Since around 2010, with the improvement of the terminal image of major domestic automobile brands, 4S stores have built and renovated comprehensive exhibition halls. While some automobile brands have improved their exhibition hall image, they have also made upgrades to the maintenance workshop environment. The ground has been changed from early self leveling to tiling for three reasons:

1、 Although self leveling has a lower cost, its service life is short. If it is renovated and redone after 3 years, the cost after two renovations will exceed that of laying floor tiles.

2、 After self leveling damage, it is more difficult to repair it again, and it is not as convenient to replace damaged tiles as tiles.

3、 Whether it is completely redoing self leveling or repairing, it affects the normal operation of the workshop and causes greater losses, especially in the current situation of declining profits. 4S dealerships pay more attention to after-sales service revenue, so they attach as much importance to the repair workshop as they do to the showroom.

At present, there are car brands in China that use floor tiles for their maintenance workshops, including:

1. Buick and Chevrolet use brands: Katina, Champion

2. BMW uses brands: Marco Polo, Champion

3. FAW Volkswagen uses brands: Nobel, Dongpeng

4. Land Rover, Jaguar use brand: Champion

5. Geely uses the brand: Colorful

6. Chery uses the brand: Champion

Other brands such as Shanghai Volkswagen and Dongfeng System are eligible for self leveling and floor tile solutions, but no specific requirements have been made. But the proportion of using floor tiles is gradually increasing.

With the gradual relaxation of 4S store decoration materials by various host factories, the proportion of floor tile procurement independently decided by 4S store distributors has also significantly increased. However, due to the lack of professional knowledge of floor tile materials by non professionals or the profit seeking behavior of construction units, the purchasing of floor tiles in 4S store maintenance workshops is more arbitrary. Below is an introduction to the main technical parameters that need to be paid attention to when repairing workshop floor tiles, in order to facilitate non professionals in making purchasing decisions.

1. Flexural strength. Due to the high frequency of vehicle travel in the workshop, the requirements for this indicator should be higher than those in the exhibition hall. Suggest a flexural strength of 2500N or higher. The general owner or construction party can intuitively judge the flexural strength from two aspects. Firstly, the thickness should be 12mm or more. Secondly, when two pieces collide and strike, the sound should be clear and crisp. If the above two points are achieved, there should be no problem.

2. Anti slip and easy cleaning. There are currently two types of small-sized floor tiles on the market, which are often used as floor tiles for automotive workshops. One is the supermarket brick, which meets the strength standard, but its anti slip performance is not enough, especially in the case of oil stains in the workshop, which is more prone to slipping and has insufficient safety indicators.

The second type is square bricks, which have the same strength but are difficult to clean due to their strong unevenness or anti slip texture. Many car repair workshops have dirty floor areas and poor image. Insufficient bonus points for brand and service.

In terms of specifications, the current market's main specifications are 150 * 150 * 12mm, 200 * 200 * 12mm, 100 * 200 * 12mm, with a small amount of thickness of 15mm. However, this may be due to excessive emphasis on flexural strength, excessive functionality, and unnecessary cost increases.

In terms of color, the main colors are light gray, medium gray, and dark gray, with yellow or white tiles as workstation lines and directional signs.

In terms of material, a high degree of ceramicization, which means a low water absorption rate, is preferred, and a crisp sound when struck is preferred. As for whether it is a consistent whole brick, it has no practical functional significance. Under normal use, the surface of the entire brick in the maintenance workshop is worn down to the point where the brick body is visible, which is impossible for 20 years. Whole body tiles are just marketing tactics used by tile manufacturers. It is a technique that emphasizes texture and caters to the consumer psychology of designers and homeowners, and only makes sense in places where special cutting and processing are required.

From the above analysis, it can be seen that the floor tiles used in the repair workshop of car 4S stores are not supermarket tiles or square tiles, nor are they ordinary floor tiles cut into small pieces. But on the basis of anti folding and wear-resistant, professional car 4S shop repair workshop bricks with anti slip and easy cleaning functions have been added.

At present, the ceramic tile brands that focus on this niche market are Nobel, Katina, and Champion. Other brands generally use industrial bricks or square bricks as substitutes, only as alternative solutions in situations where the requirements are not high.