Automotive weatherstrips are rubber seals used to seal the edges of the windows, doors, windshield, and trunks of an automobile. Automotive weatherstrips prevent elements such as dust, rain, and snow to enter the vehicle. Moreover, automotive weatherstrips manage air flow between the hood and the engine compartment and prevent the interior components and accessories of the vehicles from damage.
Growing urbanization along with increasing purchasing power parity of middle-class population is expected to boost the demand for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. This factor is expected to directly propel the demand for automotive weatherstrips in the global market. Moreover, according to the United Nations DESA, as of 2014, 54% of the world population lives in urban areas. This share is projected to expand to 66% by 2050.
Construction and urbanization are expected to have a minor to moderate impact on the automotive weatherstrips market. Furthermore, commercial vehicles, HCVs & LCVs find a wide range of applications in logistics and e-commerce sectors, where they are used to perform tasks, such as the transportation of machinery, equipment, goods and raw materials, easier. The growing output of the e-commerce industry is expected to be one of the significant drivers for the sale of HCVs & LCVs and will, in turn, fuel the growth of the automotive weatherstrips market.
In the coming years, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of automobiles are aiming to provide high quality and lightweight components in order to increase the longevity of the vehicle and to reduce the maintenance cost of the vehicle. Moreover, automotive weatherstrips manufacturers are focusing on to get into long-term alliances with automobile OEMs in order to enhance the quality of material used and to increase their market share in the global automotive weatherstrips market. This factor is also expected to propel the growth of market in the upcoming years.
The global automotive weatherstrips market is segmented into nine regions including North America, Latin America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, South East Asia & Pacific, China, Japan, India and Middle East & Africa. Among all regions, China is expected to dominate the global automotive weatherstrips market throughout the forecast period, owing to increasing demand for passenger cars.
North America followed by Western Europe is projected to hold significant share in the global automotive weatherstrips market over the forecast period, owing to its high demand for light commercial vehicles across the region. South East Asia & Pacific is expected to witness high growth in the global automotive weatherstrips market over the forecasted period, attributed to increasing urbanization and disposable income of middle class population.
Japan is projected to witness significant growth opportunities in the global automotive weatherstrips market due to healthy growth in the automotive industry. The demand in MEA automotive weatherstrips market is expected to grow during the forecast period owing to the increasing demand for automobiles in the region.
Examples of some of the participants in the global automotive weatherstrips market identified across the value chain include:-
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The automotive weatherstrips market can be segmented by material type, end use, vehicle type and sales channel.
On the basis of material type, the automotive weatherstrips market can be segmented as:-
On the basis of end use, the automotive weatherstrips market can be segmented as:-
On the basis of vehicle type, the automotive weatherstrips market can be segmented as:-
On the basis of sales channel, the automotive weatherstrips market can be segmented as:-
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