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LKQ Corp. appointed Blythe J. McGarvie to its board of directors effective March 5, 2012.

Guardian Automotive, one of America?s leading manufacturers of glass for automotive applications, operates 12 distribution warehouses across the United States, including its newest one in Cincinnati.

Florida lawmakers on March 9 sent a bill to Gov. Rick Scott’s desk that would make significant changes to how standard auto insurance policies in the state protect drivers, a development that has both positive and negative implications for Flor…

Greg Coccaro, the owner of North State Custom who has been embroiled in lawsuits with Progressive Insurance since 2005, updated attendees on his situation with the insurer at the NORTHEAST Leadership Forum March 9 in Secaucus, N.J.

Permatex is backing the Follow A Dream Race Team in 2012 with a corporate sponsorship to campaign in the 2012 Championship Top Alcohol Funny Car Series. Permatex has partnered with Jay Blake and his successful Follow A Dream Race Team since 2004.

On Feb. 23, 2012, Resilience Capital Partners acquired the heavy duty division of Vista-Pro Automotive through its newly formed entity, Thermal Solutions Manufacturing. BB&T Capital Markets served as the exclusive financial advisor to V…

Florida passed a consensus bill last week that brought much-needed reform to its no-fault auto insurance system, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB).

Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE) will display several custom, high- performance vehicles during the 2012 Cleveland Auto-Rama, March 16-18, at the I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association’s Volume Transmission Remanufacturing Group (VTRG) will meet on March 29 in conjunction with SHOWPOWER at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas.

ALLDATA LLC, has entered into an agreement with AutoVitals(R) to help repair shops attract and retain customers.