Key facts

  • 35% of new cars in the UK are not serviced at all
  • In 2002 20% of a vehicles value consisted of electronics
  • By 2010 it will be 40%
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Facing challenges and opportunities...

The auto industry is cyclical and has always had to cope with change.

There are shifts from the traditional centres of production to lower labour cost economies; rapid changes caused by environmental legislation (e.g., hybrid powertrains); and increasing fragmentation of the market away from mass production to limited runs of more bespoke models.

In this dynamic environment we are helping to maintain and improve best practice for the auto aftermarket.

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