Growth: At the beginning of 2024 the global automotive aftermarket was valued at $430.51 billion and according to Fortune Business Insights is expected to increase in value to 565.73 billion by 2032 according to Fortune Business Insight. As far as the automotive aftermarket ecommerce market it was valued at $96.81 billion in 2024 and is expected to increase to about $113.3 billion in 2025.
What Is The Right To Repair Movement?: The Right To Repair Movement is a push for global sustainability by making repairs more affordable to consumers which pushes people to get parts repaired rather than buying new ones. The movement is based on the idea that products should be designed in a way that makes them simple to repair at home and tools/ manuals should be accessible to customers and advocating for customer autonomy.
The Right To Repair Movements Impact On The Automotive Industry: The R2R movement has impacted the automotive industry by making the tools to repair more accessible to vehicle owners and to shops that repair cars/car parts. According to bikehike.org, 48% of car owners were more likely to fix their cars using the web in 2017 while according to Simpletire the amount of car owners doing their repairs is continuing to increase.
How Tariffs Are Impacting The Industry: Tariffs are on the rise across the United States and the impact they are having on the automotive aftermarket is mostly negative but could present new opportunities. According to Engine Builder Magazine tariffs are disrupting global supply chains and inflating costs for companies that get the bulk of their product from out of the country. On the other hand, lots of people like to buy American-made products so this could be beneficial to domestic production.
Sources:
https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/automotive-after-market-102613
Tariffs and the Potential for the Automotive Aftermarket – Engine Builder Magazine
Survey Results | How Drivers Are Handling Their Car Care | SimpleTire
The Right to Repair: Why It Matters and What You Can Do About It – Toward Zero Waste
Key Automotive Aftermarket eCommerce Statistics You Need to Know in 2025
How Many Car Owners Repair Their Own Cars In America – BikeHike