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Cost Savings Drives DIY Behavior while Expertise and Experience Influence DIFM
Highlights of new research on vehicle owner behavior regarding vehicle maintenance: reasons for service, type of work done, concerns, challenges, industry outlook.
Global Vehicle Aftermarket Tops $2 Trillion in 2022
The global vehicle aftermarket is estimated at $2.33 trillion for 2022: $1.87 trillion for light duty vehicles, $461.5 billion for medium/heavy duty vehicles. The top 30 countries account for $2.10 trillion …
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Aftermarket Response to High Inflation, High Interest Rates and Inventory Challenges
Auto Care Association member survey on inventory management and response to high inflation and interest rates since the COVID-19 pandemic and within the past year of economic uncertainty. Survey results …
Vehicle Age and Complexity, Consumer Debt and Telematics Impacting Businesses as Year Progresses
Highlights of recent Key Issues and Impact Survey results with commentary from members across the industry on how several issues have impacted their own businesses.
Sharpen Your Forecast with Recent VMT Data
Recent Weekly VMT and Monthly Economic and Industry Indicator data are available in TrendLens. The Market View package can be a sound investment for increasing the accuracy of demand / sales …
EV Adoption Gains Momentum, E-Commerce Continues to Build
As we approach year-end, we highlight trends in electric vehicle adoption and related market conditions, along with e-commerce performance and forecasts for automotive aftermarket parts.
TrendLens – New Features and Office Hours Highlights
Commentary on industry performance, recent office hours session with data platform users, and highlights of new data points in TrendLens.
Level up with the 2023 Factbook!
Guide to the 2023 Auto Care Association Factbook. Links to related resources, including the July 13 webinar.
Live Action TrendLens User Sessions – Live from Bethesda!
Has Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) been affected by recent fluctuations in the price of gas? Last week we hosted our first “Office Hours” session for TrendLens users.
Auto Care Mailbag – Regional Aspects of Aftermarket
In this issue of Market Insights with Mike, we use now-available regional data in TrendLens to explore how increasing COVID-19 incidence in the South may affect the aftermarket. This was prompted by questions …
Positive Outlook for 2022 In Spite of Supply Chain and Labor Concerns
In this year-end wrap-up, Mike Chung, director, market intelligence, Auto Care Association, highlights results of the 2022 Auto Care Outlook Study. We look at the top concerns across the automotive aftermarket …
Planning for the New Year
Happy Thanksgiving! Can you believe it’s already that time of the year? Time has always been mysterious, and even more so throughout the pandemic. I had the pleasure of meeting several of you for the first …