Automotive Composite Leaf Springs Market Report

Market Insights

The global automotive composite leaf spring is a niche market and currently represents less than 1% of the total automotive leaf springs (metals + composites) market. It is likely to remain niche in the foreseeable future but possesses significant growth potential in the coming years. It is forecasted to grow at an attractive rate over the next five years to reach US$ 86.6 million in 2023. Increasing automobile production, an increasing demand for lightweight leaf springs to achieve stringent government regulations of many countries, such as CAFÉ Standards, and the market entry of new players targeting local markets are the major factors that are proliferating the growth of the composite leaf springs market in the automotive industry.

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Composite leaf springs are not new to the automotive industry. Chevrolet Corvette has been using composite leaf springs on both front and rear locations at the transversal position since 1981. Composite leaf springs offer several benefits over steel leaf springs, such as high durability, greater flexibility, better vibration energy absorption, and fatigue resistance. Composite leaf spring is about five times more durable than similarly-sized steel leaf springs. The biggest advantage of composite leaf spring is its significant weight savings. It is about 1/7th the weight of a steel leaf spring.

Segments' Analysis

Automotive Composite Leaf Springs Market Share by Vehicle Type

The global automotive composite leaf springs market is segmented on the basis of vehicle type as Passenger Car, Light Commercial Vehicle, Medium- & Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicle, and Others. Light commercial vehicle (LCV) is the expected to remain the growth engine of the global automotive composite leaf springs market during the forecast period. Pick-up, Van, and SUVs are the major LCV types that are using composite leaf springs at either transversal or longitudinal position, depending on requirement, vehicle design type, etc. All the major OEMs are evaluating the use of the composite leaf springs in their major Pick-up, VAN, and SUV models. The passenger car is likely to witness the highest growth during the same period, driven by an increasing penetration of composite leaf springs.

Automotive Composite Leaf Springs Market Share by Installation Type

There are two types of installations of composite leaf springs on an automobile: Transversal and Longitudinal. Transversal is the most common installation type for composite leaf springs in the automotive industry. Currently, all the major auto models using composite leaf springs, such as Chevrolet Corvette, are using it on transversal-mounted position. Currently, there is a very limited usage of composite leaf springs on the longitudinal position.

Automotive Composite Leaf Springs Market Share by Manufacturing Process Type

In terms of manufacturing process type, the market is segmented into Compression Molding, High-Pressure Resin Transfer Molding (HP-RTM), Press Molding, and Others. HP-RTM is likely to be the most dominant process in the market during the forecast period. The process type is also likely to witness the highest growth during the same period as well. The process type offers several advantages including a short part cycle time and has been gaining the traction not only in composite leaf springs but also in other structural parts of automobile including passenger cell.

Regional Insights

Based on the regions, Europe is expected to remain the largest market for composite leaf springs in the automotive industry over the next five years, driven by increasing usage of composite leaf springs in the light commercial vehicles and passenger cars. Asia-Pacific and North America are set to witness higher growths in the coming five years, driven by a host of factors including a gradual shift of assembly plants of OEMs in these regions, an increasing penetration of composite leaf springs, and market entry of local composite leaf spring manufacturers.

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Market Scope & Segmentation

The Automotive Composite Leaf Springs Market is segmented in the following ways:

Automotive Composite Leaf Springs Market Size, Share & Forecast by Vehicle Type:

• Passenger Car
• Light Commercial Vehicles
• Medium- & Heavy-Duty Vehicles
• Others

Automotive Composite Leaf Springs Market Size, Share & Forecast by Installation Type:

• Transversal
• Longitudinal

Automotive Composite Leaf Springs Market Size, Share & Forecast by Manufacturing Process Type:

• Compression Molding Process
• Prepreg Layup Process
• Other Processes

Automotive Composite Leaf Springs Market Size, Share & Forecast by Location Type:

• Front Leaf Spring
• Rear Leaf Spring

Automotive Composite Leaf Springs Market Size, Share & Forecast by Region:

• North America (Country Analysis: the USA and Others)
• Europe (Country Analysis: Germany, Sweden, Italy, Russia, and Rest of Europe)
• Asia-Pacific (Country Analysis: China, South Korea, India, and Rest of Asia-Pacific)
• Rest of the World (Country Analysis: Brazil and Others)

Key Players

The supply chain of this market comprises raw material suppliers, composite leaf spring manufacturers, Automotive OEMs, distributors, and Dealers.

The key automotive OEMs are-

• Daimler
• GM
• Volvo
• Fiat
• Iveco
• Peterbilt
• Navistar
• Mahindra & Mahindra

The global automotive composite leaf spring is a highly consolidated market. The key leaf spring manufacturers are-

• Liteflex LLC
• IFC Composite
• Benteler-SGL.

New product development, capacity expansion, and process optimization are the key strategies adopted by the key players to gain a competitive edge in the market.

Research Methodology

For calculating the market size, our analysts follow either Top-Bottom or Bottom-Top approach or both, depending upon the complexity or availability of the data points. Our reports offer high-quality insights and are the outcome of detailed research methodology comprising extensive secondary research, rigorous primary interviews with industry stakeholders and validation and triangulation with Stratview Research’s internal database and statistical tools. We leverage multitude of authenticated secondary sources, such as company annual reports, government sources, trade associations, journals, investor presentation, white papers, and articles to gather the data. More than 10 detailed primary interviews with the market players across the value chain in all four regions and industry experts are usually executed to obtain both qualitative and quantitative insights.

Report Features

This report, from Stratview Research, studies the global composite leaf springs market in the automotive industry over the trend period 2012 to 2017 and forecast period of 2018 to 2023. The report provides detailed insights into the market dynamics to enable informed business decision making and growth strategy formulation based on the opportunities present in the market.

The following are the key features of the report:

• Market structure: Overview, industry life cycle analysis, supply chain analysis.
• Market environment analysis: Growth drivers and constraints, Porter’s five forces analysis, SWOT analysis.
• Market trend and forecast analysis.
• Market segment trend and forecast.
• Competitive landscape and dynamics: Market share, product portfolio, product launches, etc.
• Attractive market segments and associated growth opportunities.
• Emerging trends.
• Strategic growth opportunities for the existing and new players.
• Key success factors.

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Competitive Benchmarking

• Benchmarking of key players on the following parameters: Product portfolio, geographical reach, regional presence, and strategic alliances

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