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Washington's Automotive Aftermarket Industry Print E-mail
Written by AAIA   
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 22:34

Summary:
The aftermarket industry supplies the products and services that are fundamental to the proper maintenance and repair of passenger cars, minivans, sports cars, pickups, heavy-duty and sport utility vehicles. Our industry manufactures, distributes and sells motor vehicle parts, accessories, service, tools, equipment, materials and supplies. Typically, aftermarket jobs are located in repair shops, automotive parts stores, warehouse distributors, and tire dealerships.

Washington's aftermarket industry is vital to the state's economy. The state employs 35,406 people in the aftermarket industry, representing roughly 1.3% of the state's total workforce, and is home to 4.6 million vehicles. Annual aftermarket sales in Washington are approximately $5.2 billion.

 

Nationally, the U.S. aftermarket industry is a major contributor to the U.S. economy. It generates annual sales of approximately $267.1 billion (2.4 percent of the U.S. GDP), as it provides the products and services needed to support the nations 240 million registered vehicles and 201 million licensed drivers. In addition, the aftermarket employs 4.5 million people nationwide, representing about 2.6 percent of the workforce.

 

Aftermarket Employment Employees
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 2,498
Motor Vehicle Wholesalers of Parts and Supplies 3,492
Automotive Parts, Accessories and Tire Stores 10,909
Automotive Repair and Maintenance 18,507
TOTAL AFTERMARKET EMPLOYMENT 35,406

State Population 6,291,899
State Employment 2,766,451
Aftermarket Employment - Percent of State Population 0.6%
Aftermarket Employment - Percent of State Employment 1.3%


Aftermarket Establishments
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 81
Motor Vehicle Wholesalers of Parts and Supplies 287
Automotive Parts, Accessories and Tire Stores 1,103
Automotive Repair and Maintenance 3,445
TOTAL AFTERMARKET ESTABLISHMENTS 4,916
Number of Employees Per Establishment 7.2


Aftermarket Sales
TOTAL AFTERMARKET SALES $5,169,693,160


Registered Vehicles
Cars and Light Trucks (Classes 1-3) 4,459,823
Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks (Classes 4-8) 184,754
TOTAL REGISTERED VEHICLES 4,644,577
Vehicles Per Person 0.74

Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 22:56
 
Small Business Health Care Tax Credit for Small Employers Print E-mail
Written by Thomas Janssen   
Friday, 02 March 2012 19:53

Are you a small employer? Get the credit you deserve.


If you are a small employer. . .

 

With fewer than 25 full-time equivalent employees?

That pays an average wage of less than $50,000 a year?

And pays at least half of employee health insurance premiums?


. . .then there is a tax credit that may put money in your pocket.

 

 

You can find out what you need to know to take advantage of the tax break and you can see the Form 8941 and instructions here.

Last Updated on Friday, 02 March 2012 19:59
 
ASAAA Launches its Legislative Awareness Program Website Print E-mail
Written by Thomas Janssen   
Friday, 24 February 2012 23:29

ASAAA's Legislator Awareness and Education Program is designed to provide automotive aftermarket industry associations and companies with information and tools to communicate key industry messages to policymakers throughout the country.

 

The Program aims to educate and make legislators, their staffs and other key state policymakers aware of the need for a robust and vibrant automotive aftermarket. A complimentary goal is to enhance the government affairs capacities of state and regional aftermarket trade associations as well as individual aftermarket companies.

 

The program has been developed under the leadership of ASAAA and the project advisory committee consisting of industry leaders.

 

Funding for this program has been provided by: ASAAA, AAIA, AWDA, AASA/MEMA, AutoZone, Advance Auto Parts, Robert Bosch Corporation, REMY Power Products, LKQ/Keystone, GPI – CARQUEST and GPC – NAPA.

 

This program is designed to be fully transferable to your association or company – in other words these documents have been created for you to personalize with your own message and logo and utilized to inform, educate and communicate with your state legislators.

 

Included in this guide are informational documents and helpful tips as well as documents ready for download and use by you. Simply download, personalize for your particular situation or issue, add your logo and you are ready to go.

 

Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the website and see how it can be useful to you, your company and your employees. Go to the ASAAA Legislator Awareness and Education Program website.

Last Updated on Saturday, 25 February 2012 00:21