Executive Briefings
ICDP’s Executive Briefings - high-level summaries of our insights on the full range of programme topics - are available for all to read and download. If you make use of them in your own material, please remember to attribute ICDP as the source.
Executive Briefings from 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017 are also available to download.
Tyres: why they should be at the heart of aftersales strategy
Christophe Guillaneuf 04/23
This briefing builds on Executive Briefing 3/23 ‘Tyres: an area of opportunity to avoid driving off the road in tomorrow's aftermarket’ (as shown below) which describes a positive market development for tyres as BEV penetration increases.
In first instance, we have demonstrated - thanks to ICDP’s simulation model - that the overall aftermarket is in structural decline and that this trend is expected to accelerate as electrification of the car parc grows
Tyres: an area of opportunity to avoid driving off the road in tomorrow's aftermarket
Christophe Guillaneuf 03/23
Since the early 2010s the number of repair and maintenance operations per vehicle in the parc has steadily reduced across the major European markets. A set of factors – common across markets – largely drives this evolution. A couple of them could have a positive impact on the aftermarket volume, i.e. car parcs which are generally speaking growing and ageing, or the annual servicing enforced by some car manufacturers.
Emerging best practices in digital process automation in subscription and bundled leasing services
Ben Waller 02/23
Car subscription business models continue to evolve, with boundaries blurring between rental, subscription and longer term bundled leasing deals. Beyond subscription specialists and start-ups, many established distribution-channel players are entering the space, including carmakers, dealers, daily rental majors and leasing channels.
The refreshed MVBER: The European Commission updates its competition guidance around aftersales and spare parts agreements
Andrew Tongue 01/23
The Motor Vehicle Block Exemption (MVBER), the EU competition rules governing franchise agreements relating to aftersales and spare parts distribution in the automotive sector, have just been refreshed for a further 5 years. In this Briefing, we give a high-level overview of how the rules work, and the changes that have been introduced to the Guideline document that accompanies the regulation itself.
ICDP members can also access a lengthier report ‘The new MVBER: evolution or revolution?’ HERE