Member Reports and Briefings 2025

ICDP’s Reports and Management Briefings provide fuller details of individual research topics. They are available for ICDP programme members to download - please insert your username and password when prompted. This page lists our outputs from 2025 - please refer to our Publications Catalogue for a full guide.

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ICDP Summer Meeting 2025 - Panel session

Who has driven the most change in the automotive sector over the past decade, and who is best placed to drive the changes that lie ahead? 

By the ICDP Team Management Briefing 167/25

A summary of discussions with a guest panel on 18th June 2025

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Coopetition in Automotive Aftersales

Will we see ‘coopetition’ emerge to provide aftersales coverage in franchised networks as sales network density reduces?

 By Thomas Chieux Management Briefing 166/25

This Management Briefing deals with the evolutions taking place in OEM and IAM aftersales networks, the mega trends in the European aftermarket – notably the impact of electrification and ageing car parcs – and demonstrates how a ‘coopetition’ strategy between the OEM franchised service operators and independent repairers could be beneficial for all parties. 

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The battery repair and replacement ecosystem

From the battery pack state of health (SoH) through to recycling

 By Christophe Guillaneuf Management Briefing 165/25

This management briefing is based on a study led by ICDP in late 2024.  It focusses on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and their high-voltage (HV) batteries, excluding plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), as the market’s primary objective by 2035 under the European Green Deal is centred on BEVs. In summary, the high-voltage battery aftersales ecosystem encompasses four main operations: state-of-health (SoH) testing, repairs, replacements, and the handling of used batteries (recycling or reuse).