Consolidator Report

Consolidator Report

MSO and consolidator news from the week of Nov. 16.

Classic Collision Enters Southern California Market

Classic Collision, LLC, has expanded into the West Coast with the acquisition of all seven Pride Auto Body locations in Southern California.

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Caliber Announces Executive Leadership Changes

Mark Sanders, Caliber’s current president and chief operating officer, will succeed longtime CEO Steve Grimshaw effective Jan. 1, 2021.

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Wesco Group Acquires Cook’s Automotive PBE Business

Wesco Group, a leading paint, body and equipment distributor in the western U.S. and Canada, has announced that it has acquired Cook’s Automotive PBE business.

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Fix Auto USA Enters Oklahoma Market

Fix Auto USA announced it has entered its 13th state, Oklahoma, with the addition of Fix Auto Jenks in Tulsa.

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Classic Collision Acquires Regional MSO in Georgia

Classic Collision has acquired all six Elite Auto Collision locations in the Georgia market.

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Crash Champions Announces Four New Acquisitions

Leading collision repair MSO adds shops in the Midwest and California to its growing national footprint.

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Service King Donates Car to Arizona Woman Through NABC Recycled Rides Program

Service King Collision has donated a refurbished 2016 Kia Rio to a needy Phoenix, Ariz., resident through the NABC Recycled Rides program.

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CARSTAR Westside Collision Opens in Lancaster, Calif.

Sarkis Zhamkochian, owner of CARSTAR Westside Collision, has been involved in the insurance side of the collision repair industry for over 20 years.

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CARSTAR Awards $15,000 in Scholarships Through CREF

The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) announced that CARSTAR has collaborated with them to award 15 collision repair students with $1,000 scholarships to help support their education.

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Crash Champions Acquires Family Motors Auto Body in Bakersfield, Calif.

Crash Champions now operates more than 50 repair centers across Southern California and more than 630 locations across 37 states.

Crash Champions has announced the acquisition of Family Motors Auto Body in Bakersfield, Calif. The collision repair center is located at 6860 District Blvd. in Bakersfield and transferred operations to Crash Champions effective April 12.

“We are thrilled to expand our team to the Bakersfield community,” said Matt Ebert, founder and CEO of Crash Champions. “This is another strategic acquisition that will enhance our service across the region for customers and business partners. We’re proud to welcome the Family Motors Auto Body team to Crash Champions.”

Crash Champions Appoints Industry Veteran to Board of Directors

Barrett Callaghan brings two decades of industry experience to Crash Champions from Shift Technology and CCC Intelligent Solutions.

Marine Corps Veteran Joins Maaco Family

Quincy Land, owner of the newly opened Maaco in O’Fallon, has 20 years of dedicated service as a gunnery sergeant in the Marine Corps.

Joe Hudson’s Announces Acquisition of Six New Locations

Joe Hudson’s Collision Center has acquired five Precision Hail and Collision locations across Texas and Patton Brothers Body and Frame in Athens, Ga.

Crash Champions Acquires Fender Mender Collision in Encinitas, Calif.

Crash Champions now operates a network of more than 100 locations across the state of California.

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