As we close in on two years of a global pandemic and a supply chain shortage that has drastically cut commercial vehicle production, we are still seeing an increase of vehicles on the road and positive new registration trends in the commercial vehicle industry for GVW 3-8. Vehicles in operation (VIO) for GVW 3-8 has increased 9% since 2018 and new registrations for the same weight classes have increased 10% over the same period.

With the increasing trends of new registration and VIO we will continue to see an increase in demand for replacement parts. The chip shortage has caused the average age of a vehicles on the road to increase in parallel with replacement part demand. IHS Markit's Aftermarket Parts Demand takes VIO data from TIPNet accompanied with expert analysis to show the demand for 12 parts categories and 95 parts for GVW's 3-8.

Our latest Aftermarket Parts Demand update shows engine parts and oil demand have risen 5% from 2018. Exhaust and steering parts have seen double digit growth during that same time at 12%. Filter replacements have increased 10%, and brake demand has also grown at 16%. Understanding the parts market is crucial for suppliers and distributers alike to know how many parts need to be produced and ideal inventory levels.

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This is a guest contribution from Mike Lloyd of Patent-Insights.  Mike has previously contributed articles on the impact, from an Australian perspective, of COVID-19 on international patent, trade mark, and registered designs filings, and on what patent data can tell us about the Australian government’s plan for local manufacturing?  Further details about the author can be found at the end of the article.

There is an increasing realisation that a successful economy is also a smart economy, and a smart economy is strengthened by having companies and organisations innovating and commercialising their inventions.

Luckily Australia is full of companies and organisations doing exactly this.  But who are these companies, and in what areas are they innovating in?

To answer this question with the most recent yet reliable data, I have looked at patent global publication data for Australian companies filed in the 12 months prior to 31 March 2021.  I have chosen this period as it is the latest quarter for which reliable data is available. By coincidence this is also the 12 month period after COVID-19 made its impact known, but maybe it is too soon to fully understand the effect of COVID in this area.

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