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STATE

535,508 businesses

INDUSTRY

which service the

STATS

million registered

OF THE

individual

Source: 2018 Digital Auto Care Factbook

driven by

278.6

motor vehicles in the U.S.

218.1M
licensed drivers
1.18
cars per driver

Source: IHS Markit

Source: IHS Markit

PRESENTED BY THE

Auto Care Association

2∕ 3

of people will drive their vehicle
until the day it quits.

View or download the
State of Auto Care 2018
report at www.autocare.org/
stateofautocare2018.

16+ YEAR OLD VEHICLES

Source: AutoMD

35M

2002

62M

2016

81M

2021

Source: IHS Markit

20 million vehicles will be 25 years or older by 2021.

Cars are lasting longer, and the average age of vehicles
is accelerating, driven primarily by 16+ year-old vehicles.
MORE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD

WHAT DOES
THIS MEAN
FOR THE
INDUSTRY?

OLDER
VEHICLES
	 Heavy DIY

	More diagnostic work

	Product mix shift
from premium to
value line vehicle

	Higher volume/
quantity of vehicles
on the road, more
opportunities

	Bigger one-time
repairs = bigger
ticket items

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NEWER
VEHICLES

	Bigger tickets
	More commerciallyoriented/DIFM

V I O

10.4%

VIO will increase
by 10.4% by 2021.

Source: IHS Markit


https://www.autocare.org/stateofautocare2018/

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Auto Care Insider Volume 109

Intro
Auto Care Insider Volume 109 - Intro
Auto Care Insider Volume 109 - Cover1
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