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All Star Auto Lights Acquires Autolights

January 19, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

All Star Auto Lights, a specialty distributor of alternative automotive parts and a portfolio company of Atlantic Street Capital, announced the acquisition of Autolights. Autolights sells refurbished headlights, taillights, and fog lights primarily to the collision repair industry and automotive dealers. Autolights was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Ferndale, Mich. within the Detroit […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, All Star Auto Lights, Michigan

Painters Supply & Equipment Acquires Specialty Coatings, Inc.

January 3, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Painters Supply & Equipment Co. (PSE) announced December 21 it completed the acquisition of Specialty Coatings, Inc. (SCI). SCI is a leading Distributor of paints, coatings, and supplies for industrial, marine, architectural, and government applications throughout the United States. The Company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Metro Detroit. “SCI is a strong […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Michigan, Painters Supply & Equipment Co.

Penske Automotive Group Acquires BMW Dealership in Michigan

December 15, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:PAG) announced that it has acquired Erhard BMW of Bloomfield, located in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., representing the company’s 48th BMW dealership world-wide. Commenting on the acquisition, President Rob Kurnick said, “This dealership has a strong legacy of serving BMW enthusiasts in the metropolitan Detroit market for over 50 years. We are […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Michigan, Penske Automotive

Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Brighton, Michigan

October 13, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of a collision repair center in Brighton, Mich. This new Gerber Collision & Glass repair center has operated as Campbell Collision since 1969. Brighton is approximately 45 miles northwest of Detroit and 50 miles southeast of Lansing. “We welcome this team and are excited to strengthen our brand […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Michigan

Painters Supply & Equipment Acquires PBE Distributor in Michigan

September 27, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Painters Supply & Equipment Co. (PSE) announced the acquisition of Westside Paint & Supply, a PPG Platinum Distributor that is headquartered in Bay City, Mich. that was founded by David Royal in 1983. “We’re very pleased to welcome the Westside team to Painters Supply,” said Patrick Mayette, CEO of PSE. “We’re looking forward to providing […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Michigan, Painters Supply & Equipment Co., PBE Distributor

ABRA Celebrates Grand Opening of the New Collision Repair Facility in Michigan

August 20, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

ABRA Auto Body Repair of America is celebrating its growth as ABRA Grand Rapids moves into a brand new 22,500 square foot state-of-the-art facility. Located at 3145 29th St SE, in Kentwood, Mich., ABRA Grand Rapids has been a part of the community for over 10 years and decided to expand their operations into a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ABRA, Michigan, Openings

National Oak Distributors Acquires PBE Jobbers Warehouse

August 11, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Prairie Capital Advisors, Inc. announced its client PBE Jobbers Warehouse, Inc. has been acquired by National Oak Distributors, Inc. Prairie acted as exclusive financial advisor in this transaction to PBE Jobbers and its shareholders and was led by Tim Witt and Anthony Dolan of Prairie. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1976 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, National Oak Distributors, Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin

NJ-Based CURE Auto Insurance Launches in Michigan

July 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

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CURE auto insurance, a not-for-profit car insurer doing business in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, announced it was granted a license to expand into Michigan starting July 2, when the latest no-fault reforms take effect. CURE announced its studies project a savings of up to 50% from Michiganders current rates.  Most notably, CURE refuses to use […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, Cure Auto Insurance, Michigan, Openings

TecMD Pilots Mobile Diagnostics, Programming and Calibration Service in Southeastern Michigan

May 10, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

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The Tweddle Group announced it is piloting a mobile diagnostics program in Southeastern Michigan. The service, TecMD, offers on-site diagnostics, programming, pre-scan, post-scan and calibration services for automotive collision and repair centers in Oakland and Macomb counties. Tweddle Group Chief Executive Officer Pat Aubry said TecMD answers an important need for Southeastern Michigan. “On-site/on-demand service […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Michigan, Openings, Recalibration, TechMD

Safelite Acquires Auto Glass Provider in Michigan

April 30, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Safelite Group announced the acquisition of Troy Auto Glass in Troy, Mich. The transaction was completed on Wednesday, April 28. “Welcoming associates from Troy Auto Glass is such a great pleasure,” said Tom Feeney, president and CEO of Safelite Group. “Their talented team takes pride in providing old-fashioned and friendly service, earning them a highly […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Michigan, Safelite

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