Post-vehicle market services are rich in content and value, and in developed countries where the automobile industry has matured, they are high-profit, spatial and well-structured and high-quality tracks. The automobile industry, which is one of the backbone industries in our manufacturing industry, has continued to show strong development resilience and dynamism in recent years, and in 2025 it was the world's largest car industry for 17 consecutive years. The release of new kinetic energy has accelerated, with new energy vehicles producing and selling 11 consecutive years at the top of the globe. At the end of 2025, our civilian vehicle holdings reached 3. 661 million, and a huge new space would unleash the potential of a trillion-scale market size and create considerable development space for the post-car market. With the entry of the 4s shop model abroad and international car chain repair firms, as well as the rapid growth of domestic vehicle holdings and the trend towards “ageing” cars, china's post-car market is in a rapid stage of development, and the industry is gaining momentum. The post-car market is at the back end of the smile curve of the car chain, covering many high-value segments such as car maintenance and car beauty. With reference to countries where the automobile industry has matured, such as europe and the united states, the market for car repair and maintenance is expected to usher in a gold development phase with a growing share. The post-vehicle market in our country reached an estimated 22,623 billion yuan in 2025, of which 47. 66 per cent were car maintenance, 31. 45 per cent were car beauty and 20. 89 per cent were other cars; in 2026, the post-car market was expected to reach approximately $24,27 billion, of which 48. 19 per cent were car maintenance; 31. 35 per cent were car beauty and 20. 47 per cent were other cars。
On this basis, based on the strong market insight of the post-martery market research team under the umbrella of the advisory institute for intellectual studies, and in the light of the multi-year research data and the first-line demand for real-world research, the advisory institute launched a study on the state of competition and investment strategies in the post-martery industry in china, 2026-2032. Based on a new perspective on the post-vehicle market, the report focuses on the core issues of the industry — changing trends (how to change), user needs (what to want), investment choices (where to go), business methods (how to go) and practice cases (see below) — and looks forward to working with industry partners to develop new patterns and opportunities in the industry and to promote the post-car industry。
The point is:
Industry definitions and characteristics: the concept of the post-car market is relative to the front chain and refers to the sum of a series of transactions that arise from various needs and services in the chain of after-sale use of automobiles from sale to end-of-life. Post-vehicle market services are rich in content and value, and in developed countries where the automobile industry has matured, they are high-profit, spatial and well-structured and high-quality tracks。
Industrial policy environment: national policies encourage the steady growth of the post-car market. In october 2023, nine departments, including the ministry of commerce, jointly issued the guidance on promoting quality development in the post-car market, which identifies the overall objectives and main tasks of post-vehicle market development, systematic deployments to promote high-quality growth in the post-car market, promote steady growth in post-car market size, optimized market structures, significantly increased normative levels and continuously optimized car use environment。
The central node of the industrial chain: the industrial chain of the post-vehicle market is a whole-car production and distribution chain; the industry is a post-car market, consisting mainly of car leasing, auto supplies, car maintenance and maintenance, car finance, end-of-life vehicle recycling and new energy vehicle charging infrastructure; and the industry is downstream a wide range of car owners, including individuals and business enterprises。
Market size: with the entry of the 4s shop model and international car chain repair firms abroad, as well as the rapid growth of domestic automobile holdings and the trend towards “age” of cars, the post-car market in china is at a rapid stage of development and the industry is growing rapidly. The post-vehicle market in our country reached approximately 226. 2 billion yuan in 2025 and is expected to reach about 24. 27 billion yuan in 2026。
A breakdown of the market pattern: in 2025, the vehicle repair and maintenance market was 10,783 million yuan, or 47. 66 per cent, of the post-car market; the car beauty market was 71,1. 5 billion yuan, or 31. 45 per cent, of the post-car market; and the rest was 47,2. 5 billion yuan, or 20. 89 per cent, of the post-car market. In 2026, the vehicle repair and maintenance market is expected to be 11,69. 5 billion yuan, or 48. 19 per cent, of the post-car market; the car beauty market of 76,08. 8 billion yuan, or 31. 35 per cent, of the post-car market; and the rest of the post-car market of 49,6. 7 billion yuan, or 20. 47 per cent。
Competition situation: the main firms in the domestic post-car market area are divided into manufacturing, distributors, supply chain platforms, repair shops, etc. The largest number of manufacturing enterprises is found, including publicly listed companies, such as crowns, smoulders, and plentiful industries; domestic distributors are mostly provincial models; supply chain platform enterprises include road tigers, thinkers, etc. Some companies also take on distribution, maintenance and so forth, such as kyoto and skycats, while the tigers also take on the role of supply chain platform and maintenance shop, similar to the four major chains in the united states。
Market trends: as china’s automobile market increases in stock holdings, its age is ageing, the chinese automobile market is expected to open up huge development opportunities, especially with the rapid growth of smart electric cars, which will open up new development opportunities in the post-market market, and the tripartite platform companies and the manufacturers of after-sales accessories. After-sale parts manufacturers are expected to benefit, on the one hand, from domestic post-emergence demand and, on the other hand, to expand their access to the sea and increase space. The post-vehicle market industry in our country has long been highly fragmented, with complex circulation links and distribution systems. In the future, the concentration of the head of the post-vehicle market, vertical integration and hierarchy optimization have become important trends。
Selected elements of the report:
Based on the most up-to-date and complete data on china's industrial chain, the 2026-2032 study on the state of competition and investment strategies in china's post-vehicle market industry integrates authoritative official statistics, in-depth business research, capital market insight and global information, and is validated through rigorous smart processing and exclusive algorithms to ensure that analytical findings are highly reliable, transparent and traceable。
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