J.D. Power buys ARA for push into Asia
J.D. Power and Associates (J.D. Power), one of the worlds largest market research firms and the top provider of customer satisfaction research, yesterday announced the acquisition of Automotive Resources Asia (ARA).
The company is buying ARA an Asia-leading market strategy and information firm specializing in Asias automobile markets to satisfy the Chinese markets booming demand and fuel further expansion.
The deal will meld global and local information agencies. However, the only detail revealed by the two parties was that it was a whole purchase.
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