

The global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling market size is predicted to grow from US$ 94460 million in 2025 to US$ 225200 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15.6% from 2025 to 2031.
End of Life Vehicle (ELV) recycling refers to the process of dismantling and recycling vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life. When a vehicle is no longer roadworthy or economically viable to repair, it becomes an ELV. Instead of being abandoned or sent to landfills, ELVs are recycled to recover valuable materials and minimize their environmental impact.
The key players of End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling include LKQ, Radius Recycling and Scholz, etc. The top three players hold a share over 10%. In terms of product type, Cars is the largest segment, which occupied for a share of about 80%. For application, Materials Recycling is the largest segment, which has a share about 81%.
The “End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling sales for 2025 through 2031. With End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyses the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling market by product type, application, key players and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Cars
Goods Transport Vehicles
Buses
Others
Segmentation by Application:
Materials Recycling
Parts Recycling
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analyzing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
LKQ
Radius Recycling
Scholz
Sims
European Metal Recycling
ALBA Europe
Toyota Metal
KEIAISHA
Indra Automobile Recycling
GEM
Miracle Automation Engineering
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size (2020-2031)
2.1.2 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size CAGR by Region (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling by Country/Region (2020, 2024 & 2031)
2.2 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Segment by Type
2.2.1 Cars
2.2.2 Goods Transport Vehicles
2.2.3 Buses
2.2.4 Others
2.3 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Type
2.3.1 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size CAGR by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.3.2 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Segment by Application
2.4.1 Materials Recycling
2.4.2 Parts Recycling
2.5 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Application
2.5.1 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size CAGR by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.5.2 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
3 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Player
3.1 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size Market Share by Player
3.1.1 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Revenue by Player (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Revenue Market Share by Player (2020-2025)
3.2 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Key Players Head office and Products Offered
3.3 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.3.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.3.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
3.4 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.5 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
4 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling by Region
4.1 End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
4.2 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size Growth (2020-2025)
4.4 APAC End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size Growth (2020-2025)
4.5 Europe End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size Growth (2020-2025)
4.6 Middle East & Africa End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size Growth (2020-2025)
5 Americas
5.1 Americas End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
7 Europe
7.1 Europe End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling by Region (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Forecast
10.1 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
10.1.1 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
10.1.2 Americas End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.1.3 APAC End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.1.4 Europe End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.1.5 Middle East & Africa End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.2 Americas End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10.2.1 United States Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.2.2 Canada Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.2.3 Mexico Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.2.4 Brazil Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.3 APAC End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
10.3.1 China End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Market Forecast
10.3.2 Japan Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.3.3 Korea Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.3.4 Southeast Asia Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.3.5 India Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.3.6 Australia Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.4 Europe End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10.4.1 Germany Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.4.2 France Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.4.3 UK Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.4.4 Italy Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.4.5 Russia Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.5 Middle East & Africa End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
10.5.1 Egypt Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.5.2 South Africa Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.5.3 Israel Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.5.4 Turkey Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
10.6 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
10.7 Global End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
10.7.1 GCC Countries Market End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Forecast
11 Key Players Analysis
11.1 LKQ
11.1.1 LKQ Company Information
11.1.2 LKQ End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Offered
11.1.3 LKQ End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.1.4 LKQ Main Business Overview
11.1.5 LKQ Latest Developments
11.2 Radius Recycling
11.2.1 Radius Recycling Company Information
11.2.2 Radius Recycling End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Offered
11.2.3 Radius Recycling End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.2.4 Radius Recycling Main Business Overview
11.2.5 Radius Recycling Latest Developments
11.3 Scholz
11.3.1 Scholz Company Information
11.3.2 Scholz End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Offered
11.3.3 Scholz End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.3.4 Scholz Main Business Overview
11.3.5 Scholz Latest Developments
11.4 Sims
11.4.1 Sims Company Information
11.4.2 Sims End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Offered
11.4.3 Sims End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.4.4 Sims Main Business Overview
11.4.5 Sims Latest Developments
11.5 European Metal Recycling
11.5.1 European Metal Recycling Company Information
11.5.2 European Metal Recycling End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Offered
11.5.3 European Metal Recycling End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.5.4 European Metal Recycling Main Business Overview
11.5.5 European Metal Recycling Latest Developments
11.6 ALBA Europe
11.6.1 ALBA Europe Company Information
11.6.2 ALBA Europe End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Offered
11.6.3 ALBA Europe End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.6.4 ALBA Europe Main Business Overview
11.6.5 ALBA Europe Latest Developments
11.7 Toyota Metal
11.7.1 Toyota Metal Company Information
11.7.2 Toyota Metal End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Offered
11.7.3 Toyota Metal End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.7.4 Toyota Metal Main Business Overview
11.7.5 Toyota Metal Latest Developments
11.8 KEIAISHA
11.8.1 KEIAISHA Company Information
11.8.2 KEIAISHA End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Offered
11.8.3 KEIAISHA End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.8.4 KEIAISHA Main Business Overview
11.8.5 KEIAISHA Latest Developments
11.9 Indra Automobile Recycling
11.9.1 Indra Automobile Recycling Company Information
11.9.2 Indra Automobile Recycling End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Offered
11.9.3 Indra Automobile Recycling End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.9.4 Indra Automobile Recycling Main Business Overview
11.9.5 Indra Automobile Recycling Latest Developments
11.10 GEM
11.10.1 GEM Company Information
11.10.2 GEM End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Offered
11.10.3 GEM End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.10.4 GEM Main Business Overview
11.10.5 GEM Latest Developments
11.11 Miracle Automation Engineering
11.11.1 Miracle Automation Engineering Company Information
11.11.2 Miracle Automation Engineering End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Product Offered
11.11.3 Miracle Automation Engineering End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.11.4 Miracle Automation Engineering Main Business Overview
11.11.5 Miracle Automation Engineering Latest Developments
12 Research Findings and Conclusion
*If Applicable.