Research Summary
End-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling is the process of dismantling and recycling vehicles that have reached the end of their usable life. ELV recycling involves the recovery of valuable materials and components from vehicles before they are disposed of, with the aim of minimizing waste and maximizing resource efficiency. The process typically begins with depollution, where hazardous fluids such as oil, coolant, and gasoline are drained and disposed of safely. Next, the vehicle is dismantled, and reusable parts such as engines, transmissions, and electronics are removed for resale or reuse. The remaining vehicle shell is then shredded, and the materials, including ferrous and non-ferrous metals, plastics, glass, and rubber, are separated and sorted for recycling. ELV recycling not only helps reduce the environmental impact of end-of-life vehicles but also conserves resources by recovering valuable materials for reuse in manufacturing processes. It also plays a significant role in reducing landfill waste and minimizing the carbon footprint associated with vehicle disposal. Additionally, ELV recycling is subject to regulations and directives aimed at promoting environmentally responsible practices and ensuring the safe handling and disposal of hazardous materials.
According to DIResearch's in-depth investigation and research, the global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling market size was valued at XX Million USD in 2024 and is projected to reach XX Million USD by 2032, with a CAGR of XX% (2025-2032). Notably, the China market has changed rapidly in the past few years. By 2024, China's market size is expected to be XX Million USD, representing approximately XX% of the global market share. By 2032, it is anticipated to grow further to XX Million USD, contributing XX% to the worldwide market share.
The major global manufacturers of End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling include LKQ, Radius Recycling, Scholz, Sims, European Metal Recycling, ALBA Europe, Toyota Metal, KEIAISHA, Indra Automobile Recycling, GEM, Miracle Automation Engineering etc. The global players competition landscape in this report is divided into three tiers. The first tier comprises global leading enterprises that command a substantial market share, hold a dominant industry position, possess strong competitiveness and influence, and generate significant revenue. The second tier includes companies with a notable market presence and reputation; these firms actively follow industry leaders in product, service, or technological innovation and maintain a moderate revenue scale. The third tier consists of smaller companies with limited market share and lower brand recognition, primarily focused on local markets and generating comparatively lower revenue.
This report studies the market size, price trends and future development prospects of End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling. Focus on analysing the market share, product portfolio, prices, sales, revenue and gross profit margin of global major manufacturers, as well as the market status and trends of different product types and applications in the global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling market. The report data covers historical data from 2020 to 2024, based year in 2025 and forecast data from 2026 to 2032.
The regions and countries in the report include North America, Europe, China, APAC (excl. China), Latin America and Middle East and Africa, covering the End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling market conditions and future development trends of key regions and countries, combined with industry-related policies and the latest technological developments, analyze the development characteristics of End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling industries in various regions and countries, help companies understand the development characteristics of each region, help companies formulate business strategies, and achieve the ultimate goal of the company's global development strategy.
The data sources of this report mainly include the National Bureau of Statistics, customs databases, industry associations, corporate financial reports, third-party databases, etc. Among them, macroeconomic data mainly comes from the National Bureau of Statistics, International Economic Research Organization; industry statistical data mainly come from industry associations; company data mainly comes from interviews, public information collection, third-party reliable databases, and price data mainly comes from various markets monitoring database.
Global Key Manufacturers of End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Include:
LKQ
Radius Recycling
Scholz
Sims
European Metal Recycling
ALBA Europe
Toyota Metal
KEIAISHA
Indra Automobile Recycling
GEM
Miracle Automation Engineering
End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Segment Include:
Cars
Goods Transport Vehicles
Buses
Others
End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Application Include:
Materials Recycling
Parts Recycling
Chapter Scope
Chapter 1: Product Research Range, Product Types and Applications, Market Overview, Market Situation and Trends
Chapter 2: Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Industry PESTEL Analysis
Chapter 3: Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Industry Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Chapter 4: Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Major Regional Market Size and Forecast Analysis
Chapter 5: Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size and Forecast by Type and Application Analysis
Chapter 6: North America Passenger End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 7: Europe End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 8: China End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 9: APAC (Excl. China) End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 10: Latin America End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 11: Middle East and Africa End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 12: Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Competitive Analysis of Key Manufacturers (Revenue, Market Share, Regional Distribution and Industry Concentration)
Chapter 13: Key Company Profiles (Product Portfolio, Revenue and Gross Margin)
Chapter 14: Industrial Chain Analysis, Include Raw Material Suppliers, Distributors and Customers
Chapter 15: Research Findings and Conclusion
Chapter 16: Methodology and Data Sources
- 1 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition and Statistical Scope
- 1.2 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product by Type
- 1.2.1 Cars
- 1.2.2 Goods Transport Vehicles
- 1.2.3 Buses
- 1.2.4 Others
- 1.3 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product by Application
- 1.3.1 Materials Recycling
- 1.3.2 Parts Recycling
- 1.4 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
- 1.5 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Development Status and Trends
- 1.5.1 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Industry Development Status Analysis
- 1.5.2 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Industry Development Trends Analysis
- 2 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market PESTEL Analysis
- 2.1 Political Factors Analysis
- 2.2 Economic Factors Analysis
- 2.3 Social Factors Analysis
- 2.4 Technological Factors Analysis
- 2.5 Environmental Factors Analysis
- 2.6 Legal Factors Analysis
- 3 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Porter's Five Forces Analysis
- 3.1 Competitive Rivalry
- 3.2 Threat of New Entrants
- 3.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- 3.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
- 3.5 Threat of Substitutes
- 4 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Analysis by Regions
- 4.1 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Overall Market: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Revenue and Forecast Analysis (2020-2032)
- 4.2.1 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Revenue and Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
- 4.2.2 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
- 5 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Type and Application
- 5.1 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Type (2020-2032)
- 5.2 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Application (2020-2032)
- 6 North America
- 6.1 North America End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 6.2 North America Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 6.3 North America End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Type
- 6.4 North America End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Application
- 6.5 North America End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Country
- 6.5.1 US
- 6.5.2 Canada
- 7 Europe
- 7.1 Europe End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 7.2 Europe Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 7.3 Europe End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Type
- 7.4 Europe End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Application
- 7.5 Europe End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Country
- 7.5.1 Germany
- 7.5.2 France
- 7.5.3 United Kingdom
- 7.5.4 Italy
- 7.5.5 Spain
- 7.5.6 Benelux
- 8 China
- 8.1 China End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 8.2 China Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 8.3 China End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Type
- 8.4 China End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Application
- 9 APAC (excl. China)
- 9.1 APAC (excl. China) End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 9.2 APAC (excl. China) Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 9.3 APAC (excl. China) End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Type
- 9.4 APAC (excl. China) End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Application
- 9.5 APAC (excl. China) End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Country
- 9.5.1 Japan
- 9.5.2 South Korea
- 9.5.3 India
- 9.5.4 Australia
- 9.5.5 Southeast Asia
- 10 Latin America
- 10.1 Latin America End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 10.2 Latin America Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 10.3 Latin America End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Type
- 10.4 Latin America End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Application
- 10.5 Latin America End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Country
- 10.5.1 Mexico
- 10.5.2 Brazil
- 11 Middle East & Africa
- 11.1 Middle East & Africa End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East & Africa Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 11.3 Middle East & Africa End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Type
- 11.4 Middle East & Africa End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Application
- 11.5 Middle East & Africa End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Country
- 11.5.1 Saudi Arabia
- 11.5.2 South Africa
- 12 Competition by Manufacturers
- 12.1 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Revenue by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
- 12.2 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Competitive Landscape Analysis and Market Dynamic
- 12.2.1 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Competitive Landscape Analysis
- 12.2.2 Global Key Manufacturers Headquarter Location and Key Area Sales
- 12.2.3 Market Dynamic
- 13 Key Companies Analysis
- 13.1 LKQ
- 13.1.1 LKQ Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.1.2 LKQ End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.1.3 LKQ End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.2 Radius Recycling
- 13.2.1 Radius Recycling Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.2.2 Radius Recycling End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.2.3 Radius Recycling End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.3 Scholz
- 13.3.1 Scholz Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.3.2 Scholz End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.3.3 Scholz End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.4 Sims
- 13.4.1 Sims Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.4.2 Sims End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.4.3 Sims End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.5 European Metal Recycling
- 13.5.1 European Metal Recycling Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.5.2 European Metal Recycling End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.5.3 European Metal Recycling End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.6 ALBA Europe
- 13.6.1 ALBA Europe Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.6.2 ALBA Europe End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.6.3 ALBA Europe End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.7 Toyota Metal
- 13.7.1 Toyota Metal Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.7.2 Toyota Metal End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.7.3 Toyota Metal End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.8 KEIAISHA
- 13.8.1 KEIAISHA Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.8.2 KEIAISHA End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.8.3 KEIAISHA End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.9 Indra Automobile Recycling
- 13.9.1 Indra Automobile Recycling Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.9.2 Indra Automobile Recycling End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.9.3 Indra Automobile Recycling End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.10 GEM
- 13.10.1 GEM Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.10.2 GEM End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.10.3 GEM End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.11 Miracle Automation Engineering
- 13.11.1 Miracle Automation Engineering Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.11.2 Miracle Automation Engineering End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Portfolio
- 13.11.3 Miracle Automation Engineering End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 14 Industry Chain Analysis
- 14.1 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Industry Chain Analysis
- 14.2 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Industry Raw Material and Suppliers Analysis
- 14.2.1 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Key Raw Material Supply Analysis
- 14.2.2 Raw Material Suppliers and Contact Information
- 14.3 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Typical Downstream Customers
- 14.4 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Sales Channel Analysis
- 15 Research Findings and Conclusion
- 16 Methodology and Data Source
- 16.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 16.2 Research Scope
- 16.3 Benchmarks and Assumptions
- 16.4 Date Source
- 16.4.1 Primary Sources
- 16.4.2 Secondary Sources
- 16.5 Data Cross Validation
- 16.6 Disclaimer
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