A composite plastic tailgate

With 2,500 plastic tailgates manufactured every day, Plastic Omnium Auto Exterior is the European leader in this market segment. One of its most recent products is an ultra-light hybrid tailgate that combines thermoplastic and composite technologies. This new-generation tailgate offers a host of advantages: it costs less, helps reduce vehicle weight by 5 to 10 kilograms (and consequently energy use) and allows considerable freedom for styling and design. A number of orders for this type of tailgate were received in 2010.