Toronto, Ontario -- Two remote diagnostics competitors are moving to combine operations after years of rivalry and legal disputes.
Repairify and Opus IVS have announced plans to combine key parts of their automotive diagnostics businesses in a deal the companies say will accelerate innovation and expand diagnostic capabilities for repair shops.
Under the plan, Repairify’s diagnostics brands including asTech and BlueDriver will operate alongside Opus IVS as a combined diagnostics organization. Leadership teams from both companies will remain in place, with Opus IVS chief executive officer Brian Herron (pictured right) set to lead the new diagnostics group.
The companies said the combination will bring together “highly complementary technologies, deep technical expertise, a best in class talent pool and a shared commitment to helping repairers service today’s increasingly complex vehicles.”
Repairify, based in Plano, Texas, provides remote diagnostics, calibration support and programming services through brands such as asTech and BlueDriver. Opus IVS, a Delaware registered company with its principal place of business in Michigan, develops diagnostic hardware and software used by repair facilities to scan vehicle systems, calibrate advanced driver assistance systems and interpret trouble codes.
“Diagnostics and calibrations are becoming central to every repair,” said Repairify chief executive officer Srisu Subrahmanyam (pictured left). “By bringing together asTech’s remote service capabilities, Opus IVS’s hardware engineering and software platforms and BlueDriver’s mechanical repair presence, we believe we can innovate faster and deliver even greater value to repairers.”
Herron said the companies share a common focus on supporting increasingly complex vehicle repairs. “asTech and Opus IVS share a vision for helping diagnose, calibrate and repair the most complex vehicles on the road,” he said, adding that the combined business will aim to support repairers through technology and service integration.
The transaction remains subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. The companies said they plan to continue supporting existing products and customers under their current brand names.
The planned combination follows years of competition and legal disputes in the automotive diagnostics sector.
In 2024, a Texas trial court dismissed Repairify’s tortious interference lawsuit against Opus IVS over the hiring of a former Repairify employee. The Texas Fifth Court of Appeals upheld that dismissal in May 2024, finding the state lacked jurisdiction over Opus IVS.
Repairify has also pursued patent litigation against other competitors, including a 2021 federal lawsuit against an LKQ subsidiary involving remote diagnostics technology. That case saw key claims dismissed in 2022 and was ultimately resolved through settlement in 2025.
Opus IVS, meanwhile, prevailed in separate litigation in 2025, when a United States federal judge dismissed AirPro Diagnostics’ claims including breach of contract and unfair competition with prejudice.
