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Textiles in Automobiles
10.1 Introduction
The process of urbanization is increasing, and population growth continues
at a rapid pace. Mobility is a basic requirement of most of the human activ-
ity. According to the latest forecast (Hunter, 2011), there will be more than
9 billion people living on our planet in 2050, and approx. 1.2 billion cars will
occupy the world’s roads. The automobile industry’s yearly growth rate is
expected to exceed 5.5% from 2010 to 2015, reaching a value of more than
$5.1 trillion by 2015, according to a recent survey by MarketLine (2012). In
line with this, the automobile ind