The average automobile contains various chemical products. In 2023, plastics and polymers constituted 9.6 percent of the total weight of an average vehicle manufactured in North America. Overall, chemical products accounted for about 27 percent of the overall weight of an average North American manufactured vehicle as of 2023. Compared to these figures in 2015, there was only slight variation.
Share of selected chemical products in an average North American automobile as a percentage of the total vehicle weight from 2015 to 2023
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American Chemistry Council. (May 22, 2024). Share of selected chemical products in an average North American automobile as a percentage of the total vehicle weight from 2015 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489579/share-of-chemical-products-in-an-average-vehicle/
American Chemistry Council. "Share of selected chemical products in an average North American automobile as a percentage of the total vehicle weight from 2015 to 2023." Chart. May 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489579/share-of-chemical-products-in-an-average-vehicle/
American Chemistry Council. (2024). Share of selected chemical products in an average North American automobile as a percentage of the total vehicle weight from 2015 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489579/share-of-chemical-products-in-an-average-vehicle/
American Chemistry Council. "Share of Selected Chemical Products in An Average North American Automobile as a Percentage of The Total Vehicle Weight from 2015 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489579/share-of-chemical-products-in-an-average-vehicle/
American Chemistry Council, Share of selected chemical products in an average North American automobile as a percentage of the total vehicle weight from 2015 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489579/share-of-chemical-products-in-an-average-vehicle/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of selected chemical products in an average North American automobile as a percentage of the total vehicle weight from 2015 to 2023 [Graph], American Chemistry Council, May 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489579/share-of-chemical-products-in-an-average-vehicle/
