Abstract
Forecast the market uptake of advanced automotive body panel materials and
establish the latest trends in this sector to help save weight and improve
fuel efficiency, with this brand new report from just-auto...
This first-edition report reviews the key market drivers for vehicle panels.
The motives behind most advances in process or product technology in exterior
trim and body components are to improve the car' s overall appearance, save
weight, improve fuel efficiency, simplify installation and above all reduce
cost.
Following Chapter 1' s introduction, Chapter 2 (Body structure and materials)
examines trends in the vehicle' s body panels and the use of certain materials.
There are basically four materials used in a vehicle body: steel, aluminium,
plastics and carbon fibre/composites. This report therefore examines the use
of each material in turn, reviewing some recent technical advances. It
includes exclusive and extensive interviews with Corus, Stadco, JSP and 3M.
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