Research Methodology Baseline Methodology Our dedicated team of industry experts has monitored and analyzed various aspects of the global 3D printing automotive market. The team has analyzed the outlook of various segments of this market, while considering the major influencing factors such as adoption of various technologies in 3D printing for automotive industry, growing awareness of end-users over customization using 3D printing and production of various automotive parts using 3D printing, etc. The study includes market forecasting, which would enable our clients to take better decisions while planning their strategy to achieve sustainability in the global 3D printing automotive market. Methodology Followed for Calculation of Market Size: • Market Size by Value : Market size, in terms of value, for the year 2020 was calculated based on information collected through exhaustive secondary research and primary surveys, with various key opinion leaders/stakeholders, such as 3D printing companies, channel partners, market influencers & end-users, industry experts and other industry participants. • The team interviewed more than 15 3D printing companies, 100 end-users and 15 industry experts and other stakeholders in the global 3D printing automotive market to obtain the overall market size between 2016 and 2020, which was validated by the Delphi technique. Taking standard deviation into consideration, the market size was averaged out, to arrive at the market size data during the historical period. • Respondents were asked about the current and future market growth rates, market shares by material, by technology, by application, by company and by region. Removing the outlier response, the geometric mean of growth estimates and provider wise revenue shares generated across various segments were considered, to arrive at the final revenue share. Revenue shares generated across various segments were further triangulated from other stakeholders. • Market Size by Volume: It includes the number of automotive 3D printer shipments for the year range between 2016 and 2026. 16 Automotive © TechSci Research 16