Driven Brands Taps Former MillerCoors Exec to Head Paint & Collision Division
Driven Brands, parent company of CARSTAR and Maaco, announced that Chris Kozina, group president, will take the helm of its Paint & Collision Division.
Ford Adding Electrified F-150, Mustang, Transit by 2020 in Major EV Push
The moves are part of a $4.5 billion investment in electrified vehicles by 2020, plans that are part of the company’s expansion to become an “auto and a mobility company,” including leading in electrified and autonomous vehicles and providing new mobility solutions.
Business Management: Electronic Avenue
A lot of body shops are still ordering parts via the phone or fax, but electronic parts procurement is slowly but surely gaining ground.
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Acquires USA Collision Centers
Sixty days after MSO’s initial entry into Ohio, ABRA expands its presence in the state and increases its portfolio to 243 repair centers in 19 states.
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Acquires Shop in Knoxville, Tenn.
Acquisition of Knoxville Collision Center increases total number of stores to 194 in 17 states.
Boyd Group to Acquire Six-Store Collision Operation Based in Denver
$4.4 Million Deal for Pearl Auto Body will double Boyd’s number of Denver market locations to 12.
House Committee on Financial Services Holds Insurance Hearing
The House Committee on Financial Services recently held a hearing titled, “U.S. Insurance Sector: International Competitiveness and Jobs.” Witnesses included The Honorable Michael McRaith, director of the newly created Federal Insurance Office (FIO), and The Honorable Kevin McCarty, insurance commissioner for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, speaking on behalf of the National Association of Insurance
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Opens 123rd Facility
New Macon, Ga., facility represents 7th new repair center opening in past 30 days.
ABRA Acquires Five-Store Bradshaw Collision Repair Operation
Minnesota-based consolidator increases footprint in Tennessee and boosts total shop count to 122 in 12 states.
ALLDATA and CARSTAR Franchise Systems Inc. Enter Into Strategic Agreement
More than 400 CARSTAR auto body repair facilities will use ALLDATA Collision S3500 as their preferred provider of OE collision repair information.