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Who's buyingindependent auto shops
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Showing 22 of 22 tracked deals, newest first.
Jul 2026 · consolidator
Mavis Tire Express Services acquires Pep Boys
Mavis buys Pep Boys: nearly 800 stores in one deal
Mavis agreed to acquire Pep Boys from Icahn Enterprises for roughly $700 million, pushing its network past 4,400 stores. Icahn kept the real estate.
Jul 2026 · consolidator
Big Brand Tire & Service acquires Belle Tire
Big Brand leaps into the Midwest with Belle Tire's ~185 stores
Percheron-backed Big Brand agreed to acquire Michigan-based Belle Tire and its ~185 Midwest stores, a geographic jump from its Western base toward a 1,000-store goal.
Jun 2026 · consolidator
Left Lane Auto acquires Tire World (Kentucky)
A family tire shop that opened in 1986 just got bought
Left Lane Auto acquired Tire World, a Kentucky tire and auto business founded in 1986, pushing Left Lane to 93 locations and into a new region.
Apr 2026 · private equity
Simha (investment firm) acquires Independent tire & auto shops
There's now an investment firm that does nothing but buy tire and auto shops
A newly formed investment firm is targeting tire and automotive service businesses exclusively: more capital chasing the same independents.
Mar 2026 · consolidator
VIVE Collision acquires Cherry Collision (3 shops)
A Northeast collision roll-up hits 75 locations with a 3-shop tuck-in
VIVE Collision acquired the three-shop Cherry Collision in southern New Jersey, reaching 75 locations across the Northeast.
Mar 2026 · consolidator
Sun Auto Tire & Service acquires DAS Drive Automotive Services (23 locations)
One buyer added 23 shops in a single deal and crossed 575 stores
Sun Auto entered Colorado (its 26th state) by acquiring 23 DAS Drive Automotive locations across metro Denver and Arizona, crossing 575 stores.
Mar 2026 · strategic
McCarthy Tire Service acquires Henise Tire (commercial fleet division)
McCarthy Tire carves out Henise's commercial and retread business
In its 100th year, McCarthy Tire acquired Henise Tire's commercial fleet, shop-service, and Bandag retread operations, keeping two Pennsylvania locations.
Mar 2026 · consolidator
Sun Auto Tire & Service acquires Five North Las Vegas locations
Five more shops fill in Sun Auto's Las Vegas map
Sun Auto acquired five automotive service locations in North Las Vegas, deepening its Nevada footprint to 30 stores.
Feb 2026 · consolidator
Left Lane Auto acquires Don Foshay's Discount Tire & Alignment (6 stores)
Left Lane's first post-recap deal: six Maine tire shops
Left Lane acquired the six-store Don Foshay's Discount Tire & Alignment in the Portland, Maine area, its first deal after the Bertram Capital partnership.
Feb 2026 · strategic
K&M Tire acquires Zurcher Tire (wholesale division)
Two family tire distributors merge: K&M reaches 52 warehouses
K&M Tire absorbed Zurcher Tire's 12-DC wholesale division, growing to 52 warehouses nationwide and entering Missouri.
Jan 2026 · consolidator
Sun Auto Tire & Service acquires Mac's Tire & Service (Tupelo, MS)
A 70-year-old independent in Tupelo, gone in a headline
Sun Auto acquired Mac's Tire & Service, a roughly 70-year-old independent in Tupelo, Mississippi, continuing its Southeast push.
Jan 2026 · strategic
Boyd Group (Gerber Collision & Glass) acquires Joe Hudson's Collision Center
A $1.3 billion collision deal: 258 shops in one move
Boyd Group acquired Joe Hudson's Collision Center (258 Southeast shops) for about $1.3 billion, becoming the #2 US collision platform behind Caliber.
Dec 2025 · private equity
Bertram Capital acquires Left Lane Auto
Private equity backs Left Lane's buy-and-build engine
Bertram Capital invested in tire and auto-service consolidator Left Lane Auto, which had completed 20+ acquisitions since its 2021 founding.
Nov 2025 · consolidator
GreatWater 360 Auto Care acquires Complete Auto (mechanical division, 3 shops)
GreatWater entered Missouri by buying only the repair division, and the fleet book
GreatWater acquired just the three-location mechanical division of a St. Louis service business, entering its 9th state and citing fleet expansion. The seller kept collision and towing.
Nov 2025 · consolidator
GreatWater 360 Auto Care acquires Richlonn's Tire & Service (5 stores, Milwaukee)
A 60-year-old Milwaukee chain joins one of the biggest consolidators
GreatWater acquired the five-store, family-owned Richlonn's Tire & Service (founded 1964) across metro Milwaukee, growing past 140 locations.
Oct 2025 · consolidator
Big Brand Tire & Service acquires Burt Brothers Tire & Service (~30 stores)
Big Brand adds ~30 Burt Brothers stores across the Mountain West
Big Brand acquired the roughly 30-store Burt Brothers Tire & Service in Utah, deepening its Mountain West density alongside its $1.625B recapitalization.
Oct 2025 · private equity
Percheron Capital (Blue Owl, ICONIQ, Warburg Pincus) acquires Big Brand Tire & Service
A $1.625 billion recap arms Big Brand for the next wave of deals
Percheron Capital closed an oversubscribed $1.625 billion recapitalization of Big Brand Tire & Service to fund M&A and organic growth toward ~1,000 stores.
Sep 2025 · private equity
Four Corners Property Trust (REIT) acquires Christian Brothers Automotive real estate
A REIT is buying the real estate under auto shops: here's why that matters to you
Four Corners Property Trust acquired Christian Brothers Automotive locations via sale-leaseback: buying the buildings, not the businesses. The real-estate lever, in action.
Sep 2025 · strategic
Caliber Collision acquires Car Body Lab (mobile auto-body)
The biggest collision platform bought a mobile-repair company for its fleet business
Caliber Collision acquired mobile auto-body company Car Body Lab to expand its fleet-services division: a capability play, not a geographic one.
Sep 2025 · regional chain
Les Schwab Tire Centers acquires Pete's Road Service (10 stores + retread plant + DC)
Les Schwab buys a commercial operator: stores, a retread plant, and a DC
Les Schwab acquired Pete's Road Service (10 stores plus a retread plant and distribution center), adding commercial and supply capability in Southern California.
Aug 2025 · consolidator
GreatWater 360 Auto Care acquires Northgate Tire (Cincinnati)
GreatWater keeps filling in Ohio with Northgate Tire
GreatWater acquired Northgate Tire in Cincinnati, adding tire and full-service repair capability in a core Midwest metro.
Jun 2025 · consolidator
Mavis Tire Express Services acquires Midas
Mavis adds the Midas brand and ~2,000 locations
Mavis completed its acquisition of Midas from TBC Corporation, bringing its network to roughly 3,500 outlets and adding a franchise model it didn't have.
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