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Wesco Group Acquires PBE Distributor in San Jose

November 18, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Wesco Group announced that it has acquired Cook’s Automotive PBE business. Cook’s Automotive has been serving customers in the San Jose, Calif. market for over 100 years. The owner Heinz Bartels will continue to operate his parts business and will be retiring in the future. The PBE team at Cook’s will be joining the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, California, PBE Distributor, Wesco

CenterOak Partners Forms New Collision Repair Company

November 17, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

CenterOak Partners Establishes Collision Right

Private equity firm establishes collision repair platform with 20 locations in Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan. CenterOak Partners LLC, a Dallas, Texas-based private equity firm, today announced the formation of CollisionRight, Inc. a new, regional multi-shop operator of auto body repair services in the Central U.S. CenterOak’s investment will provide capital to support the growth of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CenterOak Partners, CollisionRight, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Private Equity

CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Lancaster, California

November 17, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR Westside Collision

CARSTAR announced the addition of CARSTAR Westside Collision, an 11,000 sq. ft. collision repair center located at 801 West Avenue K in Lancaster, Calif, to its network of independently-owned repair facilities. Sarkis Zhamkochian, owner of CARSTAR Westside Collision, has been involved in the collision repair industry for over 20 years with insurance carriers. Looking to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, CARSTAR, Network Affiliations

Collision Industry Foundation Announces December 1 Virtual Magic Show Fundraisers

November 17, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Industry Foundation (CIF) announced their first-ever virtual entertainment experience, offering collision repair industry supporters a fun-filled night of magic and impossible mind-reading that’s also a fundraising event for the organization. World-renowned Chicago magician, Dennis Watkins, will perform his virtual magic show for two exclusive CIF audiences on Giving Tuesday, December 1, the global […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Industry Foundation, Fundraiser

Automotive Recyclers Celebrate Massachusetts Right to Repair Victory

November 17, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) congratulated the voters in Massachusetts along with all the individuals, businesses, and organizations that worked tirelessly to get Massachusetts’s updated Right to Repair Ballot Measure passed. The ballot initiative passed with 75% approval, which the association says shows that Massachusetts voters recognized the need to give consumers the right to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auotmotive Recyclers, Automotive Recyclers Association, Massachusetts, Right to Repair

KSI Auto Parts Adds New Location in Wisconsin

November 16, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

KSI Auto Parts, a distributor of aftermarket automotive collision parts has opened its newest location in Pewaukee, Wisc. The new facility is the 24th location for KSI nationally and expands their service area to over 1,000 new customers in Wisconsin. With the new location, KSI now operates in 15 states in the Midwest, Southeast, Northwest […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: KSI Auto Parts, Non-OEM Parts, Openings, Wisconsin

AASP-MN Announces Partnership with CARS Cooperative

November 16, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

AASP-MN and CARS Coop

Association members will receive discounts through CARS Connection Plus. CARS works with nearly 700 collision repair shops in 31 states. The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers on Minnesota (AASP-MN) announced that it has entered into an alliance agreement with the Collision Automotive Repair Services, Inc. (CARS) Cooperative to increase members’ buying power. Benefits of the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP-MN, Agreements Signed, CARS Cooperative, Minnesota

Fix Auto UK Acquires Eighth Company Owned Collision Repair Center

November 16, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto UK announced the purchase of Station Garage in Castleford, West Yorkshire, from founders Brian and Ann Frost who are retiring from the industry. The 10,000 sq. ft. facility is the eighth addition to its portfolio of company-owned collision repair centers and the third in Yorkshire. It will operate as Fix Auto Castleford. Speaking […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Fix Auto UK, United Kingdom

GM Recalls Chevrolet Bolt Recall for Battery Fire Risk, Says Vehicles Should Be Parked Outside Until Repaired

November 16, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

General Motors and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) said owners of some MY 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt vehicles should park their cars outside and away from homes until their vehicles have been repaired, due to a new recall for the risk of fire from their battery packs. GM has issued a recall of 50,932 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, General Motors, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls

Brad Crawford Elected to AASP/NJ Board of Directors

November 16, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

During its recent virtual Annual Meeting, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) elected Brad Crawford of Livingston Collision, Inc. in Livingston, N.J. to its Board of Directors. “It’s an honor,” Crawford commented. “I was excited just to be nominated [to the Board], so being elected was just great. It is nice […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Board of Directors, New Jersey, People

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