Using PartsPool has become even more user-friendly. It works by using image-mapped graphics of the vehicle which, when clicked on, link to the desired part (see figure). At the end of the process the exact OE number is displayed.
This means that users can directly launch the parts search function using the diagram of the vehicle without having to know the OE number.
Fig.Graphic view - The different part variants are listed under "Matching parts"
From today, Parts Pool 3 customers may test the module free for 4 weeks. The offer will end on 30July 2011.
For further information please send us an E-Mail or contact us directly by telephone under +49 251 14496-142.
04.07.2011: Volkswagen has just received the results of the „2010 Carlisle Parts Manager Satisfaction Survey. In the category of "Pricing Policies", Volkswagen has moved to the #1 position in the industry.
The North American Survey, which is conducted once a year by Carlisle & Company, includes all automotive manufacturers.
"This is a tremendous achievement for us. Thank you Eucon of North America for your contribution to make this possible", says Adrian Rodriguez, National Sales Manager Parts and Accessories of Volkswagen of America.
For further information about how your company can tap into improved performance with Eucon solutions please send us an E-Mail.
As a specialist for value-based information systems we deliver with PartsPool current international articles and price information for automotive parts on a permanent basis. This information is an important basis for successful price rounds, individual price calculations, and product launches, and helps give manufacturers the edge over the competition when it comes to price and speed.
In the end, the scope and reliability of the data determine the quality of the systems. "With the countries that have recently joined - the USA, Slovakia, and Turkey and the completed data for Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, we are now that much closer to our goal of providing comprehensive and permanently complete data," says Norbert Dohmen.
PartsPool 3: 20 countries available
Since April 1, the USA has been available for the first time with European automotive manufacturers. The next step for the USA involves incorporating the Asian and finally local automotive manufacturers. In addition, Slovenia was added on May 1 and today covers 19 manufacturers. Turkey was also added with 20 automotive manufacturers, which corresponds roughly to 90% of the Turkish automotive market.
Furthermore, data was completed for the markets in the Czech Republic to include 33 automotive manufacturers, Hungary to include 20 manufacturers, and Slovakia to include 32 manufacturers. Up until now there were only a few automotive manufacturers available. What is more, PartsPool offers the possibility of showing the data in each currency using the currency function.
Are you curious to learn more? Please contact us for more information.
We are happy to set up a free trial run for you to test the countries at no obligation.
The claim Accelerating performance replaces the former slogans of the two divisions Eucon Automotive "Powering automotive aftersales" and Eucon Insurance "Generating claims efficiency", putting the close correlation between corporate performance and increased efficiency succinctly in a nutshell.
"We provide solutions and specialist services tailored to meet the specific needs of our customers allowing them to accelerate improvements in their operational performance. Our customers in automotive aftersales and the insurance industry choose Eucon to improve their business processes. That is why Eucon is recognized as a leading innovation force with products that enable companies to perform better and more profitably and help them exploit speed and cost advantages that are crucial for a competitive edge," says Jörg Niermann, Eucon COO.
Eucon pursues a clear goal with the promise of an improved corporate performance: to optimize business processes, create value-generating solutions and lastingly improve the customer's profitability and process efficiency. Accelerating performance embraces our quest for top performances in a message. It is the yardstick for our actions and guarantees the success of our customers and employees ", says Jörg Niermann.
The supporting key visual is a photo by the leading F1 photographer Paul-Henri Cahier that shows Michael Schumacher in 1996 in Monaco and impressively epitomizes the claim to top performance and speed as well as efficiency and precision.
You too can gain momentum with Eucon. For further information about how your company can tap into improved performance with Eucon solutions please send us an E-Mail.
This year, the solutions provider for business performance management donates to charity and supports projects organized by Plan International Germany, a children's development organisation that is dedicated to improving the living conditions for children.
In this age of "higher, faster, better and further" what matters more than anything else is to act with vision, reliability and continuity. Our mission statement of Accelerating performance is both an opportunity and an obligation - for our everyday business, but also as a commitment that goes beyond the commercial objectives of our enterprise. Because at Eucon we associate Accelerating performance with not just operational performance but also social commitment and sustainable actions.
Customers and business partners can choose pre-set donations like for example a school set for a pupil, a scolarship or a dentist treatment for school children from a specially created website and help Eucon in putting more meaning into the Christmas gifts. Eucon will then donate the sum total of all wishes to Plan. Every gift goes toward giving children in Africa a better education.
„With our engagement we make a positive contribution and give our customers the good feeling of doing good. That fills us with content", explain the Eucon employees.
28.10.2010: Eucon is expanding its PartsPool®3 product management tool to include the U.S. market. On Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010 Eucon will host its first ever PartsPool®3 meeting for Tier One product and pricing managers in the United States.
Tracking some 54 million articles numbers and nearly 2 billion pricing data, PartsPool®3 is the leading Internet-based information system for comprehensive international price and product data for vehicle parts. It has over 650 users in more than 190 companies.
PartsPool®3 provides comparable data on recommended list prices of vehicle manufacturer and aftermarket parts across the most important European and North American markets, with huge flexibility in operation and service. It is available to clients at different levels with a range of specialist tools and modules to suit every client requirement.
For further information about how PartsPool®3 can make a difference in your North American company please contact:
Eucon of North America, LLC
David Shanahan 1230 Peachtree Street, Suite 1900 Atlanta, GA 30309 USA
This innovative industry solution enables you to implement systematic price management based on competitive and profit maximization rules:
giving you the transparency you need to price products for optimum profit and geared precisely to the needs of the Aftermarket
permitting simple decision making for price adjustments maximizing added value thanks to a multidimensional policy
Experience the advantages of optimized price management! Find out for yourself what the solution can do and how you and your company can benefit. Learn how the PartsPool 3 information system is linked to knowledge from studies, market analyses and intelligent price management services from Eucon to facilitate automated spare parts pricing and optimization of operating results, making your workday easier. Ask us everything you've always wanted to know about price and lifecycle management. Experience the possibilities for creating value for your company
Meet us at Automechanika in our conference suite, Salon Berlin, at the Maritim Hotel Frankfurt from 14 to 17 September 2010.
22.06.2010: The leading solutions provider for value-added information systems and business performance management (BPM) in automotive aftersales and the insurance industry, has expanded its international presence by opening a sales office in Spain.
Eucon's sales partner for Spain and Portugal is Richard Nott. He was born in England, is multilingual and spent a large part of his professional career in Spain. He held leading positions in the Aftersales and spare parts industry of various companies in Spain, the UK and Italy and has extensive knowledge mainly in the IAM but also in the OES sectors. He is well known to many of the players in the European Aftermarket.
"Spare parts and vehicle manufacturers profit from Eucon's excellent industry knowledge. With our innovative products and solutions, we supply our customers with critical data to increase their earnings and profits. This competitive edge allows them to improve their market position by optimizing their business processes on a sustainable basis", explains Richard Nott.
The world-wide market for Business Intelligence (BI) and analysis software rose by four percent in 2009 according to Gartner. "There was a rapid rise in demand for BI in the Automotive Aftermarket. We want to profit from this and we are giving our full support as innovation partners to our customers in Spain, too. By opening the sales office, we have taken a vital step closer to our Spanish customers and towards achieving success in the Spanish market", says Norbert Dohmen, Automotive Managing Director of Eucon.
The leading solutions provider for value-adding information systems and business performance management in automotive aftersales and the insurance industry will be trading under the name of Eucon GmbH. "With this move Eucon conveys to the market its continued commitment to growth and development. The name Eucon has become a well known and highly recognizable brand in the automotive after sales sector and the insurance industry. Our product and service portfolio is uniquely positioned in these areas", explain Maurice and Marcel Oosenbrugh, Managing Partners at Eucon.
Further to that, Eucon is again fully owned by its founders, Maurice und Marcel Oosenbrugh. Within the framework of a strategic buyback, the brothers have bought back Frank Rohmann's shares in the company. At the same time, the latter has also left the company's service as its Managing Director.
The buyback of the shares and the associated change in the business management will be realized according to plan in 2010. "Our business is highly attractive and our products and solutions are in great demand in the market. In view of our positive future expectations, we have now bought back the shares", explain the Managing Partners.