Pep Boys inaugurated its first renovated service center in Bayamón on June 25, shifting the Plaza del Sol location away from its old retail-and-repair setup toward a facility built around vehicle service alone.^[1] The work is now formally complete and celebrated: the company announced it finished a comprehensive renovation of Plaza del Sol as part of a two-year investment effort in its Puerto Rico operations,^[2] and held the official grand reinauguration on Thursday, November 12, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., receiving customers, business partners and community leaders.^[3] The remodeled center carries a modernized façade, an updated reception area, and a more spacious waiting room.^[4] Plaza del Sol is the first completed project under Pep Boys' plan to modernize its service centers on the island,^[5] and the pipeline is not done: renovations are planned at Altamira in Guaynabo, Trujillo Alto, Hatillo, and Humacao.^[6] The company operates 31 service centers across Puerto Rico,^[7] and this first build-out is measurable - the construction cost was estimated at $573,584 in the project's digital permit file at the Oficina de Gerencia de Permisos.^[8] The business logic behind the shift is counter-cyclical: with fewer people buying new vehicles, customers keep their cars longer, which gives a service-focused Pep Boys more opportunities to serve consumers on the island.^[9] The company frames the program as a commitment, not a pilot. Josué Rivera-Nieves, Pep Boys' market director for Puerto Rico, said the company is in Puerto Rico for the long term.^[10] Patricia Sánchez, the chain's marketing manager on the island, said Pep Boys has invested significantly in its operations there over the past two years.^[11]