JLL Auto Parts — 13 years sourcing EV and body parts from Shanghai for European independent workshops.
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The Chinese EV brands that seemed like a China-market story two years ago are now arriving in European showrooms. AVATR, Li Auto, ZEEKR, Audi Q4 e-tron, Toyota bZ4X — these are no longer niche. Here’s how distributors who spotted the signal early are already building the supply chain advantage.
Last year I had a conversation with a dealer in Dubai who’d been importing European brand parts for fifteen years. His biggest supplier suddenly couldn’t deliver for twelve weeks. He called me on a Thursday, desperate, asking if I could help. Within three weeks, we had his entire order spec’d and shipped from China. He
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Audi dealerships in Germany. Volkswagen service centers in the Netherlands. BMW independent shops in the UK. What do they have in common? Over the past 18 months, an increasing number are quietly adding “sourced from China” to their parts procurement options — and not just for budget customers. I’ve spent the last three months talking
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