Aftermarket Business Article Worries about Small Cars

Over the past several years, automotive aftermarket management teams have pointed to growth in the truck/SUV market as being a positive for the automotive aftermarket (as those vehicle have higher average dollar repairs.) While we seem to be entering the “sweet spot” (as those vehicles reach closer to the prime 5 – 7 year old period,) Aftermarket Business reporter Mark Johnson has an interesting article this morning titled “Adding small cars may subtract repair work.”

This got us thinking, over the past couple of years (many say due to higher gas prices w ...