1、In partnership 20251Colour,Materials&Finish(CMF)Survey 2025In partnership with2EXECUTIVE SUMMARYColour,Materials&Finish(CMF)remains an essential emotional vocabulary by which vehicle designers,and in particular vehicle interior design departments,express their individual brand identity,differentiate

2、 themselves from the competition,and appeal to their target consumer base.The Car Design News Colour,Material&Finish(CMF)Survey 2025 has established itself as an annual litmus test for CMF within car design,but also casts a critical eye towards the future of car design,imparting authoritative expert

3、 insight,whilst also giving back to the car design community.Colour trends-Earthy tones were the dominant colour trend for vehicle interiorsAchromatic hues led the exterior colour trend,but results were more evenly balancedThere were distinctly different colour preferences across the vehicle segment

4、sThere were clear exterior colour palette preferences across the different regionsMaterial trends-Bio-based materials and Synthetics dominated interior materialsSustainability&Integrated technology dominated materials innovationFinish trends-Smart surfaces dominated vehicle interior finish trendsThe

5、re were notably different exterior finish preferences across the regionsCultural and consumer influences-A range of different societal trends are influencing CMF choices by regionThere are clearcut generational differences within interior preferencesDiffering aspects of CMF are being prioritised acc

6、ording to vehicle 2025In partnership with3COLOUR TRENDS-GLOBALEarthy tones the dominant colour trend for vehicle interiorsFor vehicle interiors,the dominant colour trend according to survey participants was clearly Earthy tones with(40%)reporting it in first place.In a distant second place,was Achro