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Recomotor opens a subsidiary in France and internationalizes its spare parts

Recomotor is internationalising by launching a French subsidiary, Casse Recomotor, to turn existing cross-border demand into a structured local operation. The move is driven by France’s stronger market concentration and rules encouraging recycled replacement parts, while the company also plans to double its Spanish dismantling network to secure future supply.

Recomotor co-founders stand in a warehouse aisle lined with recovered vehicle body parts, illustrating the company’s expansion in recycled spare parts and its new subsidiary in France. — Gerard Palau and Jan Amat, co-founders of Recomotor

The Lleida-based company specializing in the recovery and sale of automotive spare parts aims to double its network of scrap yards within two years.

Recomotor, a company from Lleida specializing in the recovery and online sale of used car parts, has opened a subsidiary in France, Casse Recomotor, marking the start of an international expansion that it hopes to extend to other countries.

France already contributed 7% of its revenue, even without a direct presence, thanks to sales on international marketplaces. With this expansion, the company aims to scale the business to represent 30% by 2027. “There is potential because in France it is mandatory to offer a recycled part as a replacement in certain situations, which incentivizes our business,” explains Jan Amat, CEO and co-founder. The company, founded less than six years ago, generated approximately €9 million in revenue in 2025, almost double the previous year, and is targeting €14 million this year, a 50% increase.

Regulation and alliances open up opportunities in France

The initial investment has been “small” and part of it goes toward renting a warehouse in Lorp-Sentaraille, in the south of France. The launch, which will initially employ two people, “allows us to better connect with local marketplaces like eBay and France Casse.” “Although we already had a business, the subsidiary provides legal certainty, tax optimization, and simplifies operations with our logistics warehouse in Balaguer,” he explains. The main clients will be workshops: a similar balance to that in Spain is expected, where the workshop channel accounts for 85% of the business, with another 15% going to private individuals.

France also offers a growth opportunity through partnerships with more prominent players, as the sector is more concentrated there than here, Amat explains. In the long term, establishing their own facilities or a vehicle dismantling operation is not out of the question.

The French venture is seen as a first step in its internationalization, which it then intends to extend to other countries. For the time being, the company is focusing on this initial rollout before exploring new opportunities.

Double the network in Spain to 10 scrap yards

On this side of the border, the company has five scrap yards spread across Spain, including locations in Barcelona, Vinaròs, and Zaragoza. It aims to double this network to ten centers within two years. “They function as a production center” that supplies the product, explains Amat. Vehicles are dismantled, parts are recovered for sale, and others are recycled. These operations will be financed using bank debt, with no plans to open funding rounds at the moment. Past funding rounds have brought in investors such as Barlon, Mutua Madrileña, and OK Mobility, as well as investors like Hugo Arévalo.

Financially, the company is nearing profitability. It achieved positive EBITDA in 2025, but not net profit, something it expects to achieve this year. Recomotor employs a total of 102 people.

Source www.lavanguardia.com