Summary

The global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads market size was US$ 422 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 608 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 5.1% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
By 2025, the evolving U.S. tariff policy is poised to inject considerable uncertainty into the global economic landscape. This report delves into the latest U.S. tariff measures and the corresponding policy responses across the globe, evaluating their impacts on Automotive Sintered Brake Pads market competitiveness, regional economic performance, and supply chain configurations.
Automotive sintered brake pads are friction components manufactured by compacting and sintering copper-, iron-, and other metal-based powders under high temperature and pressure to create a dense, thermally stable material optimized for high-load braking environments. These pads are designed to address the limitations of organic and semi-metallic pads, particularly their susceptibility to thermal fade, unstable friction behavior, and accelerated wear under extreme temperatures. Sintered pads provide consistent braking performance and extended durability for vehicles with high braking energy demands, including SUVs, commercial vehicles, motorsport applications, and increasingly electrified vehicles with higher mass and regenerative-braking-induced thermal cycling. Originating from mid-20th-century advances in powder metallurgy—initially adopted in military and railway braking systems—the technology evolved into widespread use in motorcycles and high-performance passenger cars as vehicle performance and operating temperatures increased. The upstream supply chain involves producers of metal powders (copper, iron, friction modifiers), binders and reinforcing additives, powder-metallurgy processing equipment, and component suppliers for backing plates, shims, and thermal-insulation elements, forming a complete ecosystem supporting sintered friction material manufacturing.The global production capacity for automotive sintered brake pads in 2024 is 30 million units, with total sales reaching 2.554 million units. The average unit price is USD 16.5 per piece, and corporate gross margins generally range between 15% and 25%.
The current market for automotive sintered brake pads is experiencing simultaneous technological refinement and application expansion. As vehicles become heavier, powertrains diversify, and driving environments grow more demanding, the need for friction materials with superior thermal stability and durability continues to increase. This shift has brought greater attention to sintered products in passenger vehicles, commercial fleets, and performance-oriented applications. Meanwhile, improvements in powder metallurgy, stabilization of global supply chains, and rising production consistency have supported broader adoption. Increasing alignment of international technical standards is further driving manufacturers to invest in performance enhancement, environmental compliance, and product validation, thereby elevating the overall technological maturity of the market.
Future development trends will emerge along several directions. First, the growing prevalence of electric vehicles, high-performance cars, and heavy-duty vehicles will raise the thermal and durability demands placed on braking systems, stimulating the development of materials with better high-temperature stability, reduced rotor wear, and lower mass. Second, digital manufacturing and intelligent material design will become more integrated into the industry through improved powder formulation control, optimized process parameters, and predictive modeling of braking behavior, enhancing product accuracy and reliability. Third, environmental regulations and global sustainability initiatives will increasingly influence material innovation, prompting reductions in particulate emissions and development of new environmentally compatible compositions.
Market drivers stem from both technological and industry-wide changes. Rising vehicle mass, higher output power, and increased braking energy challenge the capability of traditional friction materials under extreme operating conditions, prompting automakers to seek higher-performance alternatives. The braking characteristics of electrified vehicles, shaped by regenerative-braking patterns, further increase the need for stable friction behavior. Heightened consumer and regulatory focus on safety and brake consistency adds continued demand for advanced materials. Additionally, improvements in powder metallurgy equipment, automated compaction technologies, and raw-material quality control enhance production efficiency and stability, enabling broader deployment in mid- to high-end vehicle segments.
Constraints arise mainly from manufacturing cost, inherent material characteristics, and market positioning. Sintered brake pads require high-grade raw materials and complex processing, resulting in higher costs that limit adoption in budget-sensitive vehicle segments. Performance characteristics such as increased rotor wear or elevated noise levels may conflict with comfort-focused vehicle designs, limiting market acceptance. The powder-metallurgy process also demands significant equipment investment and strict process consistency, raising barriers to entry for smaller manufacturers. Evolving regulatory requirements regarding environmental impact and material composition add further challenges by increasing the cost and duration of product development and certification.
The global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads market is strategically segmented by company, region (country), by Type, and by Application. This report empowers stakeholders to capitalize on emerging opportunities, optimize product strategies, and outperform competitors through data-driven insights on sales, revenue, and forecasts across regions, by Type, and by Application for 2020-2031.
Market Segmentation
By Company:
Akebono Brake Industry
Knorr-Bremse
Tianyishangjia New Material
Tokai Carbon
Miba
SBS Friction
Dawin Friction
EBC Brakes
Ferodo
Frenotecnica
GMP Friction Products
By Type: (Dominant Segment vs High-Margin Innovation)
Passenger Cars
Commercial Vehicles
Race Cars
By Application: (Core Demand Driver vs Emerging Opportunity)
OEM
Aftermarket
By Region
Macro-Regional Analysis: Market Size & Growth Forecasts
- North America
- Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- South America
- Middle East & Africa
Micro-Local Market Deep Dive: Strategic Insights
- Competitive Landscape: Player dominance vs. disruptors (e.g., Akebono Brake Industry in Europe)
- Emerging Product Trends: Passenger Cars adoption vs. Commercial Vehicles premiumization
- Demand-Side Dynamics: OEM growth in China vs. Aftermarket potential in North America
- Localized Consumer Needs: Regulatory hurdles in EU vs. price sensitivity in India
Focus Markets:
North America
Europe
China
Japan
(Additional regions can be customized based on client needs.)
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Report scope, executive summary, and market evolution scenarios (short/mid/long term).
Chapter 2: Quantitative analysis of Automotive Sintered Brake Pads market size and growth potential at global, regional, and country levels.
Chapter 3: Competitive benchmarking of manufacturers (revenue, market share, M&A, R&D focus).
Chapter 4: Type-based segmentation analysis – Uncovering blue ocean markets (e.g., Commercial Vehicles in China).
Chapter 5: Application-based segmentation analysis – High-growth downstream opportunities (e.g., Aftermarket in India).
Chapter 6: Regional sales and revenue breakdown by company, type, application and customer.
Chapter 7: Key manufacturer profiles – Financials, product portfolios, and strategic developments.
Chapter 8: Market dynamics – Drivers, restraints, regulatory impacts, and risk mitigation strategies.
Chapter 9: Actionable conclusions and strategic recommendations.
Why This Report?
This is not just another market study. By fusing global trend analysis with hyper-local operational intelligence, we deliver:
- Risk-Controlled Market Entry: Navigate regulatory complexities in focus markets (e.g., China’s policies).
- Product Portfolio Optimization: Align offerings with regional preferences (e.g., Passenger Cars dominance in Europe vs. Commercial Vehicles demand in MEA).
- Competitor Counterstrategies: Decode player tactics in fragmented vs. consolidated markets.

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Table of Contents

1 Market Overview
1.1 Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Product Scope
1.2 Automotive Sintered Brake Pads by Type
1.2.1 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales by Type (2020 & 2024 & 2031)
1.2.2 Passenger Cars
1.2.3 Commercial Vehicles
1.2.4 Race Cars
1.3 Automotive Sintered Brake Pads by Application
1.3.1 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales Comparison by Application (2020 & 2024 & 2031)
1.3.2 OEM
1.3.3 Aftermarket
1.4 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Market Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.4.1 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Market Size in Value Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.4.2 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Market Size in Volume Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.4.3 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Price Trends (2020-2031)
1.5 Assumptions and Limitations
2 Market Size and Prospective by Region
2.1 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Market Size by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
2.2 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Retrospective Market Scenario by Region (2020-2025)
2.2.1 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
2.2.2 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Revenue Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
2.3 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Market Estimates and Forecasts by Region (2026-2031)
2.3.1 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales Estimates and Forecasts by Region (2026-2031)
2.3.2 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
2.4 Major Region and Emerging Market Analysis
2.4.1 North America Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
2.4.2 Europe Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
2.4.3 China Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
2.4.4 Japan Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
3 Global Market Size by Type
3.1 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Historic Market Review by Type (2020-2025)
3.1.1 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales by Type (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Revenue by Type (2020-2025)
3.1.3 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Price by Type (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Market Estimates and Forecasts by Type (2026-2031)
3.2.1 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
3.2.2 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Revenue Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
3.2.3 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Price Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
3.3 Different Types Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Representative Players
4 Global Market Size by Application
4.1 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Historic Market Review by Application (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales by Application (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Revenue by Application (2020-2025)
4.1.3 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Price by Application (2020-2025)
4.2 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Market Estimates and Forecasts by Application (2026-2031)
4.2.1 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
4.2.2 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Revenue Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
4.2.3 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Price Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
4.3 New Sources of Growth in Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Application
5 Competition Landscape by Players
5.1 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales by Players (2020-2025)
5.2 Global Top Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Players by Revenue (2020-2025)
5.3 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Automotive Sintered Brake Pads as of 2024)
5.4 Global Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
5.5 Global Key Manufacturers of Automotive Sintered Brake Pads, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
5.6 Global Key Manufacturers of Automotive Sintered Brake Pads, Product Type & Application
5.7 Global Key Manufacturers of Automotive Sintered Brake Pads, Date of Enter into This Industry
5.8 Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans
6 Region Analysis
6.1 North America Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.1.1 North America Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales by Company
6.1.1.1 North America Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.1.1.2 North America Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.1.2 North America Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.1.3 North America Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.1.4 North America Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Major Customer
6.1.5 North America Market Trend and Opportunities
6.2 Europe Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.2.1 Europe Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales by Company
6.2.1.1 Europe Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.2.1.2 Europe Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.2.2 Europe Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.2.3 Europe Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Europe Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Major Customer
6.2.5 Europe Market Trend and Opportunities
6.3 China Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.3.1 China Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales by Company
6.3.1.1 China Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.3.1.2 China Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.3.2 China Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.3.3 China Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.3.4 China Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Major Customer
6.3.5 China Market Trend and Opportunities
6.4 Japan Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.4.1 Japan Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales by Company
6.4.1.1 Japan Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.4.1.2 Japan Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.4.2 Japan Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.4.3 Japan Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Japan Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Major Customer
6.4.5 Japan Market Trend and Opportunities
7 Company Profiles and Key Figures
7.1 Akebono Brake Industry
7.1.1 Akebono Brake Industry Company Information
7.1.2 Akebono Brake Industry Business Overview
7.1.3 Akebono Brake Industry Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.1.4 Akebono Brake Industry Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Products Offered
7.1.5 Akebono Brake Industry Recent Development
7.2 Knorr-Bremse
7.2.1 Knorr-Bremse Company Information
7.2.2 Knorr-Bremse Business Overview
7.2.3 Knorr-Bremse Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.2.4 Knorr-Bremse Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Products Offered
7.2.5 Knorr-Bremse Recent Development
7.3 Tianyishangjia New Material
7.3.1 Tianyishangjia New Material Company Information
7.3.2 Tianyishangjia New Material Business Overview
7.3.3 Tianyishangjia New Material Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.3.4 Tianyishangjia New Material Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Products Offered
7.3.5 Tianyishangjia New Material Recent Development
7.4 Tokai Carbon
7.4.1 Tokai Carbon Company Information
7.4.2 Tokai Carbon Business Overview
7.4.3 Tokai Carbon Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.4.4 Tokai Carbon Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Products Offered
7.4.5 Tokai Carbon Recent Development
7.5 Miba
7.5.1 Miba Company Information
7.5.2 Miba Business Overview
7.5.3 Miba Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.5.4 Miba Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Products Offered
7.5.5 Miba Recent Development
7.6 SBS Friction
7.6.1 SBS Friction Company Information
7.6.2 SBS Friction Business Overview
7.6.3 SBS Friction Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.6.4 SBS Friction Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Products Offered
7.6.5 SBS Friction Recent Development
7.7 Dawin Friction
7.7.1 Dawin Friction Company Information
7.7.2 Dawin Friction Business Overview
7.7.3 Dawin Friction Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.7.4 Dawin Friction Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Products Offered
7.7.5 Dawin Friction Recent Development
7.8 EBC Brakes
7.8.1 EBC Brakes Company Information
7.8.2 EBC Brakes Business Overview
7.8.3 EBC Brakes Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.8.4 EBC Brakes Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Products Offered
7.8.5 EBC Brakes Recent Development
7.9 Ferodo
7.9.1 Ferodo Company Information
7.9.2 Ferodo Business Overview
7.9.3 Ferodo Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.9.4 Ferodo Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Products Offered
7.9.5 Ferodo Recent Development
7.10 Frenotecnica
7.10.1 Frenotecnica Company Information
7.10.2 Frenotecnica Business Overview
7.10.3 Frenotecnica Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.10.4 Frenotecnica Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Products Offered
7.10.5 Frenotecnica Recent Development
7.11 GMP Friction Products
7.11.1 GMP Friction Products Company Information
7.11.2 GMP Friction Products Business Overview
7.11.3 GMP Friction Products Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.11.4 GMP Friction Products Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Products Offered
7.11.5 GMP Friction Products Recent Development
8 Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Manufacturing Cost Analysis
8.1 Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Key Raw Materials Analysis
8.1.1 Key Raw Materials
8.1.2 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
8.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure
8.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Automotive Sintered Brake Pads
8.4 Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Industrial Chain Analysis
9 Marketing Channel, Distributors and Customers
9.1 Marketing Channel
9.2 Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Distributors List
9.3 Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Customers
10 Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Market Dynamics
10.1 Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Industry Trends
10.2 Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Market Drivers
10.3 Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Market Challenges
10.4 Automotive Sintered Brake Pads Market Restraints
11 Research Findings and Conclusion
12 Appendix
12.1 Research Methodology
12.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
12.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
12.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
12.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
12.1.2 Data Source
12.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
12.1.2.2 Primary Sources
12.2 Author Details
12.3 Disclaimer