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Consolidation news from the week of June 20.

BodyShop Business Staff Writers
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Caliber Collision Reaches 1,500 Centers

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The newest center in Greenville, S.C., marks 1,500 centers nationwide.

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CARSTAR Apple Valley Collision Center Opens in Apple Valley, Minn.

Owner Mike Bighley, who has been in the collision repair industry for over 17 years, now has three CARSTAR stores.

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Colors on Parade Enters North Louisiana Market

Chris and Tessa Hall purchased the Shreveport-Bossier City Metro Area of Colors on Parade to develop the designated marketing area with paint, dent and wheel repair franchise units.

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Crash Champions Expands in California

Crash Champions has acquired all 17 of Mike’s Auto Body locations in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

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Driven Brands’ Collision Buzz Podcast Hits 1-Year Mark

Driven Brands has been releasing monthly podcasts to its network of owners on topics ranging from operations, staffing, MSO growth, labor segmentation and community engagement.

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Guess the Car and Win $50!

Give us your answer for this month’s Guess the Car and you might win $50!

Jason Stahl
By Jason Stahl
Jason Stahl has 30 years of experience as an editor, and has been editor of BodyShop Business for the past 18 years. He currently is a gold pin member of the Collision Industry Conference. Jason, who hails from Cleveland, Ohio, earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from John Carroll University and started his career in journalism at a weekly newspaper, doing everything from delivering newspapers to selling advertising space to writing articles.
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Perhaps last month's Guess the Car got you singing, "New York, New York," by Frank Sinatra, or "New York State of Mind" by Billy Joel. If it didn't, you may have had a hard time guessing what the guy was talking about when he was pining for the Big Apple after moving to New Jersey. A coworker who bought an old gold early 1980s Chrysler New Yorker inspired us to create last month's brain bender, the answer to which, of course, was New Yorker = (Chrysler) New Yorker. Congrats, Greg Babiarz, estimator at Blondin Brothers Auto Body in Williston, Vt., on your win!

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Lawson Products Acquires S&S Automotive

Like Lawson’s Kent Automotive business, S&S Automotive is an industry-leading distributor in the automotive dealership market.

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Crash Champions Expands to Great Falls, Montana

Crash Champions has announced the successful acquisition of Mitchells’ Crash Repair, Flawless Auto Body and 3 Way Auto Body.

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Car ADAS Solutions Announces New Licensee in California

Car ADAS Solutions has announced ADAS Vision as a new licensee in Imperial, Calif.

By Jason Stahl
GM Customer Care and Aftersales Celebrates National Skilled Trades Day

General Motors CCA celebrates the more than 43,500 skilled auto technicians across its dealerships as well as the more than 1,100 students currently on the path to joining the industry through its various programs.

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Fix Network World Apprenticeship Program Celebrates First Graduate

The Fix Network Apprenticeship Program is the first automotive glass apprenticeship in the U.S., and Duran is the first graduate.

By Jason Stahl
Car ADAS Solutions Announces New Licensee in Michigan

Car ADAS Solutions has welcomed Lakestate Calibrations as a new licensee in Gaylord, Mich.

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CIF Offers Assistance After Recent Devastating Storms

The Collision Industry Foundation is here to assist collision repair professionals who have suffered a significant loss.

By Jason Stahl
ALI Announces Lifting Points Guide Now Available in Digital and Print

Easily find OEM-recommended lifting points to properly lift cars, trucks and SUVs.

By Jason Stahl