This statistic represents the average weight of various types of metal content in U.S. and Canadian-built light vehicles between 2007 and 2017. In 2017, the weight of regular steel in the average light vehicle assembled here amounted to 1,222 pounds per vehicle, accounting for just under 31 percent of the total vehicle weight.
Average weight of metal content in U.S. and Canadian-built light vehicles between 2007 and 2017, by type
(in pounds per vehicle)
Characteristic
Regular steel
High- & medium-strength steel
Stainless steel
Other steels
Iron castings
Aluminum
Magnesium
Copper and brass
Lead
Zinc castings
Powder metal
Other metals
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American Chemistry Council. (June 1, 2018). Average weight of metal content in U.S. and Canadian-built light vehicles between 2007 and 2017, by type (in pounds per vehicle) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/882580/us-and-canadian-built-vehicles-average-metal-content-weight-by-type/
American Chemistry Council. "Average weight of metal content in U.S. and Canadian-built light vehicles between 2007 and 2017, by type (in pounds per vehicle)." Chart. June 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882580/us-and-canadian-built-vehicles-average-metal-content-weight-by-type/
American Chemistry Council. (2018). Average weight of metal content in U.S. and Canadian-built light vehicles between 2007 and 2017, by type (in pounds per vehicle). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882580/us-and-canadian-built-vehicles-average-metal-content-weight-by-type/
American Chemistry Council. "Average Weight of Metal Content in U.S. and Canadian-built Light Vehicles between 2007 and 2017, by Type (in Pounds per Vehicle)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882580/us-and-canadian-built-vehicles-average-metal-content-weight-by-type/
American Chemistry Council, Average weight of metal content in U.S. and Canadian-built light vehicles between 2007 and 2017, by type (in pounds per vehicle) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882580/us-and-canadian-built-vehicles-average-metal-content-weight-by-type/ (last visited July 04, 2024)
Average weight of metal content in U.S. and Canadian-built light vehicles between 2007 and 2017, by type (in pounds per vehicle) [Graph], American Chemistry Council, June 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/882580/us-and-canadian-built-vehicles-average-metal-content-weight-by-type/