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HCV Index
Parts Cover for Heavy Commercial Vehicles
About
HCV Index at a Glance
The HCV Index calculates a parts manufacturer’s market-relevant parts coverage for vehicles over 7.5 tonnes selected in TOPMOTIVE catalogs. The percentage indicates the share of vehicles for which the manufacturer provides a part in that product group. The analysis is done per product group and manufacturer.
The HCV Index is a cooperation between Krafthand Truck and TOPMOTIVE, with a quarterly column on the topic published in Krafthand Truck.
HCV Index
The HCV Index for Parts Manufacturers
The score helps identify specific areas for action—because the formula is simple: The higher the score, the greater the data coverage, and the higher the sales potential. For those looking to increase their sales, the HCV Index provides an at-a-glance view of how much work lies ahead in each product group.
How do I improve my score?
The goal of any data effort should be to improve the score. The path to achieving this sounds simple at first: provide the appropriate replacement part for vehicles not yet covered and link the part number in the catalog. The real challenge lies elsewhere — namely, in the question: For which vehicles is my replacement part missing in the first place?
There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to this question. Parts availability for vehicles within a product group varies significantly from manufacturer to manufacturer. Without the right data as a foundation, searching for gaps is like groping in the dark.
This is exactly where we come in. In the first step, we work together to identify which vehicles do not have a spare part available. This is followed by fine-tuning: Not every vehicle has the same impact on the score. Certain vehicles are more valuable than others due to various factors—and improve the score more quickly as a result. Those who know where to start work more efficiently.