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CARSTAR Adds Eight New Stores to Network

MSO announces first two stores in California and adds to network in Michigan, Georgia, Texas and Washington.

Since the start of 2012, CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts has added eight independent collision centers to North America’s largest multi-store operator (MSO) network. It now has some 400 stores in the U.S. and Canada.
 
 The new CARSTAR stores include:

• CARSTAR Grove Collision Center in Lemon Grove, Calif., owned by Michael French
• Crown Coachworks CARSTAR Auto Body in Los Angeles, Calif., owned by Jacob Dunkel  
• Tyler’s CARSTAR Collision Center in Niles, Mich., owned by Scott and Chris Tyler
• Preferred Collision CARSTAR in Macon, Ga., owned by Walter Lee
• Memorial CARSTAR Collision in Houston, Texas, owned by Elias Michalopoulos
• CARSTAR Magic Auto Solutions in Redmond, Wash., owned by Gabriela Amaral
• CARSTAR Bothell Auto Rebuild in Bothell, Wash., owned by Kevin Parsons
• CARSTAR 911 Auto Centers, San Antonio, Texas, owned by Martin Gutierrez, Jr.
 
"We’re extremely pleased to welcome these new members to the CARSTAR MSO network," said David Byers, chief executive officer of CARSTAR. "They all run great businesses and have strong histories of quality customer service. We’re looking forward to building their business together, helping local car owners get back on the road with fast, reliable collision repairs and giving back to the community at the same time."


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