SYNETIQ is helping Europcar Mobility Group UK navigate through parts supply chain issues with its ‘green parts’ solution.
Complex parts manufacturer supply issues mean an increasing number of vehicles awaiting repair, with some items on backorder for over six months.
Using the company’s green parts solution, Europcar negated a total repair turnaround of more than 190 days.
SYNETIQ is now encouraging more fleet operators to implement an agile approach to parts supply issues, with key environmental benefits another benefit to using green parts.
Since it began working with SYNETIQ in 2019, Europcar stated it has avoided 163,583.18kg CO2 by using green parts for vehicle fleet repairs.
Europcar, which currently operates a fleet of more than 30,000 cars and 10,000 vans in the UK, says it is delighted with the results so far. “Our relationship with SYNETIQ delivers important advantages for our business and our customers,” confirmed Ron Santiago, Managing Director, Europcar Mobility Group UK. “Being able to address some of the delays caused by the global vehicle parts supply issues is a clear benefit, as well as the significant reduction in costs and CO2 by using green parts.”
“Parts backorder complications have caused havoc for our vehicle repair clients,” says Sarah Hirst, Client and Green Parts Director at SYNETIQ. “For large fleets, it is imperative that repairs are dealt with as swiftly as possible to allow vehicles to get back on the road. The recent Europcar solution is one example of how green parts can be demonstrably effective in vehicle repair – reducing CO2 emissions, repair cost and vehicle-off-road time.”
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