AUTOMOTIVE

Specialty & Aftermarket Suppliers

World’s Most Productive Companies

Specialty & Aftermarket Suppliers

Specialty and Aftermarket Suppliers make replacement parts and specialty components. Catalog breadth, distribution reach, and durable replacement demand make this the most productive group in Automotive.

The group was about flat in 2025, sitting about 19% above its 2019 baseline. Dorman stood out as a World’s Most Productive Company, reaching 1.29. Gains were broad across the group.


Specialty & Aftermarket Suppliers peer group IPI trends

Specialty & Aftermarket Suppliers World's Most Productive Companies

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Productivity Snapshot

  • Specialty & Aftermarket Suppliers ranks first of nine Automotive peer groups in 2025, at an Industrial Productivity Index of 1.19, about 19% above its 2019 baseline.
  • 2 of 3 companies grew productivity in 2025.
  • It is the group’s World’s Most Productive Company: Dorman (1.29).
  • The group leads Automotive and is up strongly over the window on resilient aftermarket demand.

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