Table of Contents
Issues in the Market
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- Definition
Insights and Opportunities
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- Home servicing and repair remains a declining market
- Trust
Market in Brief
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- Market stuck in first gear
- Longer warranties just one factor hindering development
- Factors which could accelerate the market
- Preferences for third-party servicing are high
- Indirect routes to market dominate
- Mixed performance for individual components
- Future
Fast Forward Trends
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- Trend 1: ‘Living to Shop?’
- Definition
- What it is – general observations
- Market touch points/implications
- Trend 2: ‘The Holy Alliances’
- Definition
- What it is – general observations
- Market touch points/implications
- Trend 3: ‘The Lego Way’
- Definition
- What it is – general observations
- Market touch points
Internal Market Environment
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- Breaking the market – extended warranties and service intervals
- Not just new car market
- The price of progress
- Changes in vehicle preferences
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- Figure 1: UK new car registrations, by fuel type, 2001-05
- Spreading to the service market
- Decline in home servicing presents threat
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- Figure 2: GB car servicing, by destination, 2002 and 2004
- Distance driven not such a big factor
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- Figure 3: Average number of miles personally driven per year, percentage change 2002-06
- Increase in second and third car ownership
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- Figure 4: Household ownership of cars, percentage change 2002-06
- Profile of the business sector is also an issue
- Ageing car parc hints at need for more replacement parts
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- Figure 5: When obtained (only car or most recently obtained car), 2002-06
- Second-hand sector important in its own right
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- Figure 6: Obtained new or second-hand (only car or most recently obtained car), 2002-06
Broader Market Environment
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- New legislation may have negative impacts
- Rising costs of motoring
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- Figure 7: Average annual retail motor fuel prices*, 1996-2006
- Ageing population hints at trend towards at DIFM
- Rising PDI and socio-economic status
Competitive Context
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- Other means of transport
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- Figure 8: Agreement with selected attitudinal statements, 2002-06
- Low on the priority list
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- Figure 9: Most important spending priorities, 2005 and 2006
- Holidays and home
- Changing distribution
- Is the Internet a threat?
- Will part improvements have the reverse effect?
- Trading up
- Accelerating car costs
- Currency movements and raw material costs
Strengths and Weaknesses in the Market
Who’s Innovating?
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- Demands of the OE market
- Safety first
- Globalisation of vehicle sector
- Environmental pressures
- Are you being served?
Market Size and Forecast
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- Figure 10: UK sales of car replacement parts, 2001-06
- Servicing and repair spend
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- Figure 11: Consumer expenditure on car purchasing, servicing and repair and motoring expenses, at current prices, 2001-06
- Future
- Forecast
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- Figure 12: Forecast of UK sales of car replacement parts, 2001-11
- Factors used in the forecast
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Segment Performance
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- A highly fragmented market
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- Figure 13: UK car replacement parts market, by segment, 2001 and 2006
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- Figure 14: UK car replacement parts market, by segment, percentage change 2001-06
- Clutch components
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- Figure 15: Clutch components replacement market, 2001-06
- Brake components
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- Figure 16: Brake components replacement market, 2001-06
- Exhausts
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- Figure 17: Exhaust replacement market, 2001-06
- Batteries
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- Figure 18: Battery replacement market, 2001-06
- Filters
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- Figure 19: Filter replacement market, 2001-06
- Sparkplugs
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- Figure 20: Sparkplug replacement market, 2001-06
- Market share
Companies and Products
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- Strategies similar for most manufacturers
- Branding important although end-user promotion is low
- Bosal International
- Bosch
- Delphi
- Federal-Mogul
- Hella
- Tenneco
- TRW
- Valeo
- Visteon
Brand Communication and Promotion
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- Above-the-line promotion shows significant fluctuations
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- Figure 21: Main monitored media expenditure on small car parts, 2001-06
- A market characterised by high degree of fragmentation
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- Figure 22: Main monitored media spend, by advertiser, 2001-05
- Components dominate with major replacement parts also significant
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- Figure 23: Main monitored media spend, by product, 2001-05
- Press dominates adspend
Channels to Market
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- A market of many channels
- Traditional retailers
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- Figure 24: Market structure for car small parts, 2006
- Halfords
- Motorworld
- Wilco Motor Spares
- Fast-fit specialists
- Dealerships and garages
- Forecourts
- The role of wholesalers
- The Internet
- Loyalty to particular channels in decline
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- Figure 25: Consumer attitudes towards car servicing, by age, 2006
The Consumer – Driving Habits and Buying Car Parts
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- Short-distance drivers pose challenge to parts manufacturers
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- Figure 26: Average annual mileage, July 2006
- Purchases of car parts focuses on a few key products
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- Figure 27: Parts purchased in the last 12 months, July 2006
- Is the purchase of car parts in decline?
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- Figure 28: Purchasing of car batteries and sparkplugs in the last 12 months, 2002-06
- High-distance drivers are most important purchasers
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- Figure 29: Average annual mileage, by parts bought in the last 12 months, July 2006
- Market polarisation
- Increased mileage stimulated purchases
Consumer – Attitudes Towards Replacement and Repairs
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- Do it for me please!
- DIY
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- Figure 30: Attitudes towards car repairs, July 2006
- Women – Do-it-for-me Focus
- Fathers and sons
- Increasing indifference towards DIY repairs
- Increasing services putting market in reverse
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- Figure 31: Agreement with selected lifestyle statements, 2002-06
The Consumer – Further Analysis
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- Figure 32: Number of car parts bought in the last 12 months, July 2006
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- Figure 33: Number of car parts bought in the last 12 months, by parts bought, July 2006
- Consumer typologies
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- Figure 34: Consumer typologies, July 2006
- Leave it to the Experts (56%)
- Who are the ‘Leave it to the Experts’?
- Conscientious Drivers (32%)
- Who are the ‘Conscientious Drivers’?
- Handy-men (11%)
- Who are the Handy-men?
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Appendix
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- Introduction
- Consumer research
- ACORN
- Advertising data
- Abbreviations
- Internal Market Environment
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- Figure 35: Trends in UK population and car parc, 2001-11
- Broader Market Environment
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- Figure 36: Total UK population, by age group, 2001-11
- Figure 37: Trends and projections in total UK population, by socio-economic group, 2001-11
- Figure 38: PDI and consumer expenditure, at current and constant prices, 2001-11(fore)
- Driving habits and the purchase of car parts – Detailed demographics
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- Figure 39: Average annual milage, by gender, age, socio-economic group, marital status, lifestage, presence of children, Mintel’s Special Groups, working status, tenure, region, ACORN categories, technology usage, daily newspaper readership, commercial TV viewing, supermarket usage, household size and car usage, July 2006
- Figure 40: Car parts bought in the last 12 mionths, by gender, age, socio-economic group, marital status, lifestage, presence of children, Mintel’s Special Groups, working status, tenure, region, ACORN categories, technology usage, daily newspaper readership, commercial TV viewing, supermarket usage, household size and car usage, July 2006
- Attitudes towards repairs and replacement parts – Detailed demographics
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- Figure 41: Agreement with attitudes towards car repairs and buying replacement parts for your car, by gender, age, socio-economic group, marital status, lifestage, presence of children, Mintel’s Special Groups, working status, tenure, region, ACORN categories, technology usage, daily newspaper readership, commercial TV viewing, supermarket usage, household size and car usage, July 2006
- Figure 42: Agreement with the statement ‘I’m interested in the car’s mechanics (engine, etc)’, by gender, age, socio-economic group, presence of children, marital status, working status, household size, region, lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, 2006
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- Figure 43: Agreement with the statement ‘I do small repair jobs on my car’, by gender, age, socio-economic group, presence of children, marital status, working status, household size, region, lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, 2006
- Figure 44: Agreement with the statement ‘I’m not interested in the car, and I have as little as possible to do with it’, by gender, age, socio-economic group, presence of children, marital status, working status, household size, region, lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, 2006
- Further Analysis – Detailed demographics
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- Figure 45: Consumer types, by gender, age, social grade, marital status, lifestage, age of own children, Mintel’s Special Groups, working status, tenure, region, ACORN categories, daily newspaper readership, commercial TV viewing and supermarket used, July 2006
- Figure 46: Consumer typologies, by parts purchased, November 2006
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