Where Will The Winds of Change Take the Aftermarket in 2023?

This year proved to be another one for the history books, both in a good and maybe not-so-good way, for the aftermarket. On one hand, soaring prices across our industry (and most of retail) put tremendous pressure on low-income consumers. On the other hand, dependency on the personal automobile remains stronger than ever, even though new cars are hard to come by and used car pricing is (well, was) literally off the charts. READ MORE  

Where are you going, what have you learned?

What’s the status quo? We’re back to normal, right? Schools have been in-person all year and families have resumed vacation travel. Since AAPEX 2021, I’ve attended two conferences and worked in the office about half the time. READ MORE