The ability of a spare part wholesaler to create a solid bottom line not only depends on purchase prices, but is significantly influenced by many other factors - including the wholesaler's product portfolios coverage of the car park, order fill, delivery time to the market, stock value, purchase frequency and last but not least interest rate level.
In the automotive industry - whether it's car manufacturers, car dealers, or wholesalers in the aftermarket - consolidating has meant that over the last decade many have become relatively few. Most will agree that this development has taken place very quickly, creating new opportunities on the one hand, but also many challenges for the players in the automotive industry on the other hand. However, experts and futurists concede that the next few decades will bring far more profound changes in the industry.
We are more than halfway into 2019 and the automotive industries media are full of news about changed market conditions and new technology that already, but especially in the long term, announces major changes for the players in the industry. But this development also opens new opportunities for Triscan. We are experiencing increasing interest in our strong competences in the complex/niche oriented product groups, where all wholesalers large and small, can achieve great benefits in a conceptual collaboration with us.
Once again we have news regarding parts for cars with alternative driveline. At Triscan you can now get parts within undercarriage and engine control for models from Chevrolet, Citroën, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Opel, Peugeot, Toyota and VW.
We are constantly developing new parts for Tesla model S - and just recently, we have also added parts for Tesla X to our range. Status is that 5 track control arms are stocked.
Our programme in parking sensors has got a great start since its introduction just over a year ago. We attribute this to the fact that our own in-house testing equipment has played a significant role in the selection of our manufacturers and subsequently in our complaints handling.
We now offer Budweg electric motors for cars equipped with electrically operated parking brake - EPB. When the electrically operated parking brake fails, the brake caliper is usually okay. In such cases, there is a lot of money to be saved when it is only the electric motor that is replaced.
Our programme in electric motors so far includes the following 7 numbers - fits a total of 54 calipers:
From Triscan you only get spare parts in original quality, and calipers are no exception. If you order brake calipers from us, you will receive quality brake calipers from Budweg, on which we now can offer a 5-year warranty. This extended warranty period applies to all Budweg calipers purchased after April 1, 2019.
The struggle for market share of the automotive aftermarket intensifies. Price, quality and delivery speed are very important parameters, but the ability to offer smart digital solutions - including car repair shop management systems, is getting more and more important.
In an earlier article, we pointed out how difficult it can be to find the root cause of a lambda sensor error message. That article mainly addressed the broadband type. However, troubleshooting for the causes of error codes for conventional lambda sensors can be a long process as well - and often the problem is not the lambda sensor.