CollisionWeek

Your source for the latest collision repair industry news, statistics and trend analysis.

  • News
  • Research
  • Feature
  • Subscribe
You are here: Home / Archives for Florida

Classic Collision Acquires 7 Collision Repair Centers in Florida

December 9, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Classic Collision Inc. logo

Acquisition marks entry into the state. Classic Collision Inc., the Atlanta, Ga.-based collision repair company, announced that it has entered the Florida market with the acquisition of seven collision repair centers in southern region of the state. The seven Carolina Auto Body collision repair centers are located in Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach, Hallandale […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Classic Collision, Florida

Florida Auto Glass Legislation Scheduled for Hearing Tomorrow

December 9, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Florida Senate Bill 312

Legislation seeks to limit customer incentives by repair industry. Amendments address assignment of benefits on glass claims. A bill seeking to prohibit repair facilities from offering potential customers an incentive to handle their auto glass insurance claims will have a hearing before the Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on December 10. As CollisionWeek reported […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Assignment of Benefits, Auto Glass, Florida, legislation

Boyd Groups Opens Collision Repair Center in Florida

November 18, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The Boyd Group Inc. today announced the opening of a Gerber Collision & Glass collision repair center in Daytona Beach, Fla. The location previously housed a dealership collision repair center before closing in 2017. Daytona Beach is the main city in a metropolitan area of approximately 600,000 people and is home to the Daytona 500, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boyd Group, Florida, Openings

Florida Legislation Seeks to Prohibit Repairers from Offering Incentives on Glass Claims

September 23, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Florida Auto Glass legislation

House and Senate Bills would make it illegal to offer customers anything of value to handle their insurance glass claim. Two bills filed for the 2020 legislative session in Florida seek to prohibit repair facilities from offering potential customers an incentive to handle their auto glass insurance claims. Florida House Bill 169 (HB 169) and […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Auto Glass, Florida, legislation

Atlantic Street Capital Invests in All Star Auto Lights

September 17, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

All Star Auto Lights logo

Atlantic Street Capital announced the majority recapitalization of All Star Auto Lights, a specialty distributor of alternative automotive lighting parts. Atlantic Street is partnering with the company’s CEO, Matt Immerfall, and other investors. Founded in 2004 and based in Orlando, Florida, All Star is a distributor of replacement alternative lighting products to independent collision repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, All Star Auto Lights, Atlantic Street Capital, Florida

IBIS USA 2020 April 1-2 in Florida

August 29, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

IBIS USA 2020

Following this year’s inaugural collision repair event, IBIS USA announced it is returning in April 2020. IBIS USA will move from the West to East coast and take place on April 1-2 at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort and Spa near Jacksonville, Fla. The theme for 2020 is 20:20 Vision. Leveraging IBIS’ global insight and industry […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Florida, IBIS USA

TSG Consumer Partners Acquires Joe Hudson’s Collision Centers

August 22, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Private equity firm acquires 110 store collision repair chain. TSG Consumer Partners (TSG), a private equity firm focused exclusively on the branded consumer sector, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Joe Hudson’s Collision Centers (JHCC) from Carousel Capital. Carousel Capital and JHCC management will continue as minority […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Joe Hudson's Collision Center, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Private Equity, Tennessee, Texas, TSG Consumer Partners, Virginia

Boyd Group Adds Collision Repair Centers in Florida and Manitoba

August 2, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the July 31, opening of a collision repair center in Destin, Fla. Located in the Panhandle of Florida, Destin is the principal city on Florida’s Emerald Coast, with approximately 4.5 million visitors annually. “This new location fills a void between our Fort Walton Beach and Panama City Beach repair centers,” […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Canada, Florida, Manitoba, Openings

GEICO Files RICO Lawsuit Alleging Auto Glass Fraud in Florida

June 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Following similar lawsuits in Arizona, auto insurer takes its zero tolerance approach to alleged auto glass fraud to Florida. Following several lawsuits in Arizona, GEICO announced it has filed another federal lawsuit on June 6 in Florida alleging an auto glass repair shop submitted fraudulent glass repair bills. GEICO seeks to recover damages under Civil […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Florida, GEICO, Insurance Fraud, Lawsuits

USAA Expands in Texas and Florida

April 16, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

USAA has opened two new buildings in North Texas and Florida including a new, 150,000 square-foot office building opened in Plano, Texas adjacent to its existing location in Legacy Corporate Center, and a new 240,000 square-foot building in Tampa, Fla. adjacent to its existing location in Crosstown. This growth is part of USAA’s strategy to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Florida, Openings, Texas, USAA

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 5
  • Next Page »

Connect

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Interview Sponsors

Login

Remember Me
Subscribe | Lost your Password?

Tags

AAA AASP/NJ Acquisitions Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Agreements Signed AkzoNobel Australia Auto Care Association Automotive Service Association Autonomous Vehicles Awards Axalta Coating Systems BASF Board of Directors Boyd Group California Canada CARSTAR CCC Certification Collision Repair Education Foundation Copart Donations Earnings Enterprise Rent-A-Car Fix Auto Canada General Motors I-CAR legislation Mitchell International National Auto Body Council Network Affiliations Non-OEM Parts OEM Parts OEM Repair Procedures Openings People PPG Industries Regulations Scholarships Service King Collision Repair Centers Texas United Kingdom Women's Industry Network Workforce Development

Recent Articles

  • January 21 CIECA Webinar Features Sean Carey December 10, 2019
  • Noblr Auto Insurance Launches in Ohio December 10, 2019
  • Mercedes-Benz and Bosch Pilot Automated Ride-Hailing Service in San Jose December 10, 2019
  • CARSTAR Celebrates Raising $4 Million for Cystic Fibrosis Research December 10, 2019
  • Collision Industry Foundation January 16 Gala Features Grant Recipients December 10, 2019
  • Classic Collision Acquires 7 Collision Repair Centers in Florida December 9, 2019
  • Florida Auto Glass Legislation Scheduled for Hearing Tomorrow December 9, 2019

CollisionWeek Membership

  • Login
  • Lost Password
  • Membership Details
  • Register
  • Sponsors
  • Subscription Information
  • Terms of Use for CollisionWeek

More Information

About CollisionWeek
Contact Us
Privacy Policy
Event Calendar
Take the Collision Repair Business Conditions Survey

Copyright 1999-2019 - QuanDec Corporation - All Rights Reserved · Log in