At the Momentum 2018 CARSTAR Conference being held this week in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, CARSTAR stores from across the U.S. and Canada held their annual charity walk in support of cystic fibrosis research, care and advocacy. Named “Walk the Line,” more than 300 participants donned CARSTAR colors as they took to the streets of Calgary […]
CARSTAR Reaches 600th North American Collision Repair Facility Milestone
Celebrates milestone with opening of CARSTAR Sudbury (Autoworks) in Ontario, Canada. CARSTAR hit the milestone of 600 stores with the opening of CARSTAR Sudbury (Autoworks), a 20,000 sq. ft. collision repair center located at 440 Falconbridge Road, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. CARSTAR celebrated its 500th store just over 18 months ago when it added CARSTAR West […]
CARSTAR St. Louis Business Group and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Exclusive Partner to Support Cystic Fibrosis Research
In support of their ongoing exclusive partnership with the CARSTAR St. Louis Business Group, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, through their Enterprise Holdings Foundation, donated $2,500 to CARSTAR’s charitable efforts to fund research, treatment and advocacy for cystic fibrosis. Enterprise presented the donation to the CARSTAR St. Louis Business Group and the Driven Brands Charitable Foundation. Driven Brands […]
CARSTAR and Assured Performance Announce Agreement on OEM Certification Program
Initiative designed to accelerate OEM collision repair certification adoption and compliance by CARSTAR stores CARSTAR and Assured Performance announced they will provide a special OEM certification initiative and bundled services to CARSTAR locations across North America. The new initiative leverages Assured Performance tools and resources for CARSTAR store owners to help accelerate adoption and compliance […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Idaho
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced its first location in Idaho has opened. CARSTAR of Hayden, an 8,000 sq. ft. collision repair center located at 1770 W Hayden Ave., in Hayden, Idaho, is owned by Greg and Rachelle Solesbee. Greg Solesbee got his start in the collision repair industry with his family. His father Wendell […]
CARSTAR Adds First Collision Repair Center to Network in South Dakota
Network now operates in 34 states in the U.S. CARSTAR announced the addition of its first collision repair center in South Dakota to its network of independently-owned collision repair facilities. With the addition, CARSTAR has expanded its U.S. footprint to 34 states. CARSTAR Collision Center-Rapid City, part of Granite Buick GMC and Granite Nissan, is […]
CARSTAR Fundraising to Fight Cystic Fibrosis
CARSTAR stores from across the U.S. and Canada are leading the way in supporting cystic fibrosis research, care and advocacy as they prepare for another successful Shine Month, this coming June. The CARSTAR and cystic fibrosis affiliation all started when Victoria, granddaughter of Harry Belmont, previous CARSTAR Mississauga Hawkestone owner, received a cystic fibrosis diagnosis […]
CARSTAR Announces New Operations and Sales Structure in the U.S.
Collision repair provider expands team to better support the growth Having always operated under a zone structure, CARSTAR announced it has reallocated, expanded and promoted various teams and team members to better support the regions they serve. Improving the amount of touch points with its franchise partners is the objective of the realignment. These additional […]
CARSTAR Added 30 New Collision Repair Centers Across North America So Far in 2018
CARSTAR continued to expand its footprint in the U.S. and Canada with more than 30 new store openings already in 2018. “We continue to see growth as independent store owners join the CARSTAR network to build their businesses,” said Michael Macaluso, President of CARSTAR. “These owners benefit from CARSTAR’s strong North American footprint, insurance relationships, […]
CARSTAR Adds Satellite Location to its Collision Repair Network in Wisconsin
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts, the network of independently-owned collision repair facilities, announced the opening of CARSTAR Wilson Lineville, located at 1651 Brookfield Ave., Unit F6, in Howard, Wisc. This is a satellite location for customer drop-off and pickup, and supports CARSTAR Wilson Green Bay West, located at 750 Hansen Rd., in Green Bay. Wilson […]