The B2B automotive parts distribution market in France

According to Eurostat, France has 2,727 wholesale automotive parts businesses in 2024, up from 2,530 in 2021. They employ 66,584 people, including 65,520 employees, or 24 people per business on average. B2B automotive parts distributors in France are therefore twice as large as the average for the automotive parts trade, wholesale and retail combined (11 people). National groups sit alongside regional distributors and specialists.

In 2024, according to Eurostat, automotive parts wholesalers bought €15.5 billion of goods for resale and earned a trade margin of €6.6 billion, or about 23% of their turnover (calculated from Eurostat). Their value added reaches €5.9 billion and their gross operating rate 6.0% of turnover. In B2B automotive parts distribution in France, personnel costs amount to €4.1 billion.

B2B automotive parts distribution in France is led by large independent aftermarket groups. The board of the Fédération des syndicats de la distribution automobile (FEDA, the French federation of automotive distribution unions) includes PHE - Autodistribution, Alliance Automotive Group, LKQ, Autolia, Emil Frey and Groupe Ferron, alongside specialists such as Dasir, TVI and Franc Diesel. According to FEDA, the profession relies on 1,300 platforms, warehouses and logistics sites and on more than 7,000 branded garages.

According to FEDA, automotive parts distributors deliver up to four times a day to 33,000 garages and workshops in France, from 1,300 platforms, warehouses and logistics sites. They supply a vehicle fleet of 50 million cars, light commercial vehicles and heavy goods vehicles. Immediate availability of references, local logistics and the running of branded garage networks shape competition in B2B automotive parts distribution in France.

Regulation (EU) No 461/2010 guarantees the free choice of repairer for vehicle servicing, without loss of the carmaker’s legal warranty, as FEDA recalls in its 2025 annual report. Since 1 January 2023, glazing parts have been open to competition in France and original equipment manufacturers may sell other visible parts, before full opening after ten years. The Data Act and the Euro 7 standard also affect B2B automotive parts distribution.

A PDF report in French, 2026 edition, organised in six chapters: definition and scope of the market, size and dynamics, demand from repair professionals, supply and players, regulation and constraints, outlook.

Business statistics from Eurostat and Insee (the French statistics office), publications of the Fédération des syndicats de la distribution automobile (FEDA), the European texts applicable to the aftermarket and distributors’ communications. Every figure comes with its source and period.

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