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Crash Champions Acquires 12 Collision Repair Centers in Florida

December 15, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions, LLC announced the closing of five acquisitions across Florida, adding 12 new collision repair centers to the company’s footprint in the state. With these acquisitions, Crash now operates 27 Florida shops. The company first entered Florida’s key growth market earlier this year. The new acquisitions include: Basset Group in Clearwater (2), Sunrise (1), […]

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Classic Collision Acquires Collision Repair Center in Cocoa, Florida

December 10, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Classic Collision, LLC, announced the acquisition of Therber Collision Center in Cocoa, Fla. Therber Collision has served the Cocoa community well since 2006. Mike Therber and his team have specialized in providing a wide range of auto body products and services. “Fran and I are excited in this new chapter and would like to thank […]

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

Crash Champions Acquires Collision Repair Center in Northern Florida

November 9, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions, LLC announced today it has acquired Florida-based Sunbeam Autobody, consisting of two Jacksonville, Fla. locations – a 56,000 square foot facility at 5200 Sunbeam Road and a 15,000 square foot facility at 7135 Atlantic Boulevard. With the addition of Sunbeam, Crash now has 15 locations across the state of Florida. “Sunbeam represents a […]

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Crash Champions Acquires Collision Repair Center in Fort Myers, Florida

October 26, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions, LLC announced it has acquired Annie’s Collision Center, a family-owned auto body shop located at 2293 Bruner Ln, Fort Myers, Fla. The addition of Annie’s will serve as Crash’s 13th location in the state and marks the Company’s second location in Southwest Florida, along with Sarasota. “Annie’s represents a key addition to our […]

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Crash Champions Acquires Collision Repair Center in Southern Florida

October 19, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions, LLC announced today it has acquired Auto Tech & Body, a collision repair center located at 429 N. Dixie Highway in Pompano Beach, Fla. The addition of Auto Tech will serve as Crash’s 11th location in the state and represents the company’s first expansion in Florida after initially entering the market earlier this […]

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Fenix Parts Acquires University Auto Recyclers

October 12, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fenix Parts announced it closed the acquisition of University Auto Recyclers in Pensacola, Fla,  a full-service automotive recycling facility servicing the Florida panhandle, along with Alabama and Mississippi. This acquisition represents Fenix Parts’ third location in Florida and is a key addition to its Southeast supply chain and distribution network. Bill Stevens, CEO of Fenix […]

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Classic Collision Acquires Collision Repair Center in New Florida Market

August 17, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Classic Collision, LLC announced the acquisition of Classi Auto Body in the Daytona Beach, Fla. area. Classic Collision now operates a total of 103 repair centers in Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Oregon, South Carolina, and Washington. Family-owned Classi Auto Body specializes in high-end vehicles repair services and has served the Daytona Beach area for […]

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National Oak Distributors Acquires PBE Jobbers Warehouse

August 11, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Prairie Capital Advisors, Inc. announced its client PBE Jobbers Warehouse, Inc. has been acquired by National Oak Distributors, Inc. Prairie acted as exclusive financial advisor in this transaction to PBE Jobbers and its shareholders and was led by Tim Witt and Anthony Dolan of Prairie. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1976 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, National Oak Distributors, Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin

Argo AI and Ford to Launch Self-Driving Vehicles on Lyft Network in Miami by End of Year

July 21, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Plans to expand autonomous ride hailing to Austin, Texas in 2022. Argo AI, Lyft and Ford Motor Company are working together to commercialize autonomous ride hailing at scale. The unique collaboration brings together all of the parts necessary to create a viable autonomous ride hailing service, including the self-driving technology, vehicle fleet and transportation network […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Argo AI, Autonomous Vehicles, Florida, Ford Motor Company, Lyft, Ride-Hailing, Texas

Florida Governor Vetoes No-Fault Auto Insurance Repeal

July 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed legislation that would have ended Florida’s system of no-fault auto insurance, saying the bill (SB 54) would result in “unintended consequences.” Critics of the legislation argued the bill would push up rates for many drivers. “While the PIP system has flaws and Florida law regarding bad faith is deficient […]

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