Material use in car production 2025

Automotive material mix of a typical vehicle in 2025

The data describes the automotive material mix per vehicle in 2025. Steel sheet materials are expected to account for about 28% of materials used in the production of a typical passenger vehicle by 2025.

Steel sheet 28
Aluminum 16
All other steel 15
Other materials 12
Polymers 10
Iron castings 8
Generation 3 steel 4
Magnesium 1
Glass 1
Other metals 5