Three reasons to buy remanufactured parts

1. Sustainable supply chain

With an aging vehicle parc and new parts, especially electronic parts, becoming obsolete very quickly remanufacturing is often the only way to provide replacement parts for older vehicles, keeping them on the road. We are experts in sourcing obsolete parts and can find and remanufacture products for as long as 15 years after the end of production.

2. Commercial benefit for older cars

And it’s cheaper. Even if the parts are still available new, they are likely to be costly to produce. Compared to the high volumes required by OE, the aftermarket service demand is much lower – resulting in low batch production with higher manufacturing costs.

3. Environmental advantage

As a manufacturer, we firmly believe that it is our responsibility to make a difference wherever and whenever we can. Automotive remanufacturing is one way in which TRW is helping to safeguard the environment.

Core business strategy
We see automotive remanufacturing as a critical part of our future product offering for several reasons. In time, it will be the only economically viable solution for reparability of mechatronics. It contributes significantly to CO² emission reduction and supports a local employment scheme that could create up to 300.000 jobs in the next 10 years. And of course, automotive remanufacturing offers end consumers an economical and safe way to maintain their car on the road.

Conserving resources at a glance:

• 80% less energy used versus the production of new parts
• Conserving raw materials such as steel, aluminium and copper
• Waste reduction
• Emissions are significantly reduced

Based on 2009 automotive remanufacturing production figures, we saved:

• 3,600 tons of CO2
• Equivalent to: 22,270,000 km driven or 86,000 truck loads

We saved 4,000 tons of CO2 in 2010.

Contact us to find out more about the ecological benefits of buying components from automotive remanufacturers.