This statistic represents the average weight of various types of metal content in U.S. and Canadian-built light vehicles between 2007 and 2017. In 2017, the weight of regular steel in the average light vehicle assembled here amounted to 1,222 pounds per vehicle, accounting for just under 31 percent of the total vehicle weight.
Average weight of metal content in U.S. and Canadian-built light vehicles between 2007 and 2017, by type (in pounds per vehicle)
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American Chemistry Council. (June 1, 2018). Average weight of metal content in U.S. and Canadian-built light vehicles between 2007 and 2017, by type (in pounds per vehicle) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/882580/us-and-canadian-built-vehicles-average-metal-content-weight-by-type/
American Chemistry Council. "Average weight of metal content in U.S. and Canadian-built light vehicles between 2007 and 2017, by type (in pounds per vehicle)." Chart. June 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882580/us-and-canadian-built-vehicles-average-metal-content-weight-by-type/
American Chemistry Council. (2018). Average weight of metal content in U.S. and Canadian-built light vehicles between 2007 and 2017, by type (in pounds per vehicle). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882580/us-and-canadian-built-vehicles-average-metal-content-weight-by-type/
American Chemistry Council. "Average Weight of Metal Content in U.S. and Canadian-built Light Vehicles between 2007 and 2017, by Type (in Pounds per Vehicle)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882580/us-and-canadian-built-vehicles-average-metal-content-weight-by-type/
American Chemistry Council, Average weight of metal content in U.S. and Canadian-built light vehicles between 2007 and 2017, by type (in pounds per vehicle) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882580/us-and-canadian-built-vehicles-average-metal-content-weight-by-type/ (last visited May 30, 2023)
Average weight of metal content in U.S. and Canadian-built light vehicles between 2007 and 2017, by type (in pounds per vehicle) [Graph], American Chemistry Council, June 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/882580/us-and-canadian-built-vehicles-average-metal-content-weight-by-type/