Four Grease Monkey openings bring company closer to goal of 1,000 units by end of 2023. FullSpeed Automotive has announced the opening of four new Grease Monkey brand corporate locations, bringing the brand’s total to almost 500 locations across the U.S. and internationally, inching closer to FullSpeed’s target development goal of 1,000 units by the […]
Bridgestone Makes Strategic Investment in Wrench Mobile Vehicle Services and Technology
Company developing a comprehensive portfolio of personalized concierge-style car care services. Bridgestone Americas announced a 10% minority investment in mobile vehicle services and technology company, Wrench. The new partnership will accelerate both companies’ ability to meet the needs of car owners with best-in-class technology in the rapidly growing mobile vehicle inspection, repair and maintenance market. […]
FullSpeed Automotive Acquires 25 New Auto Centers in Dallas-Ft. Worth Market
FullSpeed Automotive, the franchisor and operators of automotive aftermarket repair facilities, announced that it completed the acquisition of 25 quick lube and automotive service centers in the Dallas-Ft. Worth market. The acquisition included four different automotive center brands, with the majority being Kwik Kar Automotive Lube & Service Centers. FullSpeed Automotive has now completed another […]
Group 1 Automotive Acquires Nine Franchises in the U.K.
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI) today announced the expansion of its U.K. operations with the acquisition of nine businesses northeast of London, primarily in the region of East Anglia. These operations represent the family of brands offered by the Volkswagen Group, along with one Citroen dealership with major locations in the cities of Norwich, […]
RepairSmith Acquires More Automotive Group
Car repair startup expands its mobile fleet service in Northern California, launches location-based service for property managers and corporate office parks. RepairSmith today announced the acquisition of More Automotive Group, a provider of mobile repair and maintenance services for fleets, property managers and corporate office parks in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento. With […]
Pep Boys Announces Top Techs
Service technicians are recognized for outstanding performance and showing how #TechsGoFurther Pep Boys is celebrating Automotive Service Professionals Week by announcing its Top Techs, the winners of its annual tech of the year award. The Company recognizes automotive technicians annually in each of its business regions who demonstrate performance excellence, a commitment to continuous training […]
Universal Technical Institute Reports Revenue Up 1.3%
New student starts were up 11.2 percent for the fiscal second quarter and 12.7 percent year to date. Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI) reported revenues increased 1.3 percent to $81.7 million, driven by higher average full-time enrollment in its fiscal 2019 second quarter ended March 31. The increase occurred despite one less earning day […]
Permatex Reorganizes Sales Force
New team structure better aligned to meet needs of distributors and accounts in traditional channel. Permatex announced the reorganization of its sales force. The new alignment was driven by the evolving needs of the marketplace and puts Permatex in a better position to service its traditional channel partners and keep them up to date with […]
Auto Care Association Legislative Summit September 18-19
The Auto Care Association announced that its Legislative Summit will take place Sept. 18-19 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in conjunction with 2019 Auto Care Association Fall Leadership Days. Leadership Days is a three-day event for the association’s top volunteers and engaged members to discuss industry issues and drive association initiatives. With […]
U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $96,511 for Arkansas Tire Shop Employees
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Rental Concepts LLC – doing business as RNR Tire Express in Springdale, Arkansas – has paid $96,511 in back wages to 239 employees to resolve systemic violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime provisions. The employer also violated the […]
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