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KEY NOTE AUTOPARTS NOVEMBER 1999

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The apparent UK market for autoparts in 1998 is estimated at £13.26bn. This figure comprises UK manufacturers' sales, plus imports, less exports. It includes sales to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and replacement parts to assemblers as well as repairers of cars and commercial vehicles. The figure excludes motorcycle parts.
Sales of autoparts increased by 32.7 percent in value between 1994 and 1998 as UK production of vehicles expanded. There was also a growth in exports and imports, and the more stringent annual testing of car and commercial vehicles, combined with the greater number of vehicles on the road, stimulated higher demand for replacement parts.
Parts manufacturers are rapidly integrating and rationalising production because of fundamental changes to their operating functions. Vehicle manufacturers are discarding most of their parts manufacturing activities and outsourcing their requirements to specialist parts manufacturers. In return for hugely increased volumes of business placed with their suppliers, they are demanding high-quality, innovatory products produced at relatively low cost and in large volumes. Size and international operation is of the utmost importance, so there have been several major acquisitions, joint ventures and new alliances formed between some of the largest companies in the UK and overseas.
The replacement market is serviced by the original suppliers of parts to the vehicle assemblers, by manufacturers of duplicates of these parts which are based in the UK, and by imports from various sources -- particularly the Far East. Although the actual and potential market is very large because of the huge number of vehicles in circulation, it is growing relatively slowly. As the components now fitted in vehicles are of a higher quality, it is taking longer for the more consumable parts to wear out, and some parts that used to be replaced fairly regularly, or at least once, are now lasting the lifetime of the vehicle. Service intervals are extended, some new cars are offered with 3-year warranties, and the scrap rate for older cars is increasing because it is often uneconomic to repair them, and they have a higher fuel consumption than their more modern replacements.
The replacement parts market is likely to be adversely affected by the higher quality of vehicles that are now being built, the longevity of the parts, and the possibility that the campaigns to reduce new car prices in the UK will effectively increase the sales of new cars, thus accelerating the scrap rate for old cars.
Key Note anticipates that growth in demand for autoparts in the UK between 1999 and 2003 will not be as dynamic as in the period 1994 to 1998. It is estimated that the apparent UK market for autoparts will increase by 20.4 percent, reaching £16.67bn in 2003, compared with £13.84bn in 1999. Car and commercial vehicle production is expected to grow, but will be only slightly higher than at present levels, because of the continuation of general overcapacity in Europe.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Market Definition

INTRODUCTION

MARKET SECTORS

MARKET POSITION

MARKET TRENDS

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

BY MARKET SECTOR

FOREIGN TRADE

Table 1: Apparent UK Demand for Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories (£m), 1994-1998

Table 2: Sales of New and Used Motor Vehicles in the UK Exclusive of Value-Added Tax (£m), 1994-1998

Table 3: Vehicle Production in the UK (000), 1994-1998

Table 4: New Registrations of Vehicles in the UK (000), 1994-1998

Table 5: The Number of Vehicles in Use in the UK, 1995-1998

Table 6: UK Exports and Imports of Motor Components (million), 1994-1998

Table 7: UK Exports of General Autoparts and Accessories to European Union Countries (£m), 1997 and 1998

Table 8: UK Exports of General Autoparts and Accessories to Non-European Union Countries (£m), 1997 and 1998

Table 9: UK Imports of General Autoparts and Accessories from European Union Countries (£m), 1997 and 1998

Table 10: UK Imports of General Autoparts and Accessories From Non-European Union Countries (£m), 1997 and 1998

Industry Background

RECENT HISTORY

INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION

DISTRIBUTION

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Table 11: The Number of VAT-Based Enterprises Involved in the Manufacture of Parts and Accessories for Motor Vehicles and Their Engines by Turnover (£000),

1998

Table 12: The Number of VAT-Based Enterprises Involved in the Sale of Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories by Turnover (£000), 1998

Table 13: The Number of Local Units Involved in the Manufacture of Parts and Accessories for Motor Vehicles and Their Engines by Number of Employees, 1998

Table 14: Selected Major UK Fast-Fit Chains and Retail Outlets by Turnover (£m), 1997 and 1998

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

MARKET LEADERS

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION

Table 15: Selected Autoparts Companies by Turnover (£m), 1997/1998/1999

Table 16: Main Media Advertising Expenditure on Motor Components (£000), 1994-1998

Table 17: Main Media Advertising Expenditure by Manufacturers of Motor Accessories (£000), 1994-1998

Table 18: Main Media Advertising Expenditure on Tyres (£000), 1994-1998

Table 19: Main Media Advertising Expenditure by Tyre and Exhaust Centres (£000), 1994-1998

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

Buying Behaviour

CAR OWNERSHIP

Table 20: The Ownership of Cars for Private Motoring (000 and percent of adults), 1999

Table 21: Year and Model of Car (000 and percent of adults), 1999

Table 22: Response to Car Servicing (000 and percent of adults), 1999

Table 23: The Purchase of Spark Plugs, Car Batteries and Tyres (000 and percent of adults), 1999

Table 24: Purchasers of Car Batteries by Social Grade (000 and percent of buyers), 1999

Table 25: Purchasers of Spark Plugs by Social Grade, (000 and percent of buyers), 1999

Table 26: Purchasers of Tyres by Social Grade, (000 and percent of buyers), 1999

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

INTRODUCTION

RAW MATERIALS

Current Issues

CORPORATE ACTIVITY

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

Forecasts

INTRODUCTION

SALES OF AUTOPARTS

FORECAST 1999 TO 2003

Table 27: Forecast Apparent UK Demand for Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories at 1999 Prices (£m), 1999-2003

Company Profiles

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Sources

ASSOCIATIONS

PERIODICALS

DIRECTORIES

GENERAL SOURCES

HOPPENSTEDT BONNIER INFORMATION SOURCES

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

OTHER SOURCES

Text © 1999 Key Note

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