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LKQ Europe Reports Continuing Recovery Across Business

June 25, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

LKQ Europe CEO Arnd Franz says that while volume is below pre-pandemic levels, they are seeing continued growth in its business. “After a significant slump in the spare parts business at the beginning of April, the market will not return to its former level so quickly, but we are seeing continuous recovery of the workshop […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Europe, LKQ Corporation

LKQ Reports Sales Better Than Expected So Far in Second Quarter Down 25%

June 15, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The company provided a business update and announced amendments to credit facility. LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) today said that while the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a negative impact on its global operations, the effect through May has not been as significant as the company expected when it announced its first quarter results.  According to the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Coronavirus, Earnings, LKQ Corporation

LKQ Corporation Files Lawsuit Against General Motors Seeking to Have Collision Repair Part Design Patents Ruled Invalid

May 8, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

LKQ Sues General Motors

Federal lawsuit alleges vehicle manufacturer is seeking to undermine aftermarket parts supplier’s business relationships and seeks to change license agreement terms. LKQ Corporation filed a lawsuit in an Illinois Federal Court seeking a judgment against General Motors over the infringement and validity of collision repair part design patents. The lawsuit, LKQ Corporation and Keystone Automotive […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Design Patents, General Motors, Lawsuits, LKQ Corporation, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts

LKQ Reports First Quarter Revenue Down Versus Prior Year on Coronavirus Impact

April 30, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

LKQ’s earnings conference call presentation

LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) today announced revenue for the first quarter of 2020 was $3.0 billion, a decrease of 3.2% as compared to $3.1 billion in the first quarter of 2019. For the first quarter of 2020, parts and services organic revenue decreased 3.5% and 4.7% on a per day basis. Net income for the first […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Earnings, LKQ Corporation

LKQ Completes Sale of Two Czech Distributors

March 2, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

LKQ Corporation (Nasdaq: LKQ) announced that it has closed its previously announced agreement to sell its equity interests in two Czech wholesale automotive parts distributors to Swiss Automotive Group AG. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Dominick Zarcone, President and Chief Executive Officer of LKQ, stated, “This divestiture reinforces our ongoing commitment to rationalizing […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Czech Republic, Europe, LKQ Corporation

LKQ Reports Full Year 2019 Sales Up 5.3%

February 20, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) today reported revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019 of $3.01 billion, an increase of 0.2% as compared to $3.00 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018. For the fourth quarter of 2019, parts and services organic revenue increased 0.9%, and acquisition revenue growth was 0.2%, while the impact of exchange rates […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Earnings, LKQ Corporation

Tyler Threadgill Named VP of Government Affairs at LKQ

February 3, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

LKQ Corporation announced it has hired Tyler Threadgill as Vice President of Federal Government Affairs. Mr. Threadgill will join LKQ’s Washington, D.C. office and assist in growing the company’s government affairs presence with a primary focus on federal government legislative policy and regulation.  “LKQ is excited to have Tyler join our growing Government Affairs team, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: LKQ Corporation, People

LKQ Donates $25,000 to Collision Repair Education Foundation

January 22, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The LKQ Corporation continued its support of the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) with a contribution of $25,000 in 2019. LKQ’s annual contribution allows CREF the ability to work on attracting students to local technical programs, support the students while in school, and help connect the students to local/national industry employers. Terry Fortner, LKQ Vice […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, LKQ Corporation, Workforce Development

LKQ Corporation to Sell Two Czech Distributors

January 8, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) announced an agreement to sell its equity interests in two Czech wholesale automotive parts distributors to Swiss Automotive Group AG. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. In May 2018, the European Commission cleared LKQ’s acquisition of Stahlgruber GmbH, with the exception of Stahlgruber’s two wholesale businesses in the Czech Republic, which […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Czech Republic, Europe, LKQ Corporation

LKQ Acquires Auto Data Labels

December 19, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

LKQ Corporation announced it reached an agreement to acquire Auto Data Labels Inc., the manufacturer and distributor of replacement vehicle information labels in North America used by collision repair facilities. Auto Data Labels produces various types of replacement vehicle information labels for all years, vehicle makes and models, including labels for Vehicle Identification (VIN), Federal […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, LKQ Corporation

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