Automotive: the end of the monopoly on spare parts, good news for purchasing power

In these times of generalized inflation, this is good news for your car budget. Section 32 of the climate law voted last year has opened the so-called “visible” spare parts market to competition since January 1st. That is to say the windshield, the windows and the body parts. The marketing of these parts, protected by intellectual property law, was until then reserved for manufacturers in France. This rule required distributors, mechanics and bodybuilders to obtain supplies from Renault, Peugeot and other Citroëns, from whom the prices had largely slipped in recent years.