PETA’s European Vegan Car Interior Survey
Today, more people than ever are choosing to eat and wear vegan. But what about car interiors? Can they be free of animal-derived materials? We receive more and more enquiries about animal-free car interiors, so we’ve made it easy for you to check which cars align with your ethics and lifestyle by asking major car brands about their available vegan models and editions.
What Does ‘Vegan Interior’ Mean?
In cars with vegan interiors, no animal-derived materials – like leather or wool – are used for the surfaces, including the seats, panelling, steering wheel, and gear stick.
Please note that interior options may differ from country to country, so the availability of a vegan interior is not always guaranteed. Only the latest versions of car models are listed. Please contact your local dealer for clarification if in doubt.
Here are the results of PETA’s vegan car interior survey:
Vegan Interior Available
Vegan Interior Available
Vegan Interior Available
Vegan Interior Available
JEEP
Vegan Interior as Standard
- Avenger
- Compass
- Wrangler
- Gladiator
- Grand Cherokee
Vegan Interior Available Upon Request
- Avenger (Summit cloth/vinyl yellow accent)
VAUXHALL
Vegan Interiors as Standard
- Rocks Electric
- Corsa
- Mokka
- Astra Electric/Astra Sports Tourer Electric
- Astra/Astra Sports Tourer (internal combustion engine)/Astra Sports Tourer (plug-in hybrid)
- Grandland
- Zafira (only left-hand drive vehicles)
- Combo (passenger car)
- Combo (light commercial vehicle)
- Vivaro (only left-hand drive vehicles)
- Movano
VOLVO
Vegan Interiors as Standard
- EX30 (specifications and availability varies by market)
- EX40 (specifications and availability varies by market)
- EC40 (specifications and availability varies by market)
- S60
- V60
- V60 Cross Country
VOLVO
No Vegan Interior Available
No Vegan Interior Available
No Vegan Interior Available
No Vegan Interior Available
ALFA ROMEO
AUDI
BENTLEY
BUGATTI
CUPRA
DODGE
DS AUTOMOBILES
FERRARI
LAMBORGHINI
MASERATI
MASERATI
MAZDA
PORSCHE
ROLLS-ROYCE
SEAT
ŠKODA
No Information Provided
No Information Provided
No Information Provided
No Information Provided
ACURA
AEOLUS
AITO
ASTON MARTIN
AVATR
BAOJUN
BESTUNE
BUICK
CADILLAC
CHANGAN
CHEVROLET
DAIHATSU
DEEPAL
DENZA
DONGFENG
DONGFENG NAMMI
ELARIS
FANGCHENGBAO
FORD
FORTHING
GEELY
GENESIS
GEOMETRY
GMC
HAVAL
HONDA
HONGQI
HYUNDAI
IM
INFINITI
ISUZU
KAICENE
KANDI
LEXUS
LINCOLN
LYNK & CO
LOTUS
M-HERO
MAHINDRA
MARUTI
MASERATI
MAXUS
MG
MITSUBISHI
NIO
NISSAN
ORA
OSHAN
PERODUA
PROTON
RADAR
RISING
ROEWE
SERES
SKYWELL
SUBARU
SUZUKI
TANK
TATA
TESLA
TOYOTA
VINFAST
VISION
VOYAH
WEY
WULING
YANGWANG
XPENG
ZEEKR
What’s Wrong With Leather and Wool?
An estimated 35 million cow hides are used per year to create interiors for the automotive industry, making it one of the biggest co-financiers of the farming and slaughter of cows.
Calves are branded on the face, and cows and bulls are electroshocked and beaten before eventually being slaughtered so that their skin can be made into leather interiors offered by the world’s largest car companies.
On average, it takes the skin of three cows to cover the interior of a standard car. Some vehicles require as many as 15.
Sheep have been selectively bred to produce far more wool than is natural. Exposés from around the world have documented that these gentle animals are violently beaten, mutilated, and even killed during rough shearing, after which their fleece is made into fabrics used for seats and panelling. Once they’ve outlived their usefulness to the industry, they’re sent to slaughter.
The production of animal-derived materials is as toxic to the planet as it is cruel to animals. Vegan fabrics – even synthetics – have a far smaller environmental footprint, and many are sustainable, innovative, and durable.
What You Can Do
Get in touch with companies! It’s great to see so many of the biggest names in the automobile industry fast-track the use of eco-friendly vegan fabrics that no animal had to die for – like apple and grape leather – in their vehicles. But some companies are still in the slow lane.
Remember: your feedback matters. If a car company doesn’t currently offer vegan interiors, be sure to contact it and encourage it to introduce them.
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