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Technavio’s market research study has identified the expanding range of applications for comfort and safety to be one of the primary growth factors for the automotive upholstery market. The usage of upholstery is expanding to insulating material, column padding, airbags and cladding, under shields, anti-rattle pads, and outer wheel arch liners. Owing to its lightweigtness and low cost, it is being used extensively for safety, comfort, acoustics, low emissions, and fuel efficiency applications in automobiles. With consumers increasingly demanding for comfort, aesthetics, and safety in automobiles, the utilization of the upholstery will increase in the coming years, fueling market growth. Our market analysts estimate that the automotive upholstery market will grow steadily at a CAGR of greater than 12% during the forecast period.
The development of advanced, lightweight, nonwoven upholsteries is one of the key trends that will gain traction in the automotive upholstery market in the coming years. Advancements in technology and product innovations are extensively driving the growth of this vehicle interior market. To remain competitive in the market and to cater to the increasing demand from end-users, vendors are investing in developing new products and technologies. The vendors are also focusing on reducing the overall weight of automobiles to enhance fuel efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Moreover, they are also investing significantly in developing product portfolios with specific properties for specific end-user applications of lightweight nonwoven upholstery.
The automotive upholstery market is highly competitive and appears to be fragmented due to the presence of few well-established international, regional, and local players. Automotive upholstery manufacturers are increasing their R&D investments to enhance their product portfolio and customer base. Product line enhancements and technological advancements will further intensify the competition among the players in this vehicle interior market.
The leading vendors in the market are
The other prominent vendors in the market are Johns Manville, Ahlstrom-Munksjö, The Automobile Trimmings, Bonar, CHA Technologies Group, Changchun Faway-Johnson Controls Automotive Systems, Delaware Valley, Exten, Fibertex Nonwovens, Freudenberg & Co. KG, Hassan Group, Hayashi Telempu, Hollingsworth & Vose, IMS Nonwoven, J.H. Ziegler, K&H European Auto Upholstery, Komitex, Lion's Automotive Upholstery, Polymer Group, Sandler, SEIREN, Spradling International, TEIJIN, Tessiture Pietro Radici, and The Prestige Companies Auto Upholstery.
OEMs or the vehicle assemblers are the major end-users to the automotive upholstery market. OEMs demand products from automotive upholstery manufacturers for assembling in an automobile under production. These companies mainly demand for cost-effective, lightweight, easy to mold, and highly durable non-woven upholstery.
APAC will be the major revenue contributor to this vehicle interior market due to estimated increase in the production and sales of automobiles during the forecast period. The abundant supply of cost-effective raw materials and the presence of several key players operating in this region will further drive the growth of the automotive upholstery market in this region.
PART 01: Executive summary
PART 02: Scope of the report
PART 03: Research Methodology
PART 04: Introduction
PART 05: Market landscape
PART 06: Market segmentation by end-user
PART 07: Geographical segmentation
PART 08: Key leading countries
PART 09: Decision framework
PART 10: Drivers and challenges
PART 11: Market trends
PART 12: Vendor landscape
PART 13: Key vendor analysis
PART 14: Appendix
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