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Right to Repair Will Appear on Maine Ballot in November as Secretary of State Certifies Signatures

February 22, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Maine’s Secretary of State’s office certified that the Maine Right To Repair Coalition has gathered the necessary number of voter signatures qualifying the initiative to be on the ballot this November. The group of Maine independent repair shop owners, employees, and right to repair supporters submitted more than 70,000 voter signatures to the Secretary of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: legislation, Maine, Right to Repair

Maine Right to Repair Coalition Submits Over 70,000 Signatures in Support of Ballot Initiative

January 23, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Maine Right to Repair Coalition, a group of independent automotive and collision repair shop owners, employees, and right to repair supporters submitted more than the required number of voter signatures to the Secretary of State to put an initiative on the November 2023 ballot. Supporters of the initiative say it will protect their right […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Ballot Initiative, Maine, OEM Repair Procedures, Regulations, Right to Repair

Automotive Right to Repair Group Collecting Signatures to Get Issue on Maine 2023 Ballot

October 21, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Maine Right to Repair Coalition has launched a campaign to get more than the 63,000 signatures needed to get a referendum question on the 2023 Maine general election ballot next year that would establish consumer and independent repair facility access to motor vehicle diagnostic data. The Maine Secretary of State’s office approved the petition […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: legislation, Maine, Right to Repair

ABPA Supports Maine Right to Repair Ballot Initiative

September 1, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

ABPA Auto Body Parts Association

The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) announced it supports the Right to Repair ballot initiative that was recently launched in Maine. The association has long advocated for the rights of consumers who simply want to repair their vehicles as safely, efficiently, and economically as possible. While many are familiar with the Right to Repair movement […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Body Parts Association, legislation, Maine, Right to Repair

Auto Care Association Supports Maine Right to Repair Referendum

August 29, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Auto Care Association is applauding the recently introduced Maine Right to Repair referendum. “The Auto Care Association proudly supports the right to repair referendum introduced in Maine by independent auto repair shops,” said Bill Hanvey, president and CEO, Auto Care Association in a statement. “As we await a decision on the Massachusetts right to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, legislation, Maine, Right to Repair

Right to Repair Ballot Initiative Launched in Maine

August 19, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Effort mirrors Massachusetts law that is subject of pending lawsuit. A group of Maine repair facilitiy owners, employees and supporters filed an application for a citizens initiative with the Maine Secretary of State’s Office announcing the group’s intentions to seek a statewide referendum next year on automotive right to repair According to an article in […]

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Garnett Station Partners Invests in VIVE Collision

January 20, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Garnett Station Partners, LLC, a New York-based principal investment firm founded in 2013 by Matt Perelman and Alex Sloane that manages approximately $1 billion of assets, today announced it has made a growth investment into VIVE Collision a collision repair multi-site operator. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2021 by Vartan […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Garnett Station Partners, Maine, Massachusetts, New York State, Rhode Island, VIVE Collision

Group 1 Automotive Acquires Prime Automotive Group Dealerships

September 13, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Transaction includes 30 dealership locations and three collision repair centers in the Northeast. Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI), the automotive retailer with 188 dealerships located in the U.S., U.K., and Brazil, today announced an agreement to purchase substantially all the assets, including real estate, of Prime Automotive Group, headquartered in Westwood, Mass.  In 2020, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Group 1, Maine, Massachusetts

Maine Collision Repair Facility Owner Shawn Moody Wins Republican Nomination for Governor

June 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Shawn Moody, founder of Moody’s Collision Centers with 11 locations in Maine, will be the Republican candidate for Governor in Maine in November. Moody won an outright majority of the primary vote, making him the winner of his primary, on Tuesday. With a majority, there’s no need for additional rounds of voting under Maine’s ranked-choice […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Governor, Maine, Moody's Collision Centers

Sanel Auto Parts Joins NAPA, Acquires 8 Stores

May 16, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Sanel Auto Parts, Co. announced that the company is joining NAPA Auto Parts. Under its new name, Sanel NAPA, the company will continue to be independently owned and operated by the Segal family, the fourth generation to lead the company. The parts and paint distributor will also be purchasing eight additional NAPA stores, three in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Maine, Massachusetts, NAPA Auto Parts, New Hampshire, Sanel NAPA, Vermont

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