GM-Supplier Teijin Targets Mass-Produced Carbon-Fiber Cars
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A quarter of all “eco cars” will use carbon fiber within six years as automakers ranging from General Motors Co. to Toyota Motor Corp. turn to lighter materials to improve fuel economy, a Japanese supplier says.
Osaka-based Teijin Ltd., provider of carbon fiber to Airbus Group NV’s A380 superjumbo, forecasts industry sales of carbon fiber cars will reach 3 million units by 2020 as it works with Detroit-based GM to develop the material for mass production, according to a Nov. 7 statement.