The Gesamtverband Autoteile-Handel e.V. (GVA) is the industry association and the political representation of the interests of the independent automotive parts wholesaler in Germany. In addition, he also speaks for the approximately 2,000 retailers of automotive spare parts.
The GVA currently has 133 trading companies with over 1,000 operating points as well as 123 automotive parts manufacturers and providers of technical information.
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TEMOT International enjoys direct affiliation with over 12,500 garages and has general access to thousands of independent operators. This constitutes a major customer relationship force in the global Automotive Aftermarket.
There are 55 different garage concepts in more than 29 countries. One of the basic marketing activities of TEMOT International is to support all the various Garage Concepts of its Shareholders, adapted to each country’s unique demands and covering a wide range of solutions for Automotive Aftermarket requirements.
Through all its other activities, TEMOT supports its Shareholders in maintaining and further developing their own Garage Systems to preserve global private and professional mobility.
TEMOT Shareholders and Members are primarily leading warehouse distributors, mostly family-owned organizations, decent and respectable contributors to our society and its development.
They mainly supply garages, retailers, platforms, and regional and local distributors as well as professional and private consumers, while also providing a comprehensive range of products, services, systems and concepts.
Shareholders services encompass the entire vehicle life cycle and are essential for securing human mobility in a safe, clean, affordable, sustainable, and accessible way. They ensure vital services for individuals, society and the greater economy.
The TEMOT International Network consist of two pillars:
Passenger Cars and
Commercial Vehicles.
Both Networks interact with each other but retain their own structure, Shareholders, Suppliers and administration. The TEMOT Passenger Cars Network has 70 Shareholders active on five continents. The TEMOT Commercial Vehicles Network consists of 52 Shareholders operating on almost all continents. Some Shareholders are successfully active in both sectors.
TEMOT Suppliers are selected and classified according to numerous qualitative and quantitative criteria. The aim is to create a competitive circle of Suppliers per product category. Suppliers are selected without discrimination or bias – the market and the individual performance of each partner decides their success. The Category Management and overall classification system is called TEMOT International Supplier System (TISS).
TISS features three Supplier categories: Preferred, Associated and Listed. Achieving business growth with related Suppliers within the TEMOT network is a principal objective of paramount importance.
TEMOT also collaborates with several selected Service Providers.
These companies are widely regarded as the premium Suppliers of data and IT solutions in our business today.
TEMOT advocates and supports Supply Chain optimization by recommending and qualifying the application of processes and tools to ensure the best possible operation of the distribution chain.
Evaluation and performance measurement occur at Shareholder and Supplier level and measures
are commonly executed based on agreed KPIs, best practices and implementation
of advanced continuous improvement methods.
Whenever and wherever possible, service level agreements and Joint Purchasing enable
tremendous savings and a far more efficient distribution chain.
TEMOT International Information Technology Services develops and provides market-leading, vehicle-related information and technology solutions for TEMOT Shareholders to gain competitive advantages in their markets.
These solutions include a comprehensive portfolio of product data modules, technical platforms featuring diagnostics interfaces, a database for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Information, Content Management and web-based tools.
This technical service range also encompasses the organization of eLearning solutions, multifaceted Webinars and other virtual and physical activities.
International Procurement activities at local and regional levels are of fundamental importance for all the Shareholders of TEMOT. The organization of either joint or separate purchasing as part of international procurement aims to reduce costs by leveraging volumes, structuring complex Supplier relationships and utilizing system improvements to reduce external outflows while improving quality and Supplier performance.
In order to prosper and remain sustainably competitive, TEMOT Shareholders need to improve their control over all aspects of costs while optimizing their processes to become more efficient and agile. Procurement activities mainly involve Vendor Management, Product Category Management, Joint Purchasing and Tendering.
