Vehicle Lifetime Solutions

Intelligent solutions for complex repairs

With a comprehensive aftermarket ecosystem to address evolving demands of the future mobility ecosystem, our intelligent repair solutions for vehicles of all domains provide repair partners a greater understanding of the entire vehicle system and empowers them to deliver holistic and effective solutions.

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Performance Highlights


` 7,017 mm
Revenue | 3.0% over 2023

Reviewing 2024

  • The Vehicle Lifetime Solutions division contributes to ~10% of the revenues for Schaeffler India, registering a compounded annual growth rate of ~9% over the last five years.
  • The recently launched steering and suspension products have started to gain significant momentum, with a good market acceptance and indicating strong potential for growth and customer engagement.
  • Our business acquisitions in areas of front-end auxiliary drives, timings kits, wipers and lubricants continued during the year. This reflects our strategic focus and growth of increasing market presence in these key segments.
  • Throughout the year we maintained our commitment to actively engage and empower our distributors through targeted initiatives, enhancing their capabilities and strengthening our partnerships for mutual success.
  • We also crafted compelling brand advertising films for our Wipers Blades and Steering Suspension range, with promotions across social media platforms. These initiatives reflect our ongoing focused investments in branding to bolster market penetration and enhance our competitiveness.

Strategic focus areas

Empowering mechanics with future-ready skills

Our REPXPERT vans are back on the road!

REPXPERT transforms traditional automotive workshops into technology-driven, customer-centric excellence hubs through integrated learning, support, and innovation. It offers specialised workshops that provide training, technical expertise, and innovative solutions, with participants receiving certification for their learning.

The launch of the REPXPERT mobile app further enhances this ecosystem by offering mechanics and garage workers real-time access to product details, fitment guides, and technical support. By bridging theory with hands-on training, REPXPERT empowers mechanics with future-ready skills, ensuring they stay ahead in an evolving automotive landscape.

35

Cities covered

1,800+

Mechanics trained

The success of REPXPERT in India has also led to its introduction in Thailand. Going forward, Schaeffler plans to extend REPXPERT training through mobile vans to other geographies within the Asia Pacific region.

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The Automotive Aftermarket is now characterised by increasing competition. In an evolving landscape, we are committed to providing price-optimised, high-quality products to our customers that are delivered at the right time, thereby minimising the need for excessive inventory.

India’s remarkable infrastructure development has enhanced last-mile connectivity and opened new avenues for market penetration. This improved accessibility has enabled us to better serve our customers across the country, strengthening our market presence and service capabilities. Our innovative REPXPERT initiative, combined with strategic advertising campaigns and mechanic connect programmes, have significantly enhanced our market visibility and the reach of our technical support across India.

The VLS division is actively embracing digitalization, leveraging technologies like chatbots, web portals and mobile apps to enhance stakeholder engagement. We are developing an interactive platform that will provide customers with valuable insights into their performance, including target tracking, new product launches and receivables.

Looking ahead, we are strategically positioned to leverage the opportunities arising from the evolving mobility ecosystem through enhanced collaboration with all stakeholders across our value chain. Our emphasis lies on building stronger partnerships with distribution partners and their customers, creating a robust platform that delivers exceptional value to end users. This inclusive approach, combined with our comprehensive product portfolio and technical expertise, enables us to provide superior aftermarket solutions that meet the diverse needs of the Indian market.

Sharad Bhatia

Vehicle Lifetime Solutions