SEG Automotive has begun remanufacturing EV drive units, starting with the Tesla Model S. The company sees electric vehicles arriving in the independent aftermarket and wants to be ready. At the recently concluded Automechanika Frankfurt, Ms. Verena Eder, Head of Global Business Strategy Aftermarket, SEG Automotive, told this publication that the combustion engine will hold […]
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At Automechanika Frankfurt 2026, Austrian testing company AVL DiTEST GmbH showed off new tools for testing and checking the safety of electric vehicles. These ranged from advanced e-motor testing equipment used by car manufacturers to simpler tools built for everyday repair shops. The company also revealed plans to build a dedicated battery repair kit, something […]
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As electric vehicles disrupt decades-old aftermarket revenue streams like oil changes and routine servicing, global automotive solutions provider Würth Group scripts its strategy to bring back previously outsourced services, such as smart repair, glass repair, and AC servicing, back into workshops, while betting heavily on technologies that work regardless of what powers the vehicle. Speaking […]
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The automotive aftermarket’s much-discussed transformation is no longer a future promise, it’s happening now, Mr. Philippe Colpron, Global Head AM ZF Group, has said. Addressing a media briefing at the recently concluded Automechanika Frankfurt, he pointed out to over 58 million electrified vehicles already on the road worldwide and a fundamental shift in how software […]
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Aftermarket’s success increasingly hinges on regional integration, working closely with local governments and suppliers, rather than treating Asia Pacific as one uniform market. Asia Pacific’s aftermarket revenue is envisaged to reach $239.8 billion by 2032, growing 6.9% annually, more than twice the pace of vehicle population growth, as vehicles age and grow more complex. China […]
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It was seven in the morning on 8 September. Even before the official opening of the leading international trade fair Automechanika Frankfurt, one of the rooms at the event was packed. Every seat taken, almost many people familiar — the who’s who of the global automotive aftermarket, all choosing to be there before the day […]
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