Fota

Name

Fota

Legal name

Fota S.A. w upadłości likwidacyjnej

Website

https://fota.pl

Company type

Public

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gdynia

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Others

Core offering

Fota S.A. was a Polish wholesale distributor of automotive spare parts for passenger cars and trucks, selling inventory under manufacturer brand names to B2B customers such as workshops, service centers, and dealers. The company also held a gum-products subsidiary (Art-Gum sp. z o.o.) and regional operating subsidiaries in Slovakia and Ukraine. As of the input data, Fota S.A. is in liquidation bankruptcy proceedings and no longer conducts active commercial operations.

Product overview

Fota is a Polish automotive spare parts company (Fota S.A. w upadłości likwidacyjnej - Fota S.A. in liquidation bankruptcy). The website primarily serves as an investor relations portal containing financial reports, current reports, and corporate governance information. No detailed product catalog or service descriptions are available on the scraped content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automotive spare parts distribution (cars and trucks, manufacturer brands) Wholesale distribution of spare parts for passenger cars and trucks sold under manufacturer brand names, supplied to workshops, service centers, and parts dealers in Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FINANCO Spółka Akcyjna (Warsaw)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 February 2017Letter of Intent signed 23 February 2017 between FOTA S.A. and FINANCO S.A. regarding potential comprehensive restructuring of FOTA, including takeover of bank credit receivables, acquisition of selected non-operational real estate, and restructuring of liabilities with view to reaching an arrangement with creditors. The letter expired on 17 March 2017 without reaching agreement with out-of-court creditors, as confirmed in report 17/2017 dated 17 March 2017.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Auto Partner SA: Polish WSE-listed distributor of automotive aftermarket parts and accessories, serving the same workshop and retail customer base as Fota. Closely comparable business model and product mix.
• Temot International: Global automotive aftermarket parts distributor and buying group with significant European presence including Poland. Comparable as a B2B spare parts distribution network serving independent workshops.
• Inter Cars: Poland's largest independent distributor of automotive spare parts, serving workshops and retailers across CEE. Direct peer to Fota in aftermarket parts distribution under manufacturer brands, with significantly larger scale and active operations.
• Rhiag Group: European aftermarket parts distributor with operations in Poland, Italy, and Switzerland. Directly comparable to Fota in supplying branded spare parts to workshops across Central Europe.
• Bohnenkamp (BAP): European wholesale distributor of tyres, automotive parts, and workshop supplies. Comparable business model to Fota as a B2B distributor of branded parts to workshops across multiple European markets.

Broad incumbents

• Stahlgruber: German-based major automotive parts distributor (part of LKQ Corporation) serving workshops with branded spare parts. Broader incumbent in European aftermarket distribution comparable to Fota's historical business.
• Alliance Automotive Group: Major pan-European automotive aftermarket parts distributor backed by Genuine Parts Company. Operates across multiple European geographies including Poland-adjacent markets; broader incumbent in the same category as Fota.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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