Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold Supply, Demand and Key Producers, 2026-2032
Description
The global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold market size is expected to reach $ 1081 million by 2032, rising at a market growth of 0.6% CAGR during the forecast period (2026-2032).
An automotive plastic intake manifold is a thermoplastic composite air-distribution assembly on the intake side of an engine. It routes and meters intake air from the throttle/boost source to each cylinder, and may integrate variable-runner mechanisms, ports, sensors and vacuum interfaces to improve volumetric efficiency, NVH and emissions while reducing mass.
The upstream supply chain focuses on engineering plastic resin systems, glass fibers and additives, metal inserts/bushings, seals, and sensor interface components; the downstream market serves engine/hybrid powertrain manufacturers and Tier-1 suppliers of modular intake systems.
In 2025, global automotive plastic intake manifold production reached approximately 57 million units, with an average global market price is between $15 and $20 per unit.
Automotive plastic intake manifolds are lightweight functional components in the intake air path of ICE and hybrid vehicles. Built around a plenum + runners architecture, they distribute air from the throttle/charger to each cylinder with controlled balance, while tuned volumes and runner geometry improve cylinder filling, transient response, and intake NVH. In modern downsized turbo and highly calibrated powertrains, plastic manifolds have evolved frommetal replacements into system-level modules that must simultaneously satisfy airflow, acoustics, structural integrity, and manufacturability targets.
Material systems are historically dominated by glass-fiber–reinforced polyamides (PA6/PA66 families), engineered to balance strength, creep resistance, and long-term durability under under-hood thermal cycling and oil/condensate exposure. In selected platforms, glass-fiber–reinforced polypropylene (PP) is adopted as an alternative, mainly to optimize the combined tradeoff among lower density (lightweighting), cost, and acoustic behavior—provided temperature capability, stiffness, and lifetime validation requirements are met. For harsher thermal environments or more integrated intake modules, higher-heat engineering polymer grades may be introduced to ensure robust heat aging and pressure-pulse durability.
Demand is structurally tied to the production base of vehicles that still carry internal combustion engines: ICE and HEV/PHEV platforms require intake manifolds, while BEVs generally do not—creating a long-term substitution headwind. Hybrid growth can partially offset BEV substitution, and hybrid packaging constraints and NVH sensitivity often increase the value of integrated plastic intake modules. Regionally, supply and demand tend to follow concentrated vehicle and powertrain manufacturing clusters, with Asia-Pacific leaning toward scale-driven localization and North America/Europe often emphasizing validation rigor, durability consistency, and higher integration under regulatory and platform-iteration pressures.
Key opportunities are driven by (1) turbo downsizing and calibration sophistication increasing demand for airflow balance, acoustic tuning, and module integration (manifold-to-intake-module upgrades); (2) advances in materials and processes improving manufacturability of thin-wall, complex-cavity, and highly integrated designs; and (3) module-based sourcing and platform consolidation favoring suppliers with strong system co-design capability.
This report studies the global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold production, demand, key manufacturers, and key regions.
This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the world market for Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold and provides market size (US$ million) and Year-over-Year (YoY) Growth, considering 2025 as the base year. This report explores demand trends and competition, as well as details the characteristics of Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold that contribute to its increasing demand across many markets.
Highlights and key features of the study
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold total production and demand, 2021-2032, (K Units)
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold total production value, 2021-2032, (USD Million)
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold production by region & country, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (K Units), (based on production site)
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold consumption by region & country, CAGR, 2021-2032 & (K Units)
U.S. VS China: Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold domestic production, consumption, key domestic manufacturers and share
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold production by manufacturer, production, price, value and market share 2021-2026, (USD Million) & (K Units)
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold production by Type, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (K Units)
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold production by Application, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (K Units)
This report profiles key players in the global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold market based on the following parameters - company overview, production, value, price, gross margin, product portfolio, geographical presence, and key developments. Key companies covered as a part of this study include Mann+Hummel, Toyota Boshoku, Sogefi, Aisin Seiki, Montaplast, Novares, Roechling, Mikuni, Inzi Controls, Motherson Group, etc.
This report also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approvals.
Stakeholders would have ease in decision-making through various strategy matrices used in analyzing the World Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold market
Detailed Segmentation:
Each section contains quantitative market data including market by value (US$ Millions), volume (production, consumption) & (K Units) and average price (US$/Unit) by manufacturer, by Type, and by Application. Data is given for the years 2021-2032 by year with 2025 as the base year, 2026 as the estimate year, and 2027-2032 as the forecast year.
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold Market, By Region:
United States
China
Europe
Japan
South Korea
ASEAN
India
Rest of World
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold Market, Segmentation by Type:
Polyamide
Polypropylene
Others
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold Market, Segmentation by Effective Length:
Fixed-length Intake Manifold
Variable-length Intake Manifold
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold Market, Segmentation by Vehicle:
Internal Combustion Engines
PHEV
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold Market, Segmentation by Application:
Passenger Car
Commercial Vehicle
Companies Profiled:
Mann+Hummel
Toyota Boshoku
Sogefi
Aisin Seiki
Montaplast
Novares
Roechling
Mikuni
Inzi Controls
Motherson Group
Aisan Industry
Boyi Technology
Hengxin Powertrain Technology
Shentong Technology
Key Questions Answered:
1. How big is the global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold market?
2. What is the demand of the global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold market?
3. What is the year over year growth of the global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold market?
4. What is the production and production value of the global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold market?
5. Who are the key producers in the global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold market?
6. What are the growth factors driving the market demand?
An automotive plastic intake manifold is a thermoplastic composite air-distribution assembly on the intake side of an engine. It routes and meters intake air from the throttle/boost source to each cylinder, and may integrate variable-runner mechanisms, ports, sensors and vacuum interfaces to improve volumetric efficiency, NVH and emissions while reducing mass.
The upstream supply chain focuses on engineering plastic resin systems, glass fibers and additives, metal inserts/bushings, seals, and sensor interface components; the downstream market serves engine/hybrid powertrain manufacturers and Tier-1 suppliers of modular intake systems.
In 2025, global automotive plastic intake manifold production reached approximately 57 million units, with an average global market price is between $15 and $20 per unit.
Automotive plastic intake manifolds are lightweight functional components in the intake air path of ICE and hybrid vehicles. Built around a plenum + runners architecture, they distribute air from the throttle/charger to each cylinder with controlled balance, while tuned volumes and runner geometry improve cylinder filling, transient response, and intake NVH. In modern downsized turbo and highly calibrated powertrains, plastic manifolds have evolved frommetal replacements into system-level modules that must simultaneously satisfy airflow, acoustics, structural integrity, and manufacturability targets.
Material systems are historically dominated by glass-fiber–reinforced polyamides (PA6/PA66 families), engineered to balance strength, creep resistance, and long-term durability under under-hood thermal cycling and oil/condensate exposure. In selected platforms, glass-fiber–reinforced polypropylene (PP) is adopted as an alternative, mainly to optimize the combined tradeoff among lower density (lightweighting), cost, and acoustic behavior—provided temperature capability, stiffness, and lifetime validation requirements are met. For harsher thermal environments or more integrated intake modules, higher-heat engineering polymer grades may be introduced to ensure robust heat aging and pressure-pulse durability.
Demand is structurally tied to the production base of vehicles that still carry internal combustion engines: ICE and HEV/PHEV platforms require intake manifolds, while BEVs generally do not—creating a long-term substitution headwind. Hybrid growth can partially offset BEV substitution, and hybrid packaging constraints and NVH sensitivity often increase the value of integrated plastic intake modules. Regionally, supply and demand tend to follow concentrated vehicle and powertrain manufacturing clusters, with Asia-Pacific leaning toward scale-driven localization and North America/Europe often emphasizing validation rigor, durability consistency, and higher integration under regulatory and platform-iteration pressures.
Key opportunities are driven by (1) turbo downsizing and calibration sophistication increasing demand for airflow balance, acoustic tuning, and module integration (manifold-to-intake-module upgrades); (2) advances in materials and processes improving manufacturability of thin-wall, complex-cavity, and highly integrated designs; and (3) module-based sourcing and platform consolidation favoring suppliers with strong system co-design capability.
This report studies the global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold production, demand, key manufacturers, and key regions.
This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the world market for Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold and provides market size (US$ million) and Year-over-Year (YoY) Growth, considering 2025 as the base year. This report explores demand trends and competition, as well as details the characteristics of Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold that contribute to its increasing demand across many markets.
Highlights and key features of the study
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold total production and demand, 2021-2032, (K Units)
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold total production value, 2021-2032, (USD Million)
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold production by region & country, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (K Units), (based on production site)
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold consumption by region & country, CAGR, 2021-2032 & (K Units)
U.S. VS China: Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold domestic production, consumption, key domestic manufacturers and share
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold production by manufacturer, production, price, value and market share 2021-2026, (USD Million) & (K Units)
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold production by Type, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (K Units)
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold production by Application, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (K Units)
This report profiles key players in the global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold market based on the following parameters - company overview, production, value, price, gross margin, product portfolio, geographical presence, and key developments. Key companies covered as a part of this study include Mann+Hummel, Toyota Boshoku, Sogefi, Aisin Seiki, Montaplast, Novares, Roechling, Mikuni, Inzi Controls, Motherson Group, etc.
This report also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approvals.
Stakeholders would have ease in decision-making through various strategy matrices used in analyzing the World Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold market
Detailed Segmentation:
Each section contains quantitative market data including market by value (US$ Millions), volume (production, consumption) & (K Units) and average price (US$/Unit) by manufacturer, by Type, and by Application. Data is given for the years 2021-2032 by year with 2025 as the base year, 2026 as the estimate year, and 2027-2032 as the forecast year.
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold Market, By Region:
United States
China
Europe
Japan
South Korea
ASEAN
India
Rest of World
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold Market, Segmentation by Type:
Polyamide
Polypropylene
Others
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold Market, Segmentation by Effective Length:
Fixed-length Intake Manifold
Variable-length Intake Manifold
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold Market, Segmentation by Vehicle:
Internal Combustion Engines
PHEV
Global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold Market, Segmentation by Application:
Passenger Car
Commercial Vehicle
Companies Profiled:
Mann+Hummel
Toyota Boshoku
Sogefi
Aisin Seiki
Montaplast
Novares
Roechling
Mikuni
Inzi Controls
Motherson Group
Aisan Industry
Boyi Technology
Hengxin Powertrain Technology
Shentong Technology
Key Questions Answered:
1. How big is the global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold market?
2. What is the demand of the global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold market?
3. What is the year over year growth of the global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold market?
4. What is the production and production value of the global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold market?
5. Who are the key producers in the global Automotive Plastic Intake Manifold market?
6. What are the growth factors driving the market demand?
Table of Contents
122 Pages
- 1 Supply Summary
- 2 Demand Summary
- 3 World Manufacturers Competitive Analysis
- 4 United States VS China VS Rest of the World
- 5 Market Analysis by Type
- 6 Market Analysis by Effective Length
- 7 Market Analysis by Vehicle
- 8 Market Analysis by Application
- 9 Company Profiles
- 10 Industry Chain Analysis
- 11 Research Findings and Conclusion
- 12 Appendix
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