Left the Indian market in 2014
Premier parts, still findable.
Premier Automobiles built the Padmini — for decades the most recognisable car in India — until production ended in 2000. The later Rio ran until the middle of the 2010s. Padminis are still on the road, largely because a genuine repair culture grew up around them.
What people ask us for
Mechanical and body components for the Padmini, sustained by specialist workshops and remaining stock. The Rio needs body and electrical parts.
Parts for a discontinued make are a search problem, not a supply problem. The components exist — in old stock, in dismantled vehicles, on shelves that were never catalogued. What has been missing is any way to find them from where you are standing.
How we look
You post what you need and it goes out to godowns across India, one at a time, each given a window to answer. Somebody physically walks the aisles. If they find it, they photograph it from four angles and declare its real condition, and you decide from those photographs.
Nothing is charged until you approve. If the first pass finds nothing, your request can stay open indefinitely at no cost — which for a Premier is often exactly the right move, because stock surfaces as vehicles are dismantled.
Questions about Premier parts
Can I still get spare parts for a Premier in India?
Yes. Premier vehicles are no longer sold new in India, but parts for them exist across godowns, remaining old stock and dismantled vehicles. SPARRAPS searches a national network on your behalf rather than requiring you to ring around yourself. If the part exists in the network, you get it.
Are the parts new or used?
Both, where available. New old stock is priced at MRP. Used parts are graded A, B or C, priced by grade, and photographed before you pay so you can judge the condition yourself.
What if nobody has the part I need?
We tell you honestly and show how many godowns were checked. You can then leave the request open indefinitely at no cost. For a discontinued make this matters — parts surface when a godown takes in new stock or acquires a scrapped vehicle, and you are notified when one does.