The Caliber-ABRA merger focuses attention on the large MSO growth. With more than three weeks left in 2018, ABRA, Boyd, Caliber and Service King have already grown their total number of locations at both a higher unit and percentage growth rate compared to last year. With ABRA’s announcement on December 4 that its latest acquisitions […]
Big 4 Collision Repair MSO Locations Near 1800 in North America
ABRA, Boyd, Caliber and Service King continue to grow their total number of locations though annual unit growth and percentage growth has slowed somewhat since high in 2014. While the rate of acquisitions and new collision repair facility openings by the four large multiple collision repair shop operators (MSOs) in North America has slowed somewhat […]
Big 4 Collision Repair MSO Locations Approach 1500 in North America
ABRA, Boyd, Caliber and Service King continue growth in new locations during 2015. Unit growth slows in 2016. While the rate of acquisitions and new collision repair facility openings by the four large multiple collision repair shop operators (MSOs) in North America has slowed somewhat so far in 2016 compared to previous years, the Big […]
A Profile of the Evolving Collision Repair Marketplace
By Vincent J. Romans and Mary Jane Kurowski, The Romans Group Part 1 of our annual series by Vincent Romans and Mary Jane Kurowski examines the largest shop groups in the industry, their growing market share, and an analysis of the numbers. Today’s collision repair industry continues to be influenced and impacted by the convergence […]