Competition Benchmarking of Top 40 Players Across Automotive Value Chain (Freight Forwarding, Auto Spare Parts and Auto Service) in KSA

The Logistics industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the top logistics markets in the world after UAE due to its favourable location at the crossroad of significant international trade routes that connect Asia, Europe and Africa. The industry is dominated by Sea and land freight Movements considering its strong position in Oil Exports and import Dependency for all the Essential Products. It is expected to have excellent growth in the future due to huge investment projects taken by the government for the construction of new airports, seaports, bridges to improve intra as well as inter-country connectivity.

The Freight Forwarding Sector is quite fragmented comprising of ~1600 players in the Country working with Asset heavy and Asset light Model. Companies are adopting Technological Advancements such as GPS, WMS & more to win the Client Base. Companies are competing on Operational and Financial parameters such as Services Offered, Clientele, Industries Catered, freight cost and more.

Auto Spare Parts Industry Overview

The Auto Spare Parts Industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is highly fragmented consisting of ~7000 players and is dominated by workshops which are either Multi-Brand dealers or family-owned business or are affiliated to big groups. It majorly relies on Imports of Multi Brand spare parts (Toyota, Mitsubishi, BMW, Audi, Lexus, Nissan, Isuzu, Honda, Hyundai and many more) from Countries such as the US, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and more. The Industry is now witnessing the emergence of new trends for instance- Few Online Aggregators (Odiggo, Speero) are gaining popularity in the country by providing a common online platform where Dealers and Customers can connect together.

Few companies have been shortlisted for partnership in this sector basis certain operational (Network Coverage, Type of spares, Average Ticket Size, Key Management, Services Offered, Recent Developments and Future Plans) and financial (Revenue and Growth Rate) parameters.

Auto Service and Maintenance Industry Overview

The Auto Repairs and Maintenance Market of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is quite fragmented with players such as Multi-Brand Providers, Agency workshops/ Single Brand Workshops, Unorganized small workshops providing General Maintenance, Crash Repairs, Auto Care Services for a range of Automotive Brands. Moreover, with increasing digitization in the country, Online Service Provider Aggregators such as Ezhalha, Morni are also gaining popularity over the Kingdom and are expected to grow further in the future. Mobile Maintenance services are also a relatively new concept that is rapidly been adopted by many players in the country.

The Market is extremely unorganised in nature with numerous players all around the Kingdom. However few companies have been shortlisted in this report for strategic partnership basis certain operational (Network Coverage, Type of spares, Average Ticket Size, Key Management, Services Offered, Recent Developments and Future Plans) and financial (Revenue and Growth Rate) parameters.

Key Topics Covered in the Report

• Competition Analysis of Major Logistics Players in KSA ( including Volume, Average warehousing Space, Fleets, Average Occupancy rate,  Network, Client Retention, Industries catered, Services offered, Technology, Certifications, Strength)
• Competition Analysis of Major  Multi-Brand Auto Spare parts Providers in KSA ( including Number of Orders, Branches  Network, Clients, Services offered, Digitalization, Strength)
• Competition Analysis of Multi brand Auto Repairs and Car maintenance Players in KSA ( including Number of cars handled annually, Average Ticket Size, Branches  Network, Clients, Services offered, Digitalization, Strength)