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The Aging European Car Fleet: The average age of European passenger cars has jumped from 10.4 years in 2013 to 12.3 years in 2022—and it's still climbing. Key Insights: • The share of cars 10-20 years old increased from 35.5% to 48.2% between 2013 and 2022 • Cars over 20 years old have doubled from 7.3% to 14.8% • This aging trend is caused by low new car sales. What does this mean for the automotive aftermarket? More maintenance, more repairs, more opportunities. The drivers behind this aging fleet: • Improved car quality • Low new car sales • Economic constraints • COVID-19 market disruption For workshops and parts suppliers, this represents a massive potential for sustained business in traditional automotive services. Are you prepared to capitalize on this aging fleet trend? For a full analysis, get the full report and prepare your organisation for the changes that are coming over the coming ten years: https://lnkd.in/ebn8A2wU #AutomotiveAftermarket #CarMaintenance #BusinessOpportunities #WESP

Today I was able to get an idea of the pioneering work of Fredrik Lestrup and his team at #NXTGenCup. As #Carmunication Chairman, I find it fascinating how they collect vehicle data using telematics, among other things, to not only analyze their vehicles in real time but also provide drivers with a benchmark for improvement. It is impressive how they have created a fleet of modern electric racing vehicles based on Mini Cooper bodyshells, continuously collected data during the development process and incorporating them for optimization. Using telematics and the data transmitted with it with such self-confidence and defining use cases from it is inspiring and motivating for me to create data and telematics driven business solutions for the #IAM together in our association. #Carmunication #NXTGenCup #Telematic #IAM

A few impressions from two intensive days. Many thanks to the Bugatti Rimac team for hosting the latest Carmunication Meet-Up. A very special thanks goes to everyone who, in their presentations and in the many personal discussions, provided new and exciting perspectives on the opportunities and possibilities for the future of the automotive aftermarket. Marko Brkljačić | Miljenko Bakovic | Augustin Friedel 🚲 🛴 🛵 🚘 | Mislav Malenica | Florian Goltermann | Filip Cindrić | Tonci Zilic | Pierre Thibaudat Also: Damir Drazic and his team from ELDRA - Technical Production Services for the on-site technical support and Tea Biljak from 404 agency and Petar Santini for the photo and video production. Don't want to miss the next Carmunication event? We will be happy to keep you up to date on our activities. Send a message to Arjen van Eck via Linkedin or email us at office@carmunication.eu #IAMmeeting #Carmunication #IAMinnovative #AutomotiveAftermarket #DigitalMobility

𝑨𝒏 𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔, 𝒂 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒔. As chairman, Walter Birner has had a significant influence on Carmunication over the last 10 years and has driven the successful development of the organisation. At the most recent general assembly, which took place in Zagreb, Croatia, he passed the baton to his successor. "It has been a wonderful and exciting decade. But now the time has come to place responsibility and reins in younger hands", Walter Birner said. And these hands belong to Andre Huschke, who was elected as the new chairman. At the same time, Patrick Lo Pinto was appointed to the board as the new COO. Together with Michael Krampe and Florian PRECIGOUT, a new era is now dawning for #Carmunication. #IAMmeeting #Zagreb #AutomotiveAftermarket #carmunicate

We had supercars, artificial intelligence and an autonomous taxi from very practical perspectives - and in the end, for us automotive guys and gals, you guessed it, it's all about data. For the last topic on the agenda of the Croatian edition of our Meet-Up event series, we have changed the venue and chosen a slightly more formal setting. Because it's about legislation and the challenges facing our industry. Pierre Thibaudat from ADPA - Automotive Data Publishers Association gives an insight into the activities of ADPA and other IAM associations in Brussels: "Consumers and businesses alike are asking for a legislation on access to in-vehicle data and functions. The new European Commission and European Parliament have an extraordinary opportunity to build upon its legacy to efficiently and durably improve the safety, the sustainability and the affordability of road mobility with it." With regard to vehicle data, there are two important dossiers for the independent automotive aftermarket (#IAM): #MVBER (Motor Vehicle Block Examption Regulation) and #SSL (Sector-specific Legislation / Data Act). #IAMmeeting #Zagreb #Carmunication #AccessToData #DigitalMobility #AutomotiveAftermarket

The digital life space will become the differentiating feature in the SDV. Hardware and software are decoupled therefore. At the same time, corresponding business ecosystems need to be developed and established. Augustin Friedel 🚲 🛴 🛵 🚘 from MHP – A Porsche Company also sees new potential for the independent aftermarket here. But there is not to much time left: According to him, it will be only another 2-3 years before the first real SDVs are driving on our roads. In the second part of his keynote, before the subsequent discussion round with the participants, he is currently focussing on the topic of #AI. #IAMmeeting #Zagreb #SDV #Carmunication #AutomotiveAftermarket

It looks as if the residents of Zagreb will be able to travel to work in autonomous taxis from 2026. Filip Cindrić from Verne explains how they are on the verge of bringing autonomous taxi driving to Zagreb, Croatia. Autonomous driving is a matter of data - generating, collecting, processing. E.g. service area in #Zagreb needs to be well defined and fully mapped. But there also a lot of legal challenges, which need to be addressed. In phase 1, which will start in 2026, Verne will operate in the southern part of the Croatian capital. Test drives are currently already taking place. Verne is a groundbreaking project in a country, that is open to innovation, co-financed by the European Union. European Commission #IAMmeeting #IAMvisionary #IAMinnovative #Carmunication #DigitalMobility

Warm up for day 2 of Carmunication's Meet-Up at Rimac Campus in #Zagreb. Starting signal will be given shortly. #IAMmeeting #Carmunication #DigitalMobility #Automotive #Aftermarket

The time for relationships is now. Mislav Malenica from Mindsmiths and a member of CroAI (Croatian AI Association): "Help your clients free themselves from the headaches of making decisions." #AI can help. But what does this mean? This is currently being discussed at Carmunication's Meet-Up in #Zagreb, #Croatia. #IAMmeeting #Carmunication #ArtificialIntelligence

Connectivity, data and artificial intelligence are key to the long-term satisfaction of supercar owners. Rimac Automobili is able to collect 6000 vehicle signals - most of them at least once per second, some even more frequently. This helps to ensure customer service over long distances, even without having a workshop directly on site. Miljenko Bakovic of Reeinvent shares his views on the standardisation of SDVs, open APIs and service-oriented vehicle diagnostics, and how this creates opportunities for third-party providers in the aftermarket. #Carmunication #IAMmeeting #AccesstoData #DigitalMobility #AutomotiveAftermarket