Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:PAG) and Premier Truck Group (PTG), its wholly-owned commercial vehicle subsidiary, have completed the acquisition of Kansas City Freightliner (KCFL), a retailer of medium and heavy-duty commercial trucks. The KCFL acquisition is expected to generate $450 million in annualized revenue, building further scale within Premier Truck Group. The acquisition adds five […]
Certified Collision Group Adds 52 Collision Repair Centers to its Network in 14 States
The Certified Collision Group (CCG), the OE Certifications and KPI-focused solutions provider, announced today its biggest quarter in company history adding 52 independent collision repair center locations to its network in the first quarter of 2021. “As we have collectively navigated through the challenges of the past 12 months, our model of supporting and amplifying […]
IAA Announces New Location in Kansas City
IAA, Inc. (NYSE:IAA) announced a new branch location in the growing Kansas City market. The Kansas City East location will be the second branch in the area and will help accommodate increased customer capacity needs. “The new location more than doubles our current footprint in the Kansas City area, providing much-needed capacity in this rapidly […]
Crash Champions Acquires Nine Collision Repair Centers in Midwest
Crash Champions, LLC announced the acquisition of nine collision repair shops in several separate transactions in Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Wisconsin. In the Cleveland, Ohio market, Crash Champions completed the acquisition of three Excalibur Collision repair shops, located in Streetsboro, Chagrin Falls, and South Euclid and comprising 34,200-sq. ft. total for conventional insurance work. […]
Crash Champions Announces Four Collision Repair Center Acquisitions
Firm now has 50 locations in Central U.S. and California. Crash Champions, LLC announced the acquisition of French Davis Collision, Inc. in Missouri, Arnold’s Auto Body, Inc. in Iowa, Fred Rieser Auto Body, Inc. in Ohio, and Open 7 Days Auto Body, Inc. in California, strengthening its existing market presence in the greater Columbus (OH), […]
Crash Champions Acquires Three Collision Repair Centers in Kansas City Market
The multiple shop operator now has five locations in Missouri. Crash Champions announced today the acquisition of Precision Collision Centers in the Kansas City metro area. Precision Collision’s three locations in Platte City, Pleasant Valley and Gladstone, will all immediately transition operations to Crash Champions. Precision Collision was founded by Chris Jones in 2004 and […]
Crash Champions Acquires Two Collision Repair Centers in Missouri
Marks entry into fifth state. Crash Champions announced today its entry into Missouri with the acquisition of two collision repair centers. The acquisition includes Dodson Williams Automotive’s two locations at 502 W. Walnut and 2916 W. Republic in Springfield, Mo. that have been actives in the community for four decades. “Crash Champions has been looking […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Missouri
CARSTAR announced the addition of CARSTAR Porter’s Kearney Body Shop, an 8,000 sq. ft. facility located at 104 W. Main Street, in Kearney, Mo,. to its network of independently owned collision repair facilities, Owner Aaron Porter grew up in the collision repair industry, much like his father, who opened his own facility in 1982. Purchasing […]
Dealer Tire Acquires Dent Wizard
Dent Wizard to continue to operate independently under leadership of CEO Mike Black. Dealer Tire, LLC, the replacement tire distribution company for automotive dealerships, announced it will acquire Dent Wizard, the provider of automotive reconditioning services and vehicle protection products. The combination of the two companies will create a leading aftersales dealer services platform in […]
Refinish Distributors Alliance Adds New Member in Missouri
The Refinish Distributors Alliance (RDA) has added a new member Auto Color & Equipment in Independence, Mo. Auto Color & Equipment has been serving collision repair centers in the Kansas City area since 1983. They are a family owned business committed to their customers. Auto Color & Equipment are one of the only Axalta Coating […]