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D'Ieteren Group is a Belgium-based company that imports and distributes automobiles. The group’s reportable operating segments are D’Ieteren Automotive, Belron, Moleskine, TVH and PHE. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Belron segment which performs vehicle glass repair and replacement. The company also distributes Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, Skoda, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Maserati, Cupra, Rimac, and Porsche vehicles, as well as spare parts and accessories; markets of used vehicles; provides maintenance, financing and leasing services.

USS Co Ltd operates auto auctions and provides various services related to automobile auctions, purchases, and sales of used cars, as well as recycling operations. The company has three reportable segments: Auto Auctions, Used Automobile Purchase and Sales, and Recycling. The Auto Auctions segment handles auctions for used cars and motorcycles, provides information and transportation services, and offers financial services to auction members. The Used Automobile Purchase and Sales segment engages in the purchase and sale of used and damaged cars, while the Recycling segment focuses on recycling end-of-life vehicles and scrap metals and managing facility disposal projects. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Auto auction segment.

Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc manufactures filtration products for on-highway commercial vehicles and off-highway agriculture, construction, mining, and power generation vehicles and equipment. The company designs and manufactures Developed filtration products, principally under the Fleetguard brand, that enable lower emissions and provide asset protection. It designs, manufactures, and sells filters, coolants, and chemical products. The company offers products including air filtration, coolants and chemicals, crankcase ventilation, fuel filtration, fuel cells, lube filtration, and others.

Valvoline Inc provides automotive preventive maintenance through retail stores across the U.S. and Canada, offering approximately 15-minute stay-in-your-car oil changes, battery, bulb, and wiper replacements, tire rotations, and other manufacturer-recommended maintenance. Its full-service oil changes include Valvoline oil, a new oil filter, chassis lubrication, and an 18-point maintenance check. The Company provides differential fluid, fuel system cleaning, headlight and taillight replacement, radiator service, transmission service, air conditioning, and air filter replacement. It operates and franchises approximately 2,200 Valvoline Instant Oil Change and Valvoline Great Canadian Oil Change retail locations. The majority of revenue is generated from the United States of America.

Boyd Group Services Inc is engaged in operating non-franchised collision repair centers in North America. The Company’s primary line of business is automotive collision and glass repair and related services, with the majority of revenues relating to this group of similar services. This line of business operates in Canada and the U.S. and both regions exhibit similar long-term economic characteristics. he Company is also a retail auto glass operator in the United States, under the trade names Gerber Collision & Glass, Glass America, Auto Glass Service, Auto Glass Authority, and Autoglassonly.com. In addition, the Company operates a third-party administrator, Gerber National Claims Services (GNCS), that offers glass, emergency roadside, and first notice of loss services.

Mister Car Wash Inc is a car wash brand offering express exterior and interior cleaning services. Express Exterior Locations offers express exterior cleaning services and Interior Cleaning Locations offers both express exterior and interior cleaning services. The company recognizes revenue from activities related to providing car wash services at its car wash locations that are geographically diversified throughout the United States and have similar economic characteristics and nature of services.

Driven Brands Holdings Inc is an automotive services company in North America. Its platform provides high-quality services to an extensive range of retail and commercial customers. The company provides an extensive range of core consumer and commercial automotive needs, including paint, collision, glass, and repair services, as well as a variety of high-frequency services, such as oil changes and car washes. The company segments include: Maintenance, Car Wash, Paint, Collision & Glass, and Platform Services. It derives maximum revenue from Maintenance Segment. Geographically, the company operates into United States, Canada and Rest of the World.

Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC is engaged in the automotive business. The primary activities of the company are selling and purchasing cars and spare parts, importing and exporting light and heavy vehicles and cars, renting cars, maintaining light & heavy vehicles and cars, trading auto spare parts, and renting equipment and their maintenance. The Group is divided into three geographical segments that are: State of Kuwait, Iraq and United Arab Emirates.

IDOM Inc is principally engaged in buying and selling of used cars throughout Japan. The company's business activities include automobile purchase business, car sales business and other business related to automobile distribution. It purchases pre-owned cars from the general customers and then sells it to corporate clients, franchisees and other general customers through nationwide auctions. The group's subsidiaries are engaged in auto loan service and insurance agency service.

Auto Nejma is an automobile distributor in Morocco. The company imports and markets vehicles, spare parts, and car accessories. It represents the Mercedes-Benz private and commercial vehicle brands, SsangYong, and Mahindra in Morocco.

RideNow Group Inc is a USA-based online retailer that allows consumers and dealers both to Buy-Sell-Trade-Finance pre-owned motorcycles in an efficient, fast, transparent, and engaging experience.

Zeda Ltd operates as a non-manufacturing integrated vehicle mobility solutions business, providing car rental, fleet management, and leasing solutions in South Africa and 10 other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. It offers integrated vehicle-based mobility solutions through a fleet leasing and car rental platform, providing a full range of short-, medium-, and long-term mobility solutions to a broad range of customers. The Group operates in two segments: the Car Rental business segment, which provides short-term car rentals ranging from one day up to 12 months; and the Leasing Business segment, which provides long-term fleet solutions exceeding 12 months to corporate and public sector customers. The majority of revenue is derived from the Car Rental segment.

Carma Ltd is an online retailer of quality used cars in Australia. It offers an online platform that makes it easy to view a huge range of quality cars, compare them like-for-like, and pick and reserve a car online. The company offer fair pricing with no haggling, finance arrangements or cash payments, free delivery within Greater Sydney, and a 7-day trial period allowing customers to test the car in everyday life with the option to return it for a full refund if not satisfied.

Vroom Inc is an end-to-end e-commerce platform for the used vehicles industry. The Company's scalable, data-driven technology brings all phases of the car buying and selling process to consumers offering an extensive selection of used vehicles, transparent pricing, competitive financing, and at-home pick-up and delivery. Its two reportable segments are: The UACC reportable segment represents UACC’s operations with its network of third-party dealership customers, including the purchases and servicing of vehicle retail installment sales contracts. The CarStory reportable segment represents sales of AI-powered analytics and digital services to automotive dealers, automotive financial services companies and others in the automotive industry.

Minasmaquinas SA sells Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles such as trucks, mini, urban, and highway buses, and sprinters such as vans and frames. It also offers vehicle parts and resells truck tires, as well as provides technical assistance services. Minasmaquinas is mainly active in the marketing of vehicles and autoparts, as well as provision of services under the brand Mercedes-Benz. It is also involved in the sale of tires under the brand name Michelin.