Lyons Auto Service, a family-owned business in West Hartford for more than 40 years, was recently acquired by Maine-based VIP Tires & Service.
Lyons Auto Service, a family-owned business in West Hartford for more than 40 years, was recently acquired by Maine-based VIP Tires & Service.
Terms of the deal, which took effect on Jan. 31, were not disclosed.
Under terms of the acquisition, the business will now be known as Lyons Auto Service by VIP.
VIP acquired the facility, which has two buildings, at 1056 New Britain Ave. Company officials said they plan to renovate the buildings to include new automotive, tire and alignment equipment, new vehicle lifts and other upgrades.
VIP also said it has offered jobs to Lyons’ current eight full-time employees, and has plans “to hire several more employees in the very near future as facility upgrades are completed.”
The acquisition expands VIP’s footprint to 77 locations in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut. The company has more than 800 employees.
Chip Lyons, co-owner of Lyons Auto Service, said VIP has agreed to honor all of Lyons’ warranties at any of their 77 locations in New England.
