The Boyd Group Inc. announced the December 14 acquisition of a multi-store operation consisting of nine collision repair centers located in Texas which had operated as Paceline Collision Centers since 1998. The new Gerber Collision & Glass centers are located in Abilene, Copperas Cove, Killeen (2), Lampasas, Lubbock (3), and Marble Falls. “This significant acquisition […]
Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Oregon
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the December 11, acquisition of a collision repair location in Albany, Oregon. The new Gerber Collision & Glass location previously operated as Pacific Auto Body & Paint and has served the community since 1976. Albany is the county seat of Linn County and the 11th largest city in Oregon. This […]
Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists Acquires AWRS Midwest
Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists, LLC (AWRS) announced the acquisition of AWRS Midwest effective December 11. The acquisition includes locations in the following cities: St. Louis, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Kansas Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Northwest Arkansas (Fayetteville, Fort Smith) Central Arkansas (Little Rock) Northern Louisiana (Shreveport, Bossier) East Texas (Tyler, Longview, Nacogdoches) Mike Riley, […]
Solera and MAPFRE Complete the Acquisition of CESVI Brasil
Solera Holdings, Inc. and MAPFRE S.A., the global insurer, announced the completion of the acquisition of CESVI (Center for Experimentation and Road Safety) Brasil by the two entities’ joint venture, Solera Technology Centre GmbH (STC). CESVI Brasil is an automotive research and experimentation center in Brasil, focused on providing insight, safety guidelines and transparency, including […]
Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Ontario
The Boyd Group Inc. announced that on November 30, 2018 it acquired a location in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada. Hawkesbury is located in Eastern Ontario, on the Ottawa River, south of the Quebec-Ontario border. This shop is situated approximately one hour from both Ottawa and Montreal. The new Assured Automotive location previously operated as Marchildon Autobody. […]
Caliber and Abra Announce Merger
Combined company will operate more than 1000 collision repair centers in 37 states. Caliber Collision and Abra Auto Body Repair of America today announced a definitive merger agreement. The combined collision repair facility operator will have more than 1000 locations. Just yesterday, Abra announced it had acquired its 400th location. “This combination will allow us […]
Abra Acquires Two Collision Repair Centers in Tennessee
Multiple shop operator now has 400 locations in 28 states. Abra Auto Body Repair of America announced the acquisition of two new repair centers in Seymour and west Knoxville, Tenn. that brings Abra’s national footprint to 400 centers in 28 states. The acquisition of Walker’s Collision Repair, represented by Kingsmoor Advisors, closed last Friday. Established […]
Boyd Group Acquires 18 Collision Repair Centers in Midwest
Acquisition of Gates Collision Centers strengthens presence in Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. The Boyd Group Inc. (TSE:BYD.UN) announced today the acquisition of a multi-store operation consisting of 18 collision repair centers, including two intake centers, located in the Wisconsin and Northern Illinois markets. The centers, located in the Wisconsin cities of Madison (4), Sun Prairie […]
PPG Completes Acquisition of SEM Products
PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of SEM Products, Inc., the U.S.-based manufacturer of specialized automotive refinish products. Financial terms were not disclosed. According to a letter to customers from Greg Benckart, VP, Americas, PPG Automotive Refinish, and Steve Fussy, President, SEM Products, Inc., SEM will continue to operate […]
Infomedia to Acquire Automotive Data Analytics Company
Infomedia Ltd (ASX:IFM), the automotive parts and service software provider, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Australia-based automotive data analytics company Nidasu. Nidasu is a provider automotive insights to automakers and dealerships throughout Australia and the Asia Pacific. Nidasu’s data analytics-as-a-service platform aggregates data from many sources within the dealership technology ecosystem. […]