The fleet management market in the CIS and Eastern Europe has entered a growth period that will last for several years to come. Key drivers include cost reductions related to fuel savings and regulatory developments such as ERA-GLONASS and the Russian tachograph mandate. The number of fleet management systems in active use in the region is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 15.7 percent from 2.9 million units at the end of 2013 to 5.9 million by 2018. The penetration rate in the total population of non-privately owned commercial vehicles is estimated to increase from 12.1 percent in 2013 to 21.7 percent in 2018. The Russian market accounts for a significant share of the region’s total installed base and is forecasted to grow from 1.3 million active FM units at the end of 2013 to 2.6 million by 2018.
The leading FM
providers in terms of installed base in the CIS and Eastern Europe include diverse players from a number of countries. Belarus-based Gurtam is the leading FM software provider active in most countries in the region and it has more than 300,000 commercial vehicles under management. The Russian incumbents ENDS and NIS group which includes M2M Telematics are the first runner-ups. Arvento Mobile Systems from Turkey and TechnoKom from Russia which are both estimated to have surpassed 100,000 active FM units are moreover important telematics players on their respective domestic markets, with presence also in other countries in both the CIS and Eastern Europe. Additional significant players include SCOUT, Mobiliz, Omnicomm and Fort-Telecom. The Russian newcomer SpaceTeam has also established a strong position after one year on the market. The Russian FM vendor landscape has seen some significant shifts in recent time. Both M2M Telematics and Russian Navigation Technologies have lost many employees and the latter even filed for bankruptcy in 2014. Interestingly, none of the major international solution providers have so far managed to capture any significant market shares in this region.
