The migration of damaged Porsches is an inconvenience for their owners, but it's also a symptom of deeper shifts in the auto industry—ones that make it harder for people to get their cars fixed.Auto industry insiders have waxed poetic about the safety benefits of the “software-defined vehicle”—which also enables revenue-boosting data collection and subscriptions that make it safer to be an auto executive too.As some Porsche drivers in the Midwest now know, the upshot can be that it takes longer to get your car fixed.The trend is worsened by an ongoing decline in the number of US auto shops, driven by consolidation and owners taking retirement.In 2021 alone, 327 independent shops were acquired by owners of multiple shops, according to Focus Advisors, a mergers and acquisition advisory firm that tracks the industry."