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Auto Care Factbook

The Auto Care Association has released its industry-leading online publications, the 2025 Auto Care Factbook and the 2025 Auto Care Factbook and Lang Annual

2025 Auto Care Factbook

The award-winning Auto Care Factbook provides a comprehensive overview of the entire auto care industry and includes many features such as downloadable charts, tables and graphs, live embedded hyperlinks and bookmarks.

New value-added content in the 34th edition includes an extended industry forecast through 2027 by S&P Global. New features include driving behavior event frequency (Arity), aftermarket service satisfaction (J.D. Power), an updated overview of the Chinese electric vehicle aftermarket (YCP Solidiance), medium and heavy duty vehicle parts branding data (MacKay & Company), tool and equipment purchasing trend data (Endeavor Business Media), highlights of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Guatemala automotive aftermarkets (Integrate Data Facts) and updated financial markets commentary (Jefferies), consumer behavior data (IMR Inc.) and global vehicle registration data (S&P Global Mobility).

In our most informative Factbook yet, readers will find:

An overview of China's electric vehicle market

Updated adoption rates for alternative powertrain vehicles;

Updated collision industry metrics including average repair costs and for the top 50 components;

Tool and equipment purchasing trends based on recent surveys of shop owners;

Driving behavior event frequency, including rapid acceleration and hard breaking events;

Consumer satisfaction with aftermarket service;

Medium and heavy duty vehicle parts branding data;

Highlights of the Peruvian, Mexican, Bolivian and Chilean aftermarkets, including VIO, top selling vehicle, and EV adoption stats;

Guidelines on how to use TrendLens™ to interactively compare data series with our trend comparison tool.

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2025 Auto Care Factbook and Lang Annual

Go To Report

This report is the result of more than a decade of collaborative effort between Lang Marketing and the Auto Care Association. The Lang Annual section contains sales volume analysis of 80 key products and service market product volume by major type of service outlet.

DIY product volume by major type of retail outlet, number of jobbers in the U.S. and by geographic area, distribution analysis by five major channels, changes in vehicle mix, bay population by major service outlet groups, analysis of growth by major auto care segments and forecasts of key auto care trends are included.

Trends and analysis:

6 Channels
16 Outlets

20 Markets
80 Products
100s of Trends
300+ Pages

Content:
- Aftermarket Highlights
- Infographics Executive Summary
- Aftermarket Size
- Product Sales Analysis 2023
- Service Market
- Service Outlet Market Performance
- Do-It-Yourself Market
- Do-It-Yourself Outlet Performance
- eCommerce
- Aftermarket Analysis by Type of Vehicle
- Vehicle Age
- Distribution Channels
- Aftermarket Outlet Analysis
- Purchased Service (Labor)
- Vehicle Analysis
- ICE and EV Vehicles & Aftermarket
- Accessories/Specialty Equipment
- Market Dynamics
- Glossary
- Appendix

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What is the Auto Care Factbook?

The Auto Care Factbook is the #1 source for automotive aftermarket industry data, trends and insights. The Auto Care Factbook annually reports on the motor vehicle auto care industry among other key indicators. The report includes:

Economic Indicators
U.S. Motor Vehicle Auto Care Industry
Financial Benchmarks
Auto Care Industry
E-Commerce
Auto Care Industry Segments
Vehicle Registrations and Usage
State Summary Statistics
Global Auto Care Industry

All of this data plus expanded sections on e-commerce, EVs and medium/heavy duty can be found in the Auto Care Factbook.

What is the Auto Care Factbook and Lang Annual?

The Lang Aftermarket Annual Report provides unprecedented in-depth analysis of all key aspects of the light vehicle aftermarket in the U.S. combined with the Auto Care Factbook. The report includes all areas covered in the Factbook plus:

80 Products analyzed
Service and Do-It-Yourself markets
Distribution channels
Foreign and Domestic vehicle aftermarket
Vehicle age
Jobber population
Purchased Services
Mileage analysis
Vehicle population and mix
Accessory and Specialty Equipment volume
Plus many other key areas

You can view a more in-depth Table of Contents and purchase your copy on our Auto Care Digital Hub: digital.autocare.org/2024lang

Where can I find part replacement rates, product sales data, industry trends and other crucial data?

The Auto Care Association’s award-winning digital Auto Care Factbook is the industry’s first choice for critical market data and trend information.

The expanded version of the Auto Care Factbook is paired with the Lang Aftermarket Annual, which features a comprehensive analysis of light vehicle sales volume for 80 key auto care product categories, sales percentage growth, light vehicle product growth and much more.

You’ll get access to essential information on:

IHS Markit’s extended industry forecast through 2021
Updated Consumer Profiles for DIY-DIFM demographics
IMR Insights on millennial light maintenance DIYers
Reasons Why consumers choose DIY and DIFM outlets
DIY Propensity and shop averages
Hybrid Vehicles Summary and Vehicle Operating Costs

And more!

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Do members receive a complimentary copy of the latest Auto Care Factbook?

Yes, in early summer all employees Auto Care member companies at can access a free copy of the latest version of the Auto Care Association’s annual Auto Care Factbook—the auto care industry’s standard reference for tracking economic and industry indicators.

The factbook has downloadable charts, tables and graphs that break down valuable information for you to boost your automotive business opportunities, as well as hyperlinks and bookmarks to automotive industry websites.

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