Mavis bought Pep Boys’ operating business for $700 million, with the deal effective August 20, 2026. The combined company now runs more than 4,400 service centers across the US and Canada. Nearly 800 Pep Boys locations now report to Mavis, while the Pep Boys brand and storefronts remain. Mavis Tire is buying Pep Boys’ auto-service and tire business from Icahn Enterprises for $700 million in cash. The deal, announced in July 2026 and effective August 20, 2026, creates one of the largest independent tire and auto service chains in North America, with a network the companies say now tops 4,400…

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BMW pushed a Spider-Man clip into car infotainment screens without an explicit opt in. Owners say the surprise pop up feels like ad supported hardware inside a premium car. BMW calls it a festive animation, but many drivers see a third party movie promotion. BMW pushed a Spider-Man: Brand New Day animation straight into owners’ central Control Displays, and many of them say they were never asked first. The clip was baked into BMW’s native infotainment software and ran from July 27 to August 10 in more than 70 countries, a rollout Hollywood trade coverage, including The Hollywood Reporter, tracked…

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The Temerario Tricolore debuted at Monterey Car Week 2026 and appeared at Pebble Beach. It’s an Ad Personam three-tone livery: black top, white middle, teal lower, tricolor hood stripe, black wheels, red calipers. Powertrain: 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 makes 789 hp, plus three electric motors for 907 hp combined. Lamborghini brought a loud Ad Personam show car to Pebble Beach, and the internet is still arguing about it. The custom Temerario on display during Monterey Car Week 2026 wore a tricolore-inspired livery alongside other hybrid Lamborghinis, and its three-tone paint job split the enthusiast crowd almost instantly. Lamborghini calls it an…

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Praga Bohema lapped Spa in 2:21.420 on road-legal tires during a Curbstone track day. It beat the Pagani Huayra Roadster BC’s 2019 mark of 2:23.081 by more than 1.5 seconds. 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6, 690 hp, 535 lb-ft, sub-2,200 lbs curb weight, 1,984 lbs downforce at 155 mph. Praga just pulled off a lap that will get every track nerd checking their stopwatch. The Czech brand’s road-legal Bohema hypercar has been filmed lapping Spa-Francorchamps in a claimed 2 minutes 21.42 seconds, a time that would undercut Pagani’s Huayra Roadster BC benchmark if it is officially verified. Praga development driver Aleš Jirásek…

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