The Auto Care Association has released its most popular online publications, the Digital Auto Care Factbook 2015 and the Digital Auto Care Factbook & Lang Annual 2015. New value-added content highlights in this year’s edition include:
Updated BodyShop Business Industry Profile from Babcox Media
U.S. Economic update by Dr. Timothy Nash, Northwood University
An extended industry forecast through 2017 by IHS Automotive, driven by Polk
An updated program and retail distribution Summary by Babcox Media
An update on e-tailing by IMR and The MARTEC Group
An updated report from BB&T Capital Markets
Updated vehicle registration tables and graphics by IHS Automotive, driven by Polk
New Insights on the Chinese Auto Care Industry by Technomic Asia.
“The Auto Care Association makes every effort to exceed our members’ expectations in all areas, especially with these flagship market intelligence publications,” said Kathleen Schmatz, president and CEO, Auto Care Association. “We continue to evolve our Factbook in response to member requests and strive to stay at the forefront of key industry trends. In addition to the new research material, our Factbook allows members immediate access to valuable data and online resources through live embedded hyperlinks. They can also download Excel-based files, charts, tables and graphs that can be easily copied and re-used in presentations and reports.”
The online format allows readers to turn pages with the click of a mouse, locate data with the “word search” feature and print a copy of the entire publication. The Digital Auto Care Factbook contains:
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 contains:
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, domestic vehicle market, foreign vehicle market, distribution channels, vehicle type
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 last week received a complimentary copy of the Digital Auto Care Factbook 2015 as a member benefit, along with three guest passes. While members can purchase additional copies at $200, the non-member price is $500. The Digital Auto Care Factbook & Lang Annual 2015 is also available for $650 to Auto Care Association members and $1,300 for non-members. To order any of these digital publications, visit www.autocare.org/market-intelligence and download the order form or contact member services at (301) 654-6664.
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