Digital Auto Care Factbook & Lang Annual 2018 - LANG10

Section I-Aftermarket Highlights

* The average annual price of regular gas fell to $2.12 per gallon during 2016, down from a
record-high $3.63 per gallon during 2013, which topped the previous record-high annual
average of $3.60 recorded during 2012. Regular gas climbed at an average annual 4.6%
rate between 1972 and 2016.
* Regular gas had an average pump price of $2.25 on March 1, 2017, nearly eight times the
average retail price during 1972.
ACCESSORY AND SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET VOLUME
* Accessory volume for light trucks decreased between 2006 and 2016, falling from $8.59
billion to $6.55 billion at user-price, a 2.7% average annual reduction.
* Domestic nameplate light trucks accounted for 35% of 2016 light vehicle Accessory volume, with a 32% share held by Foreign nameplate cars. Domestic nameplate cars placed
third with 17% of the 2016 Accessory market, followed by Foreign light trucks at 16%
share.
* The Specialty Equipment market totaled approximately $41 billion in products at userprice during 2016. Nearly $26 billion of this total is not included in Lang Marketing's
$150.1 billion product analysis of the 2016 U.S. aftermarket at user-price (page 31).
AFTERMARKET DYNAMICS: 2006 - 2016
* The Independent Service (DIFM) market is comprised of all non-OE (non-Dealer) service
outlets repairing cars and light trucks in the U.S.
* Between 2006 and 2016, light vehicle Independent Service market product share increased
from 72.8% to 78.6% of the total light vehicle DIFM market, as the Independent Service
market posted big product gains.
* Service Stations and Garages declined in Independent Service market product share between 2006 and 2016, as did Tire Stores, Discount Stores/Mass Merchandisers with bays,
and Auto Parts Stores with bays. In contrast, Repair Specialists and Foreign Specialists
each increased their product share of the Independent Service market for cars and light
trucks during these ten years.
* Brand share shrink (the tendency of leading aftermarket brands to diminish or shrink in
brand share as they pass through the multiple aftermarket tiers of the Traditional channel)
resulted in a $10.1 billion combined loss in 2016 product volume at user-price for the five
leading brands across 75 products (brands vary by product) between the Warehouse and
Service Station and Garage levels.
* Service (DIFM) market product share of the car and light truck aftermarket soared from
77.1% in 2006 to 80.0% during 2016. In contrast, Do-It-Yourself car and light truck product share slipped from 22.9% to 20.0% over these ten years.
* The Service (DIFM) market generated over 94% of the $17.8 billion total car and light
truck product growth between 2006 and 2016; as Do-It-Yourself market volume recorded
only a $1.0 billion gain in car and light truck product sales during this ten-year span.
* Light vehicle Service (DIFM) market volume climbed at a 2.2% average annual pace between 2006 and 2016; while the Do-It-Yourself market recorded only a 0.5% average annual product increase during these ten years.
* The Service (DIFM) market generated 94.4% of the total increase in car and light truck
product sales at user-price between 2006 and 2016; while Do-It-Yourself share of total
light vehicle market product growth was much smaller, only 5.6%.

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