HomeAbout UsProductsCatalogPackagingProjectsNewsBlogContactOE/Name/ModelSearchBlog & InsightsTechnical guides, buying notes and market insight for buyers of European car parts — written by the people who source them every day.Request a QuotationCategoriesAll Posts6Technical Guides3Buying Guides1Market Insights2Parts Lookup ResourcesTecDoctecalliance.netPartSouqpartsouq.com7zap7zap.comCatcar.infocatcar.infoPartsBasepartsbase.orgllms.txtalwid.cn/llms.txtAITECHNICAL GUIDES·16 Sep 2026FEATUREDEV Parts After Warranty: What Still WearsMillions of EVs are now out of warranty. Regenerative braking slows brake wear and oil changes aregone — but tyres, 12V batteries, cabin filters and battery health checks are the new wear pattern.Read more →BUYING GUIDES·12 Sep 2026CBAM and EU Auto Parts Imports: The 2026 RulesThe definitive CBAM regime began on 1 January 2026 — embedded emissions in steel and aluminium nowcarry a real cost. What importers must prepare, and what the 2028 expansion means for vehicle parts.Read more →MARKET INSIGHTS·08 Sep 2026Euro 7 and Brake Particle Emissions: November 2026From 29 November 2026 new EU type approvals must meet brake particle limits — 7 mg/km for ICE and hybrid,3 mg/km for electric. What the rule covers, and why no aftermarket framework exists yet.Read more →MARKET INSIGHTS·30 Jul 2026Sourcing European Car Parts From ChinaWhat importers usually settle before a first container: how lead time is built, how MOQ is agreed, andthe documents worth confirming before the order is placed.Read more →TECHNICAL GUIDES·02 Jul 2026VW Golf Mk7 Water Pump: Confirming the Right PartWater pumps on the Golf Mk7 differ by engine code and by whether the housing includes the thermostat.How to match the OE number and confirm the right pump before the order is placed.Read more →TECHNICAL GUIDES·11 Jun 2026EGR Cooler Failure: Symptoms and CausesCoolant loss with no visible leak, white smoke at idle and a rising temperature are common signs of afailing EGR cooler. What the part does, how it fails, and what is usually replaced with it.Read more →← Previous1Next →Page 1 of 1Get our updates, not our spamWe email to announce new catalog releases and — occasionally — supply-chain newsworth knowing. No daily noise.Email addressSubscribe to UpdatesYOUR NEXT ORDERSend your list — we'll do the searchingOne part number or two hundred, our database is already looking.market@alwid.cn · WhatsApp · www.alwid.cnRequest a QuotationQuotation within 1 hour for items in our database · Standard lead time: 60 days for normal export ordersReliable aftermarket spare parts solutioninfAlwid Auto Parts (Shanghai) Co.,LtdRoom 223, Building 8, No.1863, Xiangjiang Road, JiaqiaoTown, Jiading District, Shanghai, China 201803ISO 9001:2015Quality Management System© 2026 ALWID. All rights reserved.
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TECHNICAL GUIDES·02 Jul 2026
VW Golf Mk7 Water Pump: Confirming the Right Part
Water pumps on the Golf Mk7 differ by engine code and by whether the housing includes the thermostat.
How to match the OE number and confirm the right pump before the order is placed.
Read more →
TECHNICAL GUIDES·11 Jun 2026
EGR Cooler Failure: Symptoms and Causes
Coolant loss with no visible leak, white smoke at idle and a rising temperature are common signs of a
failing EGR cooler. What the part does, how it fails, and what is usually replaced with it.
Read more →
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TECHNICAL GUIDES·16 Sep 2026
FEATURED
EV Parts After Warranty: What Still Wears
Millions of EVs are now out of warranty. Regenerative braking slows brake wear and oil changes are
gone — but tyres, 12V batteries, cabin filters and battery health checks are the new wear pattern.
Read more →
Parts Lookup Resources
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llms.txt
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alwid.cn/llms.txt
BUYING GUIDES·12 Sep 2026
CBAM and EU Auto Parts Imports: The 2026 Rules
The definitive CBAM regime began on 1 January 2026 — embedded emissions in steel and aluminium now
carry a real cost. What importers must prepare, and what the 2028 expansion means for vehicle parts.
Read more →
MARKET INSIGHTS·08 Sep 2026
Euro 7 and Brake Particle Emissions: November 2026
From 29 November 2026 new EU type approvals must meet brake particle limits — 7 mg/km for ICE and hybrid,
3 mg/km for electric. What the rule covers, and why no aftermarket framework exists yet.
Read more →
MARKET INSIGHTS·30 Jul 2026
Sourcing European Car Parts From China
What importers usually settle before a first container: how lead time is built, how MOQ is agreed, and
the documents worth confirming before the order is placed.
Read more →
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