CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Precision Collision Auto Body, an 8,000 square foot collision repair facility,located at 13928 233rd Street, in Cold Spring, Minn. Gary Spychala, Erik Gebault and Mark Seidenstricker are the owners of CARSTAR Precision Collision Auto Body. The team has been in the industry for over 15 years, with Spychala and Gebault […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Washington State
CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR John’s Body Shop, an 8,400 sq. ft. facility located at 5795 NE Minder Road, in Poulsbo, Wash. The facility opened as John’s Bodyworks in 1978 by John Ball. John’s nephew Joel Hanson grew up in this repair center, which sparked his interest for collision repair. As a body technician […]
CARSTAR Franchisee Adds Second Collision Repair Center in Texas
CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Mansfield Paint & Body, a 7,000 sq. ft. collision repair facility, located at 780 W. Debbie Lane, #102, in Mansfield, Texas. The facility is the second CARSTAR facility for owners Steve Davis and Allen Massey, who also own CARSTAR Campbell’s Auto Body. Coming from 30 years in the banking […]
More than 200 Attend CARSTAR Edge Performance Group Meeting in Atlanta
The CARSTAR proprietary EDGE Performance Group (EPG) kicked off 2020 with a national meeting in Atlanta for franchise partners, store managers and CARSTAR corporate team members. Through the EPG meetings, CARSTAR continued to drive performance improvements across the CARSTAR network through national repair processes, performance standards and focused training on delivering those standards. The winter […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Michigan
CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Ellis Brothers Collision, a 13,000 square foot collision repair facility located at 4935 Technical Drive, in Milford Charter Township, Mich. David Ellis, owner of CARSTAR Ellis Brothers Collision, got into the industry over 20 years ago when he was operating a small mobile scratch and dent removal company. Surrounded […]
CARSTAR Adds Dealership Collision Repair Center to Network in Arizona
CARSTAR announced the addition of CARSTAR Bill Alexander Ford in Yuma, Ariz. to its network of independently-owned collision repair facilities Owned by Ryan Hancock, the 4,000 sq. ft. facility is equipped to perform repairs to all makes and models. “The dealership legacy began in 1956 when Bill Alexander purchased the car lot, with his grandson […]
CARSTAR Celebrates Raising $4 Million for Cystic Fibrosis Research
CARSTAR is celebrating its North American milestone of raising over $4 million for cystic fibrosis research, care and advocacy. “Our franchise family works tremendously hard to host events that raise valuable funds and awareness in their respective communities for cystic fibrosis,” says Dean Fisher, president, CARSTAR. “It is directly because of them and the additional […]
CARSTAR Celebrates 30th Anniversary By Donating 30 Recycled Rides for Veterans
In its 30th anniversary year, CARSTAR is proud to celebrate the 30 vehicles it has donated to veterans as part of its partnership with the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides program for veterans. CARSTAR has been a partner of NABC Recycled Rides for veterans since 2012, where insurers, collision repairers, paint suppliers, parts vendors […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in New York
CARSTAR announced the continuation of its East Coast expansion with its 25th store in New York, CARSTAR Enterprise, a 10,000 sq. ft. collision repair center, located at 19825 Jamaica Ave. in Hollis, Queens. Eddie Kusayev, owner of CARSTAR Enterprise, has been in the automotive industry his whole life. First working at his uncle’s mechanic business, […]
CARSTAR Colorado Business Group Sponsors Technical School
The CARSTAR Colorado Business Group announced a new partnership with Aims Community College, Automotive & Technology Center in Greeley, Colo. Aims Community College currently has 75 students enrolled in the Collision Repair and Refinishing program, where they offer morning, afternoon and evening classes. The CARSTAR Colorado Business Group is providing two scholarships each year for […]