By Scott Leonard, SBD Vehicle Security Technical Analyst Australia and New Zealand have two of the highest per capita car ownership rates in the world, however, they also both suffer high rates of vehicle theft. They both take right hand drive vehicles and share a lot of models in common, many o... [More]

A global analysis of the future market for steering locks Mechanical and electrical steering and transmission lock suppliers’ concerns over the future of their products prompted SBD to produce a report that analyses the impact of global technology developments in this market. Asian, Eu... [More]

After many years of slow growth within the telematics industry, vehicle manufacturers are beginning to accelerate the launch of new services in order to meet consumer expectations for a connected in-car experience. Over 130 services are now offered by 22 brands in Europe and the USA. Many more serv... [More]

Theft statistics show that car theft in North America has been reducing over recent years although it is still relatively high compared to other Western countries. In fact, 1 car is stolen every 33 seconds in the USA which equates to nearly 1 million cars a year! According to research released b... [More]

New three part research on "What makes a good smart key system?" available now... The latest report in a three part series on smart key systems in Europe analyses each of the technologies currently available for the four main features of a smart key system; smart unlock, smart lo... [More]

According to a recent announcement by UK commercial vehicle insurer, Swinton, security is top priority for van drivers’ when choosing a new vehicle. They conducted an online survey of 1,200 Swinton Commercial customers and revealed that 36% thought van security was the most important ... [More]

SBD released a three part research series on “Understanding the UK Car Insurance System” as part of its extensive support services in vehicle security and low speed crash. Chris Vargyas, one of SBD’s senior security specialists, briefly discusses the importance of the UK insurance ... [More]

The UK has the highest insurance related demands for alarm fitment in the world, and this study reveals how manufacturers meet those demands. In actual fact, this report shows that most models exceed those demands by fitting higher specification systems than are necessary to gain insurance relat... [More]

2010 research plan released... Based on feedback from our clients about getting more detail information on various markets, we have increased the global coverage of our research to include more market intelligence from North America and Australasia as well as expanding our European coverage ... [More]

SBD’s last in a three part series entitled “Understanding the UK car insurance system” has been released. “Part 3 – An introduction to Thatcham and their expanding global influence” explains who Thatcham are and the activities they are responsible for con... [More]