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The U.S. auto care industry expanded from a $368 billion industry in 2016 to a now estimated $381 billion industry in 2017.
The Auto Care Association's market intelligence team predicts this growth trajectory for the auto care industry will reach an
estimated $421.2 billion dollars in value by 2020.

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