Closed Dealerships Barely Impact Aftermarket Retailer Sales
“According to a zip code analysis of data from NPD’s Aftermarket Industry Monitor, which tracks retail and commercial sales at the point-of-sale for over 18,000 auto parts stores in the U.S., stores in the area of a closed Chrysler dealership increased sales by 0.8 percentage points more in the past nine months than a store in an area without a dealership closing.
Survey results showed that those who currently get their vehicles repaired at a dealer are most likely to continue along the “do-it-for-me (DIFM)” route, and 51 percent of those said they…