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The Different Segments of the Auto Parts Industry

A twist of the key and you can zoom to your destination! Did you ever wonder what makes that possible? Is it as simple as it looks? What is the dynamics that works behind the simple twisting of the key?

A simple car that you use for your day to day simple activities like going to your office, or maybe you go for a date or even a long drive during the weekends to refresh yourself has a complex mechanism working behind to ensure that you are there in time! A staggering list of 15000 different components, each designed to perform a different function, work in a perfect harmony to give you the result that you are looking for. It sounds complicated, isn't it?

An exhaustive list of the various auto parts required can be found in various websites. A detailed description of all the parts is beyond the scope of this article. The article instead aims at restricting the discussion to the "Different Segments of the Auto Parts Industry". This industry grew up with the idea that all the vehicle owners, at least once in their lifetime, will require the spare parts to mend the wear and tear of their vehicle which is an outcome of either an accident or ill-maintenance. Even those people who like to modify their vehicles in an urge to have a different and better look need the spare parts.

There are undoubtedly several options open when you look for the spare auto parts. They can be listed as:

• Stores with huge array of spare parts.
• Car dealers selling the specific make of the car, the parts of which you are looking for.
• Salvage yard for auto parts.

Salvage yards store parts which you are looking for but is not available anywhere else and if available, costs much more than the normal prices for the scarcity. The parts are taken out from the junked cars of older model. The hard to find parts are hence easily available in the salvage yards. This place is also popular for original parts. It's not true that the salvage yards only store older models of cars. The vehicles which are totally destroyed in an accident are also likely to be found in these places. Mirrors, tires, bumpers, side panels, ashtrays, belts, antennae, hoods, engine parts are the common things to be found in the salvage yards. These parts are mostly very cheap than when purchased new from authorized dealers.

Yet another way to get the discounted Auto Parts is the 'After Market'. Manufactures other than the mother company makes these parts. These are designed to fit any specific vehicle and are cheap when compared to the original parts coming from the makers of the vehicle.

It is quite clear by now that the Auto Parts industry and automobile industry are two completely different industries. The Auto Parts industry has its own economic and socio-political aspect which calls for a separate treatment.

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