22 WHY MOTRIO? However, while the penetration rate is falling, the average age of vehicles is on the increase in all countries. Motorists are keeping their vehicles longer and the older the vehicles get, the more they rely on alternatives to Genuine Parts. If we take the example of Europe, passenger vehicles reached an average age of 1 1years in 2016 compared with 10.4 years three years earlier. Average age of automotive fleet in Europe by vehicle type and year 12 1 1 .8 1 1 .6 1 1 .4 1 1 .2 1 1 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.2 Passenger cars Light commercial Heavy commercial vehicles vehicles Source: IHS Market 310241025102610231024102510261023102410251026102