纽约州怀特普莱恩斯——这对兄弟是纽约郊区轮胎零售商Mavis的幕后掌舵人，他们花了数十年时间吞并较小的竞争对手，最终达成了最大的一笔交易：收购维修界最知名的品牌——美达仕（Midas）。
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.— The brothers behind suburban New York tire retailer Mavis spent decades gobbling up smaller rivals culminating in their biggest deal, the acquisition of the best-known name in repairs: Midas.
如今，Mavis已成为全美最大的汽车维修连锁店，拥有约4400家门店，覆盖几乎所有州，正抓住蓬勃发展的市场机遇。
Now, the biggest auto-repair chain in the country, with some 4,400 stores spanning nearly every state, Mavis is capitalizing on a booming market.
“外面还有其他人懂这门生意，但他们受限于规模，”Stephen Sorbaro说道，他于1985年与兄弟David一起从父母手中接管了公司。越来越多的竞争者正争相满足美国老龄化私家车队的需求。
“There are other folks out there that understand the business but they are challenged by scale,” said Stephen Sorbaro, who took over the company with his brother David from their parents in 1985. A growing crowd of competitors are racing to meet the demands of the nation’s aging fleet of personal vehicles.
新车价格高企、现代汽车寿命更长——加上家庭预算紧缩和高利率——导致美国人更倾向于保留现有车辆。
New-car sticker shock and modern cars with longer lifespans—in addition to tightening household budgets and high interest rates—are leading Americans to hold on to their rides.
美国道路上车辆的平均车龄约为13年，创下历史新高，较十年前增长了10%。
The average vehicle on U.S. roads is about 13 years old, a historic high and a 10% jump from a decade ago.