Reused materials a selling point in car manufacturing

The table and bag rack in the i3 Urban Suite are made of sustainable oiled oak. Other surfaces are made from the mallow plant which is used to make lightweight kenaf fibre. — BMW AG/dpa

Jaguar and Land Rover has now become the latest of a host of carmakers to begin wooing customers with sustainable, conscience-soothing materials, announcing this month that future cars will feature interiors using nylon made from old fishing nets.

The makers hope this strategy will tempt younger people who do not see the need to own a car or persuade potential owners worried about the environmental impact of owning their own transport.