Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair in Australia - Market Research Report (2014-2029)
Melbourne, Australia
Last Updated: August 2024
ANZSIC S9412Revenue
$9.1bn
Past 5-Year Growth
Profit
$XXX.Xm
Employees
40,580
Businesses
14,842
Wages
$X.Xbn
Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair in Australia industry analysis
Most revenue generated by the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair industry derives from repairs performed on motor vehicles damaged in accidents. The industry also includes businesses that provide elective services, like spray painting and car washing. Despite more motor vehicle accidents, panelbeaters have struggled to maintain repair throughput because of the increased complexity of vehicles and a tight labour market, decreasing revenue. The COVID-19 pandemic caused revenue to plummet over the three years through 2021-22, as restrictions on movement and gatherings sharply reduced motor vehicle activity. Overall, industry revenue is expected to drop at an annualised 1.8% over the five years through 2024-25, to $9.1 billion. This trend includes an anticipated decline of 1.7% in 2024-25, as revenue is impacted by increased new car sales and difficult economic conditions, which are limiting elective repairs and services.
Trends and Insights
- Motor vehicle repair firms have faced rising input costs that have weighed on margins. Firms have struggled to pass these costs on because of ongoing pricing agreements with insurers.
- Pricing agreements with insurers have limited smash repair shops’ ability to adjust pricing. Firms have struggled to raise prices in line with inflation because of their ongoing pricing agreements with insurers.
- High levels of congestion and population density make Victoria a key market for panelbeaters. Congested roads are a major driver of motor vehicle accidents, which boosts demand for industry services.
- Larger motor vehicle repairers rely on insurers to maintain repair volumes and margins. Repairers that have lost access to preferred body shop status among insurers have struggled to maximise capacity utilisation, forcing some to sell their business after becoming unprofitable.
Industry Overview
Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)
Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 1.8 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $9.1bn in 2024.
Trends and Insights
COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions caused a sharp fall in traffic and collisions
- Lockdowns and restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic led to substantially fewer cars on the road for extended periods over the three years through 2021-22. During that time, the number of collisions plummeted.
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Source: IBISWorld
Industry outlook (2024-2029)
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Trends and Insights
Safer vehicles are set to reduce collisions and dampen demand for repair services
- New vehicles with safety, crash avoidance and driverless technology will become increasingly common on Australian roads. This trend will reduce the frequency and severity of motor vehicle accidents occurring in Australia.
Biggest companies in the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair in Australia
| Company | Market Share (%)
2025 | Revenue ($m)
2025 |
|---|---|---|
AMA | 889.2 |
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Products & Services Segmentation
Source: IBISWorld
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Motor vehicle body repair services, Motor vehicle painting services and Glass repair and replacement services. Motor vehicle body repair services is the largest segment of the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair in Australia.
Trends and Insights
Capacity and pricing constraints have slowed demand for motor vehicle body repair services
- Vehicle body repair services involve repairing motor vehicle exteriors and chassis.
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Competitors
- Motor Vehicle Dealers in Australia
Complementors
- Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing in Australia
- Motor Vehicle Electrical Services in Australia
- Motor Vehicle Engine and Parts Repair and Maintenance in Australia
International industries
- Car Body Shops in the US
- Car Wash & Auto Detailing in the US
- Auto Windshield Repair Services in the US
- Car Body Shops in Canada
- Car Wash & Auto Detailing in Canada
Table of Contents
About this industry
Industry definition
Industry companies primarily repair, panelbeat or spray paint damaged or smashed motor vehicles. The industry also includes companies that replace, repair or tint motor vehicle glass, and companies that perform interior or upholstery repairs, car wash or cleaning services.
What's included in this industry?
Motor vehicle body repair servicesMotor vehicle painting servicesGlass repair and replacement servicesCar wash, cleaning and detailing servicesUpholstery and interior repair servicesCompanies
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Related Terms
PREFERRED REPAIRER AGREEMENTCHASSISPANELBEATINGGENUINE PARTSIndustry Code
ANZSIC 9412 - Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair in Australia
Performance
Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.
Analyst insights
Motor vehicle repair firms have faced rising input costs that have weighed on margins. Firms have struggled to pass these costs on because of ongoing pricing agreements with ...
In this chapter (4)
- Current Performance
- Outlook
- Volatility
- Life Cycle
Key metrics
- Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
- Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
- Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
- Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business
Charts
- Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
- Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
- Industry Life Cycle
Detailed analysis
- Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
- Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
- Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
- How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.
Products and Markets
Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.
Analyst insight
Pricing agreements with insurers have limited smash repair shops’ ability to adjust pricing. Firms have struggled to raise prices in line with inflation because of their ongo...
In this chapter
- Products & Services
- Major Markets
Key metrics
- Largest market segment and value in 2024
- Product innovation level
Charts
- Products & services segmentation in 2024
- Major market segmentation in 2024
Detailed analysis
- Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
- Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
- Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
- Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
Geographic Breakdown
Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.
Analyst insights
High levels of congestion and population density make Victoria a key market for panelbeaters. Congested roads are a major driver of motor vehicle accidents, which boosts dema...
In this chapter (1)
- Business Locations
Charts
- Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
- Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024
Tables
- Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
- Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
- Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
- Number and share of employees in each region in 2024
Detailed analysis
- Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
- Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage
Competitive Forces
Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.
Analyst insights
Larger motor vehicle repairers rely on insurers to maintain repair volumes and margins. Repairers that have lost access to preferred body shop status among insurers have stru...
In this chapter (4)
- Concentration
- Barriers to Entry
- Substitutes
- Buyer & Supplier Analysis
Key metrics
- Industry concentration level
- Industry competition level and trend
- Barriers to entry level and trend
- Substitutes level and trend
- Buyer power level and trend
- Supplier power level and trend
Charts
- Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
- Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart
Detailed analysis
- Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
- Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
- Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
- Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
- Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
- Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
- Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
- Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
- Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.
Companies
Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.
Analyst insights
A tight labour market has reduced capacity utilisation. Repair shops have struggled to process the same number of vehicles because of their inability to secure adequate skill...
In this chapter
- Market Share Concentration
- Companies
- Company Spotlights
Charts
- Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
- Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
- Overview of AMA's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
Detailed analysis
- Description and key data for AMA, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
External Environment
Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.
Analyst insights
New information sharing laws are increasing the competitiveness of industry repair shops. The new laws require manufacturers to share repair information with independent repa...
In this chapter
- External Drivers
- Regulation & Policy
- Assistance
Key metrics
- Regulation & policy level and trend
- Assistance level and trend
Charts
- Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029)
- Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029)
Detailed analysis
- Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
- Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
- Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.
Financial Benchmarks
View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time.
Analyst insights
Capacity constraints have weighed on profit margins. Repair shops have struggled with increasingly complex repairs and difficulties in securing adequate staff, reducing repai...
In this chapter
- Cost Structure
- Financial Ratios
- Key Ratios
Key metrics
- Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
- Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
- Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
- Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio
Charts
- Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
- Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
- Investment vs. share of economy
Data tables
- Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
- Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
- Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
- Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- Average Wage (2014-2029)
- Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
- Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
- Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
- Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)
Detailed analysis
- Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability
Key Statistics
Industry Data
Data Tables
Including values and annual change:
- Revenue (2014-2029)
- IVA (2014-2029)
- Establishments (2014-2029)
- Enterprises (2014-2029)
- Employment (2014-2029)
- Exports (2014-2029)
- Imports (2014-2029)
- Wages (2014-2029)
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Key data sources in Australia include:
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Australian Taxation Office
- Australian Securities & Investments Commission
Analysts also use industry specific sources to complement catch-all sources, although their perspective may focus on a particular organization or representative body, rather than a clear overview of all industry operations. However, when balanced against other perspectives, industry-specific sources provide insights into industry trends.
These sources include:
- Industry and trade associations
- Industry federations or regulators
- Major industry players annual or quarterly filings
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the market size of the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair industry in Australia in 2024?
The market size of the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair industry in Australia is $9.1bn in 2024.
How many businesses are there in the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair in Australia industry in 2024?
There are 14,842 businesses in the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 3.6 % between 2019 and 2024.
Has the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair industry in Australia has been declining at a CAGR of 1.8 % between 2019 and 2024.
What is the forecast growth of the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair industry in Australia over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair industry in Australia is expected to grow.
What are the biggest companies in the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair market in Australia?
The biggest company operating in the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair market in Australia is AMA
What does the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair in Australia include?
Motor vehicle body repair services and Motor vehicle painting services are part of the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair industry.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair in Australia?
The company holding the most market share in Australia is AMA.
How competitive is the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair industry in Australia?
The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Motor Vehicle Body, Paint and Interior Repair industry in Australia.
