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73% -- share of car owners searching online before choosing auto repair shop for US car owners (2025)
73% of car owners search online before choosing an auto repair shop.
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2025
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v12.ai
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https://v12.ai/why-independent-auto-shops-in-bedford-merrimack-nh-are-losing-to-chains-and-how-to-fi… ↗
Source Article
Why Independent Auto Shops in Bedford & Merrimack NH Are Losing to Chains (And How to Fight Back) - V12 AI
Why Are Independent Auto Shops in Bedford and Merrimack NH Losing Customers?
Drive down Route 101 or Route 3 in Bedford and Merrimack, and you’ll see them: family-owned auto shops that have served Southern NH for decades. Many are tucked behind newer commercial developments, their customer lots quie…
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US car owners: 73% share of car owners searching online before choosing auto repair shop. Source: v12.ai (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/car-owners-search-online-before-repair-shop
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/car-owners-search-online-before-repair-shop" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>73%</strong> -- share of car owners searching online before choosing auto repair shop for US car owners<br><small>Source: v12.ai (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/car-owners-search-online-before-repair-shop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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