TecAlliance spreads wings in Indian aftermarket

TecAlliance GmbH, the leading European service provider for automotive information systems and software in the international spare parts market, has started its operation in Chennai. It is also a data specialist for networked collaboration in the digital automotive aftermarket. The company develops and distributes electronic vehicle parts information worldwide on the basis of a comprehensive sector solution for the support of

parts manufacturers, wholesalers and workshops.

The company that operates in Western and Eastern Europe, China, Australia, the US and Brazil, is actively looking at Indian Sub-Continent due to the sheer size and potential growth of the automotive market in general and aftermarket in particular. Under the umbrella of TecAlliance, TecDoc, TecCom and TecRMI form a global e-catalogues publisher for automotive aftermarket parts. Commenced from 1994 with 20 suppliers, the company has now over 500 suppliers globally.

TecCom is the leading B2B communications platform for the independent automotive aftermarket. It brings parts manufacturers and parts dealers together and creates effective business communications between them. TecDoc is an electronic information system for the precise identification

of parts for the independent automotive aftermarket. It links parts manufacturers with dealers and workshops around the world by gathering product data and distributing it across the market in a standardised form. The primary objective of this is to strengthen the competitiveness of the aftermarket and to enable business relationships to be run at a higher quality level.

TecRMI is a Europe-wide provider of information services that gathers and professionally edits OE-compliant technical information directly from vehicle manufacturers and distributes it across the automotive market. One of TecAlliance’s first services for the Indian Independent Automotive Aftermarket will be the publication of the TecDoc Catalogue, which for the first time, will also contain the data of Indian parts suppliers. This gives dealers and workshops in India better overview of the market as to which spare parts are suitable for which vehicles.

The portfolio of products and services includes current data for fast identification and ordering of passenger, motor cycle and commercial vehicle parts from the databases of participating parts makers in a standardised catalogue format. The electronic parts catalogue groups together more than 4 million to 5 million items in 28 languages.

The digitisation and automation of supply chain processes – among parts manufacturers, the parts trade and workshops – are in focus when it comes to efficiency, speed and service quality. The higher the degree of digital networking, the greater the benefit for all those involved – in terms of optimised order processing and digital sales with professional e-commerce.

After inaugurating the new office, Gopalan, Director of Indo German Chamber of Commerce said, “We are very pleased that we are also an active part of the Automotive Corridor. Customer proximity is an essential asset for TecAlliance.”

“With our local presence in India, we can support manufacturers, dealers and workshops in the independent aftermarket better and take full advantage of the current growth opportunities,” David J Winter, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing, TecAlliance, said. With its subsidiary TA Autotec Information System India, TecAlliance has closed one of the last gaps in the ranks of its Asian locations. The Automotive Corridor is a region where a number of major automotive companies like BMW, Ford, Hyundai, Renault-Nissan, Mitsubishi, Caparo Group, Komatsu, Caterpillar, Ashok Leyland, TVS and others are present. More than 40% of Indian automobile production, and almost 60% of India’s automotive supply industry are located here.

“We stand out as a global leader and in Europe, TechDoc is the standard. We are the pioneer in process of developing standardisation of generic articles etc. Other players produce catalogue in a way of enhancing their e-commerce activity. We are providing it as information and we do not involve in any transactions,” Vats R Srivatchan, Director of TA Autotec Information System India Private Limited, said.

“There are a few competitions here. We need to get the data available from the suppliers. Once it is done, programme. There are around 300-400 data subscribers to the catalogues,” he said.