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A Visit to Tuhu - Leading Chinese Online Automotive Aftermark
Yan Kun (left), Southern Region Public Relation Manager of Tufu Marketing Department.
While Automechanika Sha- nghai maintains its sta- tus as a platform for the entire automotive supply chain, the service sector is particular impor- tant to the Chinese market. Car ownership reached 217 million ve- worldwide in sales for the eighth straight year.
The automotive service sector is one of the most crucial aspects of Automechanika Shanghai and this - ity. A glance of the booths in the a strong collection of domestic and international chain stores, e-com- merce businesses and automotive suppliers. This includes ACDelco, Tuhu, among others.
To provide a deeper understanding of the development of the Chinese chain store and a local ‘in-store’ experience, a visit to one of Tuhu’s outlets in Shanghai was included this year as part of the programme for the invited overseas media by the organiser Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) Co, Ltd. Tuhu is a lead- ing Chinese online platform for au- tomobile services and products.
- ern Region Public Relation Manager of Tufu Marketing Department, said the company’s business covered tyre retail and servicing, car beauty and accessories. Today, the company had more than 13,000 cooperative stores and above 700 factory stores across China, covering 405 cities in 31 prov- inces and municipalities.
owners who prefer DIY car mainte- nance, the owners in China prefer sending their vehicles to service pro- - merce in China, more consumers opt - tinues to be on a rapid growth path in the Chinese automotive aftermarket industry with the increasing number of car owners who are opened to online maintenance service providers. Apart platforms, such as using website, mo- bile apps, wechat as our sales plat- form as well as providing online res- ervation.”
For instance, he explained that con- sumers could use Tuhu mobile apps (available on both Android and iOS) and TUHU.CN website to buy tyres and other accessories, or book a car
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