the car maintenance market | France

2.1 Typology of demand

First of all, we know that private individuals represent **.*% of the French car fleet, which means that the car maintenance and repair sector is mainly based on B*C because the main source of demand is made up of these private customers. This is generally referred to as "captive" demand, which ...

2.2 A demand whose segments should evolve over the years

According to the ANFA observatory, the number of maintenance and mechanical repair operations for passenger vehicles decreased until **** but has been on the rise since then. However, TCG Conseil, in its **** prospective report, is betting on a very slight decrease in the number of after-sales operations by ****, which would be due ...

2.3 Focus on electric vehicles for which maintenance operations vary from combustion engines

As mentioned in the previous section, the demand for vehicle maintenance and servicing is likely to evolve in line with the motorization of vehicles. The following graph shows the evolution of new electric vehicle registrations.

Evolution of the type of energy used in new vehicle sales France, ****-****, in thousands Source: ...

3.1 The structure of the automotive service and repair industry

Value chain of automotive maintenance and repairFrance

In the general structure of the market in France, the following types of players can be distinguished

Independent garages: These are mechanics and/or car repairers and are not part of official brand networks. They are generalists and may often have a complementary specialized ...

3.2 Companies and their characteristics

Since ****, the number of companies dedicated to the maintenance and repair of light vehicles has continued to rise, from just over **,*** to over **,*** (***). Since ****, more and more micro-businesses have been created in the sector, a trend that has been accentuated by the opening up to competition imposed by the European Commission ...

3.3 Distribution of players in terms of distribution

Breakdown of workshop entries by circuit and vehicle age France, ****, as a % of total Source: ****

However, this distribution is very different depending on the age of the cars to be repaired or maintained according toANFA data.

Repair of workshop entries by circuit and vehicle age France, ****, in % Source: ****

Indeed, when we ...

3.4 Breakdown of the maintenance and repair market by engine type

In ****, the maintenance and repair market was mainly driven by the diesel and gasoline segments, accounting for **.*% and **.*% of sales respectively. The hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle segments are virtually not represented, primarily because these vehicles are more reliable and therefore require fewer operations.this is primarily due to the ...

4.1 Typology of automotive maintenance and repair services

To summarize the services available in terms of maintenance-repair or more broadly in terms of automotive after-sales, we use the classification of the Mecagoo service comparator, which is set out in the table below:

4.2 Prices for vehicle maintenance and repair

First of all, it is necessary to mention that in the total price of a car, although the purchase cost represents the most important expense, it only concerns ** to **% of the total expenses allocated to the vehicle on average.

It is then necessary to add to this purchase price other expenses ...

4.3 The evolution of the maintenance price over the years

Change in the annual consumer price index for vehicle maintenance and repair France, ****-*****, index base *** in **** Source: ****

The structural evolution of consumer prices (***) shows a regular upward trend in the cost of car maintenance from year to year, which was already the case before ****. Indeed, the consumer price index has ...

5.1 Regulations related to automotive service and repair professionals

The free competition of the professionals of the sector

According to the new regulation in force since June *st, ****, ratified by the European Commission, consumers are free to turn to any repair shop for maintenance and repair, both during the legal warranty period and during the free extended warranty period. Vehicle ...

5.2 Regulations related to the holder of the vehicle

All private vehicles with a total authorized weight in charge (***) less than or equal to *.* tons are subject to a technical control.

The first inspection must be carried out during the * months preceding the fourth anniversary of the vehicle's registration. Thereafter, it must be performed every * years.

However, no invitation is ...

6.1 Segmentation of actors

• Speedy
• Mobivia Groupe (Norauto, Midas)
• Feu Vert
• Carglass France
• Point S
• Michelin Groupe
• Euromaster
• Thule