CARSTAR announced its 2019 advisory council members for the U.S. and Canada. These franchise partners meet throughout the year to review operations, explore growth initiatives and provide guidance on key issues or opportunities. Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, the CARSTAR Advisory Board for the U.S. and CARSTAR Advisory Council for Canada are comprised of longtime […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Michigan
CARSTAR announced the addition of CARSTAR of Sterling Heights, a 6,000 sq. ft. facility located at 6309 15 Mile Road, in Sterling Heights, Mich., to its network of independent owned collision repair centers. Starting like many others as a porter and washing cars, Saif Yousif, CARSTAR of Sterling Heights owner, worked his way up through […]
CARSTAR Reports Growth in Dealership-Based Collision Repair Centers in its Network
CARSTAR reported that at the end of 2018, it had more than 50 collision repair facilities in dealerships in the U.S. and Canada. CARSTAR expect the growth trend in dealer collision centers joining its network to continue in the coming years, as dealership owners look to improve their collision repair facility performance and profitability. Today, […]
CARSTAR Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Collision repair network enters milestone anniversary year with plans to celebrate throughout 2019. CARSTAR is celebrating its 30th year of business with plans to only accelerate its growth. CARSTAR has plans to honor this occasion with new initiatives throughout the year that gives back to the communities it serves. From customer appreciation to charitable donations, […]
CARSTAR Raises Over $500,000 in 2018 to Help Fight Cystic Fibrosis
CARSTAR far exceeded its annual charitable goal by raising over $500,000 for cystic fibrosis research, care and advocacy in 2018. The CARSTAR network, its vendor and insurance partners as well as the communities it serves have all helped the collision repairer surpass its goal. Car washes, ball hockey tournaments, gala events, golf tournaments, silent auctions, […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Michigan
CARSTAR announced the addition of CARSTAR American Collision Experts, located at 6497 Highland Rd, in Waterford Township, Mich. to its network of independently-owned collision repair centers. The 10,000 sq. ft. facility is owned by Ken Lawrence and between him and his main technician they have over 50 years of collision repair experience. “Since I could […]
CARSTAR Adds Two Collision Repair Centers to Network in California
CARSTAR, announced the addition of two new California facilities, CARSTAR Body Best Collision of Sonoma and CARSTAR Body Best Collision of Suisun, to its network. Dino Di Giulio has owned the 8,500 sq. ft. Sonoma repair center for over 28 years. CARSTAR Body Best Collision of Suisun, an 8,000 square foot facility, is Di Giulio’s […]
CARSTAR Forecasts Adding 120 Collision Repair Centers to Network in 2019
CARSTAR, the collision repair network of independently owned and operated repair facilities, announced it plans to add 120 locations to its network in 2019. So far in 2018, CARSTAR added more than 90 stores to its North American network. The network crossed the 600-facility milestone when it opened in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, in July 2018. […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in North Carolina
CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR CarSmart Collision Pittsboro, a 6,000 sq. ft. collision repair center located at 1022 Sanford Road, in Pittsboro, N.C. The facility is owned by CARSTAR’s newest multi-store owner, Mark Wasmuth, who joined the network in 2017 with the opening of CARSTAR CarSmart Collision Chapel Hill. “I was reluctant to join […]
CARSTAR Adds Two Collision Repair Centers to its Network in California
CARSTAR announced the opening of two new California facilities, CARSTAR McLaren Lake Forest and CARSTAR McLaren Irvine. Owned by husband and wife team, James and Mary Davis, CARSTAR McLaren Lake Forest and CARSTAR McLaren Irvine are a family business. James Davis came from a collision repair family, with both his father and brother in the […]