Heavy-duty Automotive Aftermarket Analysis Report By Vehicle Type, By Replacement Part, By Service Channel, By Region And Segment Forecasts From 2018 To 2025

Industry Insights

The global heavy-duty automotive aftermarket size was worth USD 109.5 billion in the year 2017 and is expected to register a CAGR of 4.5% over the forecast period. Growing technological innovations like the development of autonomous and connected trucks are anticipated to drive the product demand from 2018 to 2025.

The market is observing rapid changes owing to collaborations and strategic alliances between exhaust component OEMs and automobile manufacturers. A majority of these collaborations and alliances are done to gain a competitive advantage in the industry.

The trend of remanufacturing truck replacement components is expected to become highly popular by 2025. Additionally, the increasing adoption of e-commerce platforms for delivering automotive aftermarket heavy-duty products has accelerated their sale.

The online presence of automotive component supply services is allowing OEMs to supply products to customers directly across the globe. Digitalization along with growing IoT technologies in monitoring the life of components is anticipated to positively impact market growth.

Replacement Parts Insights

The exhaust component is predicted to register the highest growth in the upcoming years. There is a surging demand for remanufacturing of electrical and mechanical components as it helps in reducing costs and allows old vehicles to operate longer and is anticipated to boost the heavy-duty automotive aftermarket. Retrofitting of parts and components lowers emissions of scrap heavy-duty vehicles, thereby, increasing their life and further fueling the demand for these components.

Vehicle Type Insights

The heavy-duty segment held the largest share of 65.1%, in 2017 and is poised to maintain its lead throughout the forecast period. There is a considerable demand for class 7 and class 8 aftermarket products in countries like Brazil and South Africa, where the infrastructure of roads is at a developing phase, and transportation fleets need regular maintenance.

Developed countries like U.K., Canada, and the U.S., with increasing technological innovations in heavy-duty vehicles, have led to the emergence of various heavy-duty manufacturers and fleet management organizations using telematics technology. Additionally, the adoption of this technology is expected to be compulsory in the future.

Service Channel Insights

The DFIM segment held the largest share of 73.9% of the market, in 2017. Further, it is predicted to acquire the majority shares from 2018 to 2025.

The popularity of the e-commerce platform is rapidly increasing due to the competitive pricing of components for sale and the rising adoption of digital platforms by customers.

With the emergence of connected trucks, fleet management companies can gather timely data on the condition of the replacement parts in the trucks and appoint a preventive check. Therefore, the growing trend of IoT and digitization in trucks is anticipated to contribute to the growth of the market.

Regional Insights

The Asia Pacific held the leading market, in 2017 based on revenue. The growth in the number of trucks in emerging countries like India and China is predicted to accelerate the demand for these components from 2018 to 2025. The DFIM division is poised to remain at the forefront of the regional market during the projected period.

South America is anticipated to observe considerable growth in terms of revenue by 2025 due to the increasing economic development of the transportation sector and the demand for heavy-duty trucks in the region.

Positive regulations by the European Union are anticipated to play a vital role in the development of the European market. U.K. and U.S. are predicted to observe higher technological developments in heavy-duty automotive components over the forecast period.

Heavy-duty Automotive Aftermarket Share Insights

The major participants of the industry include 3M Company; Continental AG; ATC Technology Corp; Denso Corporation; Dorian Drake International Inc.; Detroit Diesel Corporation; Dorman Products; Instrument Sales & Service, Inc.; Federal-Mogul LLC; UCI International Inc.; and Remy International Inc.

The key players promote their services and products through several outdoor promotional marketing strategies like roadshows, awareness campaigns, and events. For example, the 3M Transportation Safety Division, in January 2018 organized a roadshow in over 50 cities across Canada and U.S., which offered advancements in road safety technologies manufactured by the organization. Such promotional campaigns aid awareness among customers and further help in increasing the use of these technologies.

Report Scope

Segments Covered in the Report

This report forecasts revenue growth at global, regional, and country levels and provides an analysis of the latest industry trends in each of the sub-segments from 2014 to 2025. For the purpose of this study, Million Insights has segmented the global heavy-duty automotive aftermarket report on the basis of replacement parts, vehicle type, service channel, and region:

• Replacement Parts Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2014 - 2025)
    • Tires
    • Batteries
    • Brake parts
    • Filters
    • Body parts
    • Lighting & electronic components
    • Wheels
    • Exhaust components
    • Turbochargers
    • Others

• Vehicle Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2014 - 2025)
    • Class 4 to Class 6
    • Class 7 & Class 8

• Service Channel Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2014 - 2025)
    • DIY
    • OE seller
    • DIFM

• Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion; 2014 - 2025)
    • North America
        • U.S.
        • Canada
        • Mexico
    • Europe
        • Germany
        • U.K.
        • France
    • the Asia Pacific
        • China
        • Japan
        • India
    • South America
        • Brazil
    • Middle East & Africa