Out-of-state firms violated regulations prohibiting the waiving of insurance deductibles. Montana Insurance Commissioner Troy Downing fined four out-of-state vehicle dent repair companies for illegally waiving or offering to waive insurance deductibles. Montana law prohibits this practice because of concerns that dent repair companies overcharge insurance companies to recoup the loss of paying the deductible − […]
SCRS Announces KECO Donation to Collision Repair Schools in Montana and Illinois
During its April 2022 Open Board Meeting, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) announced a collaboration with KECO Body Repair Products to gift a tool and training package to one collision industry educational institution per quarter. Schools are nominated by SCRS Affiliate Associations. The affiliates were encouraged to nominate schools in their market that […]
Crash Champions Acquires Collision Repair Center in Montana
Crash Champions, LLC announced today the addition of Collision Pro to its growing Montana footprint. Collision Pro has two locations in Helena, at 420 Dorothy Street and 700 River Rock Drive, and the acquisition gives Crash Champions eight collision repair centers across the Big Sky state. This transaction follows Crash Champions’ earlier acquisitions of American […]
Team PRP Adds Four Auto Recyclers to Its Transportation Network
Team PRP announced that four current members will soon incorporate their parts into the Denver Hub of its transportation network. “These facilities have long been part of the Team PRP family, and we’re excited to make their inventory available to other members of the network.” said Jarret Hann, executive director of Team PRP. “Each of […]
Crash Champions Acquires Collision Repair Center in Billings, Montana
Crash Champions, LLC announced today that it has grown its presence in Montana through the acquisition of American Auto Body, a single shop located at 650 S. 20th St. W. in Billings, Mont. This transaction follows the Company’s entry into Big Sky Country through the acquisition of Raisin, a five-location shop with properties extending from […]
Crash Champions Acquiring 12 Collision Repair Centers by Year End
Announces completion of three acquisitions in Montana, Colorado, and Washington State with New Mexico transaction imminent. Crash Champions, LLC announced today a trio acquisitions across Montana and Colorado while solidifying its growing footprint in the Pacific Northwest with another acquisition in the Spokane metro-area. These transactions were followed by an announcement that Crash has entered […]
ABRA Adds Four Collision Repair Centers to its Network
Adds new centers in Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota and Montana. ABRA Auto Body Repair of America announced the addition of four new collision repair shops to its network. The new facilities include: ABRA Woodstock in Woodstock, Ga., ABRA Billings in Billings, Mont., ABRA Duluth in Duluth, Minn. and ABRA North Liberty in North Liberty, Iowa. 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 […]
Big Sky Collision Network Adds Collision Center in Manhattan, Montana
The Big Sky Collision Network (BSCN) announced the acquisition of its fourth location. The addition of EZ Auto Body of Manhattan, Mont. adds to its existing three locations, Big Sky Collision Center of Billings, A&D Auto Body of Bozeman, and Crash Repair of Livingston. President, Matthew McDonnell, said, “We are so excited to add another […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Partners with Montana Association to Improve State’s Only School Training Program
The Collision Repair Education announced a partnership with the Montana Collision Repair Association (MCRA) to support the state’s lone collision repair training program. Montana State University – Billings in the only school providing pre-employment training in the state. Through the partnership, the MCRA and the Education Foundation will raise funds to provide the school and […]