OPE Market Update, through Aug.

The report is based on a group of more than 1,000 dealers who have reported their data over the previous three years. The dealer count, wholegoods unit sale count, and total sales numbers above show the actual number of dealers and total sales being analyzed.

• The graph is based on a smaller “same store” group of dealers who have submitted data each month for three years in a row.
• The report is showing a year over year average with a yellow line indicating the current year performance over the previous year.
• The report is showing data from combined sales of parts in all departments, wholegoods sales and service repairs.

Sales by region

Constellation Dealership Software companies, Ideal, Charter, and c-Systems, have developed the largest database of dealership transactional sales, inventory position and task completion information. Drawing from over 1,700 dealers on a nightly basis, this data warehouse is the largest, most accurate source for dealership and market year-over-year trending information in the industry.