The European Automotive Aftermarket

The European Automotive Aftermarket:

The impact of the economic crisis and of the protection of competition principles of the SMEs of the sector

EESC meeting on SMEs, Crafts and Professions Category 05 March 2013

Sylvia Gotzen FIGIEFA Secretary General

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Joint presentation by

AUTORIPARAZIONE

Servizi alla Comunit? AUTORIPARAZIONE

The European automotive aftermarket

The automotive sector is more than only the car industry!

The European automotive economy encompasses the production of cars...

but also their operation throughout their working lives/the services that keep them on the road

The European automotive aftermarket

Training institutes

Repairers

Data publishers Tool manufacturers

Europe's aftermarket is a chain of operators:

848 000 companies

4,7 Million employees

Parts manufacturers

Roadside patrols

Remanufacturers

Parts wholesalers

Structure of the Aftermarket

SMEs are the backbone of the aftermarket

Companies on the aftermarket are predominantly SMEs: ? Example: 93,7% of all parts distributors on the European automotive

aftermarket are small, 5,6% medium and only 0,7 % large companies (Wolk Aftersales Experts, 2012) ? SMEs owners or company managers are generally highly involved in all steps of the business/work processes ? Direct and long-term relations with suppliers/clients and their staff ? They are sustainably managed for the long term ? SMEs create and retain local and regional employment

SMEs on the aftermarket should receive the same promotion by the European policy as SMEs in other sectors.

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