In this market research report, Technavio covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the global automotive composites market for 2017-2021. The report also discusses the factors driving the market, examines the challenges faced by the vendors and the market by large, and lists the trends emerging in the market. In addition, it presents the vendor landscape and a corresponding detailed profiling of five key vendors operating in the market. The base year for all calculations throughout the report is 2016, and the forecasts have been made based on the values in the base year.

PART 01: Executive summary ............................................ 6

PART 02: Scope of the report .......................................... 18

Market overview 18

Market size calculation 18

Top-vendor offerings 22

PART 03: Market research methodology ......................... 24

Research methodology 24

Economic indicators 24

PART 04: Introduction ....................................................... 25

Key market highlights 25

Overview 26

PART 05: Market landscape .............................................. 29

Global automotive composites market 29

Global customer base concentration 31

Five forces analysis 32

PART 06: Market segmentation by product type ........... 33

Global automotive composites market by product type 33

Global automotive composites market by product type 34

Global automotive composites market by polymer matrix

composites 35

Global automotive composites market by metal matrix

composites 37

Global automotive composites market by ceramic matrix

composites 39

PART 07: Market segmentation by application ............... 41

Global automotive composites market by application 41

Global automotive composites market by application 42

Global automotive composites market in exterior

components 43

Global automotive composites market in interior

components 45

Global automotive composites market in structural and

powertrain components 47

Global automotive composites market in other

components 49

PART 08: Geographical segmentation ............................. 51

Global automotive composites market by geography 51

Global automotive composites market by geography 52

Automotive composites market in APAC 53

Automotive composites market in Europe 55

Automotive composites market in North America 57

Automotive composites market in ROW 59

PART 09: Key leading countries ...................................... 61

China 62

US 62

Japan 62

Germany 62

South Korea 62

India 63

PART 10: Market drivers ................................................... 64

Increase in automotive regulatory requirements 64

Superior properties of composites 64

Growing demand for fuel-efficient and green vehicles 65

Rapid expansion of OEMs and other automotive

companies in APAC 65

PART 11: Impact of drivers ............................................... 67

PART 12: Market challenges ............................................. 68

High cost of composites 68

Limited recyclability of automotive composites 69

Issues related to crashworthiness and safety 70

High cost involved in testing and designing automotive

composites 70

PART 13: Impact of drivers and challenges .................... 72

PART 14: Market trends .................................................... 73

Introduction of innovative composites 73

High demand from structural and powertrain

components 73

Focus on use of composites in new energy vehicles 74

PART 15: Vendor landscape ............................................. 75

Competitive Scenario 75

Key market vendors 75

Other prominent vendors 76

Recent developments in automotive composites 78

Cytec Solvay 80

Mitsubishi Rayon (MRC) 81

SGL Group 82

Teijin 84

Toray Industries 86

PART 16: Appendix ........................................................... 88

List of abbreviations 88

PART 17: Explore Technavio ............................................ 89