Partslife’s recycling system for the automotive industry is an initiative of the independent automotive parts market with system partners from industry and commerce. Together with its contractual partners, Partslife concentrates on legally compliant disposal solutions, consultation and representation of interests.

mein-autolexikon.de is a large information platform on modern vehicle parts for interested motorists. The car dictionary contains information on a wide range of modern car parts and components, some of which are produced by Victor Reinz. This gives readers a deeper understanding of the technology of the modern motor vehicle and the main subjects of safety, value retention and environmental protection.

Qualität ist mehr wert (Quality is Added Value) is an initiative by big-name manufacturers of aftermarket automotive parts. The goal is to significantly increase quality awareness in vehicle repairs. To do so, it highlights the benefits of quality parts to the parts trade, vehicle and commercial vehicle workshops and drivers – with information material, at events and on its website.

The TecDoc information system provides the independent automotive replacement parts market with current and comprehensive data for identifying and ordering from a diverse, brand-independent portfolio of IAM products. It contains everything everybody needs to know about car parts. It is simple to use, so it’s quick and easy to find the right part – directly from the databases of automotive parts manufacturers.

TecCom is the leading business-to-business platform for the international automotive aftermarket. The use of TecCom automates and simplifies business transactions between parts manufacturers and wholesalers.

The New Automotive Aftermarket Generation (NAAG) is a group of young international managers from the member companies of AAMPACT e.V. The idea with NAAG is to create a network for the new generation of experts in the automotive aftermarket (AAM) who work together to solve problems in our industry, tackle the challenges of today and take active part in shaping the future.

Big-name automotive parts manufacturers, all market leaders, have banded together in this association. The members of AAMPACT seek to promote and defend their interests on the spare parts market in close collaboration with other organizations. This association is committed to giving motorists the benefit of functioning, fair competition in the automotive spare parts market.

VMI – Verband der Motoreninstandsetzungsbetrimee e.V. (Association of engine corrective maintenance companies – VMI) represents the political and professional interests of all medium-sized engine corrective maintenance companies in Germany. The members of the VMI collectively establish binding high performance standards, extensively exchange experience among one another and promote specialization and cooperative collaboration. The association is in charge of protecting and promoting the common technical and commercial interests of its members.

Gütegemeinschaft der Motoreninstandsetzungsbetriebe (Quality control association for engine corrective maintenance companies – GMI) is an affiliation of companies from the engine corrective maintenance industry which considers the best product quality and the highest standards for providing services to be the most important requirements for providing reliable corrective maintenance service.

As an industry association, Gesamtverband Autoteile-Handel e.V. (General association for commerce in automotive parts – GVA) represents the interests of independent trading companies for automotive replacement parts (passenger and utility vehicles) active in the Federal Republic of Germany, as well as the aftermarket parts industry.

Mr. ATZ is a marketing industry initiative that supports the ever-rising number of independent multi-brand workshops in Germany and keeps motorists informed of them. And the use of original brands for spare parts does not conflict with repairs in line with current market value.