Shops around the country reported up to a 40% increase in counter sales, while labor rates went up approximately $10 per hour.
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The study examines revenues per bay, increasing revenues, parts markup strategies, the technician shortage and more.
The upward trend is likely to continue as travelers start heading out of town for Spring Break.
BP-Whiting refinery in Indiana, offline since early February due to power issues, is reopening soon may have contributed to easing pump price nerves.
The trend should have stimulated a rapid service bay expansion, but instead thousands of bays decreased.
The most significant state-level changes were net increases in California, Texas and Florida, and net decreases in New York, Nebraska, Virginia and Illinois.
Study reports increased levels of problems for nearly two-thirds of vehicle brands, likely attributed to the 'tumultous' times they were built.
