Tata Motors has long served two very different sedan buyers: fleet operators who care about running costs, and families who want style and pride of ownership. Yet every car until now tried to please both, wearing the same badge for very different lives. With personal buyers making up 65% of the segment, the carmaker decided […]
Navnit Group, one of India’s leading automotive retail and mobility enterprises with a legacy spanning close to five decades, is actively focusing on making every interaction seamless and personalised, whether at the dealership or through its digital channels. Founded by Navnit Liladhar Kachalia, the Group has established itself as a trusted name in the automotive […]
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 […]
Autoverse, a Bangalore-based platform aiming to organise India’s fragmented automotive aftermarket, has become the market leader in the city within a short span. It supplied over ₹50 crore worth of genuine parts directly to more than 500 workshops, a business model its founders claim is the first of its kind in the country. The idea, […]
Australia’s automotive aftermarket is entering a period of significant change, as a wave of new Chinese carmakers, rising fuel costs, and a fast-growing EV segment reshape how the country’s vehicles are bought, serviced, and repaired, according to the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA). The AAAA represents around 3,000 member companies across Australia’s automotive supply chain, […]
Daimler Truck’s biggest challenge over the next few years isn’t technology, cost, or competition, it’s culture, according to Ms. Karin Rådström, President & CEO, Daimler Truck Holding AG.While the company has made strong progress across four of its five strategic pillars, she said the fifth, and perhaps most important, is culture—an area that demands constant […]
Automechanika Frankfurt 2026 has drawn one of its strongest editions yet, according to Mr. Michael Johannes, Worldwide Brand Manager for Automechanika, Messe Frankfurt, who called the show’s energy “tremendous.” The show drew even more visitors than before, welcoming over 112,000 trade visitors from 173 countries. The five-day event once again served as the industry’s biggest […]
AARKAY Forge, a Faridabad-based hand tool manufacturer, has stepped into automotive trade shows for the first time, exhibiting at Automechanika Frankfurt 2026 after years of participating in Cologne’s International Hardware Show. The company reported a strong response at this show, with several new leads from both within and outside Europe, even as it now sets […]
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 […]
At Automechanika Frankfurt 2026, Mann + Hummel celebrated its 85th anniversary. But instead of looking back, the company looked ahead. Its message was that in a world full of noise and uncertainty, focus matters. Separate what’s useful from what’s harmful, that’s exactly what filters do. And for 85 years, that’s exactly what Mann + Hummel […]
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 […]
As workshop space grows scarcer and technician shortages deepen across the automotive service industry, the Puducherry-based garage equipment maker Manatec Electronics is redesigning its technology to help customers do more with less, while preparing to launch dedicated ADAS calibration equipment within the next six months to a year. Speaking to this publication, Mr. Kalaiichelvan Mananathan, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rapid urbanisation, e-commerce, quick commerce, and last-mile mobility are driving aftermarket expansion, triggering continued investment and development across the sector, says, Mr. K. Balasubramaniyam, Wholetime Director, Speed-A-Way Pvt Ltd. The India Automotive Aftermarket, currently valued at $12 Bn is expected to post a high single digit CAGR between 2026 and 2030, reflecting a continued and robust […]