Report covers repair shop parts purchasing
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
The typical mechanical repair shop purchased nearly three-quarters of its parts from traditional aftermarket sources over the past year. Most repair shops nationwide cited quality and availability as the two most important factors in parts purchasing decisions. A detailed look at these issues in independent repair shops can be found in the report Repair Shop Parts Purchasing: Dealerships vs Traditional Aftermarket published by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA).
This study provides a two-part examination of the factors that have influenced mechanical and electrical and collision repair shops' parts purchasing behavior, including a statistical analysis of their parts purchasing decisions. It also contains information on:
Primary causes of parts purchasing decisions.
Sources of parts purchases for import nameplate specialists.
Average value of all repair shop parts purchases.
Reasons for parts purchases from traditional aftermarket sources.
Importance of factors in parts purchasing decisions.
Comparison of dealership and traditional aftermarket prices.
Reasons for increases in parts purchases from dealerships.
Types of parts purchased from dealerships during the past year.
Price of the report is $295 for AAIA members and $795 for non-members. For more information or to order a copy, phone AAIA at 301-654-6664 or visit www.aftermarket.org.
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