In a recent study, IMR Inc. asked independent repair shops, “Where do you go to find parts for imports?” The data looks at responses for the years 2005 through 2009.
As the chart below illustrates, there has been a marked yearly decrease in the percentage of independent repair shops that go to new car dealers for import parts supply. With the exception of 2007, the number has dropped from nearly 50 percent in 2005 to just shy of 31 percent in 2009.
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