Looking at the aftermarket business, a year ago nearly half of dealers were forecasting parts revenue to increase over 2024 with another 43.2% of dealers calling for flat sales. In the latest survey, the percentage of dealers reporting an increase over 2024 fell to 45% and the dealers who are reporting flat revenues dropped to 32.5%.

For 2026, dealers are once again largely anticipating their aftermarket business to stay steady. 

More than half of dealers are forecasting their service revenues to be up over 2025. 53.2% are expecting revenues to be up 2-7%, while another 8.9% anticipate service revenue being up 8% or more over 2025. No dealers are forecasting service revenue to be down 8% or more, and 7.6% expect revenues to be down 2-7%. 

On the parts side of the business, the outlook is similar. Over half of dealers are forecasting parts revenue to be up vs. 2025. Of that, 51.9% expect an increase of 2-7% while 7.6% are calling for revenues to be 8% or more. Only 7.6% of dealers are expecting parts revenue to be down over 2025. 

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