3 The Purchasing Trends Study – Tools and Equipment 2018 is Copyright © 2002-2018 Auto Care Association and/or its licensor All other rights reserved. Use of the Purchasing Trends Study – Tools and Equipment 2018 is subject to compliance with the Legal Terms and Conditions found on page 95 of this report. Acknowledgements The Purchasing Trends Study - Tools and Equipment 2018 report would not have been possible without the assistance of Babcox Media and members of the Auto Care Association Tool and Equipment Committee. Thank you to Babcox for conducting the survey to repair shop subscribers of the following Tech Group magazines: Import Car, Underhood Service and Brake & Front End. The Tool and Equipment Committee’s work has been invaluable in making improvements to the design and content of the surveys used to drive this final report with the objective of achieving a higher level of relevance and value to our industry. www.babcox.com