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AutoNation Acquires Three Bay Area Luxury Dealerships

June 23, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Acquisition includes collision repair center. AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) has acquired three luxury dealerships in the San Francisco Bay Area — Audi Fremont, Mercedes-Benz of Fremont and Porsche Fremont — in a transaction that took effect June 22. The Fremont stores generate about $400 million in combined annual revenue and sell about 4,800 new and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AutoNation, California

AutoCanada Enters Thunder Bay With Acquisition of Mascarin Collision Centre

June 12, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

AutoCanada Inc. (TSX: ACQ) has completed its acquisition of Mascarin Collision Centre, a collision repair business in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the company said June 10. The deal establishes AutoCanada’s first presence in the Northern Ontario transportation hub and grows the company’s collision network to 36 centers. The acquisition lands two days after AutoCanada closed its […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AutoCanada, Canada, Ontario

AkzoNobel Issues €750 Million Bond to Support Axalta Merger Financing

June 11, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

AkzoNobel N.V. (AMS: AKZA; OTCMKTS: AKZOY) on June 9 launched a €750 million ($868 million) bond with a three-year maturity and a coupon of 3.625%, with proceeds supporting financing initiatives related to the company’s proposed merger with Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. The bond issue is the latest step toward completing the $25 billion all-stock merger […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, Axalta Coating Systems

Snap-on Acquires Heavy-Duty Diagnostics Provider Diesel Laptops for $100 Million

June 10, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE: SNA) announced June 9 that it has acquired Diesel Laptops LLC for approximately $100 million in cash, extending the tool and diagnostics maker’s reach into the commercial truck and off-highway equipment repair markets. The transaction closed June 8. The acquisition adds to the proprietary repair data and diagnostics offerings of Snap-on’s Repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Diagnostics, Snap-On

AutoNation Acquires Toyota of Newnan in Georgia

June 9, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

AutoNation Inc. has acquired Toyota of Newnan and renamed the store AutoNation Toyota Newnan. The acquisition, effective June 8, gives the dealer group its 21st Toyota store nationwide and its third Toyota dealership in Georgia. The Newnan store generates about $200 million in annual revenue and sells about 4,900 new and used vehicles a year, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AutoNation, Georgia

AutoCanada Acquires Two-Location Luxury Collision Repair Specialist in Calgary

June 8, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

AutoCanada Inc. (TSX: ACQ) has completed its acquisition of Contemporary Coachworks, a two-location collision repair business in Calgary, Alberta, with more than 40 years of operating history, the company said June 8. The deal establishes AutoCanada’s first luxury collision repair platform in Calgary and adds about 30,000 square feet of repair capacity across facilities serving […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Alberta, AutoCanada, Canada

Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams End Pursuit of AkzoNobel

June 4, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

End of bid clears path for continuation of AkzoNobel and Axalta merger of equals. Nippon Paint Holdings Co. and The Sherwin-Williams Company said June 3 they have ended their joint effort to acquire Akzo Nobel N.V., removing the chief obstacle to AkzoNobel’s proposed $25 billion all-stock merger of equals with Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, Axalta Coating Systems, Nippon Paint, Refinish, Sherwin-Williams

AkzoNobel Rejects Joint Cash Bid From Nippon Paint, Sherwin-Williams

May 27, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Disclosure of offer comes in advance of the public U.S. SEC filing detailing proposed AkzoNobel-Axalta merger. Akzo Nobel N.V. (AMS: AKZA; OTCMKTS: AKZOY) rejected a conditional, non-binding joint cash bid from Nippon Paint Holdings Co. and The Sherwin-Williams Company that would have broken up the Dutch coatings maker, opting to proceed with its $25 billion […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, Axalta Coating Systems, Nippon Paint, Sherwin-Williams

Puget Collision Group Reaches 72 Stores with Acquisition of Six Fix Auto USA Locations

May 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Puget Collision Group has acquired six Southern California collision repair facilities from longtime Fix Auto USA franchisee Richard Fish, bringing the Eagle Merchant Partners-backed multi-shop operator’s portfolio to 72 stores. The transaction includes Fix Auto Oceanside, Fix Auto San Clemente, Fix Auto Tustin, Fix Auto Long Beach, Fix Auto Signal Hill and Fix Auto Carlsbad […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, California, Fix Auto USA, Puget Collision

Boyd Group Reports Record First Quarter Sales of $996.7 Million

May 13, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Same store sales up 1.7%. Boyd Group Services Inc. (TSX: BYD; NYSE: BGSI) reported first quarter sales of $996.7 million for the three months ended March 31, an increase of 28.1% from $778.3 million in the same period of 2025, as the contribution from its Joe Hudson’s Collision Center acquisition combined with positive same-store sales […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Earnings, People

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