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YOUR IMPORTS' FUTURE FORECAST LOOKING GOOD ..i.i.sYceft^iltyigof^ews that the flft vehMe population in this |cbuntrv #aS:een^pmi!|&uring ' pe* pas^BlealF^liiTidfSmnow gge*qjlarte^pf'-lhe 1980, with an increase of more than 6 percent in 1980 alone! What's more, all signs indicate that this phenomenal growth rate will continue for years to come. And for you, the NAPA Jobber, this increased import vehicle penetra tion in the U.S. means many, many new sales opportunities lie ahead. Until now the replacement parts market for imported vehicles hasn't grown in the same propor tion as have sales of these vehicles. But this is to be ex pected, as the average age of foreign vehicles in use in the U.S. is less than five years. And as we all know, the replacement parts market runs several years behind new vehicle sales -- at first. However, as these vehicles be come older and start to require more service work, the market for replacement parts catches up and blossoms quickly. Thus, as import car sales -- and their ages -- in crease, the demand for replace ment parts will grow in direct pro-