Automotive Safety

U.S. House of Representatives Continues to Recognize Essential Role of Plastics in Auto Safety and Buildout of Low-Carbon Vehicles Infrastructure

The Fiscal Year 2022 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee report notes: “The Committee recognizes the importance that lightweight plastics and polymer composites play to improve automotive safety, meet ...

Plastic Helps Automakers Build More Fuel Efficient, Safer Cars

For decades, Congress has mandated improved automobile fuel efficiency. As a result, our nation’s carmakers have turned more and more to sustainable, durable, lightweight plastic to decrease the weight of car parts, which reduces fuel use.

Automotive Safety

America’s Plastic Makers® support using plastics and polymer composite materials that enable the automotive safety advances of yesterday, today, and tomorrow - saving countless lives.

Plastics in Automotive By the Numbers

Vehicle Lightweighting Maintains Safety

Modeling Shows Material Lightweighting “On Net” Decreases Fatalities - EPA/NHTSA