When replacing car parts on your automobile, you typically have the choice to either purchase auto parts directly from a dealership or from an outside supplier. Whether you may need new Mercedes Benz parts or any other part tailored to your vehicle, OEM parts are a decent option to when looking for new parts. In example, the Honda dealership will sell a Honda Civic Wheel Hub Assembly with their name on it. Honda is offering a replacement part that is the same original brand and part that came with the vehicle from the dealership, known as the OEM, or “original part manufacturer” part. Original manufacturer parts are the parts that originally come with a vehicle when it is bought new at a car dealership. However, in most cases, these parts are not manufactured by the actual auto company. Instead, they are manufactured from a manufacturer that may specialize in that part. The auto company then re-packages that part so it can be sold at dealerships and associated with the car brand as its official part. Car dealerships will normally sell these OEM at very high prices. But, these same OEM parts for all auto companies can also be purchased from retail and wholesalers at a discounted rate.
Check back next week for a thought on “aftermarket” car parts…
