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Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
Market perspective
The global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles market was valued at US$ million in 2026 and is projected to reach US$ million by 2032, implying a CAGR of xx% over 2026-2032.
The North America market for Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles is projected to increase from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, corresponding to a CAGR of % over 2026-2032.
The Europe market for Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles is projected to increase from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, registering a CAGR of % over 2026-2032.
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The Asia Pacific market for Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles is projected to increase from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, at a CAGR of % over 2026-2032.
Leading global manufacturers of Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles include Bosch, Stoneridge, Bitron, Valeo, Schaeffler, Kongsberg Automotive, DENSO, ASIN and Dura-Shiloh, among others. In 2025, the top three vendors together accounted for approximately % of global revenue.
Report Scope
This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (k units) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles market by Type, Application, region/country, and company, provides regional market sizes at the segment level, profiles the competitive landscape and key players and their market ranks, and reviews technology trends and new product developments relevant to Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles market, including portfolio focus, innovation and product development, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, and geographic expansion used to sustain or enhance competitive positions. It also summarizes recent corporate developments and key financial indicators and provides global revenue, price, and sales volume data by manufacturer for 2020-2025, enabling benchmarking of scale, pricing, and market share and supporting assessment of market concentration through indicators such as CR5 and CR10.
Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market by Company
Bosch
Stoneridge
Bitron
Valeo
Schaeffler
Kongsberg Automotive
DENSO
ASIN
Dura-Shiloh
Vitesco Technologies
EFI Automotive
JOPP Group
Johnson Electric
Zhaowei
Ningbo Gaofa
Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Segment by Type
Electric Parking Lock Actuators
Hydraulic Parking Lock Actuators
Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Segment by Application
Electric Vehicle (EV)
Hybrid Electric Vehicle(HEV)
Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
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Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Electric Parking Lock Actuators
- Hydraulic Parking Lock Actuators
Applications
- Electric Vehicle (EV)
- Hybrid Electric Vehicle(HEV)
Companies covered
- Bosch
- Stoneridge
- Bitron
- Valeo
- Schaeffler
- Kongsberg Automotive
- DENSO
- ASIN
- Dura-Shiloh
- Vitesco Technologies
- EFI Automotive
- JOPP Group
- Johnson Electric
- Zhaowei
- Ningbo Gaofa
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market by Type
- 1.3.1 Electric Parking Lock Actuators
- 1.3.2 Hydraulic Parking Lock Actuators
- 1.4 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Industry Trends
- 2.2 Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles by Application
- 5.1 Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Electric Vehicle (EV)
- 5.1.2 Hybrid Electric Vehicle(HEV)
- 5.2 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Bosch
- 6.1.1 Bosch Company Information
- 6.1.2 Bosch Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Bosch Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Bosch Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Bosch Recent Developments
- 6.2 Stoneridge
- 6.2.1 Stoneridge Company Information
- 6.2.2 Stoneridge Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Stoneridge Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Stoneridge Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Stoneridge Recent Developments
- 6.3 Bitron
- 6.3.1 Bitron Company Information
- 6.3.2 Bitron Business Overview
- 6.3.3 Bitron Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 Bitron Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 Bitron Recent Developments
- 6.4 Valeo
- 6.4.1 Valeo Company Information
- 6.4.2 Valeo Business Overview
- 6.4.3 Valeo Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 Valeo Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 Valeo Recent Developments
- 6.5 Schaeffler
- 6.5.1 Schaeffler Company Information
- 6.5.2 Schaeffler Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Schaeffler Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Schaeffler Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Schaeffler Recent Developments
- 6.6 Kongsberg Automotive
- 6.6.1 Kongsberg Automotive Company Information
- 6.6.2 Kongsberg Automotive Business Overview
- 6.6.3 Kongsberg Automotive Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 Kongsberg Automotive Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 Kongsberg Automotive Recent Developments
- 6.7 DENSO
- 6.7.1 DENSO Company Information
- 6.7.2 DENSO Business Overview
- 6.7.3 DENSO Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 DENSO Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 DENSO Recent Developments
- 6.8 ASIN
- 6.8.1 ASIN Company Information
- 6.8.2 ASIN Business Overview
- 6.8.3 ASIN Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 ASIN Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 ASIN Recent Developments
- 6.9 Dura-Shiloh
- 6.9.1 Dura-Shiloh Company Information
- 6.9.2 Dura-Shiloh Business Overview
- 6.9.3 Dura-Shiloh Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 Dura-Shiloh Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 Dura-Shiloh Recent Developments
- 6.10 Vitesco Technologies
- 6.10.1 Vitesco Technologies Company Information
- 6.10.2 Vitesco Technologies Business Overview
- 6.10.3 Vitesco Technologies Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 Vitesco Technologies Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 Vitesco Technologies Recent Developments
- 6.11 EFI Automotive
- 6.11.1 EFI Automotive Company Information
- 6.11.2 EFI Automotive Business Overview
- 6.11.3 EFI Automotive Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 EFI Automotive Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 EFI Automotive Recent Developments
- 6.12 JOPP Group
- 6.12.1 JOPP Group Company Information
- 6.12.2 JOPP Group Business Overview
- 6.12.3 JOPP Group Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 JOPP Group Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 JOPP Group Recent Developments
- 6.13 Johnson Electric
- 6.13.1 Johnson Electric Company Information
- 6.13.2 Johnson Electric Business Overview
- 6.13.3 Johnson Electric Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 Johnson Electric Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 Johnson Electric Recent Developments
- 6.14 Zhaowei
- 6.14.1 Zhaowei Company Information
- 6.14.2 Zhaowei Business Overview
- 6.14.3 Zhaowei Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 Zhaowei Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 Zhaowei Recent Developments
- 6.15 Ningbo Gaofa
- 6.15.1 Ningbo Gaofa Company Information
- 6.15.2 Ningbo Gaofa Business Overview
- 6.15.3 Ningbo Gaofa Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.15.4 Ningbo Gaofa Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Product Portfolio
- 6.15.5 Ningbo Gaofa Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Key Raw Materials
- 12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
- 12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 12.1.5 Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Distributors
- 12.2.3 Parking Lock Actuator for Electric Vehicles Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
- 14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 14.2 Research Methodology
- 14.3 Research Process
- 14.4 Authors List of This Report
- 14.5 Data Source
- 14.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 14.5.2 Primary Sources
- 14.6 Disclaimer
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