Nexus Automotive Joins Tour Auto 2020

N! CEO Gael Escribe co-piloted a restored Lancia Fulvia, which was driven by Victor Fernandez, taking care of director of Bodywork BRS, crossing France in the 2,000km rally that commenced at the Grand Palais in Paris and finished at the Paul Ricard Circuit in Le Castellet.

The six-working day Tour Automobile offered an excellent chance to join with the common automobile entire world, as the Lancia was renovated entirely with OE and OE-matching good quality components, thanks to Nexus manufacturing partners and N! Suppliers Bosch, Clas, Mecafilter, Mintex, Motul, Osram and SKF.

Gael stated, “We made the decision to participate in the Tour Automobile this 12 months not only since common vehicles are our enthusiasm but also because they characterize a serious and escalating marketplace, just one in which NEXUS has been investing in by way of our guidance for the start-up Renovatio.” 

For the earlier two several years, Renovatio has been the only Intercontinental Buying and selling Team dedicated purely to vintage automobile spare pieces.

In Europe, today’s common motor vehicle parc is comprised of 13 million old vehicles, representing a 12B euro aftermarket turnover. Having said that, in a market wherever 50% of the parts dispersed are “white labels,” considerably from the authentic specifications and efficiency, supplier OEMs deal with a real problem to effectively boost their brand names.

For Tour Auto 2020, Victor Fernandes supplied the Lancia with its outstanding steering wheel. He explained, “The Tour is a privileged place to fulfill and share, all over a widespread enthusiasm, with our shoppers all over France. But it is also a wonderful showcase of the know-how and interpersonal techniques of our workers, who are concerned in an adventure that is as substantially specialized as it is human.”

Chaired by Christophe Quey, Bodywork BRS is a prime illustration of a business that is well structured to succeed in a sector recognized to be very aggressive. Using 70 persons and with a turnover of €7 million in 2019, the corporation specializes in fleets and B2B, processing extra than 1,000 autos a month at its four locations, in Roissy, Achères, Vélizy and Blyes.

With their enthusiasm for vehicles, in 2019 Fernandez and Quey founded the BRS Racing team, starting to be French vice-champion of the Peugeot 308 Cup in its very first time. This year BRS Racing has entered 4 cars and trucks in the Renault Clio and Peugeot 308 Cups competitions.

Looking ahead to Tour Auto 2021, Escribe mentioned he and Fernandez were being determined to go even more following yr and would be aiming for victory in the Standard classification. “This yr we raced in a renovated vehicle with our partner devices brands. We would like to further deepen our collaboration with them in 2021 with an even more bold project and so proceed to work on the professionalization of the classic car market place,” reported Escribe.