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Freight Cars Leasing Market, Global Outlook and Forecast 2023-2029

  • 06 July 2023
  • ICT & Media
  • 67 Pages
  • Report code : 24WT-7749904

Freight Cars Leasing and Forecast Market

1 Introduction to Research & Analysis Reports
1.1 Freight Cars Leasing Market Definition
1.2 Market Segments
1.2.1 Market by Type
1.2.2 Market by Application
1.3 Global Freight Cars Leasing Market Overview
1.4 Features & Benefits of This Report
1.5 Methodology & Sources of Information
1.5.1 Research Methodology
1.5.2 Research Process
1.5.3 Base Year
1.5.4 Report Assumptions & Caveats
2 Global Freight Cars Leasing Overall Market Size
2.1 Global Freight Cars Leasing Market Size: 2022 VS 2029
2.2 Global Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, Prospects & Forecasts: 2018-2029
2.3 Key Market Trends, Opportunity, Drivers and Restraints
2.3.1 Market Opportunities & Trends
2.3.2 Market Drivers
2.3.3 Market Restraints
3 Company Landscape
3.1 Top Freight Cars Leasing Players in Global Market
3.2 Top Global Freight Cars Leasing Companies Ranked by Revenue
3.3 Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue by Companies
3.4 Top 3 and Top 5 Freight Cars Leasing Companies in Global Market, by Revenue in 2022
3.5 Global Companies Freight Cars Leasing Product Type
3.6 Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 Freight Cars Leasing Players in Global Market
3.6.1 List of Global Tier 1 Freight Cars Leasing Companies
3.6.2 List of Global Tier 2 and Tier 3 Freight Cars Leasing Companies
4 Market Sights by Product
4.1 Overview
4.1.1 By Type - Global Freight Cars Leasing Market Size Markets, 2022 & 2029
4.1.2 Boxcars
4.1.3 Open-top Cars
4.1.4 Covered Hoppers
4.1.5 Others
4.2 By Type - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue & Forecasts
4.2.1 By Type - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, 2018-2023
4.2.2 By Type - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, 2024-2029
4.2.3 By Type - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Market Share, 2018-2029
5 Sights by Application
5.1 Overview
5.1.1 By Application - Global Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2022 & 2029
5.1.2 Energy and Coal
5.1.3 Steel & Mining
5.1.4 Food & Agriculture
5.1.5 Aggregates & Construction
5.1.6 Others
5.2 By Application - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue & Forecasts
5.2.1 By Application - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, 2018-2023
5.2.2 By Application - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, 2024-2029
5.2.3 By Application - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Market Share, 2018-2029
6 Sights by Region
6.1 By Region - Global Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2022 & 2029
6.2 By Region - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue & Forecasts
6.2.1 By Region - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, 2018-2023
6.2.2 By Region - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, 2024-2029
6.2.3 By Region - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Market Share, 2018-2029
6.3 North America
6.3.1 By Country - North America Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, 2018-2029
6.3.2 US Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.3.3 Canada Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.3.4 Mexico Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.4 Europe
6.4.1 By Country - Europe Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, 2018-2029
6.4.2 Germany Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.4.3 France Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.4.4 U.K. Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.4.5 Italy Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.4.6 Russia Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.4.7 Nordic Countries Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.4.8 Benelux Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.5 Asia
6.5.1 By Region - Asia Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, 2018-2029
6.5.2 China Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.5.3 Japan Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.5.4 South Korea Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.5.5 Southeast Asia Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.5.6 India Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.6 South America
6.6.1 By Country - South America Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, 2018-2029
6.6.2 Brazil Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.6.3 Argentina Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.7 Middle East & Africa
6.7.1 By Country - Middle East & Africa Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, 2018-2029
6.7.2 Turkey Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.7.3 Israel Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.7.4 Saudi Arabia Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
6.7.5 UAE Freight Cars Leasing Market Size, 2018-2029
7 Freight Cars Leasing Companies Profiles
7.1 Wells Fargo
7.1.1 Wells Fargo Company Summary
7.1.2 Wells Fargo Business Overview
7.1.3 Wells Fargo Freight Cars Leasing Major Product Offerings
7.1.4 Wells Fargo Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global Market (2018-2023)
7.1.5 Wells Fargo Key News & Latest Developments
7.2 GATX
7.2.1 GATX Company Summary
7.2.2 GATX Business Overview
7.2.3 GATX Freight Cars Leasing Major Product Offerings
7.2.4 GATX Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global Market (2018-2023)
7.2.5 GATX Key News & Latest Developments
7.3 Union Tank Car
7.3.1 Union Tank Car Company Summary
7.3.2 Union Tank Car Business Overview
7.3.3 Union Tank Car Freight Cars Leasing Major Product Offerings
7.3.4 Union Tank Car Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global Market (2018-2023)
7.3.5 Union Tank Car Key News & Latest Developments
7.4 CIT
7.4.1 CIT Company Summary
7.4.2 CIT Business Overview
7.4.3 CIT Freight Cars Leasing Major Product Offerings
7.4.4 CIT Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global Market (2018-2023)
7.4.5 CIT Key News & Latest Developments
7.5 VTG
7.5.1 VTG Company Summary
7.5.2 VTG Business Overview
7.5.3 VTG Freight Cars Leasing Major Product Offerings
7.5.4 VTG Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global Market (2018-2023)
7.5.5 VTG Key News & Latest Developments
7.6 Trinity
7.6.1 Trinity Company Summary
7.6.2 Trinity Business Overview
7.6.3 Trinity Freight Cars Leasing Major Product Offerings
7.6.4 Trinity Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global Market (2018-2023)
7.6.5 Trinity Key News & Latest Developments
7.7 Ermewa
7.7.1 Ermewa Company Summary
7.7.2 Ermewa Business Overview
7.7.3 Ermewa Freight Cars Leasing Major Product Offerings
7.7.4 Ermewa Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global Market (2018-2023)
7.7.5 Ermewa Key News & Latest Developments
7.8 SMBC (ARI)
7.8.1 SMBC (ARI) Company Summary
7.8.2 SMBC (ARI) Business Overview
7.8.3 SMBC (ARI) Freight Cars Leasing Major Product Offerings
7.8.4 SMBC (ARI) Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global Market (2018-2023)
7.8.5 SMBC (ARI) Key News & Latest Developments
7.9 BRUNSWICK Rail
7.9.1 BRUNSWICK Rail Company Summary
7.9.2 BRUNSWICK Rail Business Overview
7.9.3 BRUNSWICK Rail Freight Cars Leasing Major Product Offerings
7.9.4 BRUNSWICK Rail Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global Market (2018-2023)
7.9.5 BRUNSWICK Rail Key News & Latest Developments
7.10 Mitsui Rail Capital
7.10.1 Mitsui Rail Capital Company Summary
7.10.2 Mitsui Rail Capital Business Overview
7.10.3 Mitsui Rail Capital Freight Cars Leasing Major Product Offerings
7.10.4 Mitsui Rail Capital Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global Market (2018-2023)
7.10.5 Mitsui Rail Capital Key News & Latest Developments
7.11 Andersons
7.11.1 Andersons Company Summary
7.11.2 Andersons Business Overview
7.11.3 Andersons Freight Cars Leasing Major Product Offerings
7.11.4 Andersons Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global Market (2018-2023)
7.11.5 Andersons Key News & Latest Developments
7.12 Touax Group
7.12.1 Touax Group Company Summary
7.12.2 Touax Group Business Overview
7.12.3 Touax Group Freight Cars Leasing Major Product Offerings
7.12.4 Touax Group Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global Market (2018-2023)
7.12.5 Touax Group Key News & Latest Developments
7.13 Chicago Freight Car Leasing
7.13.1 Chicago Freight Car Leasing Company Summary
7.13.2 Chicago Freight Car Leasing Business Overview
7.13.3 Chicago Freight Car Leasing Freight Cars Leasing Major Product Offerings
7.13.4 Chicago Freight Car Leasing Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global Market (2018-2023)
7.13.5 Chicago Freight Car Leasing Key News & Latest Developments
7.14 The Greenbrier Companies
7.14.1 The Greenbrier Companies Company Summary
7.14.2 The Greenbrier Companies Business Overview
7.14.3 The Greenbrier Companies Freight Cars Leasing Major Product Offerings
7.14.4 The Greenbrier Companies Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global Market (2018-2023)
7.14.5 The Greenbrier Companies Key News & Latest Developments
8 Conclusion
9 Appendix
9.1 Note
9.2 Examples of Clients
9.3 Disclaimer
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List of Tables
Table 1. Freight Cars Leasing Market Opportunities & Trends in Global Market
Table 2. Freight Cars Leasing Market Drivers in Global Market
Table 3. Freight Cars Leasing Market Restraints in Global Market
Table 4. Key Players of Freight Cars Leasing in Global Market
Table 5. Top Freight Cars Leasing Players in Global Market, Ranking by Revenue (2022)
Table 6. Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue by Companies, (US$, Mn), 2018-2023
Table 7. Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Share by Companies, 2018-2023
Table 8. Global Companies Freight Cars Leasing Product Type
Table 9. List of Global Tier 1 Freight Cars Leasing Companies, Revenue (US$, Mn) in 2022 and Market Share
Table 10. List of Global Tier 2 and Tier 3 Freight Cars Leasing Companies, Revenue (US$, Mn) in 2022 and Market Share
Table 11. By Type ? Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2022 & 2029
Table 12. By Type - Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global (US$, Mn), 2018-2023
Table 13. By Type - Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global (US$, Mn), 2024-2029
Table 14. By Application ? Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2022 & 2029
Table 15. By Application - Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global (US$, Mn), 2018-2023
Table 16. By Application - Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in Global (US$, Mn), 2024-2029
Table 17. By Region ? Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2022 & 2029
Table 18. By Region - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue (US$, Mn), 2018-2023
Table 19. By Region - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue (US$, Mn), 2024-2029
Table 20. By Country - North America Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2023
Table 21. By Country - North America Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2024-2029
Table 22. By Country - Europe Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2023
Table 23. By Country - Europe Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2024-2029
Table 24. By Region - Asia Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2023
Table 25. By Region - Asia Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2024-2029
Table 26. By Country - South America Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2023
Table 27. By Country - South America Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2024-2029
Table 28. By Country - Middle East & Africa Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2023
Table 29. By Country - Middle East & Africa Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2024-2029
Table 30. Wells Fargo Company Summary
Table 31. Wells Fargo Freight Cars Leasing Product Offerings
Table 32. Wells Fargo Freight Cars Leasing Revenue (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Table 33. Wells Fargo Key News & Latest Developments
Table 34. GATX Company Summary
Table 35. GATX Freight Cars Leasing Product Offerings
Table 36. GATX Freight Cars Leasing Revenue (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Table 37. GATX Key News & Latest Developments
Table 38. Union Tank Car Company Summary
Table 39. Union Tank Car Freight Cars Leasing Product Offerings
Table 40. Union Tank Car Freight Cars Leasing Revenue (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Table 41. Union Tank Car Key News & Latest Developments
Table 42. CIT Company Summary
Table 43. CIT Freight Cars Leasing Product Offerings
Table 44. CIT Freight Cars Leasing Revenue (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Table 45. CIT Key News & Latest Developments
Table 46. VTG Company Summary
Table 47. VTG Freight Cars Leasing Product Offerings
Table 48. VTG Freight Cars Leasing Revenue (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Table 49. VTG Key News & Latest Developments
Table 50. Trinity Company Summary
Table 51. Trinity Freight Cars Leasing Product Offerings
Table 52. Trinity Freight Cars Leasing Revenue (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Table 53. Trinity Key News & Latest Developments
Table 54. Ermewa Company Summary
Table 55. Ermewa Freight Cars Leasing Product Offerings
Table 56. Ermewa Freight Cars Leasing Revenue (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Table 57. Ermewa Key News & Latest Developments
Table 58. SMBC (ARI) Company Summary
Table 59. SMBC (ARI) Freight Cars Leasing Product Offerings
Table 60. SMBC (ARI) Freight Cars Leasing Revenue (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Table 61. SMBC (ARI) Key News & Latest Developments
Table 62. BRUNSWICK Rail Company Summary
Table 63. BRUNSWICK Rail Freight Cars Leasing Product Offerings
Table 64. BRUNSWICK Rail Freight Cars Leasing Revenue (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Table 65. BRUNSWICK Rail Key News & Latest Developments
Table 66. Mitsui Rail Capital Company Summary
Table 67. Mitsui Rail Capital Freight Cars Leasing Product Offerings
Table 68. Mitsui Rail Capital Freight Cars Leasing Revenue (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Table 69. Mitsui Rail Capital Key News & Latest Developments
Table 70. Andersons Company Summary
Table 71. Andersons Freight Cars Leasing Product Offerings
Table 72. Andersons Freight Cars Leasing Revenue (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Table 73. Andersons Key News & Latest Developments
Table 74. Touax Group Company Summary
Table 75. Touax Group Freight Cars Leasing Product Offerings
Table 76. Touax Group Freight Cars Leasing Revenue (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Table 77. Touax Group Key News & Latest Developments
Table 78. Chicago Freight Car Leasing Company Summary
Table 79. Chicago Freight Car Leasing Freight Cars Leasing Product Offerings
Table 80. Chicago Freight Car Leasing Freight Cars Leasing Revenue (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Table 81. Chicago Freight Car Leasing Key News & Latest Developments
Table 82. The Greenbrier Companies Company Summary
Table 83. The Greenbrier Companies Freight Cars Leasing Product Offerings
Table 84. The Greenbrier Companies Freight Cars Leasing Revenue (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Table 85. The Greenbrier Companies Key News & Latest Developments
List of Figures
Figure 1. Freight Cars Leasing Segment by Type in 2022
Figure 2. Freight Cars Leasing Segment by Application in 2022
Figure 3. Global Freight Cars Leasing Market Overview: 2022
Figure 4. Key Caveats
Figure 5. Global Freight Cars Leasing Market Size: 2022 VS 2029 (US$, Mn)
Figure 6. Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, 2018-2029 (US$, Mn)
Figure 7. The Top 3 and 5 Players Market Share by Freight Cars Leasing Revenue in 2022
Figure 8. By Type - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Market Share, 2018-2029
Figure 9. By Application - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Market Share, 2018-2029
Figure 10. By Type - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2022 & 2029
Figure 11. By Type - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Market Share, 2018-2029
Figure 12. By Application - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2022 & 2029
Figure 13. By Application - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Market Share, 2018-2029
Figure 14. By Region - Global Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Market Share, 2018-2029
Figure 15. By Country - North America Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Market Share, 2018-2029
Figure 16. US Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 17. Canada Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 18. Mexico Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 19. By Country - Europe Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Market Share, 2018-2029
Figure 20. Germany Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 21. France Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 22. U.K. Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 23. Italy Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 24. Russia Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 25. Nordic Countries Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 26. Benelux Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 27. By Region - Asia Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Market Share, 2018-2029
Figure 28. China Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 29. Japan Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 30. South Korea Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 31. Southeast Asia Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 32. India Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 33. By Country - South America Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Market Share, 2018-2029
Figure 34. Brazil Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 35. Argentina Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 36. By Country - Middle East & Africa Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Market Share, 2018-2029
Figure 37. Turkey Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 38. Israel Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 39. Saudi Arabia Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 40. UAE Freight Cars Leasing Revenue, (US$, Mn), 2018-2029
Figure 41. Wells Fargo Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Year Over Year Growth (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Figure 42. GATX Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Year Over Year Growth (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Figure 43. Union Tank Car Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Year Over Year Growth (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Figure 44. CIT Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Year Over Year Growth (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Figure 45. VTG Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Year Over Year Growth (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Figure 46. Trinity Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Year Over Year Growth (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Figure 47. Ermewa Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Year Over Year Growth (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Figure 48. SMBC (ARI) Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Year Over Year Growth (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Figure 49. BRUNSWICK Rail Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Year Over Year Growth (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Figure 50. Mitsui Rail Capital Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Year Over Year Growth (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Figure 51. Andersons Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Year Over Year Growth (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Figure 52. Touax Group Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Year Over Year Growth (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Figure 53. Chicago Freight Car Leasing Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Year Over Year Growth (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)
Figure 54. The Greenbrier Companies Freight Cars Leasing Revenue Year Over Year Growth (US$, Mn) & (2018-2023)

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