Automotive Glass Market: 2018 Industry Analysis Research Report

1. The “Global Automotive Glass Market Research Report - Forecast to 2022” is
latest industry report added by Market Research Future to its database, provides
Global Automotive Glass Market, By type (Tempered glass, Laminated glass), By
vehicle type (Passenger car, Light commercial vehicle, Heavy Commercial vehicle),
By Application (Windscreen, Sidelite, Backlite, Sunroof) and Region - Forecast
2017-2023.
The major players operating in the market of global automotive glass are Nippon
Sheet Glass Co. Ltd (Japan), Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico), Xinyi Glass Holdings
Limited (Hong Kong), Guardian Industries Corp (U.S.), Fuyao Glass Industry Group
Co. Ltd (China), Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Japan), Central Glass Co. Ltd (Tokyo), Saint
Global S.A. (Paris), Olimpia Auto Glass Inc.(Turkey), Shatterprufe (South Africa)
and others.
Market Insights
Automotive glass is the component of vehicle that contributes to the safety and
stiffness. Automotive glass includes different components such as windscreen,
side and rear windows, and roof of the vehicle with glass panel. The main
property of automotive glass is to provide a clear vision of the road and the
nearby objects. Mainly two types of automotive glasses are used in automobile
that includes tempered safety glass and laminated safety glass.
Over the past decade, the automotive industry has witnessed a prospective
growth in the global market in terms of revenue and sales, which has turned into
significant opportunities for the manufacturers that can be grabbed in the coming
time. In the last couple of years, the automotive manufacturers have come across
several product innovation with respect to vehicle safety and security, and the
major focused area is to make the auto glass much safer and stiffer. Auto glass is
the major component of any vehicle such as passenger cars, light commercial
vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles and others, that has been designed and
manufacture in a very specific manner to keep the passenger safe. Although, the
automotive glass looks the same as any other type of glass, but it functions very
differently. As per the market study conducted by Market Research Future, the
global market for automotive glass seems very broad and is expected to create
lucrative opportunities in the forecast period. Many auto glass manufactures have
come up with various technological advancements and key development which
have pushed the market to an upper level. This market is majorly benefiting from

2. the various driving factors such as continuously increasing sales of passenger cars,
rising number of accidents, increasing research & development spending,
government’s initiatives, on-going developments by the prominent auto glass
manufacturers.
The automotive manufacturers have seen a drastic rise in the sales of new
vehicles in the last few years, which has resulted in increasing vehicles
production. Owing to this, the demand for auto glass from the auto
manufacturers have put a pressure on the OEMs to increasing the glass
production to meet the market demand. Moreover, the vehicle manufacturers
along with auto glass OEMs are working together to make the auto glass much
safer and stiffer. Additionally, the OEMs are focusing more on expansion of new
plants in various countries to meet the demand. The other reason behind the
increasing growth of auto glass is the rising number accidents. As per the data of
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States, in 2015, the
number of car accidents have reached 6.29 million. As a result, the demand for
auto glass has increased at the time vehicle repair.
In spite of these factors, the auto glass market growth could be restrained by the
factors such as higher manufacturing prices of auto glass, fluctuating prices of
glass raw materials, and underdeveloped aftermarket services in major countries.
Whereas, the major factor that has been a challenge for the automotive glass
industry is the government regulations over automotive glass certification. The
automotive glass needs to clear all the certification process led by government
and transportation department. However, several manufacturers face various
difficulties in getting NOC from these departments. Moreover, the manufacturers
need to obtain these certificate to sell or export their products to other countries
such as US’s DOT, China’s CCC, Brazil’s INMETRO, Japan’s JAS, India’s RTO and
among others. Therefore, owing to this factors, the market has faced various
challenges that could obstruct the market growth.
Table of Contents:
1 Executive Summary
2 Scope Of The Report
2.1 Market Definition

3. 2.2 Scope Of The Stud
2.2.1 Definition
2.2.2 Research Objective
2.2.3 Assumptions
2.2.4 Limitations
2.3 Research Process
2.3.1 Primary Research
2.3.2 Secondary Research
2.4 Market Size Estimation
2.5 Forecast Model
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