Bloomberg: CCC Information Services Might Be on Selling Block for $3 Billion
The private-equity firms that own CCC Information Services are exploring a possible sale of the company, according to a recent Bloomberg report.
FinishMaster Acquires D’Angelo & Sons, Inc.
Acquisition of 11-location paint jobber significantly expands FinishMaster’s footprint in the state of California and in two major metropolitan markets in Las Vegas and Phoenix.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Supports Open, No-Cost Data Platform for Claims Repair Industry
“Everyone benefits from an open and level playing field when industry service providers and product suppliers are able to innovate by using industry-generated data,” said Mike Hawkins, vice president of business development for Enterprise.
Gerber Collision & Glass Opens Repair Locations in Arizona
The three collision repair centers in the Phoenix area previously operated as Brighton Collision Center and began serving the community in 2005.
Axalta Coating Systems to Acquire Business of Ellis Paint Company
Ellis Paint Company is a prominent manufacturer of industrial and automotive refinish paint in North America.
Carubba Collision Continues Central New York Expansion
The acquisition of the former Scavo’s Body Shop in Oneonta, N.Y., gives Carubba Collision nine locations with 12 production facilities throughout Central New York.
GM to Start Autonomous Vehicle Manufacturing and Testing in Michigan
Testing is already underway on GM’s Technical Center campus in Warren, Mich., and with the passage of the SAVE Act legislation will now expand to public roads on the facility’s outskirts.
Executive Interview: Michael Macaluso, President, CARSTAR North America
A conversation with Michael Macaluso, president of CARSTAR North America, on consolidation in the collision industry and strategies CARSTAR is undertaking to take on some of the industry’s challenges.
Robert W. Mallon Inc. Acquired by Colours
Together with Mallon Auto Paint locations in Warrenton, Pa., and Pennsauken, N.J., Colours now operates 32 locations, providing automotive refinish paints and supplies as well as comprehensive training and certification.
Profit Center: Bulletproof Dreams
James Cuffe has dreams of one day seeing hundreds of body shops installing his armoring kits for civilian vehicles.
