Read automotive aftermarket news, aftermarket trends and industry analysis from our own in-depth research. Plus, we share the latest from SEMA, AASA, MEMA, Custom Automotive Network (CAN, formerly PWA) and the Auto Care Association (formerly AAIA).
Automotive PPC Case Study vs SEO
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive MarketingRead our automotive PPC case study #1 and #2. Do you sell aftermarket car parts online and are new to PPC (pay per click) advertising? You may wonder what will happen to your site's existing organic traffic when you start paid search.It's…
Auto Parts Sales: Is Google Forecasting a Good 2nd Quarter?
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Market Research, Automotive MarketingA promising second quarter of 2014 for auto parts and tire sales may be on the way, based off data from Google Trends.The ability to use Google Trends to forecast certain things such as flu outbreaks is well documented. We used data…
Auto Parts Marketing: Online Sales of Parts & Accessories to Hit $5 Billion in 2014
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Market Research, Automotive MarketingNote: this article was originally published in April 2014, for an updated forecast, click here for a more current article.If you're marketing automotive parts online, parts and accessories once again showed a significant sales increase…
Auto Parts Paid Search Marketing: Targeting by Interest, Websites, Vehicle Make and Topics
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive MarketingAuto parts online paid search advertising is now more precise than ever with the ability to reach consumers by automotive interest, on specific websites or automotive forums, or by the stage of the shopping process. This online advertising is…
Top Automobile Industry Trends for 2014
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Market ResearchNew vehicle registrations grew 7.2% in 2013 and here are some of the important automotive industry trends that "drove" growth, which makes them important trends for 2014. Over 15.2 million vehicles were registered in 2013 so let's jump into…
Automotive SEO Ranking Factors and Correlations Study
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Market Research, Automotive MarketingIf you sell automotive parts or services online then you need to know what we discovered in our automotive SEO ranking factors and correlations study. This study evaluated factors that may contribute to a high SEO ranking in Google. This market…
Cyber Monday Marketing, Black Friday Marketing for Auto Parts
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Market Research, Automotive Marketing New ideas for Cyber Monday auto parts deals A few years back we participated in a free webinar on online holiday shopping with Web Shop Manager. It made sense to update this with Cyber Monday marketing ideas for 2020. As the holiday selling…
Aftermarket Marketing: 2013 Online Sales of Auto Parts & Accessories Growing
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive MarketingNote: this article is originally from June 2013, for an updated forecast, click here for a more current article.Online sales of auto parts and accessories continue to significantly outpace brick and mortar sales. It's one of the…
Automotive Aftermarket Trends: 2013 Online Sales of Auto Parts & Accessories Growing
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive MarketingNote: this article is originally from June 2013. For an updated forecast, click here for a more current article covering online parts sales.Online sales of auto parts and accessories continue to significantly outpace brick and mortar…
Google Reveals Automotive Repair & Maintenance Shopping Secrets and Trends
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive MarketingHere are some interesting automotive repair trends on consumers searching for vehicle maintenance and repair services, for both Do It Yourself (DIY) and Do It For Me (DIFM) vehicle owners. It's the subject of a report released by the folks over…
Increase Relevance (and Sales!) with Email Segmentation
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Marketing One of the most popular channels to reach consumers is through email marketing, yet countless marketing messages go ignored and unread. We're all bombarded with thousands of marketing messages throughout the day, and people run avoidance measures…
Why New Car Auto Sales Are Rising
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Market Research, Automotive MarketingWith monthly auto sales rising here are reasons for the continuing increase in automobile and light truck sales in the face of a weak economy.The auto industry tracks monthly unit sales as a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) figure,…
