MITCHCO Collision Repair announces it acquired Rice’s Body Shop in Titusville, Fla., its fourth location this year in Brevard County. Rice’s Body Shop opened in 1974. Billy Rice JR and his family have a long history in the collision repair industry. MITCHCO Collision Repair has locations in Merritt Island, Melbourne, Indian Harbour Beach and Titusville.
Justice Department Settles with Florida Towing Company for Illegally Selling or Scrapping Servicemembers’ Vehicles
The Justice Department announced it reached an agreement with ASAP Towing & Storage Company in Jacksonville, Fla, to resolve allegations that ASAP violated a federal law, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), by auctioning off or otherwise disposing of cars owned by protected servicemembers without first obtaining court orders. Under the agreement, ASAP must pay […]
Classic Collision Acquires Two Collision Repair Centers in South Florida
New location is 12th in South Florida and 39th overall. Classic Collision, LLC, the Atlanta, Ga.-based multi-shop operator, announced its third acquisition since July 10th. The MSO has acquired two Fender Mender Auto Body locations in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The new locations are Classic Collision’s 12th South Florida locations and it now operates 39 centers […]
Copart Opens New Location in Jacksonville, Florida
Copart Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT), announced it opened its new 56-acre Jacksonville North location in Florida. This is Copart’s 14th location in the state. “We are excited about our new location in Jacksonville, which serves our growing business with additional space to store vehicles for our customers,” said Copart President Jeff Liaw. The Copart Jacksonville location’s […]
Classic Collision Acquires Collision Repair Center in South Florida
Now operates 37 centers in Southeast U.S. Classic Collision, LLC, an Atlanta based multi-site repair operator, announced its second 2nd acquisition within the past 3 weeks. The company is acquiring Imperio Auto Body & Collision Center in Miami, Fla., the MSO’s 10th South Florida location and 37th center in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and South Carolina. […]
Classic Collision Acquires Collision Repair Center in Miami
The new location is the multiple shop operator’s ninth in South Florida and 36th overall. Classic Collision, LLC., the Atlanta, Ga.-based multiple collision repair facility operator, announced that is has acquired a new facility in Miami, Fla. H&M Auto Body has served the Miami Dade and Coral Gables communities for more than 25 years. The […]
IAA Expands Branches in Alabama, Florida, Montana and New York State
IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA), a leading global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, today announced branch capacity expansions across four key markets in Miami, Fla., Long Island, N.Y., Birmingham Ala. and Missoula, Mont. These expansions increase storage inventory by more than fifty percent total acres across the four branches. “These expansions provide much-needed capacity […]
MITCHCO Collision Repair Acquires New Location in Florida
MITCHCO Collision Repair, a Florida based MSO, announces it acquired Oliver’s Auto Body in Melbourne, Fla. The business was formed in 1985 by Oliver Mertens, and his brother Thomas took the reins in 2013. Dave Mitchell, President and CEO of MITCHCO said, “We are happy to have had the opportunity to acquire such a quality […]
Classic Collision Acquires Collision Repair Center in South Florida
MSO now operates 35 locations. Classic Collision Inc., the Atlanta-based automotive collision repair company, announced that it has acquired Palm Collision Center in its South Florida region. This acquisition adds to Classic Collision’s presence in South Florida after the purchase of Carolina Auto Body in December 2019, now giving Classic eight South Florida locations. Palm […]
IBIS USA April 2 Meeting Will Be Held as On-Line Webinar
As a result of the coronavirus, the organizers of IBIS USA announced the event, originally planned to be held in Jacksonville, Fla. on April 1-2 will now be held as a webinar on April 2 instead. According to the organizers, this will ensure a good degree of continuity as we deliver much of the planned […]