From March 29 to 30, the Volvo International Service Training Award (VISTA) competition, hosted by Volvo (China) and organized by the Car-O-Liner Academy, was successfully held at the Academy’s training center in Shanghai, China. A total of 55 participants from 20 Volvo dealerships across the country participated in the competition. The event covered a variety […]
Car-O-Liner’s OEM Training Facility Program Equips Toyota’s New Headquarters
The Car-O-Liner Company announced that Toyota chose the Car-O-Liner brand for its new Plano, Texas facility. Car-O-Liner’s local distributor in Texas installed the latest frame straightening, three-dimensional measuring and universal anchoring equipment at Toyota’s new headquarters, which comprises a 100-acre campus. Once the equipment was installed, Car-O-Liner experts held a comprehensive training session for Toyota […]
Car-O-Liner Announces Nissan and Infiniti Collision Repair Equipment Approvals
Car-O-Liner announced the approval from Nissan and Infiniti for the following collision repair products: CR200 Short Cycle Steel and Aluminum Spotter Aluminum Workstation including the CR200 Spotter NWS 1200 Nitrogen Plastic Welder Car-O-Liner’s Aluminum Workstation employs the short cycle weld process of the CR200 while using keys, studs and pins for effective dent repairs. The […]
Car-O-Liner Distributor Opens Training Center in Middle East
Car-O-Liner announced that its distributor in the Middle East, the AKA Group, together with their new partner, Al Rajhi Takaful Insurance (ART), the largest motor vehicle insurance company in the Middle East opened their new training academy on February 24th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Matthias Mueller, General Manager of AKA group operations, welcomed guests and […]
Car-O-Liner Adds New Distributor in British Columbia, Canada
Car-O-Liner announced that Color Compass Corporation is its newest distributor with a territory representing British Columbia, Canada. Color Compass Corporation is the largest independent automotive refinishes and related auto body supplies distributor in Canada. Through the years, Color Compass Corporation has grown to a team of over 265 dedicated staff operating within 27 locations throughout […]
Polaris Private Equity Comments on Car-O-Liner Sale to Snap-On
Polaris, the private equity firm that acquired Car-O-Liner in 2012, explained the rationale for the sale of the company to Snap-On that was announced earlier this week. With Polaris as its owner, the company has seen a period of rapid expansion while simultaneously strengthening its position in the US and China. Jan Dahlqvist, a Polaris […]
Snap-on to Acquire Car-O-Liner for $155 Million
Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Car-O-Liner Holding AB for approximately $155 million in cash. Based in Gothenburg, Sweden, Car-O-Liner, that had trailing 12 month sales of approximately $95 million, is a global provider of collision repair equipment and information and truck alignment systems. Subject to certain […]
Car-O-Liner Receives Lamborghini Approval
Car-O-Liner announced that Automobili Lamborghini has approved Car-O-Liner frame straightening and measuring systems. The approval includes the Car-O-Liner Quick 42 frame alignment system, the Car-O-Tronic Vision2 X3 electronic measuring system, and the EVO anchoring, holding and fixturing system. Only Lamborghini approved workshops will be given access to Lamborghini data found in the Car- O-Liner Car-O-Data […]
Performance Tool & Equipment Under New Ownership
Car-O-Liner announced that Eddie Gutierrez is the new owner and president of Performance Tool & Equipment Inc., its distributor in Albuquerque, N.M. Gutierrez, who spent 25-years in commercial banking, took over the company from Ben Padilla earlier this year. Gutierrez chose to purchase Performance Tool and Equipment after concentrating on the business’s financials. “My parents […]
Metropolitan Car-o-liner Expands Territory into Delaware and Maryland
Car-O-Liner announced that Metropolitan Car-o-liner, the first-ever U.S. distributor of Car-O-Liner products, is expanding its territory. Metropolitan’s current service area includes shops throughout New Jersey, Connecticut, eastern Pennsylvania, and eastern New York. They have now acquired the state of Delaware and the remaining part of Maryland on the DELMAR peninsula. “The expansion of our territory […]