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What happened in the industry. What it means for your shop. What to do about it. $1.3 billion. That's what Jiffy Lube just sold for. Shell dumped it to a private equity firm called Monomoy Capital Partners — and that deal is going to ripple through every market where an independent shop competes for quick-lube and maintenance customers. But that's not even the biggest story this week. Driven Brands' legal situation got worse. A heavy-duty AI acquisition is about to change the diesel game. Strickland Brothers just loaded a $360 million war chest. And Caliber Collision — the nation's largest collision repair operator — quietly filed for an IPO. Here's what happened, what it means for your shop, and what to do about it this week. DRIVEN BRANDS: THE WALLS ARE CLOSING IN Last week I told you Driven Brands was in trouble. This week, it's worse. At least four law firms are now actively pursuing the class action lawsuit. The lead plaintiff deadline is May 8th. And the accounting errors? They've expanded to ten categories — including overstated revenue, unreconciled cash balances, and improperly recognized revenue in their Automotive Training Institute business. Here's the part that matters to you: Driven Brands owns Meineke, Maaco, Take 5, CARSTAR, and Auto Glass Now. Corporate leadership at those brands is consumed by legal discovery, financial restatements, and investor litigation right now. That means franchise owners are getting less support. Less communication. Less stability. And the technicians at those locations can feel it. They're not flooding Indeed yet. But the doubt is there. And when a tech starts doubting the stability of where they work, they start paying attention to what's around them. If you're anywhere near a Meineke, a Maaco, or a Take 5 — your shop needs to be the thing they find when they start looking. JIFFY LUBE SOLD TO PRIVATE EQUITY FOR $1.3 BILLION This one's big. Shell sold Jiffy Lube to Monomoy Capital Partners — a New York-based private equity firm that specializes in corporate carve-outs. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026.