What you need to know

The Chinese car aftermarket reached RMB1,345 billion in 2019, with a YOY growth of 7.5%, the first time in the past five years it has dropped to single digits. Mintel forecasts that the market will maintain steady growth in the next five years.

In this Report, Mintel explores consumers’ usage of different aftermarket shops for maintenance and their motivation to do maintenance. Also, we analyse important factors for all aftermarket channels to satisfy consumers’ needs.

Covered in this report

Definition

The automobile aftermarket is defined as the market that offers products and services related to the activities taken by consumers after purchasing a car. In this Report, this includes car maintenance, repair, car beauty and sales of accessories.

“Cars” in this Report are defined as personal cars for private individuals. They are categorized into basic passenger cars (saloon cars), SUVs (sport utility vehicles), MPVs (multipurpose vehicles) and cross-type passenger cars.

Basic passenger cars (saloon cars): used for the transportation of people and luggage; the driver is usually the central focus, with an emphasis on driving and riding comfort. Saloon cars generally come in two-box configuration (hatchback) and three-box configuration (sedan).

SUVs: combines the comfort of a saloon car with off-road capability, functional versatility and a two-box configuration (hatchback).

MPVs: combines the comfort of the saloon car with the space of a tourer and can be used to transport goods like a van. These vehicles usually come in a two-box configuration. MPVs are targeted mainly at household users, and the majority are manufactured based on passenger car platforms.

Cross-type passenger vehicles: also known as minibuses. This type of vehicle can transport either passengers or goods, and is therefore known as a cross-type, usually single-box.

Excluded

  • Commercial vehicles

  • Auto financial products, eg car loans and car leasing

  • Second-hand car market

  • Car insurance

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