Automotive Leather Types

Last modified: Aug 05, 2026

Automotive leather types describe hide structure and finishing, not a quality ranking. Full-grain retains the grain surface; corrected-grain is altered; split comes from a lower hide layer; bonded material combines leather fibres or pieces with binder.

Nappa and coverage

Nappa usually signals a soft, smooth leather, but the name alone does not define grain, coating, thickness, durability, or which cabin panels are leather. See Interior Materials, Air Quality, and Circularity and Seat Upholstery.

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