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Quality Collision Group Acquires Five Collision Repair Centers in Minneapolis

January 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Quality Collision Group

Private equity-backed MSO expands into upper Midwest. The Quality Collision Group, that was formed last Fall by Susquehanna Private Capital, has acquired the Master Collision Group that operates four collision repair centers in the Minneapolis, Minn. market and was in the process of acquiring a fifth location when it was purchased by Quality Collision.  All […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Minnesota, Quality Collision Group, Susquehanna Private Capital

Chief Collision Technology Announces Touchless Hail Claim Management Solution

January 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Chief Hail Scanning System

Chief Collision Technology, part of Vehicle Service Group (VSG), will soon offer an automated hail claim management solution with the launch of Constellation. The technology solution will give insurance providers, fleet managers and collision repair facilities a complete hail repair solution—from first notice of loss through the claims process and finally to vehicle repair. Constellation […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chief Automotive Systems, Estimating Systems, First Notice of Loss, Hail, Vehicle Service Group

Sonsio and Evolution by Dent Wizard Complete Merger

January 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Sonsio logo

Sonsio LLC, a provider of vehicle protection and warranty programs to the automotive aftermarket, recently announced its merger with Evolution, Dent Wizard’s F&I vehicle protection division. The merger was effective January 1. The combined company will operate under the Sonsio Vehicle Protection brand. David Jones, Sonsio’s president & CEO, will remain CEO of the newly […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Dent Wizard, Sonsio Vehicle Protection

Service King Opens Two Locations in Houston

January 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Service King Collision announced the opening of two new locations in the Houston, Texas market. The new facilities include the Spring Stuebner location at 7323 N. Grand Parkway W. in Spring, Texas and its Fairbanks facility located at 14641 Northwest Fwy. in Houston. “Due to the pandemic, we originally opened these shops as Satellite Facilities […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Openings, Service King Collision Repair Centers, Texas

Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Colorado

January 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of a collision repair center in Avon, Colo. The new Gerber Collision & Glass location previously operated as Rich’s Auto Body and has serviced the market since 1984.  Located in the Western Slope of Colorado, Avon attracts visitors for skiing, mountain biking, and hiking. This repair center is […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Colorado

Allstate Closes National General Acquisition

January 5, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) announced that it closed its  previously announced $4 billion acquisition of National General Holdings Corp. “The acquisition of National General advances our strategy of growing personal lines insurance with an increase of 1 percentage point in market share. Independent agents will now have more protection offerings for customers, with a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Allstate Insurance, National General

Crash Data in Four States Show 23% Fewer Accidents in September and October

January 4, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

CFA Auto Accident Statistics

Consumer groups reiterate call for state insurance commissioners to require auto insurance refunds in response to “staggering drop in accidents” due to pandemic. Auto crashes remain low according to new accident data published by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and the Center for Economic Justice (CEJ).  The groups said that ongoing reduction in pandemic-driven crashes […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Accident Statistics, Colorado, Consumer Federation of America, Maryland, Massachusetts, Texas

State Farm to Require CCC Estimating for Select Service Collision Repair Facilities

January 4, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

State Farm, in an email to its Select Service direct repair facilities last week, announced that it will begin requiring the use of CCC’s estimating. The insurer, while supporting the use of multiple estimating platforms for many years, has included the ability to specify vendors and products in a provision in its Select Service agreement […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, CCC Information Services, Estimating Systems, State Farm

Classic Collision Acquires Collision Repair Centers in Florida and California

January 4, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Classic Collision, LLC, the Atlanta, Ga.-based collision repair facility operator headquartered in Atlanta, announced two acquisition transactions during the end of December. On December 19, Classic announced the acquisition of Collision Concepts in Delray Beach, Fla. Collision Concepts has served the Delray Beach area for over 40 years and meets the highest standard of craftsmanship […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, California, Classic Collision, Florida

CSN Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Toronto Market

January 4, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

CSN Hawley located just south of the 401 in Mississauga, Ontario is the collision repair facility to join the CSN Collision Centres network. “This area sees more than 40,000 vehicles a day so it’s important to the community to have a quality collision repairer they can trust, a reputation we’ve held for more than 50 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Canada, CSN Collision Centres, Network Affiliations, Ontario

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