Auto Care Association Releases Digital Publications

May 29, 2015—The Auto Care Association has released the Digital Auto Care Factbook 2016 and the Digital Auto Care Factbook & Lang Annual 2016.

The 25th Anniversary edition will include:

• A recap on the AAPEX education session titled Aftermarket Dynamics;
• A summary of Key Issues and the Business Confidence Index;
• An announcement of the first-ever State of the Auto Care Industry Report;
• An extended Industry Forecast through 2018 by IHS Automotive;
• An updated Program and Retail Distribution Summary by Babcox Media;
• A few key insights on our recently completed e-tailing research;
• An updated Intelligence Report from BB&T Capital Markets;
• An updated BodyShop Business Industry Profile: 2013 -14 from Babcox;
• Updated North American registrations by IHS Automotive;
• Updated Global registration summary by IHS Automotive; and
• New insights on Chinese Automotive Aftermarket by Technomic Asia.

The Digital Auto Care Factbook will include:

• Key economic indicators.
• Channel Forecast Model.
• Financial profiles, acquisition and merger activities.
• DIY consumer and vehicle demographics.
• Replacement rates for motor vehicle parts and jobs.
• Information on key auto care segments.
• U.S. motor vehicle registrations, operating costs and miles traveled.
• State summary statistics.
• Global economic and automotive data including vehicle registrations by country.
• U.S. trade data for selected motor vehicle products and top ranked import – export countries.
• Information on the Canadian, Mexican and Chinese auto care industries.

The Lang Annual Section will include:

• Sales volume analysis of 80 key products.
• 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 segment: service market, DIY market, foreign vehicle market, distribution channels. 
• Forecasts of key auto care trends, including: domestic and foreign share of light vehicles, average age of foreign and domestic light vehicles. 

Auto Care Association members received a complimentary copy this week of the Digital Auto Care Factbook 2016 along with three guest passes as a member benefit. To order any of these digital publications, visit the website.