalisation from smartphones. Indeed, the substitution with smartphones means that many Norwegian consumers see the purchase of a separate camera as superfluous. Therefore,…

Retail sales of imaging devices continued to decline in volume terms in 2023, due to cannibalisation from smartphones. While the quality of a smartphone camera is typically inferior to a dedicated digital camera or camcorder, for most local…

Having seemingly been on a downward spiral there has been a renaissance in demand for digital cameras in 2022 and 2023. This trend stems from a 2000s technologies-inspired nostalgia being seen especially among the younger population (gen Z), with the…

Sales of imaging devices are seeing a sharp decline in retail volume terms in 2023 as the category continues to lose its appeal. Consumers are increasingly satisfied with the growing sophistication of the imaging capabilities of smartphones and thus…

Imaging devices is set to see a decline in volume sales in 2023 as reasons such as smartphone usage continue to limit the need for such products. Whilst there are several hobbyists and vloggers who appreciate imaging devices, for the majority of…

Since 2018, the competitive landscape of imaging devices among the leaders has remained unchanged, with Canon and Sony as the leading brands of digital cameras and GoPro the most popular brand of digital camcorders. However, in 2023, the environment…

In 2023, imaging devices are witnessing strong volume decline as part of a continuing trend that emerged over the review period. One of the major contributory factors to this weak performance is the very high ownership of smartphones with advanced…

In Austria, in-car entertainment is set to see a strong decline in overall retail volume sales in 2023, continuing the fast downward trajectory in demand over the review period. Indeed, in terms of the review period, declines are expected to be the…

In-car navigation systems continue to be cannibalised by the ubiquitous use of smartphones. Indeed, with the ongoing developments seen in smartphones and associated features and apps, there is a lessening need for consumers to purchase additional…

In-car entertainment is in a long-term decline, which is in relation to the rise of smartphones which offer multiple options for drivers – from navigation and traffic information to in-car entertainment. For example, CarPlay is an Apple standard…

In-car entertainment in Germany is set to witness decline in 2023, with a notable decrease expected in current value terms, along with a nearly a double-digit decrease in retail volume sales. This was a continuation of the trend from previous years,…

The shortage of both second-hand and new cars that started in 2021 remains a key obstacle to sector performance. During 2022 and 2023, delivery times for new cars exceeds 6 months, reaching even a year in many cases. The lack of both new and…

Car sales in Italy have been slowing down for various reasons, including an increase in long-term rental and growing use of rental apps as consumers adopt a car-as-a-service attitude, and more people spending longer periods at home for working and…

In-car navigation is struggling to find sales, due to the rise of in-built systems and competition from smartphones. Indeed, there is a strong substitution trend with smartphone navigation apps, which reduce or even remove the need to purchase an…

In-car entertainment continued to lose traction in 2023. With the vast majority of new vehicles sold in the country already equipped with embedded in-car infotainment systems, fewer local consumers turned to aftermarket products. Furthermore,…