Despite an increase in new car sales, the post-recession trend of consumers keeping their cars longer continues, a trend that bodes well for the automotive aftermarket and repair industry, according to The NPD Group, a leading market research company. NPD’s car care research finds that among consumers purchasing automotive products or repair services 59 percent report their purchase was for a car eight years or older and 19 percent purchased for a car 15 years and older.
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