Automotive
Ten Percent Makes a Difference
It has been almost a full year since the launch of NPD’s Retail Tracking Service – Expanded Channels (RTSx) for the U.S. automotive aftermarket. This has enabled NPD to report on point-of-sale dat...
Automotive
The Impact of Severe Weather on the Nation’s Energy and Automotive Aftermarket Industries
Being a resident of Katy, Texas (a suburb about 20 miles west of downtown Houston), I found myself right in the middle of Hurricane Harvey as it made landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast at the end of...
Automotive
Shifting [Generational] Gears
The automotive aftermarket will see a complete transformation of its core consumer over the next 10 years. Millennials, who have now surpassed Baby Boomers as the largest living generation in the U...
Automotive
The Future of the Automotive Industry
I kicked off the New Year by attending the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas – the largest trade show to come to town all year. If you have never been, it is definitely bucket-list wort...
Automotive
The Impact of Gas Prices and Weather Patterns on the Aftermarket Channel
The macro environment for growth in the DIY aftermarket auto parts channel has been very favorable so far in 2016 (through June). There are a number of macro-economic trends that we closely monit...
Automotive
Growth Streak Continues For The Automotive Aftermarket
Looking at the automotive aftermarket industry, the overriding fundamentals remain: people are driving more, the weather is favorable for maintenance and appearance, and the industry has experienced d...
Automotive
Millennials Are Adding Additives
This year, the Millennial generation is expected to surpass the Baby Boomers and become the largest living generation in the United States*. With a projected population of 75.3 million and a reported ...
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