This brand new report from Trend Tracker is now available. It brings together three of Trend Tracker's best known studies of the UK market for servicing, maintenance and repair:

• The long-established Service Trend Tracker, which drills down into where motorists last had a routine service carried out on their car based on extensive consumer research
• The Repair Trend Tracker, which utilises consumer data to analyse a range of mechanical servicing, maintenance and repair operations
• The biennial mfbi UK Car Service and Repair Market report looking at market size and trends and the garage supply structure in Britain.

The Castrol Professional Car Service & Repair Trend Tracker 2008 combines market share data with comprehensive, detailed analysis of market trends over the past decade - and with market forecasts to 2013.

Just some of the key questions this report will answer:

• What is my brand's retention of 4-year+ service and repair jobs?
• How does my network's servicing retention compare with my competitors?
• How does my brand's retention of repair jobs compare with others?
• What are the repair profiles of different vehicle brands?
• Which franchised networks are best at retaining post-warranty servicing?

And.....

• What factors are influencing service and repair demand?
• How is vehicle build quality and the improving quality of parts affecting the market?
• How are electronics, training and technical data requirements affecting all-makes suppliers?
• What's the total UK service and repair market worth? How big will it be over the next five years?
• How big is the parts market for servicing and repair?
• How might a fall in new car sales affect the market for servicing and repair?
• What are the market shares for franchised dealers, independents and DIY?
• Block Exemption: What are the likely impacts of EU legislation after 2010?

Full details of planned report content can be downloaded from this page.

Marques covered in this report: Citroën, Fiat Group, Ford, Honda, MG Rover, Nissan, Other German (Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz), Other Japanese (Daihatsu, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Suzuki), Peugeot, Renault, Toyota, Volkswagen, Volvo

The Castrol Professional Car Service & Repair Trend Tracker is designed specifically to help subscribers anticipate and understand all the opportunities and threats facing them and their key competitors in a tough market.

Available now the report is £1,250 + VAT for a PDF file and bound copy.