Domestic technical textiles Industry Segment-wise consumption of ...

Car upholstery: Car Body Covers
Car body covers are used to cover the car if no covered space for parking (parking garage) is
available.
Product characteristics
The car body cover is a 100% technical textile product based on the raw material used. The car body
covers are made of a variety of fabrics including canvas covers, HDPE, PVC reinforced cotton
material and Nylon.
Consumption norms and the market size
The penetration of car body covers is very low in India. These covers are required only if covered
parking garage is not available. Even in the absence of covered parking space, most of the car owners
do not use car body covers. The penetration of car body covers is around 4-5%.
Car body covers
Number of cars on road at the start of
2007-08
9.5 million
Additional cars on road in 2007-08 1.76 million
Penetration 4-5%
Life of car body covers 5 to 7 years
Demand for car body covers 1.04 lakh
Source: Industry survey, IMaCS Analysis
The car body cover prices range from Rs 600 to Rs 1100. The average price of car body cover is Rs
850. The prices have seen a drop over the years. The substitute of car body cover is a layer of
protective coating laid over the car surface. This surface treatment costs about Rs. 3000 to Rs. 4000.
The penetration of car body covers is expected to drop marginally because of the surface treatment
substitute.
The current and future forecast of car body covers domestic usage is given below:-
Car body covers
Domestic usage
2007-08 2012-13