Kubo, Pablo Yugo Yoshiura [UNESP]Delamaro, Mauricio Cesar [UNESP]De Souza Neto, Silvestre PradoVetter, NarãSantos, Thiago Teixeira Dos2014-05-272014-05-272008-12-01SAE Technical Papers.http://hdl.handle.net/11449/70749The main objective of this paper is to make a prospective analysis about the tendencies of the world wide strategies of commercial vehicles development, in relation of the current local and international scenery. It has been done a research by using the Delphi method, which consists into regulate, systematically, the presentation of questions about a specified problem to a group of specialists. In order to guarantee more representative data, it has been adopted three distinct groups: academics, OEMs managers and Tier 1 suppliers managers. The results showed that the three mentioned groups have similar opinion about the necessity of having a product development in the subsidiaries companies; also it has been pointed the necessity of having more taylor made vehicles, due to the intrinsic characteristics of this industry segment. Copyright © 2008 SAE International.engDelphi methodIntrinsic characteristicsProspective analysisAutomobilesCommercial vehiclesManagersProduct developmentPlanningTrabalho apresentado em evento10.4271/2008-36-0398Acesso aberto2-s2.0-848775179423727732364475835