Repairify, Inc. announced the appointment of Teresa P. Covington as its Chief Financial Officer. Covington will join the organization’s senior leadership team and lead the company’s global finance operations. Covington is a strategic financial executive with more than 20 years of C-level experience with publicly-held and privately-owned companies. Most recently, Covington was heading the global […]
IIHS Study Sees Lane-Centering Problems Limiting Drivers’ Acceptance of Automated Systems
While drivers were confident in adaptive cruise control performance, lane centering systems did not inspire driver trust. Current systems designed to keep vehicles from drifting over the center line or onto the shoulder still don’t all work well enough to inspire trust, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). […]
Boyd Group Acquires Two Collision Repair Centers in Washington State
The Boyd Group Inc. today announced the acquisition of two collision repair centers in the Seattle/Tacoma, Washington area. These locations previously operated as Rainier Collision and have served the communities of Gig Harbor and Port Orchard for 12 years. These repair centers are located within the fast-growing Kitsap Peninsula, with a population of approximately 270,000 […]
Big Sky Collision Network Adds Collision Center in Manhattan, Montana
The Big Sky Collision Network (BSCN) announced the acquisition of its fourth location. The addition of EZ Auto Body of Manhattan, Mont. adds to its existing three locations, Big Sky Collision Center of Billings, A&D Auto Body of Bozeman, and Crash Repair of Livingston. President, Matthew McDonnell, said, “We are so excited to add another […]
Painters Supply Acquires Ohio PBE Distributor with Two Locations
Painters Supply & Equipment Co. (PSE) announced it has completed the acquisition of D&S Color Supply. The acquisition adds two locations in the greater Cleveland, Ohio market and further expands PSE’s market presence in the Northern Ohio region. D&S is a PPG Platinum Distributor that is headquartered in Middleburg Heights, Ohio with an additional location […]
Wesco Group Acquires PBE Distributor in Sacramento
The Wesco Group announced that Jerry’s Paint & Supply is now a part of the Wesco family of companies. Jerry’s Paint & Supply is based out of Sacramento, Calif. with four locations serving the surrounding area. Jerry’s opened its first store in Sacramento in 1963. Josh Cox will continue to lead Jerry’s business and will […]
Driven Brands Acquires ABRA Franchise Subsidiary
Michael Macaluso named president of Driven Brands new Collision Vertical, Dean Fisher named president of CARSTAR. Driven Brands today announced its acquisition of ABRA Automotive Systems LP, the franchising subsidiary of ABRA Auto Body Repair of America (ABRA). The move adds 55 franchised collision repair facilities to the collision repair portfolio of Driven Brands. The […]
IBIS USA Announces Content Steering Group for April 2020 Meeting
IBIS announced the launch of the IBIS USA 2020 steering group. The group’s first meeting took place on September 24, during which members started the agenda and content planning process and were updated on the line-up of sponsors involved in supporting the event. The steering group members are: Don Mikrut, vice president of sales and […]
LKQ Divests a Majority of Bulgarian Business
LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) announced it has merged its subsidiary Auto Kelly Bulgaria EOOD with Elit Kar OOD. LKQ now owns a 20% equity interest in the combined business, which will continue to operate under both the Elit Car Group and Auto Kelly brand names. In addition, the combined business will acquire parts from LKQ’s aftermarket […]
AMI Announces 2019-2020 Board of Trustee Changes
The Automotive Management Institute (AMi) announced the addition of three new members to the AMi Board of Trustees: Michael Brewster, AAM, Gil’s Garage, Inc., Burnt Hills, N.Y, Jim Silverman, Automotive Training Institute, Linthicum, Md. and Mary Steele, ASA Florida, Punta Gorda, Fla. The Board provides leadership for carrying out the Institute’s mission to identify, provide […]