Table of Content PART 01: Executive summary • Highlights PART 02: Scope of the report • Market overview • Base year • By retail distribution channel (revenue) • By geography • Definitions and descriptions • Key players PART 03: Market research methodology • Research methodology • Economic indicators PART 04: Introduction • Key market highlights • Mechanism of inverter technology air conditioners • Inverter technology used in different types of compressors • Top reasons that entice consumers to buy inverter technology air conditioners PART 05: Market landscape • Market overview • Factors positively affecting the global inverter technology air conditioner market • Market size and forecast PART 06: Five forces analysis PART 07: Market segmentation by retail format • Global inverter technology air conditioner market by retail format • Analysis of different retail formats based on key parameters PART 08: Geographical segmentation • Global inverter technology air conditioner market by geography • Inverter technology air conditioner market in APAC • Inverter technology air conditioner market in Europe • Inverter technology air conditioner market in the Americas • Inverter technology air conditioner market in MEA PART 09: Market drivers • Consumer and government perspectives: Superior performance • Manufacturer and retailer perspective: Innovative inverter technology creating opportunity for new and upgrade purchases • Manufacturer and retailer perspective: Premium inverter technology air conditioners provide higher profit margins PART 10: Impact of drivers PART 11: Market challenges • Lack of standardization for interface and core frequency control algorithm • Low awareness of inverter technology and its benefits • High prices of raw materials • Preference for HVAC centralized systems in smaller air conditioner markets PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges PART 13: Market trends • Inclusion of value-added features to justify the high cost of inverter technology air conditioners • Emphasis on green technology • Eco-friendly refrigerants and advancements in technology PART 14: Vendor landscape • Competitive landscape • Competitive assessment of key vendors • Daikin Industries • Haier • Johnson Controls • LG Electronics • Mitsubishi Electric • Panasonic • Samsung • Toshiba Carrier • United Technologies • Other prominent vendors PART 15: Appendix • List of abbreviations PART 16: Explore Technavio   List of Exhibits Exhibit 01: Key players Exhibit 02: Comparison of the usage of cooling load and compressor depending on seasonality Exhibit 03: Inverter-fed variable frequency induction motor speed controlled drive Exhibit 04: Global electricity usage by regular household appliances in 2015 (%) Exhibit 05: Global inverter technology air conditioner market 2015-2020 ($ billions) Exhibit 06: Five forces analysis Exhibit 07: Global inverter technology air conditioner market by retail format 2015 Exhibit 08: Analysis of retail formats based on key parameters Exhibit 09: Global inverter technology air conditioner market by geography 2015 Exhibit 10: CAGR by geographical segments 2016-2020 Exhibit 11: Inverter technology air conditioner market in APAC 2015-2020 ($ billions) Exhibit 12: Economic indicators of key leading countries in APAC for the inverter technology air conditioner market 2015 Exhibit 13: Inverter technology air conditioner market in Europe 2015-2020 ($ billions) Exhibit 14: Inverter technology air conditioner market in the Americas 2015-2020 ($ billions) Exhibit 15: Inverter technology air conditioner market in MEA 2015-2020 ($ billions) Exhibit 16: Means of regulation and consumption of energy Exhibit 17: Comparison of on-off mechanism with inverter mechanism in terms temperature Exhibit 18: Impact of drivers Exhibit 19: Comparison of household appliances' penetration in Western Europe and North America 2015 Exhibit 20: Penetration of air conditioners across regions 2015 Exhibit 21: Impact of drivers and challenges Exhibit 22: Daikin Industries: Business segmentation by revenue 2015 Exhibit 23: Daikin Industries: Product portfolio Exhibit 24: Haier: Business segmentation by revenue 2015 Exhibit 25: Haier: Product portfolio Exhibit 26: Johnson Controls: Business segmentation by revenue 2015 Exhibit 27: Johnson Controls: Product portfolio Exhibit 28: LG Electronics: Business segmentation by revenue 2015 Exhibit 29: LG Electronics: Product portfolio Exhibit 30: Mitsubishi Electric: Business segmentation by revenue 2015 Exhibit 31: Mitsubishi Electric: Product portfolio Exhibit 32: Panasonic: Business segmentation by revenue 2016 Exhibit 33: Panasonic: Product portfolio Exhibit 34: Samsung: Business segmentation by revenue 2015 Exhibit 35: Samsung: Product portfolio Exhibit 36: Toshiba Carrier: Product portfolio Exhibit 37: United Technologies: Business segmentation by revenue 2015 Exhibit 38: United Technologies: Product portfolio

Daikin Industries, Haier, Johnson Controls, LG Electronics, Mitsubishi Electric, Panasonic, Samsung, Toshiba Carrier, United Technologies, Blue Star, Electrolux, Godrej Group, GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, Hisense Group, Midea Group, Robert Bosch, Sharp, Voltas (TATA), Whirlpool.