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Hyundai Acquires Robotics Firm Boston Dynamics from SoftBank

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Hyundai Motor Group, Boston Dynamics, Inc. and SoftBank Group Corp. (SoftBank), on June 21 announced the completion of the Group’s acquisition of a controlling interest in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank, following the receipt of regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The deal valued the mobile robot firm at $1.1 billion. Additional financial details were […]

PPG Launches Digital Color-Matching Device for Commercial Vehicles in EMEA

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PPG (NYSE: PPG) announced the introduction of its ColorReader portable digital device in its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. ColorReader enables customers in the commercial vehicle sector to quickly and precisely match colors to the PPG Delfleet One color palette and international standard colors. ColorReader is a Bluetooth-connected device that works with a […]

Signature Collision Centers Merges with Crash Champions

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Following transaction, Crash Champions will have 118 collision repair centers across the U.S. Crash Champions announced today that the Company has entered into an agreement with Signature Collision Centers, one of the largest family owned, independent collision repair companies on the East Coast, to add Signature’s 24 locations to the Crash Champions collision repair platform. […]

LKQ’s Elitek Vehicle Services Expands into Remote Automotive Diagnostics and Programming

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Effective today, Elitek Vehicle Services is expanding its services beyond on-site mobile diagnostics and repair to also include remote automotive diagnostics and remote programming. Repair facilities can now call one company, Elitek, to service all their diagnostic service needs. Since 2019, under the Elite Electronics and VeTech Automotive Electronics brands, LKQ’s diagnostic services business, now […]

Colors On Parade Adds New Franchise in Northeast Tri-State Area

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Colors on Parade, the mobile automotive reconditioning franchise, announced the opening of its newest franchise unit in West Harrison, N.Y. Servicing the New Jersey, New York and Connecticut Tri-State area, the new franchise is owned and operated by Michael Grimaldi. Working alongside Area Developers, Mark Mega and David Lee, Michael will bring EcoSmart mobile automotive […]

Emilie Gaudet Named President and Chief Operating Officer of Uni-Select’s Canadian Automotive Group

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Uni-Select Inc. announced the appointment of Emilie Gaudet to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Automotive Group, effective July 1. In the last few years at Uni-Select, Emilie has held multiple roles such as Chief Financial Officer at FinishMaster and more recently, she took on the position of Vice-President, Corporate Finance and […]

IAA Acquires Auto Exchange

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Expands company’s footprint in New Jersey market. IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA) announced today that it has acquired the entirety of the assets of Marisat, Inc. that does business as Auto Exchange, a salvage recovery industry leader in New Jersey.  IAA will operate the business of Auto Exchange going forward.  Financial terms of the transaction were […]

AASP/NJ Virtual Meeting Presents Industry Solutions

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To help bring forth practical solutions to help collision repairers overcome some of the industry’s most common obstacles, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) welcomed business coach Barrett R. Smith of Auto Damage Experts, Inc. to lead a special discussion, “Are You at the End of Your Rope? Thinking There Has […]

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