Capital Equipment News December 2021

PARTS & MAINTENANCE

Scania promotes the fitment of genuine parts to get the most out of clients’ vehicles.

The pros and cons of ‘sweating’ assets for extended lifetimes

A current trend in the capital equipment market is for fleet owners to extend the lifecycle of their current assets to postpone having to purchase new assets. This feature looks at how these extended lifecycles are driving the aftermarket business for OEMs and dealers in terms of service and maintenance contracts, and at the advantages of using ‘genuine’ OEM parts during services. By Mark Botha .

S cania South Africa area manager: Commercial Services Russell Pinard says the company’s af- tersales business has seen some good growth this year, attributed mainly to customers keeping their vehicles for longer for various different reasons. “This option,” he says, “has only been possible thanks to maintenance being carried out by the OEM, as opposed to

alternative suppliers. This prolongs the life of vehicles and allows customers to see the benefit of owning a Scania for even longer.” Powerstar National Parts Manager Paul Fryer says the company understands the importance of extending the lifecycles of its customers’ trucks and the company’s whole supply strategy through its dealer network is based around this regime.

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