JAPAN AUTOMOTIVE GLASS MARKET

INTRODUCTION

The innovations in automobile glass are expected to increase the market. Smart glass applications are gaining popularity in high-end vehicles. Smart glasses provide greater quality, functionality, safety, privacy, and temperature management for passengers. These glasses are also being used in premium vehicles' moon/sunroofs.

For vehicle aesthetics, consumers are interested in moon and sunroofs. Sunroofs are often only found in high-end automobiles, although automakers are beginning to include them in other passenger vehicles.

JAPAN AUTOMOTIVE GLASS MARKET DEVELOPMENTS AND INNOVATIONS

In the next days, the growing demand for luxury cars is set to provide market participants with numerous chances. The growing use of sunroof glass, especially in high-end automobiles, is expected to boost the growth of the automotive glass industry. Nowadays, people want to have a sunroof in their automobile, which has resulted in a rise in the use of glass.

The sunroof is no longer exclusive to the luxury car market, as car manufacturers like as Honda and Toyota have brought it to other categories. Furthermore, advances in vehicle design have resulted in a rise in the size of the windshield and side windows, resulting in the industry's overall development.

The advent of a large number of Japanese producers offering low-cost automotive glass has resulted in a huge price variation in the global automotive glass market.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Fully - stocked canopies are being tested by automakers, which necessitate larger glasses for adequate safety and comfort. To attain improved durability and performance, automobile glass manufacturers are switching from traditional soda-lime glass to chemically tempered glass.

High-strength automotive glass improves safety while also reducing vehicle weight and boosting fuel efficiency. Apart from that, the integration of sensors, cameras, and rear-view mirrors into automobile glass will continue to drive market sales.

Sisecam Inc. a leading mobiliser of the Mobility solutions involving glass technologies as part of automotive requirements in the market. With the exception of windshields, işecam Tempered Glass is mostly utilised in windows.

Through a unique tempering procedure, the glass' mechanical endurance is strengthened, and their breaking behaviour is altered to reduce the danger of harm in the event of an accident. There are two types of door windows: moveable and fixed. Dependent on their functionality, they have holes and varied sections.

Guardian Glass is part of the component manufacture trending companies in the current industry. The PrivaGuard is a high-tech automobile glass with low natural light transmission, low solar heat load, and great privacy protection.

Assisting in making a drive more pleasurable. It has excellent heat absorption properties as well as a deep-tinted aesthetic appeal. Not only is it assisting in making travel more private, secure, and comfortable, but it is also assisting in making travel more stylish.

COMPANIES PROFILED

• AGC Glass Europe
• NSG Group
• Saint Gobain Glass
• Sisecam Trakya Cam
• Guardian Automotive Europe
• Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd
• Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited
• Fuyao Group
• Magna International
• Central Glass Co Ltd
• Gentex Corporation
• Samvardhana Motherson
• Dura Automotive Systems