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Auto Care Segmentation
The automotive segment of the auto care industry includes replacement parts, accessories, chemicals, tires and non-warranty
service for passenger cars and light trucks (i.e., pickup trucks, vans, minivans and sport utility vehicles). The professional service
segment, the Do-It-For-Me (DIFM) segment consisting of the professional repair, maintenance and installation of automotive products
at both independent aftermarket outlets and vehicle dealerships totaled $221.4 billion (80 percent) of the total in 2016. The balance of
the industry, the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) segment, is comprised of consumers who repair, maintain and accessorize their own vehicles,
totaled $55.7 billion (20 percent) of total $277.1 billion industry.
Auto
CareIndustry
IndustrySegmentation
Segmentation
(Values in Millions of Consumer Dollars)
Auto Care
(Values in Millions of Consumer Dollars)
2007
Census
2012
Census
2013#
2014#
2015#
2016#
2017*
Auto Parts Share of DIFM Assumed to be 55% of Total Market
78,912
88,457
91,343
95,436
100,308
105,450
109,722
2.3%
4.4%
Labor Share of DIFM Sales assumed to be 45% of Total Market
Do-It-For-Me (DIFM) Sales
64,564
72,374
74,736
78,084
82,070
86,278
89,772
2.3%
4.4%
143,476
160,830
166,079
173,520
182,378
191,728
199,494
2.3%
4.4%
22,900
29,800
29,900
29,700
29,200
29,700
30,000
5.4%
0.1%
166,376
190,630
195,979
203,220
211,578
221,428
229,494
2.8%
3.8%
41,543
47,657
49,956
51,731
54,189
55,708
57,373
2.8%
3.8%
207,919
238,287
245,935
254,951
265,767
277,136
286,867
2.8%
3.8%
Total DIFM Professional Sales (Share)
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Sales (Share)
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Tire Sales
Total DIFM Professional Sales
Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Sales
Total Automotive
5-Yr CAGR 5-Yr CAGR
2007-2012 2012-2017
Market Share Summary:
Total Automotive
Notes: * Forecast
# Estimate
Totals may not add due to rounding. Historical data have been revised. Figures represent consumer
expenditures in current retail dollars (i.e., inflation added) and do not include warranty work.
Sources: Auto Care Association, Modern Tire Dealer
Size
of the
theProfessional
Professional
Service
Parts
Market
(Values
in Millions
of Consumer
Dollars)
Size of
Service
Parts
Market
(Values
in Millions
of Consumer
Dollars)
Professional Service Receipts (DIFM)
Parts' Share of Professional Service Receipts (estimate)
Value of Parts Sales to DIFM Customers at Retail Prices
2007
Census
2012
Census
2013#
2014#
2015#
2016#
2017*
5-Yr CAGR
2012-2017
143,476
160,830
166,079
173,520
182,378
191,728
199,494
4.4%
55%
55%
55%
55%
55%
55%
55%
78,912
88,457
91,343
95,436
100,308
105,450
109,722
67%
67%
67%
67%
67%
67%
67%
52,871
59,266
61,200
63,942
67,206
70,652
73,514
Wholesale Share of DIFM Parts Sales (estimate)
Value of Parts Sales to DIFM Customers at Wholesale Prices
Notes: * Forecast
Data includes the sale of parts, chemicals and accessories.
4.4%
4.4%
Sources: Auto Care Association, Modern Tire Dealer
Dealership vs Independent Auto Care Parts
and Service Sales, 2007-2020*
Dealership vs Independent Share of Auto
Care Parts and Service Sales, 2007-2020*
(Value in Billions of Consumer Dollars)
(Percent Share & Outlet Trends)
$250
186.1
$200
$150
140.6
$100
67.3
165.8
72.5
171.7
194.2
201.9
209.0
216.8
224.6
75%
67.6
69.6
69.8
69.9
70.0
70.1
70.4
70.5
70.8
71.0
65%
178.3
55%
74.2
76.6
79.6
85.0
82.9
87.3
89.6
91.8
45%
$50
35%
$0
25%
2007 2012 2013# 2014# 2015# 2016#
Census Census
Dealership Sales
2017*
2018*
Independent Sales
Notes: * Forecast
# Estimate
Source: Auto Care Association/AASA Channel Forecast Model
2019*
2020*
32.4
30.4
30.2
30.1
30.0
29.9
29.6
2007 2012 2013# 2014# 2015# 2016#
Census Census
Dealership Share
2017*
29.5
2018*
29.2
2019*
29.0
2020*
Independent Share
Notes: * Forecast
# Estimate
Source: Auto Care Association/AASA Channel Forecast Model
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