Acquisition marks entry into the state. Classic Collision Inc., the Atlanta, Ga.-based collision repair company, announced that it has entered the Florida market with the acquisition of seven collision repair centers in southern region of the state. The seven Carolina Auto Body collision repair centers are located in Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach, Hallandale […]
Fix Auto UK Acquires Two Collision Repair Centers
Fix Auto UK is getting closer to achieving its goal to own or partially own up to six collision repair centers by the end of the year after acquiring two additional body shops. The network has maintained its presence in south Yorkshire by buying Fix Auto Barnsley and also in West Sussex by purchasing Fix […]
Enterprise Holdings Acquires Canadian Vehicle Rental Company
Enterprise Holdings Inc., the parent of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands, and Discount Car and Truck Rentals Ltd., announced they have signed an agreement for Enterprise Holdings’ Canadian subsidiary to acquire Discount Car and Truck Rentals. This includes all corporate-owned locations and the Quebec licensee’s daily rental businesses. The […]
Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Washington State
The Boyd Group Inc. today announced the acquisition of a collision repair center in Tacoma, Washington. The new Gerber Collision & Glass location previously operated as Salatino’s Collision Center. Located in Washington’s Puget Sound, Tacoma is the county seat of Pierce County and the third largest city in Washington with a population of approximately 200,000 […]
Private Equity Firm Makes Offer to Acquire Opus Group
Group including CEO seeks to acquire all outstanding shares of global vehicle diagnostic and inspection firm. Searchlight Capital Partners together with Lothar Geilen, the chief executive officer of Opus Group AB (STO:OPUS) announced a public offer to the shareholders of Opus Group AB to acquire all outstanding shares in the Sweden-based vehicle diagnostic and inspection […]
Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Nashville
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of a collision repair center in Nashville, Tennessee. The new Gerber Collision & Glass location previously operated as Whaley Body Shop and has been part of the community for over 60 years and at the current location since 1982. Nicknamed “Music City, USA,” Nashville is the capital and […]
Driven Brands Acquires Automotive Training Institute
Driven Brands confirmed it has acquired the Automotive Training Institute (ATI) the automotive repair and collision industry coaching and consulting company. According to the company’s website it has 31 full time coaches and over 1600 active shop members. According to a Driven Brands statement, “We are excited to add ATI to the Driven Brands family […]
Collision Works Acquires Collision Repair Center in Moore, Oklahoma
Collision Works announced it acquired Flair Body Works located at 128 NE 1st St. in Moore, Okla. on Oct. 8. With the acquisition, Collision Works now operates 31 locations across Oklahoma and Kansas. “We are proud to announce this new location in Moore,” said Barry Hadlock, president of Collision Works. “Our top-notch customer service standards […]
Driven Brands Acquires Quebec-Based Auto Glass Provider
Clairus Group has over 240 locations and 22 distribution centers. Driven Brands today announced its acquisition of the Quebec, Canada-based Clairus Group, a vertically-integrated automotive glass distribution, replacement, and claims management company. The move adds 240 physical service locations, over 330 mobile locations, 22 distribution centers, and a claims management platform to the Driven Brands […]
Boyd Group Acquires Two Collision Repair Centers in Alabama
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of two collision repair centers in Alabama. The location in Huntsville originated in 1981 and has operated as Quality Body Shop. The location in Pelham has operated as Oak Mountain Body Shop since 2001. Huntsville, approximately 100 miles north of Birmingham, is the fourth largest city in Alabama […]