Design and growth of plastics in automotive are proceeding steadily on two levels. First, many incremental advancements continue to verify the materials＇ performance/cost capabilities in existing and new applications in the 1998 car platforms, And second major changes are anticipated in the near future. New system and modularization concepts, now taking shape on the OEM and supplier drawing boards, ave coming closer to maturation, acceptance, and production, They are expected to greatly expand the contributions of plastics in upcoming new vehicles.