Use of plastics in the automotive industry
Plastics and automotive - From yesterday to today

The average car is made up of 15,000 parts, including around 600 plastic parts.

Each of these parts is subject to specific constraints. However, all these parts are usually grouped into a few categories for which the requirements are more or less homogeneous. At least four main areas can be distinguished [5]:

• cabin interiors, which consume around 46% of plastics;

• exterior parts and bodywork, which consume 29% of plastics;

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