Light Vehicle Body Structures and Modules

The body structure comprises the essential skeleton of every light vehicle, and its design, development and production remain one of the most capital intensive areas of the automotive industry.

This report examines the technologies that are being developed in this key area. It also analyses the market and legislative influences that are driving change in the sector.

Chapters include:

• Introduction
• Market Drivers
• Market Barriers & Dynamics
• Technology Developments
• Enabling Technologies
• Body Structures and Modules Suppliers

• Introduction
• Market Drivers
  • Safety
  • Occupant Protection
  • Pedestrian Protection
  • Weight
  • Oems
  • Cost
  • Differentiation
  • Manufacturing Flexibility
  • Time to Market
  • Suppliers
• Market Barriers & Dynamics
  • Oems
  • Suppliers
  • Outsourcing
• Technology Developments
  • Platforms
  • Body Structures
  • Front-Ends
  • Front-End Modules
  • Bumper Modules
  • Crash Cans
  • Wing Modules
  • Roof Systems and Modules
  • Sunroofs
  • Panoramic Roofs
  • Convertible Soft-Tops
  • Retractable Hard-Tops
  • Multi-Function Systems
  • Roof Modules
  • Doors
  • Rear Doors
• Enabling Technologies
  • Materials
  • Steel
  • Aluminium
  • Magnesium
  • Plastics
  • Hybrid Construction
  • Renewable Materials
  • Hydroforming
  • Joining Technologies
  • Advanced Welding Technologies
  • Self-Piercing Rivets
  • Clinching
  • Adhesives
  • Paints and Coatings
  • Rust-Proofing
  • Paint Layers
  • Computer Assisted Design
• Body Structures and Modules Suppliers
  • Overview
  • Arvinmeritor
  • Brose
  • Faurecia
  • Magna
  • Polytec/Peguform
  • Plastic Omnium
  • Stadco
  • Thyssenkrupp
  • Tower Automotive
  • Wagon Automotive
  • Webasto
  • Voestalpine