A growing number of companies are successfully targeting the after-market sector. These companies, tend to be small, flexible and readily able to adapt to the fast-changing conditions. Entrepreneurial companies such as Proform Plastics, which exports pick-up truck bed liners,Fuelflow systems (electric fuel pumps) Hubco Industries (roof rack systems) and Airplex Industries (acrylic accessories) have successfully specialised and formed alliances with key offshore companies which has led to export business in the Middle East, USA and South Africa.
Repair work and vehicle maintenance spur New Zealand’s aftermarket automotive parts and accessories sales. In 2003, the estimated market size for this sector was US$341 million.
