Thanks for posting Novette. I will be replacing my dash soon and am glad to hear covans is up and running again with a superior product than what the other old company is selling.
As for shady business? Many businesses split for many reasons. If he decided to get out of the old one and start a new one with the same market for a target more power to him. If he has a better product and customer service (and it is obvious it is all better) then he will have a sucessfull company.
The reasons for the split do not matter. What does is how he handles business now. And it looks like they are off to a good start so let's support the companies that deliver what they promise.
Just my .02.