Within the OE glazing market, light vehicles, including all cars, light trucks and the various cross-over vehicle styles such as sports utility vehicles and people carriers, currently account for around 97 per cent of global vehicle build.

Automotive is a section on our website with information about automotive glazing products and solutions

High quality glass production starts with the float process, developed by Pilkington and now the industry standard. Automotive glass production includes pre-processing, toughening, laminating, encapsulation, extrusion and assembly, adding functionality.

The NSG Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of glass and glazing systems in three major business areas: Architectural Glass Products, Automotive and Technical Glass. Founded in 1918, NSG Group acquired the leading UK-based glass manufacturer Pilkington plc in June 2006.

There are two basic forms of glass shaping and strengthening for automotive applications, though hybrid processes have more recently been developed. Automotive Toughening. Toughened glass, or tempered glass as it is sometimes called, is most frequently used in the rear and side windows of vehicles.

Pilkington Sundym™ Select is the latest glazing innovation from Pilkington Automotive. Utilising state of the art Suspended Particle Device (SPD) technology, Pilkington Sundym™ Select laminated glazing affords the driver complete control of light levels within the vehicle.

Optikool™ and EZ-KOOL® are green, optimised solar absorbing glasses, providing significant improvement to occupant comfort. The products reduce the heat entering through a vehicle's glazed area by around 20 per cent when compared to a car equipped with standard tinted glass.

Pilkington Automotive has operations across Europe, Japan, North America, South America, China and Malaysia, serving both the original equipment market, and the aftermarket.

Automotive Pre-processing Because glazing is an integral part of any vehicle's styling, each piece of automotive glass is unique to a specific opening within any individual vehicle. Hence three-dimensional shaping of the glass, together with imparting its increased strength and safety properties are at the heart of automotive glass processing.

Pilkington Automotive operates as a single global organisation serving the Original Equipment (OE) and Automotive Glass Replacement (AGR) Aftermarket sectors. Principal operations are in Europe, Japan, North America, South America, China and Malaysia, combined into an integrated worldwide business unit, across all regions and distribution channels.