Even though some research from IMR shows that vehicle maintenance peaks around 11 years, it doesn’t drop off. This partially is because vehicles are made better. But why was service down in some areas in 2012?
While the majority of those in the GAAS audience were manufacturers, the shop owners’ message to them and the suppliers was simple: They want a company they can trust.
As in year’s past, the economic outlook is slow, shaky and uncertain, still quite contrary to what the years following previous economic drops have brought to the U.S.
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