Why Quick Lubes Are Eating the Dealerships' Lunch - September 22, 2026 — Podcast Recap | MOMS Mobile Oil Change®

Why Quick Lubes Are Eating the Dealerships' Lunch - September 22, 2026

*Originally aired 2026-09-25 on the Mobile Oil Change Industry podcast.*

JD Power's 2026 aftermarket study: quick lubes keep growing while dealerships shrink, and what it means for mobile operators.

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Key Takeaway 1

Look. I saw something this week that made me stop scrolling.

J D Power put out their twenty twenty-six aftermarket service study. Express Oil Change took the top spot again, fourth year in a row. Take Five, Jiffy Lube, Valvoline, all up there. Fine. Congratulations.

But here's the thing that actually caught me.

Quick lube shops are growing. Dealerships are shrinking. And this isn't new. This has been happening for like eight years straight.

So I started digging. Because I've been doing this thirteen years. MOMS. Mobile oil changes. Driveways, office parking lots, fleet yards at six in the morning. We've done this a hundred times. And customers have been telling me the same thing for years. Now the data finally caught up.

Here's what the numbers say. An oil change at a quick lube runs ...

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*Tyreese Burton is the owner-operator of MOMS Mobile Oil Change in the Philadelphia area and host of the Mobile Oil Change Industry daily podcast. He covers the business of mobile automotive service — pricing, operations, fleet contracts, and industry shifts — from the driver's seat.*

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