For Maritime Auto Salvage, any challenge can be overcome with a cohesive team

Despite the ongoing economic challenges facing the automotive recycling industry, the team at Maritime Auto Parts are more than ready to tackle whatever comes their way.

“With the economy having slowed, we’ve noticed that customers are choosing to keep their vehicles longer,” says Karla MacMeekin, General Manager for the company. “At Maritime Auto, to keep up with the demand, we have worked on optimizing our internal processes in order to bring in more scrap vehicles, both new and old.”

“While it is much harder to get new OEM and aftermarket parts and there are longer wait times, we do our best to ensure efficiency and to control, organize and plan what we can,” MacMeekin continues.

Like so many in the automotive recycling industry, these cost considerations continued to be the business’ biggest challenge in 2024 with Karla MacMeekin further noting that the “cost of buying stock vehicles has risen and continues to rise, so we have adapted by knowing what we need to buy and how much we can budget. It’s all about being proactive and selective.”

And, alongside parts considerations, the business has also taken time to work on building the most efficient team possible to help with the ongoing uncertainties in the industry. “We have put together a great team that can work in a cohesive manner, all working together to achieve the same goal,” says Karla MacMeekin.

Other highlights include the company building and finishing a storage facility on the property to warehouse major powertrain parts so that they can be kept “On Time, As Described.” “The new facility helps us to process vehicles and only keep what we want instead of having to keep a shell of a vehicle in the yard,” notes Karla MacMeekin.

In continuing to look ahead to the rest of the year, the team at Maritime Auto is ready to take everything one step at a time with the goal of staying one step ahead no matter what 2025 brings.

For more information about the business, check out: https://maritimeauto.com