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Summary of our market study
The French car inspection market is estimated at over 1.5 billion euros.
Europe is the largest market, followed by the United States. The global market is estimated at over $20 billion
Trends in the French roadworthiness market
The French roadworthiness testing market is experiencing significant growth. It is highly concentrated among very large players. There are over 6,000 authorized inspection centers in France.
Sakar and its Autovision brand control over 85% of the market.
This market is facing imminent changes, notably with the arrival of electric vehicles, which require specialized training and equipment.
The regulatory landscape also plays a key role in shaping the French roadworthiness market. Constantly changing regulations have major consequences for market players.
Players in the technical inspection market
- The French Sakar group is present on the market through its Autovision brand.
- Dekra, a European company of German origin
- Securitas, a subsidiary of the global SGS group
- Autosur, network of a group of car insurance companies
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1 Market overview
1.1 Definition and scope of study
Vehicle roadworthiness testing is a standardized regulatory procedure designed to ensure that a vehicle is in good working order, by detecting any faults that could harm both the environment and the safety of road users. According to the Organisme Technique Central, we can distinguish between technical inspections for light vehicles and those for heavy vehicles. Although heavy-duty vehicles are sometimes mentioned in this report, the aim of this study is to examine the technical inspection market for light vehicles, which includes passenger cars.
The global market for roadworthiness testing is growing moderately, and is dominated by Europe. The United States ranks second. Indeed, many international players are of European origin (SGS [Swiss], DEKRA Automobile [German], TÜV RHEINLAND GROUP [German], Sakar [French], etc.). On the other hand, emerging countries are making a strong contribution to market growth.Increasingly stringent regulations in the global automotive sector are the main driver of growth in this sector.
The French technical inspection market is very dynamic, with sales growth accelerating in recent years.the French roadworthiness market, meanwhile, is highly dynamic, with sales growth accelerating in recent years (over 40% increase in sector revenues over the last decade), particularly following the reform of roadworthiness testing in 2018. Although there are over 6,000 approved inspection centers in France, the sector is not very fragmented. In fact, a handful of chains hold over 85% of the market share, including the French Sakar group through its Autovision brand.
Although the sector has proved resilient in the face of the Covid-19 crisis, with growth of 1.3% for 2019, it is poised to undergo several transformations. Firstly, the rise of electric cars, driven by the European Commission's objectives, will mark a technological transition in the sector, as specific training and equipment will be required. Specific training and equipment will also be required to introduce roadworthiness testing for motorized two-wheelers, from January 2023.
1.2 The growing global market
According to Research&Markets, the global market for automotive technical inspection services is valued at $**.* billion in ****. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of *.*% over the period ****-****, reaching $**.* billion in ****.
Global market size for technical inspection and certification services in the automotive sector World, **** - ****, in billions ...
1.3 A dynamic national market
Players in the automotive technical inspection market are listed under NAF code **.**A. This class includes :
Periodic inspection of all types of motor vehicles, with issue of a certificate
but does not include :
vehicle repair appraisal of damage on behalf of insurance companies
Insee provides the market size in ****, as well ...
2 Demand analysis
2.1 The French car fleet
The number of passenger cars on the road in France has been rising steadily for the past decade. Indeed, while the number of private cars in the national fleet stood at **.*** million in ****, there will be **.*** million cars on the road in ****, an increase of *% in ** years.
Passenger car fleet France, ...
2.2 Vehicles subject to roadworthiness tests
Motor vehicle roadworthiness tests mainly concern four situations:[***]
During the * months preceding the *ᵉ anniversary of the *ʳᵉ registration of the vehicle. Every * years after the *st technical inspection Cars more than * years old, intended for a transaction, and whose last inspection is more than * months old Recovery vehicles, vehicles used for land-based ...
2.3 Increase in the number of technical inspections carried out
After rising between **** and **** (***), the number of technical inspections carried out fell slightly in **** and ****, before rising again in **** to reach **.*** million inspections.
Change in annual number of roadworthiness tests France, **** - ****, in millions of inspections Source: ****
The **,***,*** technical inspections carried out in **** are broken down as follows:
**.*% for Periodic ...
2.4 Other demand characteristics
This section looks at the distribution of vehicles passing roadworthiness tests, by age group, and the geographical distribution of tests:
Breakdown by age group
The majority of periodic technical inspections concern vehicles over ** years old (***), while the proportion of technical inspections concerning vehicles in the age brackets ]*-*] years and [*-**[ ...
3 Market structure
3.1 Control centers and controllers
The number of approved inspection centers has been rising steadily over the past decade. Indeed, while the number of inspections was *,*** in ****, it will now be *,*** in ****. In ****, compared with ****, *** centers were newly approved, compared with *** whose approval was cancelled.
What's more, of the *,*** inspection centers at December **, ****, only *,*** (***) are not ...
3.2 Networks dominate the market
According toUTAC -OTC, of the *,*** control centers on December **, ****, only *,*** (***) are not part of a network. In fact, centers belonging to control networks dominate the French market. The table below lists the main player networks, ranked by number of control centers:
Source: ****
The * market leaders in France are two foreign groups: ...
4 Offer analysis
4.1 Typology of failures
In ****, failures subject to the obligation to carry out a counter-inspection will account for almost **% of all inspections. **.**% for major defects, and *.** for critical defects. (***)
Percentage of vehicles declared non-compliant France, ****, in Source: ****
Roadworthiness tests cover ** functions, *** checkpoints and *** different possible failures, of which *** lead to a counter-inspection, including *** major failures ...
4.2 Analysis of center prices
Technical inspection fees are freely set by professionals and are therefore not regulated. [***]
Simplauto publishes an annual barometer on the price of roadworthiness tests in France. This analysis was carried out in June **** among *,*** centers.
According to this barometer, the average price of roadworthiness tests for gasoline or diesel passenger cars ...
5 Regulations
5.1 Regulations
Following the decree of June **, **** on the introduction and organization of roadworthiness testing for vehicles weighing up to *.* tonnes, roadworthiness testing has been compulsory since January *, ****, when the decree came into force.
More recently, roadworthiness testing has been reformed. Indeed, thedecree of March *, ****, implemented since May ** , ****, which follows the transposition of ...
5.2 Imbroglio surrounding the technical inspection of motorized two-wheelers
On August *, ****, a decree(***), which were due to come into force in January ****. However, on July **, ****, decree no. ****-**** repealed the decree of August *, ****.
Nevertheless, by decision of the Conseil d'Etat on October **, ****, the decree of July **, **** repealing the decree of August *, **** was in turn annulled. As a result, the decree ...
6 Positioning the players
6. Segmentation
- DEKRA Automotive France Norisko
- Securitest France (SGS groupe)
- Auto Sécurité France (SGS Groupe)
- SGS
- Autovision Sakar
- Autosur Secta
List of charts presented in this market study
- Size of the French vehicle inspection market
- New and used passenger car registrations
- Average age of passenger cars on January 1st of the year
- Passenger cars by age group
- Passenger car fleet
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Latest news
SGS to cut earnings by 2022 - 26/01/2023
- Net income in 2022: 588 million Swiss francs (586 million euros), down 4.1% on 2021
- Sales in 2022: 6.6 billion Swiss francs, up 3.7%
- Growth excluding currency effects in 2022: 6.8%
- Analyst forecasts: sales of 6.7 billion Swiss francs and profits of 601 million Swiss francs
- expected annual savings from 2023 thanks to restructuring program: CHF 50 million
- Expected job cuts as a result of restructuring: 1,500 (1.5% of workforce)
- Pre-tax charge recorded in the accounts: 46 million Swiss francs
- Seven business acquisitions completed by 2022, including German laboratory Proderm
- Organic growth forecast for 2023: mid-single-digit increase
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