Much like their dealer counterparts, the independent aftermarket enters 2022 on a high note after a strong market rebound in 2021.

A look back at 2021 and a peek at 2022.

Looking at just BEV, there is the chicken and egg discussion on what comes first — enough vehicles to justify charging stations or charging stations to justify fleets buying the vehicles.

This is the time of year that we update our aftermarket parts model, revising our aftermarket forecast for 2021 and for five years out.

Quality perception, brand usage, brand offering, and familiarity were all examined in MacKay & Company’s recently released 2021 Aftermarket Parts Brand Study.

Yes and yes is the answer for the medium- and heavy-duty aftermarket in North America.

Dealers say their business is already up 8.1 percent year to date; distributors are up 7.2 percent.