Global Vehicle Lightweighting Technology, Trends and the Future Market to 2032

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24 Oct, 2017, 09:00 ET

DUBLIN, October 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

The "Global Vehicle Lightweighting - Technology, Trends and the Future" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering.

This report  provides a comprehensive overview of the vehicle light-weighting mega-trend, the technologies, materials and suppliers involved, and material content forecasts out to 2032.

Based on exclusive interviews, primary research and proprietary data this study includes:

  • 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 (news and interviews only available in QUBE)
  • 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:

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
Wheels

Companies
Aluminium

  • Accuride Corporation
  • Alcoa Inc
  • Aleris
  • Bodine Aluminum
  • Constellium
  • Martinrea International
  • Novelis
  • Shiloh Industries Inc
  • Showa Denko
  • Stadco
  • Tenedora Nemak

Plastics and composites

  • 3M
  • 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
  • PT Astra Otoparts
  • Ricardo
  • 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

  • Audi TT Sportback
  • Citron C1 Urban Ride
  • Citron C4 Cactus
  • Ford Mondeo
  • Infiniti Q80 Inspiration
  • Magna's MILA Blue
  • Renault Eolab
  • Toyota C-HR

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 & front-end modules
Glass
Plastics and composites
Seating
Steel
Tyres
Wheels

For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/xb5s42/global_vehicle

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