SODIMAC

What SODIMAC does

SODIMAC is a privately-held French SAS company founded in 1971, specializing in professional automotive maintenance, preparation, and renovation products. In January 2026, SODIMAC unified its operations with GETRAC (founded 1976) under the single KCx brand identity, replacing the separate sodimac-fr.com and getrac.fr web properties. The company serves 8,000+ regular clients across metropolitan France and DOM-TOM, primarily automotive workshops, body shops (carrosseries), and heavy-vehicle professionals. Its portfolio spans 2,600+ articles organized into nine categories: washing, renovation, wiping, aerosols, bodywork, personal protective equipment, tools, workshop supplies, and electric/hybrid vehicle intervention. Sub-brands include SECURE CAR ELEC (a dedicated line for electric and hybrid vehicle servicing) and KCx Marine by SODIMAC (a nautical cleaning and renovation extension). The company holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications and operates GDPR-compliant data processing.

The underlying technology stack centers on an interactive e-commerce catalog platform featuring semantic search, a three-level hierarchical filtering system, and product wishlist/export tools that allow users to build quote lists or share selections with colleagues. A 224-page PDF catalog remains available for offline consultation. Distribution is anchored by a field force of approximately 60 technico-commerciaux covering metropolitan France and DOM-TOM, providing product demonstrations, usage advice, and daily technical support. Orders are fulfilled from a centralized logistics center with shipments dispatched within 24 hours.

SODIMAC's revenue model is one-time product sales to B2B professional buyers; pricing is quote-based through the sales force and not publicly disclosed. The company is independently operated, with no parent company, external investors, or subsidiaries disclosed. Registered capital is €450,000, and the registered office is in Collégien, Île-de-France. There is no publicly available revenue or headcount time-series, which constrains forward-looking analysis.

Name

SODIMAC

Legal name

SODIMAC

Website

https://sodimac-fr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SODIMAC is a French B2B distributor of professional automotive maintenance and renovation products, operating under the unified KCx brand alongside GETRAC. It serves 8,000+ workshops, body shops, and related businesses across France and DOM-TOM through 60 technical sales representatives and an e-commerce catalog of 2,600+ articles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Maintenance and Renovation Products

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers (42312), Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (42469)

SIC

Wholesale-Motor Vehicle Supplies & New Parts (5013)

akta.pro primary industry

Maintenance, service & repair (MSR) parts distribution (filters, belts, hoses, wipers, fluids) (CRAOANAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Paint, refinishing & body shop supplies distribution (coatings, abrasives, tools, consumables) (CRAOANAF)

Keywords

• Automotive maintenance products
• Professional cleaning supplies
• Vehicle renovation products
• Workshop consumables
• Car care distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Collégien

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Automotive Maintenance & Renovation Products: Sale of professional automotive cleaning, renovation, washing, polishing, bodywork, hygiene, equipment, workshop and store products, and electric vehicle intervention supplies. Products are sold directly to professional customers (automotive workshops, body shops, automotive professionals) through technical sales representatives and online catalog. Revenue is generated through product sales with orders shipped within 24 hours.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SODIMAC, operating under the unified KCx brand with GETRAC, distributes over 2,600 professional automotive maintenance and renovation products to B2B customers across France and its overseas territories. The offering covers nine product families — washing, renovation, wiping, aerosols, bodywork, PPE/safety, tools, workshop supplies, and electric/hybrid vehicle intervention — sold through a network of 60 technical sales representatives and an interactive online catalog with same-day or next-day shipping.

Product overview

SODIMAC operates under the unified brand KCx by GETRAC & SODIMAC, offering a comprehensive B2B product portfolio of automotive maintenance and renovation solutions for professionals. The portfolio consists of four main sub-brands: KCx by GETRAC (maintenance and renovation since 1976, 1500+ articles for industry and automotive), KCx by SODIMAC (automotive aesthetics since 1971 with professional training and polishing expertise), SECURE CAR ELEC (electric/hybrid vehicle intervention equipment leader), and KCx Marine by SODIMAC (nautical cleaning and renovation). The product catalog covers nine core categories: Lavage (washing), Rénovation (renovation), Essuyage (wiping), Aérosols (aerosols), Carrosserie (bodywork), EPI (safety equipment), Outillage (tools), Atelier (workshop), and SCE (electric vehicle intervention). Together, these brands and categories comprise over 2600 articles serving France's automotive professionals, with products distributed through a network of 8000+ regular clients and 60 technical sales representatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KCx Marine by SODIMAC: Lavage et rénovation nautique. Des solutions pour tous supports : gelcoats, vitres, PVC, aluminium, inox.

Products and services

• Lavage (Washing)

Quantifiable outcome

• 2600+ professional products available
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sonax: Established German manufacturer of car care, cleaning, and polishing products. A brand-owner rather than distributor, but competes for the same end customer's renovation/washing budget and is sold into many of the same professional workshops KCx serves.
• Alliance Automotive Group: Pan-European aftermarket parts and consumables distributor formed from the combination of GroupAuto International and others. Overlaps with KCx on workshop consumables and serves French workshops, but operates at a much broader portfolio and geographic scale.

Regional players

• Oscaro: France's largest online automotive parts retailer, primarily serving end consumers and small repairers. Different channel (pure-play e-commerce, no field sales) and narrower core (replacement parts versus consumables), but competes for the same French workshop wallet.
• Mister Auto: French online automotive parts and accessories retailer serving both consumers and small professionals. Like Oscaro, addressable customer overlap exists in the French SMB workshop segment, though pure e-commerce versus KCx's field-sales-led model.

Direct peers

• Berner SE: European direct-sales distributor of consumables, chemicals, tools, and PPE for automotive and maintenance professionals. Competes head-to-head with KCx on the same category mix (cleaning, renovation, workshop supplies) and B2B technical-sales motion across multiple European markets.
• AD Pièces & Services Auto: French network of independent automotive parts and accessories distributors affiliated with NEXUS Automotive International. Same B2B workshop customer base and French geographic focus, with complementary assortment in maintenance consumables.
• Würth: German-headquartered global distributor of automotive and maintenance consumables, tools, and PPE to professional workshops. Closest direct competitor to KCx on assortment, customer type (B2B pros), and field-sales-led GTM, but at vastly greater scale and international reach.
• Autodistribution: French network of independent automotive parts and accessories distributors serving repairers and workshops. Adjacent rather than identical assortment (more focus on replacement parts) but operates with the same B2B professional customer base and French geographic footprint.
• Groupauto: French purchasing and distribution group for independent automotive parts dealers. Same B2B workshop customer base in France; while its core is replacement parts, the network increasingly bundles workshop consumables similar to KCx's catalogue.

Others

• Koch-Chemie: German premium manufacturer of detailing, polishing, and cleaning chemistry. SODIMAC is an explicit distributor of Koch-Chemie products, making it both a supplier and a competitor for the same polishing/renovation spend in French workshops.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sodimac-france

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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