Digital Auto Care Factbook & Lang Annual 2019 - III

Table of Contents
Auto Care Association Market Intelligence Program
Market Intelligence Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV

Glossary and Reference
Glossary and Terms  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  102
NAICS Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  106

Economic Indicators
Key Economic Indicators  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
National Debt  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
Industry Employment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
Technician Employment and Wages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
What Do Our Members Think? / Key Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
BCI/ECI Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7

Auto Care Data Resources
Auto Care Data Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  107
Auto Care Association Market Intelligence
Auto Care Association Market Intelligence . .  112
Auto Care Association - Lang Market Comparison

U.S. Motor Vehicle Auto Care Industry
Introduction to the Channel Forecast Model  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
2016 to 2021 Forecast Assumptions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
U.S. Motor Vehicle Auto Care Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
Auto Care Industry Sales History and Forecast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
Auto Care Sales by Distribution Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
Auto Care Segmentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
Auto Care Service and Retail Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Auto Care Service and Retail Outlet Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
Program Distribution Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
Retail Distribution Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
Financial Benchmarks
Financial Profiles of Select Auto Care Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
Select Auto Care Transactions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
Auto Care Industry
Consumer Profile  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
Replacement Rates for Motor Vehicle Parts and Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
Top 10 Replacement Rate Categories By Vehicle Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
Auto Care Industry Segments
Medium And Heavy Duty Truck Industry  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
Sales of Replacement Tires  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
Tool and Equipment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
Paint, Body and Equipment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55

Harmonization of Auto Care Industry Data . .  118
Auto Care Association
Legal Terms and Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . .  119

2019 Lang Aftermarket Annual
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Aftermarket Highlights  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
Executive Summary  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
Aftermarket Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
Product Sales Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
Service Market  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
Service Market Outlet Performance . . . . . . . . . . .  68
Do-It-Yourself Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  94
Do-It-Yourself Market Outlet Performance . . . . .  100
Aftermarket Analysis by Type of Vehicle . . . . . . .  120
Vehicle Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  134
Distribution Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  140
Aftermarket Outlet Analysis  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  161
Purchased Service  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  172
Vehicle Analysis  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  178
Accessories and Specialty Equipment Volume  .  192
Market Dynamics  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  202
Glossary of Aftermarket Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  212
	Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  216

Vehicle Registrations and Usage
U.S. New Motor Vehicle Registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  60
Top 10 Light Vehicle Registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61
U.S. Total Motor Vehicle Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  62
Hybrid Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  65
Vehicle Operating Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  68
Miles Driven and Vehicle Service Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69
Gasoline Affordability and Fuel Consumption  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  70
Crude Oil and Diesel Fuel Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  71
State Summary Statistics
State Summary Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  74
Global Auto Care Industry
Aftermarket Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  80
U.S. Trade Data By Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  82
Global Vehicle Registrations By Country  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  83
Global Economic and Automotive Data  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  84
U.S. Trade Data for Selected Motor Vehicle Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  88
Canadian Auto Care Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  93
Mexican Auto Care Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  96
Chinese Auto Care Industry  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  98

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