The car has become an essential tool in our life. Whether private cars, or public transport, passenger transport, freight transport, construction machinery and so on, as an indispensable transportation equipment in our production and life, its existence has been inseparable from us. But as such an important "friend", how much do we know about it?

What are auto parts?

Auto parts are the components of the whole car, including a product of automobile service. All the parts, assemblies, assemblies (including their basic components) and general assembly used in automobiles are collectively referred to as auto parts. In addition to the name, the concept also includes varieties and specifications. In a broad sense, automobile parts generally refer to all the materials needed by automobile maintenance and production enterprises, including automobile parts, automobile maintenance materials and automobile supplies. All auto parts should be produced, transported, stored and sold according to certain standards. Different auto parts have different product standards, which is the common common characteristics of auto parts products.

What are the types of auto parts?

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According to the source of auto parts suppliers

It is basically divided into two categories, original parts and adaptive parts

The so-called original parts refer to the parts produced by the original equipment manufacturer (OE parts, OEM parts) for the repair and replacement purpose of automobile manufacturers, which are completely in accordance with the standards and requirements of automobile manufacturers. These products conform to the standards stipulated by the original manufacturer, including the trademark of the original factory, the part number of the original factory (sometimes also the trademark of the OEM), and the packaging of the original factory. These products are generally supplied through special dealers or service shops of automobile manufacturers.

Naturally, the adaptive parts are not provided by the original factory, but can be applied to the same vehicle model with the corresponding original parts. Such parts are called replacement parts.