Tuesday Ticker: GPC rises on expectation, LKQ makes big acquisition and Axalta opens in Dubai
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 17, 2017 — Welcome to the first entry in a new ongoing series. Tuesday Ticker sums up the financial news and results from the industry’s publicly traded companies. Collision Repair magazine launched the CRM Index during the summer. You can find the current listing for the CRM Index […]
Capital One Spark Business to host special small business event with Chip Foose at SEMA
McLean, Virginia — October 17, 2016 — Capital One Spark Business has announced it will host Chip Foose for a special event at the 2016 SEMA Show, taking place November 1 to 4 at the Las Vegas Convention Centre. During the event, Foose will discuss growing a business, finding and leveraging resources to drive success, […]
Snap-on to acquire Car-O-Liner
Kenosha, Wisconsin — October 17, 2016 — Snap-on has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Car-O-Liner for approximately $155 million USD in cash. Car-O-Liner’s global headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden. The company has trailing 12 month sales of approximately $95 million. The transaction is expected to close within 30 days, subject […]
Mitchell launches Mitchell Parts Procurement through alliance with uParts
San Diego, California — October 17, 2016 — Mitchell is getting into the parts procurement game. The company has announced the launch of Mitchell Parts, a fully integrated parts procurement solution to be offered to all collision repair shops and their existing suppliers. Mitchell Parts Procurement is powered by and created through a strategic […]
