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Driven Brands Collision Repair Companies Kick Off Third Annual Shine Season Summer Fundraising

June 1, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Driven Brands collision repair companies CARSTAR U.S., CARSTAR Canada, Fix Auto USA, and Abra, kick off the summer fundraising initiative, Shine Season, today. The June through August initiative encourages franchise partners and members of the collision corporate staff to get involved with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Cystic Fibrosis Canada to raise funds for cystic […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ABRA, CARSTAR, Driven Brands, Fix Auto USA, Fundraiser

CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Pflugerville, Texas

May 12, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR UCF Collision Pflugerville, a more than 50,000 sq. ft. collision repair center located at 4674 Priem Lane Suite 206 in Pflugerville, Texas. Sam Naimat, owner of CARSTAR UCF Collision Pflugerville, is an experienced business developer with a proven track record of establishing multiple Mercedes Benz dealerships across Florida. “I […]

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

CARSTAR Adds Two New Collision Repair Centers in New Jersey

May 10, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

CARSTAR announced the opening of two CARSTAR locations, CARSTAR Proline Auto Body of Pinebrook and CARSTAR Proline Body & Chassis, both located in New Jersey. Todd Fontana, owner of CARSTAR Proline Auto Body of Pinebrook and CARSTAR Proline Body & Chassis, has decades of experience in the automotive repair industry and is the owner of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Network Affiliations, New Jersey

CARSTAR Announces Opening of New Collision Repair Center in Sequin, Texas

April 20, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Shanafelt, a 22,000 sq. ft. collision repair center located at 955 W Kingsbury Street, in Seguin, Texas. Eddie Donhauser, owner of CARSTAR Shanafelt, has spent his whole life in the collision repair industry. From an early age, Eddie was exposed to the industry as his father spent his entire […]

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

Driven Brands Surpasses 1,000 Collision Repair Locations in North America

October 19, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Little Rock, Ark. location celebrated as 1,000th collision repair center. Driven Brands’ collision group, including its ABRA Auto Body Repair of America, CARSTAR, and Fix Auto USA franchise networks, yesterday celebrated its 1,000th collision repair facility across North America with the opening of CARSTAR Patriot Auto Body Little Rock in Little Rock, Ark. The facility […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ABRA, Arkansas, CARSTAR, Driven Brands, Fix Auto USA, Openings

Eagle Merchant Partners Invests in Puget Collision

September 27, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

MSO and private equity firm plan add-on acquisitions. Eagle Merchant Partners, an Atlanta, Ga.-based private equity firm focused on lower middle market businesses, has invested in Puget Collision, which has 19 collision repair facilities operating in the CARSTAR and Fix Auto franchise systems. “I am proud and excited to have the support of Eagle, whose […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, CARSTAR, Eagle Merchant Partners, Fix Auto USA, Puget Collision

Driven Brands’ Dean Fisher to Retire

September 7, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fisher celebrating retirement after 50 years in the collision repair industry. Chris Dawson named president of paint and collision. Longtime industry veteran, former CARSTAR franchisee, and most recently, Driven Brands collision president, Dean Fisher, announced his retirement at the end of the year. Fisher has always had an interest in cars and owned multiple automotive-related […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Driven Brands, MAACO, People

CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Columbus, Ohio

August 10, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Auto Boutique Collision, an 18,000 square foot collision repair facility with 12 employees located at 1037 E. 5th Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. Victor Polishuk and Peter Grammatikakis, owners of CARSTAR Auto Boutique, have been around cars their whole life. Victor entered the business with his father at the age […]

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

CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Fairport Harbor, Ohio

August 4, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Jeff’s Garage, a 10,500 square foot facility home to a team of seven employees at 1199 East Street in Fairport Harbor, Ohio. Jeff McKinney, owner of CARSTAR Jeff’s Garage, is a second-generation collision repair industry leader. The location itself was owned by Jeff’s father and was opened over 50 […]

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

Autocrafters CARSTAR Collision Has New Owner

August 3, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR announced Jimmy Nguyen is the new owner of Autocrafters CARSTAR Collision, a 10,000 sq. ft. collision repair center, located at 2659 Bristol Pike, in Bensalem, Pa. Nguyen has been in the collision repair industry for 21 years. Once an employee, he recently took over the store and has welcomed change in order to meet […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, CARSTAR, Pennsylvania

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