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By the Numbers: Battery facts
November 24, 2020 by Allan Janssen

Statistics that put the North American automotive aftermarket into perspective.

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By The Numbers: Battery Facts
November 23, 2020 by Allan Janssen

75% Percentage of owners of vehicles newer than two years who get all the recommended maintenance. When the vehicle is between 2 and 5 years old, that falls to 64%. When the car is older than 5 years, only about…

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By the Numbers: Top 10 vehicle platforms
November 17, 2020 by Allan Janssen

Statistics that put the North American automotive aftermarket in perspective.

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By the Numbers: Top 10 Vehicle Platforms
November 9, 2020 by Allan Janssen

Top 10 vehicle platforms 1. Volkswagen’s PQ35 (A5) 32,675,765 units (2.6%) 2. Nissan/Renault’s B Platform 24,152,170 units (1.9%) 3. Volkswagen’s NQB 14,420,969 units (1.2%) 4. Volkswagen’s PQ24 (A04) Platform 13,197,432 units (1.1%) 5. Peugeot’s PF1 12,832,679 units (1.0%) 6. Toyota’s…

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By the Numbers: Jobbers and Wholesalers
November 2, 2020 by Allan Janssen

    80% In 2019, the percentage of e-commerce purchases (by dollar volume) that was picked up at a retail location as opposed to delivered to a home. NPD Group   98.5% In 2019, the share of global light vehicles…

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By the Numbers: Wholesalers and retailers
October 28, 2020 by Allan Janssen

Stats that put the North American automotive aftermarket into perspective.

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Aftermarket bounce-back will be quicker than other industries: AASA
October 26, 2020 by Allan Janssen

A new report from the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) suggest the aftermarket will bounce back from the pandemic quicker and return to normal sooner than many other manufacturing industries. “The automotive aftermarket’s ability to recover is due in large part…

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Suppliers bullish about next year: AAPEX webinar
October 23, 2020 by Allan Janssen

  By Allan Janssen Despite fears of a lingering pandemic, a panel of well-placed aftermarket executives agrees there is room to be optimistic about the industry’s prospects for the next 15 months. Speaking on an AAPEX webinar this week, Bob…

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New AIA study measures COVID-19 impact on aftermarket
October 21, 2020 by Christine Hogg

  COVID-19 has disrupted the Canadian economy, and, inevitably, the automotive aftermarket, a recent study shows. Published every two years, the Automotive Industries Association (AIA) of Canada’s 2020 Outlook Study provides an in-depth examination of the state of the Canadian…

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Auto parts experienced V-shaped recovery throughout 2020: DesRosiers
October 15, 2020 by Allan Janssen

Analysts at DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. (DAC) say auto parts stores experienced a V-shaped recovery this year, with a decline in business of 27.9% in  April, and a subsequent recovery of 9.6% in June and 7% in July. Automotive parts,…

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By the Numbers: Vehicle platforms and battery power
October 6, 2020 by Allan Janssen

Statistics that put the North American automotive aftermarket into perspective.

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Despite Covid surge, vehicle sales rise in September
October 2, 2020 by Allan Janssen

  Covid-19 cases may have started to rise worryingly toward the end of September but it didn’t slow down the automotive market for the month. Sales of new light vehicles for September were estimated by DAC to be up 2.4%…