Snap On buys Challenger Lifts - Seen This?

[JC23]

KENOSHA, Wis. – Snap-on has acquired Challenger Lifts Inc. for approximately $38 million in cash.

Challenger, with 2012 sales of approximately $45 million, designs, manufactures and distributes a comprehensive line of vehicle lifts and accessories to a diverse customer base in the automotive repair sector.

“Challenger is an important addition to our Repair Systems & Information Group,” said Nick Pinchuk, Snap-on chairman and CEO. “The Challenger vehicle lift product line complements and increases Snap-on’s existing undercar equipment offering, broadening our established capabilities in serving vehicle repair facilities. We believe this acquisition will further Snap-on’s progress along its strategic and coherent growth runway of expanding with repair shop owners and managers. We look forward to welcoming Challenger associates to the Snap-on family.”

 

[jd_1138]

Makes sense. Now they can completely outfit a shop. Maybe they will sell me one on payments like hand tools?

 

[padronanniversary]

how much would a lift cost ? I'd love to have a lift

 

[Alta_Racer]

So Snap-On is going to finally start selling ****? I am very satisfied with the Wheeltronic lifts I bought from them, but the challenger I have at work is a piece of shidt.

 

[Danglerb]

Cheap new lifts start at about $1500, get pretty decent before $2500. Good used commercial brands usually half that or less.

 

[dfreeman616]

So Snap-On is going to finally start selling ****? I am very satisfied with the Wheeltronic lifts I bought from them, but the challenger I have at work is a piece of shidt.

i've used a variety of lifts at shops, including mohawk, rotary, ammco, bend pak, and challenger. i personally really like the challengers at where i work right now, i wouldn't call them junk by any means.

 

[jethro29]

i have a challenger versametric in my home shop and we have four of them at work.they get used daily and i have seen no issues with any of them at all.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

I hate to see this, price of spare parts for my Challenger lift will go up.

Charles

 

[DirtRoad]

Ha price just skyrocketed, those lifts will be three times more expensive now lol

 

[SpiderGearsMan]

MOHAWK wins

 

[Tunger]

Challengers are ok, but the Nussbaum lifts we have at my current shop are the nicest I've ever used.

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[xurusaibobx]

rotary lifts with in-bay controls and speed lift is the game changer