Automotive refinish distributor the Morelli Group has announced its acquisition of Car Paints Group Ltd and Chiltern Car Paints Ltd., with effect from 5th January 2004. The acquisition will consolidate Morelli Group's position with its key supplier DuPont Performance Coatings. The two businesses will be amalgamated within Morelli Group's distribution network, resulting in the closure of two Car Paints Group outlets at Waltham Abbey and Didcot.

Following their acquisition of Bancrofts in 2000, Morelli Group is now the largest independent automotive refinish distributor in the UK.