We want to know… Are you buying more parts from dealerships?

Last year marked the third year in a row that Canadian auto repair and service professionals reported increased purchased of auto parts from new-car dealerships.

As reported in the Jobber News annual shop survey last year, purchases from dealerships continue to increase – confirming a trend that had been observed since 2011.

According to Jobbers News, some 36.23% of independent auto repair shops bought 5% of their parts from dealers in 2014, compared to 31.2% in 2013. While the number of shops that bought 10% of their parts from dealers dipped slightly to 23.19%, down from 25.6%, shops that purchased 15% of their parts from dealers increased to 12.56% from 12.1%.

Another 11.59% of survey respondents said they purchase at least 20% of their parts from dealerships.

We want to know about your buying habits when it comes to dealer parts.

Are you purchasing more than you have in the past? And if so, why is that?

Whether it has to do with customer service, part quality, price or availability, please take a second to fill in our Reader Poll, found on the home page of AutoServiceWorld.

Let us know if you think there’s a trend out there… and how it’s affecting your business.