During any adversity, people find ways to adapt – cutting corners or learning new tricks to get by. Americans have displayed this adaptability during our country’s recession, and it can be seen even in auto parts sales.

Auto Zone, an auto part chain, just saw its fourth quarter of profit in the double digits –this time at 14%. As the U.S. still struggles to get back on its feet economically, people choose to repair their own cars. People are also holding onto their vehicles longer, fixing problems instead of replacing the faulty vehicle like they might have in the past.

Auto Zone reports opening 80 new stores in this past quarter, bringing the total number of stores close to almost 5,000 venues. Besides the economy, experts claim the unusually warm summer we experienced this year lend to deterioration of parts – creating a need for replacement parts.

Auto Shippers is always happy to see growth and profit in any automobile sector, and we applaud our fellow Americans for finding new ways to solve old problems.