Tag Archive for: Auto Aftermarket Industry News & Automotive Aftermarket Research

Car Parts Industry Trends: Online Parts Sales to Reach $8.9 Billion in 2017
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Aftermarket Marketing, Automotive Market ResearchNote: this article dates from 2017. For a more recent article click here.Our annual ecommerce automotive aftermarket industry size forecast for vehicle parts puts online retail sales at $8.89 billion in 2017, posting a 16% increase over…

VIO Big Data Shootout: Performance V8 Sedans
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Market ResearchFor our latest Vehicles in Operation (VIO) Big Data Shootout we put seven Euro and American premium performance sedans to the test: the Audi RS 7, BMW M5, Cadillac CTS-V, Chevrolet SS, Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, and the Mercedes-Benz AMG E63…

Big Data Shootout: Let’s Look at Registrations for New Mustangs, Challengers and Camaros
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Market ResearchHow many new Mustangs are there? How many Camaros or Challengers? We show you who's winning the new vehicle registration race for late model muscle cars in 2016.We wanted to see which car had the most total new vehicle registrations, as…

New Google SERP Format: Facts, Fiction and Rumors
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Aftermarket MarketingWith the recent changes to the Google search engine results page (SERP) for desktop and tablets, there are a lot of rumors and false information around the Internet, so we wanted to give automotive aftermarket advertisers some facts, informed…

The Millennial Impact: How Millennials Changed the Auto Industry
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Aftermarket Marketing, Automotive Market ResearchNote: To get a true Generation Y/millennial impact on the automotive industry, our Gen-Y marketing intern, Brad, researched and wrote this article. It talks about millennial car preferences and dispels a lot of myths about marketing to the millennial…

Big Data Shootout: VIO Stats for Ford F-150 vs Chevy Silverado vs Ram pickups
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Market ResearchWe again dove into our US vehicle registration database of 245 million vehicles for our latest Big Data Shootout on Vehicles in Operation (VIO). This Shootout looks at the Ford F-150/F-Series, compared to Dodge Ram and Chevy Silverado pickups.…

Auto Parts: Online Sales to Break $6 Billion in 2015
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Aftermarket Marketing, Automotive Market Research(Editor's note: this article was originally published in November 2014, for an updated forecast, click here for a more current article.Aftermarket auto parts online continues to grow as a sales channel, and online sales will break…

Big Data Shootout: Mustang vs Camaro vs Challenger Vehicles in Operation (VIO) Stats
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Market ResearchWe looked at our US vehicle registration database of 246.9 million vehicles to see who's winning the new vehicle registration statistics for 2014. The results of our Big Data Shootout looking at new Vehicles in Operation (VIO) were a little…

Everything You Need to Know About Vehicles in Operation (VIO)
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Market ResearchHedges & Company gets a lot of questions on US vehicle registration data and the vehicle registration database, like "how many cars are in the U.S.?" Here are some important things you need to know about buying and using automotive registration…

How Online Auto Parts Buyers Shop for Parts & Accessories
Automotive Aftermarket Marketing, Automotive Market ResearchIf you sell auto parts online, then your website needs to make a great first impression because auto parts buyers are fleeting. This is good information to keep in mind if you're marketing your online parts store with an automotive paid search…

Automotive Industry Trends: Auto Parts & Tire Stores Start 2014 With 3.1% Sales Increase
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Market ResearchAutomotive parts and tire stores are showing a sales increase over last year, in one of the important automotive industry trends for 2014.Brick and mortar auto parts, auto accessory and tire stores showed a 3.7% sales increase in April…

Auto Parts Sales: Is Google Forecasting a Good 2nd Quarter?
Auto Aftermarket News & Trends, Automotive Aftermarket Marketing, Automotive Market ResearchA 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…