CARSTAR Montrose in California is the franchise organization’s 700th in North America and 52nd in the state. CARSTAR celebrated a milestone yesterday as its network of independently owned collision repair facilities reached 700 with the addition of CARSTAR Montrose, located 2604 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose, Calif. “Becoming known for our premier collision repair quality and […]
CARSTAR Celebrates its 30th Anniversary by Giving Customers the Star Treatment
As part of its ongoing 30th anniversary celebrations, in September CARSTAR will thank 30 customers with a “star treatment” experience. CARSTAR locations across the U.S. and Canada are surprising 30 customers throughout September at the time of their vehicle return by registering stars from the nights sky in customer names. After going through the trials […]
CARSTAR Adds First Collision Repair Center to Network in Minnesota
CARSTAR announced the opening of its first Minnesota location, CARSTAR Bighley Auto Body, located at 2409 Margaret Street N., in North St. Paul. A three-generation business for this family of repairers, Mike Bighley, owner of CARSTAR Bighley Auto Body, has grown up in the industry. Sweeping floors, washing cars and cleaning the parking lot were […]
CARSTAR Provides 20 Scholarships to Collision Repair Students
CARSTAR is supporting the next generation of collision repair professionals with a national scholarship program in conjunction with the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF). In 2019, CARSTAR held a scholarship program to award 20 deserving post-secondary collision repair students with $1,000 scholarships to help support their education. Some 192 students applied for the scholarships, with […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Centers to Network in California and Virginia
CARSTAR announced the addition of collision repair centers to its network of independently-owned facilities in California and Virginia. CARSTAR Ukiah, a 7,000 sq. ft. facility located at 550 Talmage Rd, in Ukiah Calif., is the second location for owner Jeff Yokum, who also owns CARSTAR Yokum’s Body Shop in Willits. With his father opening the […]
Roark Capital Reported Considering Sale of Driven Brands Stake
According to a report by Bloomberg, Roark Capital is considering a sale of its stake in Driven Brands Inc., the parent of CARSTAR, Maaco and 1-800-Radiator and other automotive franchises. The article states the company could sell for as much as $2 billion according to sources. Roark Capital acquired Driven Brands in 2015 from Harvest […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in New Brunswick
CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Fredericton North, located at 18 Royal Parkway, Fredericton New Brunswick, Canada. CARSTAR Fredericton North is the second CARSTAR location for owner Roy Kennedy, who also owns CARSTAR Fredericton. With Kennedy interested in modernizing collision repairs, store manager Steve Knox was able to take this new facility to the next […]
CARSTAR Announces Top Performers Awards
At its annual conference last week, CARSTAR recognized the Canadian and U.S. top performing CARSTAR franchise partners of the year for their leadership and success throughout the network. On July 11, Jeff Labanovich, Canada general manager, and Arlo Johnson, U.S. general manager, presented the awards for Customer Experience and Top Cycle Time. The winners were […]
CARSTAR Creators Share Success Stories on 30th Anniversary
Lirel Holt, founder, and Sam Mercanti, master franchisor for Canada, joined the 30th Anniversary Celebration at the CARSTAR Acceleration 2019 Conference. Lirel Holt, a Kansas City owner of a collision repair company, had an idea back in the 1980s to help independent shop owners like himself unite with professional standards, common repair practices, buying power […]
CARSTAR Names Top Franchise Partners at Annual Conference
At its annual conference held in Chicago this week, CARSTAR recognized the U.S. and Canadian CARSTAR franchise partners of the year for their continued leadership and high performance. Michael Macaluso, president of CARSTAR, and Dean Fisher, COO of CARSTAR, presented the CARSTAR Franchise Partner of the Year awards at the opening reception on Wednesday evening. […]