Cox Automotive Acquires Corcoran's Mobile Services

Dickinson Fleet Services Acquires Mobile Fleetcare

October 7, 2021

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Dickinson Fleet Services, a Cox Automotive brand, has acquired Mobile Fleetcare, a San Francisco Bay Area provider of mobile fleet maintenance. The acquisition is an add-on to expand Dickinson's geographic presence and mobile maintenance capabilities across Northern California.

Cox Automotive Acquires FleetNet America

February 28, 2023

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Cox Automotive has acquired FleetNet America from ArcBest, combining Cox Automotive Mobility Fleet Operations with FleetNet’s emergency mobile services, mobile truck repair, towing and preventative maintenance capabilities. The deal expands Cox’s fleet-service footprint and service-provider network across North America, bringing together proprietary technology, data insights and a nationwide service network to maximize fleet uptime.

Cox Automotive Buys Remaining Stake in Fleet Services (formerly Dickinson Fleet Services)

January 8, 2025

Automotive

Cox Automotive acquired the remaining minority ownership stakes in its Fleet Services business from Mike Dickinson and Ted Coltrain, consolidating full ownership after initially acquiring Dickinson Fleet Services in 2020. The move supports Cox's long-term commitment to expand mobile maintenance and emergency mobile services across the U.S.; Coltrain will retire and Dickinson will remain in a consultancy role.

RepairSmith Acquires More Automotive Group

June 10, 2020

Automotive

RepairSmith has acquired More Automotive Group to add location-based and fleet repair capabilities across the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento. The deal brings More Automotive's on-site fleet services and technicians into RepairSmith's mobile service network, expanding RepairSmith's fleet and location-based offerings.

Cox Automotive Acquires Full Ownership of Alliance Inspection Management (AiM)

September 9, 2025

Automotive

Cox Automotive has acquired the remaining 50% stake in Alliance Inspection Management (AiM) from Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., giving Cox full ownership of AiM. The move integrates roughly 700 AiM employees into Cox Automotive and expands Manheim's off-site inspection capabilities, bolstering off-lease inspection scale and deploying ~300 additional inspectors to dealer lots nationwide.

AutoNation Acquires RepairSmith

December 12, 2022

Automotive

AutoNation agreed to acquire RepairSmith, a Los Angeles-based full-service mobile automotive repair and maintenance provider, for $190 million to expand its after-sales and mobile-service capabilities. The deal is intended to deepen customer retention, broaden AutoNation's service channels (including at-home and on-site fleet service), and was expected to close in Q1 2023 subject to customary conditions.