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entertainment system, remote start, massaging and heated seats have led to increased end user inclinations. Better performance and handling in relation to their conventional counterparts, is expected to provide higher traction to the luxury van market throughout the forecast period. Next generation autonomous vehicles are the chief trends gaining highest industry traction Significant achievements have been witnessed across the industry with R&D regarding the autonomous driving future. Several leading manufacturers that include Volkswagen, Daimler, and General Motors among many other automotive industry participants are increasingly investing in the development of the state of the art technologies for applications in autonomous vehicles. For instance, in 2016, Volkswagen debuted its MicroBus, an electric powered autonomous luxury van concept, which was the upgraded version of the classic Volkswagen model and is expected to be in production from 2022. According to Coherent Market Insights analysis of AV and its future, the development is still in its nascent stage, and is expected to take at least two decades to become mainstream. However, associated development of vehicle to everything (V2X) communication is estimated to garner increasing adoptions during the forecast period. Browse More About the Market Study @ https://www.coherentmarketinsights.com/ongoing-insight/luxury-van-market-648 Fleet operators accounted for the largest industry share in 2016, and are expected to dominate the luxury van market through the forecast period Increasing number of business tours owing to vast expanse of multinational firms, the corporate employee transportation requirements, entertainment & media industry, and political VIPs are expected to be the major factors driving the vehicle demands by fleet providers. Individual owners accounted for the significantly small percentage of overall industry share. Asia Pacific is estimated to witness highest growth rate over the forecast period Increasing international travel & tourism industry in Asia Pacific, presence of large number of electronic and IT industry participants, growing manufacturing activities are among the major factors that will contribute to the industry growth. China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, and Malaysia are among few of the major economies that are expected to garner high traction over the near future. Industry presence was largely characterized by the consolidated share of few major industry players, contributing to over 50% of the luxury van market share. Chief industry participants include General Motors Company (GM), Daimler, Volkswagen Group, Nissan Motor Company, Ford Motor, Becker Automotive Design, Hyundai Motor, Honda Motor, Thor Industries, Renault, and Toyota Motor. Requirement to establish a strong foothold and cater to the evolving demands of customers, has led to increasing focus of players on M&A and portfolio expansion. For instance,