Summary
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the vehicle lightweighting megatrend, the technologies, materials and suppliers involved, and material content forecasts
Scope
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This report provides a comprehensive overview of the vehicle lightweighting megatrend, the technologies, materials and suppliers involved, and material content forecasts
Scope
- This report contains an overview of an automotive sector along with detailed related component forecasts, supported by information drawn from the publisher's extensive range of sources.
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Table of Contents
Introduction- Pester analysis
- Body & exterior
- Body-in-white
- Aluminium
- Carbon fibre
- Magnesium
- Doors and front-end modules
- Aluminium
- Magnesium
- Organic materials
- Plastics and composites
- Steel
- Glazing
- Plastics and composites
- Roofs
- Magnesium
- Plastics and composites
- Steel
- Chassis
- Suspension and braking components
- Aluminium
- Carbon ceramic disc brakes
- Organic materials
- Plastics and composites
- Steel
- Tyres
- Companies
- Aluminium
- Accuride Corporation
- Aleris
- Arconic Inc
- Bodine Aluminum
- Constellium
- Martinrea International
- Nemak
- Novelis
- Shiloh Industries Inc
- Showa Denko
- Stadco
- Plastics and composites
- Asahi Kasei Plastics
- Autoneum
- BASF
- Biomer
- CIE Automotive SA
- ContiTech
- Cooper-Standard Automotive
- Covestro
- Dow Automotive Systems
- DuPont
- Evonik
- Faurecia
- Freudenberg
- Henkel
- Honeywell
- Lanxess
- LG Chem
- Magna International
- Minda Corporation
- Novares
- Oerlikon Balzers
- PPG Industries
- Saint-Gobain
- Samvardhana Motherson Group
- Solvay
- Toray Industries
- Toyo Tire & Rubber
- Toyoda Gosei
- Trelleborg AB
- Trinseo
- Woodbridge Group
- ZF
- Steel
- Aichi Steel
- Benteler Automotive
- Gestamp Automocion
- GF Linamar
- JFE Steel
- Kobe Steel
- NanoSteel Company
- Posco
- Sumitomo Corporation
- Tata Steel
- ThyssenKrupp
- Forecasts
- Aluminium
- Glass
- Iron
- Other materials
- Plastics
- Steel
- Fuel systems
- Plastics and composites
- Steel
- Future developments
- Concept cars
- Citroën C1 Urban Ride
- Citroën C4 Cactus
- Ford Mondeo
- Infiniti Q80 Inspiration
- Magna's MILA Blue
- Renault Eolab
- Other future vehicle lightweighting developments
- Composite materials
- Exhausts
- Lotus Engineering
- Smart materials
- Tubes
- Ultra-lightweight sports car
- Volvo’s lightweight structural energy storage components
- Production cars
- BMW i3 electric vehicle
- Volkswagen XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle (SEV)
- Interior
- Cockpits
- Magnesium
- Organic materials
- Plastics and composites
- Other
- Passive safety systems
- Seating
- Carbon fibre
- Magnesium
- Organic materials
- Plastics and composites
- Steel
- Material development
- Aluminium
- Carbon fibre
- Magnesium
- Organic materials
- Plastics and composites
- Steel
- Other
- Adhesives
- Airbags
- Batteries
- Brake pedals
- Floor mats
- Foam
- Glazing
- Power electronics
- Starter motors
- Wiring harnesses
- Powertrain
- Aluminium
- Carbon fibre
- Magnesium
- Organic materials
- Plastics and composites
- Steel
- Recycling initiatives
- Batteries
- Doors and front-end modules
- Glass
- Plastics and composites
- Seating
- Steel
- Tyres
- Wheels
List of Tables
- Alternative materials: potential weight saving versus cost
- Aluminium as a percentage of total kerb weight of medium-sized passenger cars assembled in all major car producing regions, 2008-2030
- Cost of CO2 saving
- Evaluation of a clutch pedal
- Examples of alternative materials to steel
- Glass as a percentage of total kerb weight of medium-sized passenger cars assembled in all major car producing regions, 2008-2030
- Iron as a percentage of total kerb weight of medium-sized passenger cars assembled in all major car producing regions, 2008-2030
- Other materials as a percentage of total kerb weight of medium-sized passenger cars assembled in all major car producing regions, 2008-2030
- Plastics as a percentage of total kerb weight of medium-sized passenger cars assembled in all major car producing regions, 2008-2030
- Steel as a percentage of total kerb weight of medium-sized passenger cars assembled in all major car producing regions, 2008-2030
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Stadco
- Gestamp Automocion
- Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd
- Solvay
- Accuride Corporation
- 3M
- Continental AG
- Alcoa, Inc
- BASF SE
- Benteler International AG
- CIE Automotive SA
- Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc
- Dow Automotive Systems
- Faurecia SA
- DuPont
- Woodbridge Group
- Covestro
- Freudenberg & Co. KG
- Linamar Corporation
- Trelleborg AB
- Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
- Toyo Tire and Rubber Co, Ltd
- Honeywell International Inc.
- ThyssenKrupp AG
- Sumitomo Corporation
- Kumho Tire Co., Ltd.
- Magna International Inc.
- Martinrea International Inc.
- PPG Industries
- Nemak
- Ricardo Plc
- Autoneum
- Saint-Gobain
- Samvardhana Motherson Group
- ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Kobe Steel, Ltd.
- Lanxess
- Evonik
- OC Oerlikon Corporation AG
- LG Chem, Ltd.
- Henkel
- Arconic
