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Aftermarket faces challenges as market softens

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per cent higher than the first half of 2019 in dollar terms, outpacing inflation and reflecting the strong consumer investment in vehicle maintenance and operation. Looking ahead, King cautioned that lower vehicle sales from 2019 to 2023 could bring challenges for certain aftermarket sectors later in the decade.

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Why more dealer incentives could be coming to new vehicles

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Despite this shift in supply and demand dynamics , average marketed vehicle prices generally remained above USD$50,000 throughout the year, after surging from USD$38,276 in 2019. In 2019, there were 72 models priced under $30,000. For example, a consumer who bought a $19,550 Ford Focus SE in 2019 with a 4.5

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Nobody Wants This Low-Mileage 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt, Car Now Back With Original Dealer

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This 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt features a Dark Highland Green over Ebony leather configuration, and just 468 miles on its 5.0L It recently failed to sell at auction where the highest bid only went as far north as $45,000.

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This 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt With Only 85 Miles Never Left the Dealer's Parking Lot

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This is how far this 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt traveled. Only 85 miles in six years. It basically spent its entire life in a dealership's parking lot despite being a tribute to an iconic car of the late 1960s. Will the six-year storage make its value skyrocket, or will it make it come crashing down? Muscle cars are meant to be driven.

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How a lack of off-lease vehicle is hurting the used market

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In the years leading up to the pandemic, new light vehicle sales peaked in 2017 and remained strong until 2019, with lease penetration rates exceeding 35 per cent. This led to a robust flow of off-lease vehicles into the market, peaking in 2022, according to DesRosier.

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Eccles Auto adds glass service from Novus

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The shop is now owned by Scott Eccles, who purchased the business from his parents Bruce and Claire in 2019. The new automotive glass repair and replacement location joins a local repair shop that has been in business for more than 40 years near Hamilton. He grew up in the shop, starting out by from washing the shop floors on weekends.

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SMP adds to kits, multipacks

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million General Motor vehicles, like the 2019-16 Chevrolet Cruze, 2019-18 Chevrolet Equinox and 2019-18 GMC Terrain. Standard Motor Products has added several new kits and multipacks to its line up. The Blue Streak GDI High-Pressure Fuel Pump Kits have been released for 3.7

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