New: Click here for information on the 2026 Workshop Survey.
New: Click here for information on the 2026 Workshop Survey.
Anna-Maria Granegger
Corporate Communications Manager
Tel: +49 40 67506 510
IAM:Connect
IN DIALOG WITH CUSTOMERS & PARTNERS: TRENDS AND THE FUTURE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET
IAM:CONNECT: WHAT IS IT?
IAM:CONNECT is MEYLE’s dialogue platform for future-oriented topics in the automotive aftermarket (IAM). Through direct dialogue with the industry’s key players, we discuss opportunities and challenges. Our goal: to shape the industry together with our customers and partners and to better understand their needs. This includes, for example, independent repair shops and dealers.
After all, developments in the automotive aftermarket are profoundly changing the industry, and the associated challenges can seem overwhelming when viewed individually. However, we’re convinced that together, we can overcome them! Let’s work together to shape the future!
Your contact person
We are happy to support you with all your concerns.
Your contact person
We are happy to support you with all your concerns.
Anna-Maria Granegger
Corporate Communications Manager
Tel: +49 40 67506 510
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2026 Auto Repair Shop Survey: An Overview of Survey Data on the "Lifetime" Myth of Automatic Transmission Oil
In our latest automotive aftermarket survey, we analyze the latest trends in auto repair shops. The key finding: Nearly half of the independent repair shops surveyed in Germany report that vehicle owners refuse relevant services because they believe their automatic transmission fluid will last the entire life of the vehicle. This misconception costs auto repair shops and drivers real money.
About 45% of repair shops report that customers
regularly using this argument.
72% of repair shops perform no more than five transmission fluid changes per month, even though significantly more vehicles with automatic transmissions come into the shop.
Nearly 60% see potential for three to ten additional changes per month.
2026 Auto Repair Shop Survey: An Overview of Survey Data on the "Lifetime" Myth of Automatic Transmission Oil
In our latest automotive aftermarket survey, we analyze the latest trends in auto repair shops. The key finding: Nearly half of the independent repair shops surveyed in Germany report that vehicle owners refuse relevant services because they believe their automatic transmission fluid will last the entire life of the vehicle. This misconception costs auto repair shops and drivers real money.
About 45% of repair shops report that customers
regularly using this argument.
72% of repair shops perform no more than five transmission fluid changes per month, even though significantly more vehicles with automatic transmissions come into the shop.
Nearly 60% see potential for three to ten additional changes per month.
Industry Dialogue at Automechanika 2026
At Automechanika 2026, industry experts discussed why the potential for automatic transmission fluid changes in German repair shops remains largely untapped, despite the rising proportion of automatic transmissions. And this is despite the fact that the vehicles have long been on the lift.
The diagnosis was clear: there is a lack of education, processes, and proactive communication needed to boost business.
Andreas Raulf (GRIP das Motormagazin): “As long as customers believe that an automatic transmission doesn’t need maintenance, we’ll continue to see preventable damage. Education must come first. Business will then follow naturally.”
The Car Doctors (Holger Parsch & Hans-Jürgen Faul): “Changing automatic transmission fluid must be addressed in every repair shop just as routinely as changing engine oil.”
Patrick Stüdemann (MEYLE AG): “Anyone who builds expertise in oil management today is positioning their shop for the future, because this topic remains relevant even for electric vehicles and modern drive units.”
Jeffrey Kilian (BIV-Kfz): “This topic must be approached strategically to create real added value for the business. The numbers are clear: a significant portion of the potential remains untapped.”
Andreas Raulf (GRIP das Motormagazin): “As long as customers believe that an automatic transmission doesn’t need maintenance, we’ll continue to see preventable damage. Education must come first. Business will then follow naturally.”
The Car Doctors (Holger Parsch & Hans-Jürgen Faul): “Changing automatic transmission fluid must be addressed in every repair shop just as routinely as changing engine oil.”
Patrick Stüdemann (MEYLE AG): “Anyone who builds expertise in oil management today is positioning their shop for the future, because this topic remains relevant even for electric vehicles and modern drive units.”
Jeffrey Kilian (BIV-Kfz): “This topic must be approached strategically to create real added value for the business. The numbers are clear: a significant portion of the potential remains untapped.”
Automatic Transmission Oil Changes: Untapped Revenue Potential for Independent Repair Shops
The 2026 Workshop Survey shows that independent workshops are failing to tap into significant untapped potential when it comes to automatic transmission fluid changes. Learn how to incorporate this maintenance service into your daily operations and what solutions MEYLE offers to help you do so.
Automatic Transmission Oil Changes: Untapped Revenue Potential for Independent Repair Shops
The 2026 Workshop Survey shows that independent workshops are failing to tap into significant untapped potential when it comes to automatic transmission fluid changes. Learn how to incorporate this maintenance service into your daily operations and what solutions MEYLE offers to help you do so.
Your Industry. Your Future. Your Voice.
The future of the automotive aftermarket will bring profound changes. That’s why we’re listening closely: What matters most to our customers and partners? Where do they face challenges, and where do tomorrow’s opportunities lie?
These conversations gave rise to IAM:CONNECT: our initiative to jointly anticipate trends and developments in the automotive aftermarket, develop innovative solutions, and actively drive change. Because one thing is clear: Together, we are more than the sum of our parts. With IAM:CONNECT, we’re actively shaping the future of our industry. Will you join us?
The future of the automotive aftermarket will bring profound changes. That’s why we’re listening closely: What matters most to our customers and partners? Where do they face challenges, and where do tomorrow’s opportunities lie?
These conversations gave rise to IAM:CONNECT: our initiative to jointly anticipate trends and developments in the automotive aftermarket, develop innovative solutions, and actively drive change. Because one thing is clear: Together, we are more than the sum of our parts. With IAM:CONNECT, we’re actively shaping the future of our industry. Will you join us?
