The global automotive plastics market is forecasted to grow by USD 15117.0 mn during 2025-2030, accelerating at a CAGR of 3.4% during the forecast period. The report on the global automotive plastics market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.
The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by rising demand for lightweight vehicle components, electrification drives advanced plastic adoption, increasing focus on sustainable materials.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market size data, segment with regional analysis and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key companies. Reports have historic and forecast data.
| Market Scope |
| Base Year | 2025 |
| End Year | 2030 |
| Series Year | 2026-2030 |
| Growth Momentum | Accelerate |
| YOY 2026 | 3.3% |
| CAGR | 3.4% |
| Incremental Value | $15117.0 mn |
Technavio's global automotive plastics market is segmented as below:
By Material
- Polypropylene
- Polyurethane
- Polyvinyl chloride
- Others
By Vehicle Type
- Passenger vehicle
- Commercial vehicle
- Electric vehicle
By Application
- Interior components
- Exterior components
- Under bonnet
- Electrical components
- Others
Geography
- APAC
- China
- Japan
- India
- South Korea
- Indonesia
- Australia
- North America
- Europe
- Germany
- Spain
- France
- UK
- Italy
- The Netherlands
- South America
- Middle East and Africa
- Rest of World (ROW)
This study identifies the lightweighting requirements drive material innovation as one of the prime reasons driving the global automotive plastics market growth during the next few years. Also, electric vehicle integration accelerates demand and thermal management enhances battery safety will lead to sizable demand in the market.
The report on the global automotive plastics market covers the following areas:
- Global automotive plastics market sizing
- Global automotive plastics market forecast
- Global automotive plastics market industry analysis
The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading global automotive plastics market vendors that include Adient Plc, AGC Inc., BASF SE, Borealis AG, Covestro AG, DIC Corp., Dow Chemical Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc., Eastman Chemical Co., Evonik Industries AG, Futaba Corp., Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd., KURARAY Co. Ltd., Lear Corp., LG Chem Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Motherson Group, Saudi Basic Industries, Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd., Teijin Ltd., Toray Industries Inc.. Also, the global automotive plastics market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.
The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive primary and secondary research. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast accurate market growth.
Table of Contents
1 Executive Summary
- 1.1 Market overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Global Market Characteristics
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market by Geography
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Material
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Vehicle Type
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Application
- Executive Summary - Chart on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Chart on Company Market Positioning
2 Technavio Analysis
- 2.1 Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
- 2.2 Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
- 2.3 Factors of disruption
- 2.4 Impact of drivers and challenges
3 Market Landscape
- 3.1 Market ecosystem
- 3.2 Market characteristics
- 3.3 Value chain analysis
4 Market Sizing
- 4.1 Market definition
- 4.2 Market segment analysis
- 4.3 Market size 2025
- 4.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2025-2030
5 Historic Market Size
- 5.1 Global Automotive Plastics Market 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Data Table on Global Automotive Plastics Market 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.2 Material segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Material Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.3 Vehicle Type segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Vehicle Type Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.4 Application segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Application Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.5 Geography segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Geography Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.6 Country segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Country Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
6 Qualitative Analysis
- 6.1 Impact of AI on Global Automotive Plastics Market
- 6.2 Impact of geopolitical conflicts on Global Automotive Plastics Market
7 Five Forces Analysis
- 7.1 Five forces summary
- Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2025 and 2030
- 7.2 Bargaining power of buyers
- Bargaining power of buyers - Impact of key factors 2025 and 2030
- 7.3 Bargaining power of suppliers
- Bargaining power of suppliers - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
- 7.4 Threat of new entrants
- Threat of new entrants - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
- 7.5 Threat of substitutes
- Threat of substitutes - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
- 7.6 Threat of rivalry
- Threat of rivalry - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
- 7.7 Market condition
8 Market Segmentation by Material
- 8.1 Market segments
- 8.2 Comparison by Material
- 8.3 Polypropylene - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 8.4 Polyurethane - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 8.5 Polyvinyl chloride - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 8.6 Others - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 8.7 Market opportunity by Material
- Market opportunity by Material ($ million)
9 Market Segmentation by Vehicle Type
- 9.1 Market segments
- 9.2 Comparison by Vehicle Type
- 9.3 Passenger vehicle - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 9.4 Commercial vehicle - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 9.5 Electric vehicle - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 9.6 Market opportunity by Vehicle Type
- Market opportunity by Vehicle Type ($ million)
10 Market Segmentation by Application
- 10.1 Market segments
- 10.2 Comparison by Application
- 10.3 Interior components - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.4 Exterior components - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.5 Under bonnet - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.6 Electrical components - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.7 Others - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.8 Market opportunity by Application
- Market opportunity by Application ($ million)
11 Customer Landscape
- 11.1 Customer landscape overview
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
12 Geographic Landscape
- 12.1 Geographic segmentation
- 12.2 Geographic comparison
- 12.3 APAC - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.1 China - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.2 Japan - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.3 India - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.4 South Korea - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.5 Indonesia - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.6 Australia - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4 North America - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.1 US - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.2 Canada - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.3 Mexico - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5 Europe - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.1 Germany - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.2 Spain - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.3 France - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.4 UK - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.5 Italy - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.6 The Netherlands - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6 South America - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6.1 Brazil - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6.2 Argentina - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6.3 Chile - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7 Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.1 South Africa - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.2 Turkey - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.3 Saudi Arabia - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.4 UAE - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.5 Israel - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.8 Market opportunity by geography
- Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
- Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
13 Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunity
- 13.1 Market drivers
- Rising demand for lightweight vehicle components
- Electrification drives advanced plastic adoption
- Increasing focus on sustainable materials
- 13.2 Market challenges
- Raw material price and supply volatility
- Complex regulatory compliance and sustainability mandates
- Technological barriers in circular economy adoption
- 13.3 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Impact of drivers and challenges in 2025 and 2030
- 13.4 Market opportunities
- Lightweighting requirements drive material innovation
- Electric vehicle integration accelerates demand
- Thermal management enhances battery safety
14 Competitive Landscape
- 14.1 Overview
- 14.2 Competitive Landscape
- Overview on criticality of inputs and factors of differentiation
- 14.3 Landscape disruption
- Overview on factors of disruption
- 14.4 Industry risks
- Impact of key risks on business
15 Competitive Analysis
- 15.1 Companies profiled
- 15.2 Company ranking index
- 15.3 Market positioning of companies
- Matrix on companies position and classification
- 15.4 Adient Plc
- Adient Plc - Overview
- Adient Plc - Business segments
- Adient Plc - Key offerings
- Adient Plc - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.5 AGC Inc.
- AGC Inc. - Overview
- AGC Inc. - Business segments
- AGC Inc. - Key news
- AGC Inc. - Key offerings
- AGC Inc. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.6 BASF SE
- BASF SE - Overview
- BASF SE - Business segments
- BASF SE - Key news
- BASF SE - Key offerings
- BASF SE - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.7 Borealis AG
- Borealis AG - Overview
- Borealis AG - Product / Service
- Borealis AG - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.8 Covestro AG
- Covestro AG - Overview
- Covestro AG - Business segments
- Covestro AG - Key news
- Covestro AG - Key offerings
- Covestro AG - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.9 DIC Corp.
- DIC Corp. - Overview
- DIC Corp. - Business segments
- DIC Corp. - Key news
- DIC Corp. - Key offerings
- DIC Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.10 Dow Chemical Co.
- Dow Chemical Co. - Overview
- Dow Chemical Co. - Business segments
- Dow Chemical Co. - Key news
- Dow Chemical Co. - Key offerings
- Dow Chemical Co. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.11 DuPont de Nemours Inc.
- DuPont de Nemours Inc. - Overview
- DuPont de Nemours Inc. - Business segments
- DuPont de Nemours Inc. - Key news
- DuPont de Nemours Inc. - Key offerings
- DuPont de Nemours Inc. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.12 Eastman Chemical Co.
- Eastman Chemical Co. - Overview
- Eastman Chemical Co. - Business segments
- Eastman Chemical Co. - Key offerings
- Eastman Chemical Co. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.13 Evonik Industries AG
- Evonik Industries AG - Overview
- Evonik Industries AG - Business segments
- Evonik Industries AG - Key news
- Evonik Industries AG - Key offerings
- Evonik Industries AG - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.14 Futaba Corp.
- Futaba Corp. - Overview
- Futaba Corp. - Business segments
- Futaba Corp. - Key offerings
- Futaba Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.15 KURARAY Co. Ltd.
- KURARAY Co. Ltd. - Overview
- KURARAY Co. Ltd. - Business segments
- KURARAY Co. Ltd. - Key news
- KURARAY Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
- KURARAY Co. Ltd. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.16 Lear Corp.
- Lear Corp. - Overview
- Lear Corp. - Business segments
- Lear Corp. - Key offerings
- Lear Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.17 LG Chem Ltd.
- LG Chem Ltd. - Overview
- LG Chem Ltd. - Business segments
- LG Chem Ltd. - Key news
- LG Chem Ltd. - Key offerings
- LG Chem Ltd. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.18 LG Electronics Inc.
- LG Electronics Inc. - Overview
- LG Electronics Inc. - Business segments
- LG Electronics Inc. - Key news
- LG Electronics Inc. - Key offerings
- LG Electronics Inc. - Segment focus
- SWOT
16 Appendix
- 16.1 Scope of the report
- Market definition
- Objectives
- Notes and caveats
- 16.2 Inclusions and exclusions checklist
- Inclusions checklist
- Exclusions checklist
- 16.3 Currency conversion rates for US$
- Currency conversion rates for US$
- 16.4 Research methodology
- 16.5 Data procurement
- 16.6 Data validation
- 16.7 Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- 16.8 Data synthesis
- 16.9 360 degree market analysis
- 360 degree market analysis
- 16.10 List of abbreviations