Data Did You Know: The pace of inflation in motor vehicle parts is slowing down. Prices are still going up, just not as fast as they were before. In January 2023, the CPI for Motor Vehicle Parts and Equipment rose 8.3% over January of 2022. That compares to December’s gain of 9.9%.
Before that we had 14 consecutive months with double-digit price increases. The chart below shows the change over the previous 12 months.
Winner chose between a customized Jeep Gladiator and a and a 1,000 HP Z06 Corvette.
MAHLE Aftermarket awarded the “Choice of Champions” grand prize at the 2023 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX). A Jeep Gladiator, built by Casey Currie and CRC, and a 1,000 HP Z06 Corvette, built by Richard Petty and the technicians at Petty’s Garage, were the two vehicles of choice up for grabs for that year’s promotion.
The impetus to start the campaign came as many TPMS tool suppliers saw an increase of calls to their tech help lines.
To be held in April in Dearborn, MI, the conference theme is “The New Aftermarket: Embracing Change to Drive Growth.”
Roger McCollum will serve as UAF chairman for 2024, replacing Bob Egan.
ALI Certified Lift inspectors have inspected more than 1.3 million car lifts.
For most vehicles today, it’s not so much about programming a new key to the car, but programming the car to the key.
Your business could be going backward if you’re not increasing sales fast enough to outpace inflation.
With so many vehicles equipped with some form of ADAS, rethinking your electronics layout or plan might be in order.
New heavy-duty system designed to deliver accurate measurements in four minutes or less to debut at five Love’s locations.
