The industry will experience a shift in DIFM market share and parts proliferation will significantly rise as lower new auto sales increase the average age of vehicles.
Aftermarket Matters
Forty-eight percent of Gen Z'ers say they would cancel their auto insurance altogether if it went up by 10 percent, according to survey.
"I've learned to embrace the fact that my journey naturally challenges people's perception of what a tradesperson looks like. I am the unexpected," says grad Kelsey Peters, who restores classic cars.
"Our industry needs to have a voice in legislation that might be onerous to our industry or positive to automotive aftermarket companies," says Jeff Groves of O’Reilly Auto Parts.
Technicians, service advisors, educators, shop owners, businesses, and other industry professionals can earn recognition among their peers.
Attendees will gain firsthand access to some of the latest EVs, and automotive and electric vehicle tire technology, Aug. 23-23.
Old dynamics are breaking down as a wave of new state laws is putting teeth into consumer protection and shop rights, but federally protected data access is the Holy Grail.
