Starter and alternator testing specialist D&V Electronics is to be bought by US group Motorcar Parts of America (MPA). Canada-based D&V will continue to operate as an independent testing company, it said. No financial details have been disclosed but MPA said extra investment will allow D&V “to grow its existing business and develop new investigative tools for use by technology developers and manufacturers of vehicle electrification products”. Kalina Loukanov, executive director of D&V Electronics, said the deal “will allow D&V to build on the legacy of our founder Dr. Voiko Loukanov and his vision of building world class testing systems” She added that the company will offer customers “additional insight into the rapidly changing field of vehicle electrification”.