Consolidator Report

Consolidator Report

Consolidator news from the week of Jan. 24.

Crash Champions Grows Florida Presence with Tampa Acquisition

Crash Champions has grown its presence in Florida with the acquisition of Salemi’s Body Shop in Tampa, Fla.

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Crash Champions Enters New Hampshire Market

Crash Champions has entered the New Hampshire market through the acquisition of Gate City Collision Centers.

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ProColor Collision Adds New Location in San Francisco

Formerly Royalty Auto Collision Center, ProColor Collision South San Francisco is owned by Cesar and Carlos Dominguez with over 40 years of experience.

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Crash Champions Acquires Collision Center in Colorado Springs

This acquisition brings the company’s number of locations in the Centennial State to nine.

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ABRA Fort Collins Opens in Colorado

ABRA Auto Body Repair of America announced its expansion in Colorado with the opening of ABRA Fort Collins.

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Driven Brands Collision Holds Multi-Brand EDGE Meeting

More than 100 locations from the CARSTAR and Abra networks were represented at the event, including franchise owners, managers, repair professionals, vendors and corporate team members.

The Driven Brands proprietary EDGE Performance Group (EPG), originally founded by CARSTAR, is now encompassing additional brands from the Driven Brands family as the organization grows. The inaugural Driven Brands EPG meeting was held recently at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center in Denver.

More than 100 locations from the CARSTAR and Abra networks were represented at the event, including franchise owners, managers, repair professionals, vendors and corporate team members.

Hunter Engineering Participates in West Africa Automotive Show

Hunter was among the more than 150 exhibitors taking part in the show at Landmark Centre in Lagos, Nigeria, May 16-18.

BendPak Completes East Coast Expansion

New building nearly doubles size of Alabama logistics and distribution center.

Driven Brands to Kick Off Third Shine Season Summer Fundraiser

Driven Brands collision companies CARSTAR U.S., CARSTAR Canada, Fix Auto USA and Abra will kick off the summer fundraising initiative Shine Season on June 1, 2023.

NHTSA Proposes AEB Requirements for New Vehicles

The proposed rule is expected to dramatically reduce crashes associated with pedestrians and rear-end crashes. 

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CIECA Announces Speakers for 2023 CONNEX Conference

This year’s theme is “Connected Car, Connected Industry”, and the event will be emceed by industry veteran Bill Garoutte.

Hyundai Announces EV Battery Manufacturing Joint Venture in U.S.

Hyundai Motor Group and LGES signed a memorandum of understanding to produce EV batteries in the U.S. and further accelerate Hyundai’s electrification efforts in North America.

Mitchell, Caliber Sign License Agreement

The agreement gives all current and future Caliber locations access to Mitchell Cloud Estimating, Integrated Repair Procedures, a PDR calculator and miScore.

SEMA Announces Board Election Results

Melanie White and Ted Wentz III elected to lead the association and serve the industry.