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THE NEW GENERATION FORCES US TO QUESTION OURSELVES
The 40–60-year-olds generation has gone through the biggest societal and technological changes following the arrival of the internet and smartphones into their lives.
The new generation wishes for a slowdown – a return to simple things, to a more responsible consumption.
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This generation is more pragmatic, and more concerned about the environment: it is sensitive to this and, for example, finding such solutions ecofriendly packaging (or no packaging at all) and to the carbon footprint that is created. Much less materialistic, they give less importance to possessions and are very sensitive to giving a second life to products. Their idyllic world is: “Pay as you use”
This adage goes beyond possible financial reasons for doing so. This new mode of consumption has facilitated e-commerce sites to be born and to become part of our daily lives in all sectors including: textile, food and automotive.
ID RECHANGE has over 200 members and 8 platforms in France. Its role is to study the impact of all these behaviours and new modes of consumption in the short/medium and long-term by drawing on the expertise of N! INTERNATIONAL and its equipment partners. This expertise encompasses the provision of services, training (technical and tertiary) and digital solutions to the current 200 NEXUSAUTO repairers through its distributors remains the priority for ID RECHANGE.
In addition to behavioural changes, there are technological ONES. The end of combustion engines announced in Europe for 2035 already requires us to question ourselves. The choice of a radical electrification of the car park suggests a significant impact on maintenance and repair. With an average age for the French car park of about 12 years and non-adapted infrastructures, ID RECHANGE still has time to consider and propose other services to its members and garages.
From 10 to 12 March, ID RECHANGE will bring together all its distributors and NEXUSAUTO garages on the Castellet circuit. The garage equipment supplier partners will have the opportunity to explain to professionals the challenges of training and equipment for today’s and tomorrow’s vehicles.
