There's Another Type Of Business That's Booming Under The Coronavirus Lockdown
Not every US business is crashing and burning during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
For example, US auto-part stores have been deemed an 'essential' business, so they're still open.
And according to Business Insider, business is booming as sheltered-in-place Americans deal with boredom by fixing up their old cars or motorcycles.
You can only watch 'Tiger King' so many times. You gotta go do something, and, for a lot of people, working on that old car is that something. Hobbyist
Some analysts say a sluggish economy might boost automotive repair stores once people start driving to work again.
Fewer new-car purchases mean that people will need to go to repair shops to keep their older cars chugging along.
For example, US auto-part stores have been deemed an 'essential' business, so they're still open.
And according to Business Insider, business is booming as sheltered-in-place Americans deal with boredom by fixing up their old cars or motorcycles.
You can only watch 'Tiger King' so many times. You gotta go do something, and, for a lot of people, working on that old car is that something. Hobbyist
Some analysts say a sluggish economy might boost automotive repair stores once people start driving to work again.
Fewer new-car purchases mean that people will need to go to repair shops to keep their older cars chugging along.