A devoted aftersales session at AM Stay will give attention to how sellers can look to seize older autos for servicing to assist put together their workshops for the longer term.

AM Stay is being held on November 9 as soon as once more on the NEC and this aftersales session will function insights and knowledge from Quentin Le Hetet, nation director at aftermarket intelligence enterprise GiPA UK.

Paul Jordan, head of Secret Service, may even be sharing some viewpoints on how the UK’s aftersales market was seeking to goal older autos again through the pandemic in 2020 and the way issues have progressed since then.

Le Hetet will have the ability to present key developments underpinned by GiPA’s knowledge for a way the market has been growing to tell the place issues are headed sooner or later.

He stated: “The automobile parc is ageing. Sure automobile gross sales are recovering and that’s good, however even with new automobile gross sales restoration, the ageing of the parc will simply decelerate, it’s not going to cease.

“Automobiles that fall out of the 0-3 year-old class are going to turn into more and more essential to give attention to.”

Jordan stated the present image usually with franchised sellers is that “every little thing is rosy within the backyard” with wholesome workshop volumes.

Nonetheless, he thinks there can be a “disaster level” in the midst of subsequent yr and in direction of the top of 2024 as manufacturing for brand new automobile gross sales ramps again up.

Jordan stated: “The place are we going and has something modified within the final three years?

“It’s not nearly extending the service automobile parc for older autos, but in addition increasing out to all makes and fashions, somewhat than simply sticking to your franchise.”

That form of method requires long run planning, with the flexibility to arrange the spine of the workshops with the precise coaching and getting new blood on board.

Le Hetet stated: “I can be displaying some predictions on what might occur with the automobile parc and the impression and the rising share of 4-9 yr previous automobiles.”

The presentation may even discover the rising impression of electrical autos (EV) on workshops and what is going to occur if franchised workshops let petrol and diesel autos slip away within the coming years.

Not solely will the occasion supply a packaged schedule of seminar content material that includes over 40 audio system, there may even be over 60 modern suppliers below one roof for delegates to discover the most recent improvements and benchmark one of the best options for his or her enterprise.