DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Automotive Vehicle Lightweighting - Global Market Size, Trends, Shares and Forecast, Q4 2021 Update" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The report provides a comprehensive overview of the Vehicle Lightweighting megatrend, the technologies, materials and suppliers involved, and material content forecasts out to 2035.
Automotive industry has been under pressure to change the way it designs and builds vehicles, due to factors such as the increasing impact of passenger and pedestrian safety requirements and the competitive intensity caused by globalisation and manufacture in low-cost economies.
Governmental pressure in Europe and North America to reduce the CO2 emissions has also prompted automakers and their supply base to develop automotive technology to meet those strict emission limits.
Consequently, more and more vehicles are incorporating components aimed at mass reduction, parts consolidation to reduce assembly costs and more efficient recycling. The automaker's need to improve overall fuel economy in vehicles has led to the trend toward minimising vehicle weight.
The use of performance materials such as high strength steel and aluminium is on the rise and heavier traditional materials, such as steel and iron, are being replaced whenever possible.
Scope
- Material developments including Aluminium, Carbon Fibre, Magnesium, Organics, Plastics, Composites and Steel.
- A comprehensive overview of lightweight developments for each of the following areas: -
- Body and Exterior - Body-in-White; Doors; Front-End Modules; Glazing.
- Chassis - Suspension and Braking components.
- Interior - Cockpits and Seating.
- Powertrain - Engines.
- Driveline and Fuel Systems.
- Exclusive interviews with OE suppliers.
- Updated profiles of the major automotive companies active in providing lightweight solutions.
- PESTER analysis - Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental and Regulatory Motivators for this megatrend.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Main Trends in the Sector
2. PESTER Analysis
- Political
- Economic
- Social
- Technological
- Environmental
- Regulatory
3. Body & exterior
- Body-in-white
- Doors and front-end modules
- Glazing
- A 50 per cent weight reduction is possible when replacing side and rear glass windows
- Roofs
4. Chassis
- Suspension and braking components
- Aluminium is one of the possible materials of the future for the production of brake discs.
- Tyres
5. Companies
- Aluminium
- Plastics and composites
- Steel
6. Forecasts
- Aluminium
- Glass
- Iron
- Other materials
- Plastics
- Steel
7. Fuel systems
- Plastics and composites
- Steel
8. Future developments
- Concept cars
- Other future vehicle lightweighting developments
- Production cars
9. Interior
- Cockpits
- Other
- Passive safety systems
- Seating
10. Material development
- Aluminium
- Carbon fibre
- Magnesium
- Organic materials
- Plastics and composites
- Steel
11. Other
- Adhesives
- Airbags
- Batteries
- Brake pedals
- Floor mats
- Foam
- Glazing
- Power electronics
- Starter motors
- Wiring harnesses
12. Powertrain
- Aluminium
- Carbon fibre
- Magnesium
- Organic materials
- Plastics and composites
- Steel
13. Recycling initiatives
- Batteries
- Doors and front-end modules
- Glass
- Plastics and composites
- Seating
- Steel
- Tyres
- Wheels
14. Appendix
Companies Mentioned
- 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
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