2021 - GiPA

Spanish aftermarket recovery: “challenges and difficulties”

1 November 2021 The assumption than 2021 will be better than 2020 was something assuming for all aftermarket players and even for all people around the world. But 2021 is being challenging and the market is… Read more

The development of China’s aftermarket

1 October 2021

Digitization

In 2021, under the influence of the demographic dividend disappearing, consumption upgrading and global epidemic, industrial internet track has ushered in unprecedented development…

How will the electrified car parc grow by 2025?

7 September 2021

New car registrations in the EU5 in Q2 2021

Between January and June 2021, the market for new car sales in Europe has been slowly mending after an unprecedented drop in 2020, due to the pandemic….

Main factors that define the future of the Argentinean aftermarket

1 August 2021

The current state of the Argentinean aftermarket is defined by a series of factors that make it unique. We will try to make a brief summary that allows us to share the main variables that define…

By the end of the Covid crisis, what are the challenges for the manufacturer networks and the independent aftermarket players?

1 July 2021

It is a new day for the aftermarket!

At the end of the third lockdown in France (June 2021), the future of motoring seems to be taking shape in a new light. Suddenly, the norms established for…

Why E-commerce didn’t expend as much as expected in Brazil

8 June 2021

E-commerce is very strong in Brazil, but when it comes to the automotive aftermarket, it falls far below the expectations. With more than 20 years of experience of monitoring the Brazilian market,…

Social media BV

7 May 2021

Again in 2021, Italy will manage its largest domestic car population ever, despite low registration levels in 2020. The growing shares of new technologies is impactful at the moment due to low…

Macroeconomic situation in Russia. Aftersales market in recovery or stagnation?

2 April 2021

For sure COVID-19 left a dramatic impact worldwide and particularly in Russia. 4.4 million people were infected year-to-date, and 2 months of isolation since March 2020 resulted in serious…

Why are electric vehicles suddenly booming in Germany

9 March 2021

In 2020, the German market witnessed a huge increase in new registrations of electric vehicles (EV). While in 2019 the share of battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV)…

Eric Devos, President of GiPA, took part of the recent ‘Journal de l’Automobile’ Trophy

18 February 2021

Great opportunity to speak about the French automotive aftermarket.

Alternative engines: When would they impact the aftermarket in Mexico?

9 February 2021

The size of the aftermarket business in Mexico has been affected in recent years by several variables. Drivers are making less workshop entries and car registrations have been on the decline since…

The Portuguese hybridization roll-back

12 January 2021

The new Portuguese state budget agreed at the end of Novemberis now in effect. In 2021, hybrids (PHEV and MEV) with a minimum electrical range of 50 km, will have less discounts on the ISV (New…