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2019 events
February 12, 2019

AUTOMOTOR

International company, global presence. This year 2019 is therefore placed under the sign of the internationality of our actions. You will find our AUTOMOTOR, AMERIGO International and AF teams during: . Equip Auto Alger l March 11-14 l Algeria . Automechanika Istanbul l 04-07 April l Turkey . AMERIGO International Seminar Lyon l April 09-11 l France . Automec Sao Paulo l 26-29 l Brazil . Automechanika Moscow l August 26-29 l Russia . Equip Auto Paris l October 15-19 l France . Automechanika Shanghai l November 27-30 l China

AF – The brand for Mechanics
January 4, 2019

AF

Present for more than 40 years in all emerging markets, the AF brand is now available on the French market. With ranges covering more than 90% of the fleet, an attractive price positioning and national distribution which will be fully ensured by the end of June by the network of 10 GPI platforms, AF is positioning itself as an alternative for repairers in search of competitiveness. 40 years of experience in all markets AUTOMOTOR France has been present for 40 years in more than 70 markets. While the company initially represented major brands (OEMs or manufacturers) in emerging markets, particularly in Africa, it very quickly developed its own brand: AF. Why ? “Guarantee our customers parts with specific features adapted to the strong constraints of their markets, while remaining affordable”, explains Olivier van Ruymbeke, President of AUTOMOTOR. The range is now over 4,000 references with a deployment plan underway at …

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2018 – 2019
December 20, 2018

AUTOMOTOR

Dear Friends, This year 2018 was marked by many events which together we managed to overcome. Fluctuations in oil, currency crises such as those of the Turkish lira, the Tunisian dinar, the Iranian rial or the Russian ruble, the American sanctions, as well as the evolution of the regulations for the importation of coins as in Algeria, Tunisia, in Argentina. Despite this, a large number of you, thanks to your skills and agility, have been able to develop and improve your profitability. Well done ! In this context, AUTOMOTOR has succeeded in securing its turnover, developing new partnerships and opening new markets to compensate for the slowdowns mentioned above. We continued our modernization and our major projects. We will therefore deploy our new IT system in the first half of 2019, which will help improve our logistics flows, and therefore offer you even better service. We will also provide you …

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Automechanika Shanghai
November 27, 2018

Automechanika Shanghai

The Chinese market is the world’s largest market with more than 25 million cars. Western Japanese and Korean manufacturers have long been dominant in this market, the vast majority of automobiles being produced by joint ventures between Chinese and foreign manufacturers. For several years, however, the specifically Chinese manufacturers have been growing. Dominant on heavyweights. In recent years, restructured and growing, private vehicles have progressed in two main segments: inexpensive SUVs and electric vehicles for which they have received strong support from the Chinese authorities. In addition to this market, for several years now, there has been a dynamic of imported vehicles facilitated by the reduction in customs duties that began in the early 2000s. The Chinese market has thus become the leading market for brands such as Range Rover, Porsche, Bentley … 2018 nevertheless marks a breakthrough. After falling 11.7% in October, car sales could decline for the year …

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