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Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales in Australia - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Misaki Iishi Misaki Iishi Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: May 2024 ANZSIC OD4165

Revenue

$606.2m

2024-25

$630.4m

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XX.Xm

Employees

1,153

Businesses

117

Wages

$XX.Xm

Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales in Australia industry analysis

The Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales industry has expanded over the past few years. More consumers have enjoyed online shopping, benefitting online automotive parts and accessories retailers with boosted sales. Online shopping has surged following the COVID-19 pandemic, stimulating this industry's revenue growth. Consumers who value convenience amid busy modern lifestyles found online retailers better value for money than traditional bricks-and-mortar stores. Online retailers' efforts to enhance online customer services, including click-and-collect services and best-price guarantees, have encouraged more online shoppers. However, intense price wars resulting from the cost-of-living pressures tightening consumer spending on automotive parts and accessories have constrained revenue growth in more recent years. Overall, revenue has improved by an expected 5.2% to $606.2 million through the end of 2023-24.

Trends and Insights

  • Increased consumers are enjoying online shopping. More consumers have been purchasing goods through the Internet and smartphones, supporting online automotive parts and accessories retailers with steady sales.
  • Body parts and accessories are the most prominent product segment in this industry. This segment's sales have strengthened in recent years.
  • Online automotive parts and accessories retailers are drawn to centres of commercial activity. Online retailers predominantly establish their businesses around the metropolitan hubs of Sydney and Melbourne.
  • Online automotive parts and accessories retailers face intense competition. Traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers have transitioned online and launched their online stores over the past few years.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 5.2 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $606.2m in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Growing online shopping users are benefitting online automotive parts and accessories retailers

  • More consumers have been enjoying online shopping following the COVID-19 pandemic as online shopping is convenient and time-saving, helping modern consumers with busy lifestyles to shop anytime without travelling to traditional bricks-and-mortar stores.
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Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales in Australia
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

New entrants may enter this industry targeting the lower end of the market

  • The Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales industry will continue to attract new entrants, which may elevate the number of enterprises thanks to expected growth in ecommerce.

Biggest companies in the Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales in Australia

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Super Retail
120.7
GPC Asia Pacific
120.5
Bapcor
50.6

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Products & Services Segmentation

Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales in Australia
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Body parts and accessories, Gearboxes, axles and clutches and Engine oils, coolants and filters. Body parts and accessories is the largest segment of the Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales in Australia.

Trends and Insights

The growing number of vehicles has supported sales of body parts and accessories

  • The body parts and accessories product segment comprises motor vehicle chassis, floorboards, side, front or rear panels, luggage compartments, doors and door parts, bonnets and wings.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales industry comprises online retailers that sell various automotive parts and accessories, excluding tyres. Transactions in this industry include click-and-collect transactions and similar sales and customer collection processes conducted online and through smartphone apps as part of their sales. Consumers replace worn-out parts with automotive parts to maintain or enhance their vehicle's performance. This industry comprises both pure-play online automotive parts and accessories retailers and bricks-and-mortar retailers with online operations.

What's included in this industry?

Body parts and accessoriesGearboxes, axles and clutchesBrakes, wheels and suspension systemsSeats, seatbelts and airbagsElectrical and electronic componentsRadiators and mufflersSteering wheelsEngine oils, coolants and filtersVehicle music and entertainment systems

Companies

Super RetailGPC Asia PacificBapcor

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Related Terms

GEARBOXAXLESUSPENSIONAFTERMARKETCLICK-AND-COLLECT

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 3921 - Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales in Australia

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Increased consumers are enjoying online shopping. More consumers have been purchasing goods through the Internet and smartphones, supporting online automotive parts and acces...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Body parts and accessories are the most prominent product segment in this industry. This segment's sales have strengthened in recent years.

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Online automotive parts and accessories retailers are drawn to centres of commercial activity. Online retailers predominantly establish their businesses around the metropolit...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Online automotive parts and accessories retailers face intense competition. Traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers have transitioned online and launched their online stores ...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

The relatively new Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales industry has steadily expanded. This industry mainly comprises small companies, including sole proprietors, s...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Super Retail's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of GPC Asia Pacific's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Bapcor's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 4 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Super Retail, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for GPC Asia Pacific, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Bapcor, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 4 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

The National Online Retailers Association exclusively supports the needs and interests of online businesses. Members benefit from advocacy and media representation.

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Technological advancement has helped online automotive parts and accessories retailers to reduce wage costs. Online retailers have been improving operational efficiencies, le...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales industry in Australia in 2024?

The market size of the Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales industry in Australia is $606.2m in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales in Australia industry in 2024?

There are 117 businesses in the Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 3.0 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales industry in Australia has been growing at a CAGR of 5.2 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales industry in Australia over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales industry in Australia is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales market in Australia?

The biggest companies operating in the Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales market in Australia are Super Retail, GPC Asia Pacific and Bapcor

What does the Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales in Australia include?

Body parts and accessories and Gearboxes, axles and clutches are part of the Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales in Australia?

The company holding the most market share in Australia is Super Retail.

How competitive is the Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales industry in Australia?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Online Automotive Parts and Accessories Sales industry in Australia.

Related Industries

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Competitors

  • Motor Vehicle Parts Retailing in Australia
  • Motor Vehicle Dismantling and Used Parts Wholesaling in Australia

Complementors

  • Motor Vehicle New Parts Wholesaling in Australia
  • Online Shopping in Australia
  • Automotive Industry in Australia

International industries

  • Online Automotive Parts & Accessories Sales in the US
  • Online Car Dealers & Automotive Goods Retailers in the UK

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Key data sources in Australia include:

  • Australian Bureau of Statistics
  • Australian Taxation Office
  • Australian Securities & Investments Commission

Analysts also use industry specific sources to complement catch-all sources, although their perspective may focus on a particular organization or representative body, rather than a clear overview of all industry operations. However, when balanced against other perspectives, industry-specific sources provide insights into industry trends.

These sources include:

  • Industry and trade associations
  • Industry federations or regulators
  • Major industry players annual or quarterly filings

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