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Auto Parts Stores in China - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

IBISWorld IBISWorld Beijing, China Last Updated: May 2024 6562

Revenue

$71.1bn

2024

$73.9bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

222k

Businesses

9,717

Wages

$X.Xbn

Auto Parts Stores in China industry analysis

Revenue for the Auto Parts Stores industry in China is estimated to total $71.1 billion in 2023. This represents an increase of 3.7% for the year, and annualized growth of 1.8% over the past five years. Recent growth in the Automobile Manufacturing industry and rising number of automobiles in use in China has stimulated the industry's development over the past five years. The Auto Parts Stores industry in China does not generate large profits. Profit is expected to account for about 3.8% of industry revenue in 2023. There are about 30,387 auto parts stores in China employing 222,290 people with a payroll of $2.5 billion. Businesses in this industry include independent stores, auto parts trade centers, auto parts chain stores and joint purchase alliances. Establishments in this industry are mostly individual auto parts stores located in auto parts trade centers. Many chain stores are also located within auto parts trade centers. Some trade centers have also adopted chain operations to expand their presence.The industry is forecast to grow at an annualized 4.1% over the five years through 2028, to total $86.9 billion. China's automobile sector is expected to remain stable alongside consistent demand from vehicle markets. However, industry revenue growth is forecast to be still low as the industry matures and price competition limits revenue growth.As the market competition in the Auto Parts Stores in China are expected to get more and more intense, enterprises of large scale are likely to purchase smaller enterprises to expand market, reduce costs and improve their own strength. The number of enterprises is expected to decrease at an annualized rate of 2.5% over the next five years.New automobiles in major cities will enter the second-hand market in the near future. Aging automobile stock is expected to drive increasing demand for auto parts across China. In addition, automobile owners are expected to increasingly repair and maintain their automobiles in future years. The growing DIY (do-it-yourself) market is forecast to substantially increase demand for auto parts stores.

Trends and Insights

  • Fast development of alternative-fuel vehicles provides development opportunity for the industry. Industry enterprises actively increase investment in the alternative-fuel auto parts business layout.
  • There are many categories of auto parts. The industry products mainly include tires, automobile body components, electric parts and accessories, engine components, transmission system and components, and suspension and braking system components, etc.
  • Industry operations are mainly concentrated in the economically developed regions. The East China, North China and Middle South China regions are expected to jointly account for 78.3% of industry revenue in 2023.
  • The industry concentration level is low. The top four players in the industry are expected to have a joint market share of 6.0% in 2023.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 1.8 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $71.1bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

The industry enterprises have actively developed chain operation mode

  • Many retailers adopted chain operations after 2003 to ensure sufficient capital supply and take advantage of advanced management, information and distribution systems. Auto parts chain stores typically target DIY customers. This business model shortens the distribution chain, provides cost advantages, effectively enlarges service coverage area and increase market share.
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Auto Parts Stores in China
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

Multiple factors will stimulate the steady growth of the industry

  • With continuous growth of China's GDP and consumers' per capita disposable income, market demand for automobiles and parts is expected to increase steadily over the next five years.

Biggest companies in the Auto Parts Stores in China

Company
Market Share (%)
2023
Revenue ($short_0)
2023

There are no companies that hold a large enough market share in the Auto Parts Stores in China industry for IBISWorld to include in this product.

Products & Services Segmentation

Auto Parts Stores in China
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Tires, Automobile body components and Electronic parts and accessories. Tires is the largest segment of the Auto Parts Stores in China.

Trends and Insights

Rising number of automobiles in uses promotes demand for tires

  • Tires are circular elastic rubber products that are rolled and grounded on various vehicles. Tires make up this industry's largest product segment, accounting for an expected 23.5% of industry revenue in 2023. This high level is due to tires being essential for all vehicles and the most easily worn out of all auto components. Pneumatic radial tires are typically sold in higher volumes than tire tubes.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Auto parts stores in China retail automobile parts and accessories, including tires. Sales of automobile parts and accessories at the time of repair by automobile repair establishments are not included in this industry.

What's included in this industry?

TiresAutomobile body componentsElectronic parts and accessoriesEngine componentsTransmission system and componentsSuspension and braking system componentsOther automobile components and accessories

Companies

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Related Terms

CHASSISORIGINAL EQUIPMENT (OE) PARTSDO-IT-YOURSELF (DIY) MARKET

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

Fast development of alternative-fuel vehicles provides development opportunity for the industry. Industry enterprises actively increase investment in the alternative-fuel aut...

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

There are many categories of auto parts. The industry products mainly include tires, automobile body components, electric parts and accessories, engine components, transmissi...

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

Industry operations are mainly concentrated in the economically developed regions. The East China, North China and Middle South China regions are expected to jointly account ...

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

The industry concentration level is low. The top four players in the industry are expected to have a joint market share of 6.0% in 2023.

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 industry major enterprises actively develop chain operation mode. Developing chain operation mode benefits industry enterprise to fast enlarge market coverage and shares.

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

Detailed analysis

    External Environment

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

    Analyst insights

    The Government in China leads the industry development. There are multiple industry regulations guiding and promoting the development of the Auto Parts Stores industry.

    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

    The industry profitability is low and in the decreasing trend. Profit is expected to account for about 3.8% of industry revenue in 2023 and will continue decreasing a little ...

    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 Auto Parts Stores industry in China in 2024?

    The market size of the Auto Parts Stores industry in China is $71.1bn in 2024.

    How many businesses are there in the Auto Parts Stores in China industry in 2024?

    There are 9,717 businesses in the Auto Parts Stores industry in China, which has declined at a CAGR of 1.3 % between 2019 and 2024.

    Has the Auto Parts Stores industry in China grown or declined over the past 5 years?

    The market size of the Auto Parts Stores industry in China has been growing at a CAGR of 1.8 % between 2019 and 2024.

    What is the forecast growth of the Auto Parts Stores industry in China over the next 5 years?

    Over the next five years, the Auto Parts Stores industry in China is expected to grow.

    What does the Auto Parts Stores in China include?

    Tires and Automobile body components are part of the Auto Parts Stores industry.

    How competitive is the Auto Parts Stores industry in China?

    The level of competition is high and steady in the Auto Parts Stores industry in China.

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