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Robust Technology Platform Drives CARSTAR Success

Collin Welsh, Senior Director of National Franchise Development, Driven Brands Canada In today's work of contactless customer service, remote learning, virtual estimating and centralized performance tracking, there is one consistent requirement – a robust technology platform. Without that strong foundation, it is challenging to meet the evolving demands of today’s…
CARSTAR News
août 2, 2021
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CARSTAR Kanata Myers Opens in the Ottawa Region

Shawn Jamieson, vice president of collision operations, Myers Automotive Group CARSTAR Kanata Myers Opens in the Ottawa Region CARSTAR, North America’s largest premier network of independently owned and operated collision repair facilities is proud to announce the opening of CARSTAR Kanata Myers, at 901-2500 Palladium Drive, Kanata, Ontario, K2V 1E7.…
CARSTAR News
mai 4, 2021
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How Do I Find Good Technicians?

How Do I Find Good Technicians? In a world where consumers can influence a company’s success based on how share-worthy their experience is, it is crucial that owners employ top talent, as together, they are the ones who make the repair experience for a customer. Unfortunately, collision repairers across North…
CARSTAR News
mars 20, 2021
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Why OEM Certifications Matter for Collision Repairers

Why OEM Certifications Matter for Collision Repairers Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) repair guidelines have moved to the forefront of the industry in recent years. A variety of reasons have affected OEM repair guidelines in industry discussion. For instance, prominent lawsuits, new legislation, OE manufacturer concerns in protecting their brand and…
CARSTAR News
mars 14, 2021
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Why is Customer Service Important for Your Business?

Why is Customer Service Important for Your Business? Customer service has always been an important component of the collision repair experience for insurance carriers. However now, this metric has even more weight than ever before. The collision repair industry has historically carried a negative association, with the assumption that repair…
CARSTAR News
mars 9, 2021
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CARSTAR Spruce Grove Opens in Alberta

CARSTAR, North America’s largest premier network of independently owned and operated collision repair facilities is proud to announce the opening of CARSTAR Spruce Grove located at 368 Saskatchewan Avenue, Spruce Grove, Alberta, T7X 0G6. Owner of CARSTAR Spruce Grove, Alex Babrack, opened his first facility in 2016 alongside his brother…
CARSTAR News
février 24, 2021
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CARSTAR Mississauga North Opens in Ontario

CARSTAR Mississauga North Opens in Ontario CARSTAR, North America’s premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announces the opening of CARSTAR Mississauga North, located at 5340 Maingate Drive, Mississauga Ontario, L4W 1R8. The owner of CARSTAR Mississauga North is Munir Daya, who has been in the automotive industry for…
CARSTAR News
janvier 19, 2021
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CARSTAR Bolton Opens in Ontario

CARSTAR, North America’s premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announces the opening of CARSTAR Bolton, conveniently located at 159 Industrial Road, Bolton Ontario, L7E 1K5. Owner of CARSTAR Bolton, Ricky Tamber, has been in the collision repair industry for over 10 years. Purchasing a facility that was established…
CARSTAR News
janvier 8, 2021
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CARSTAR Aurora Opens in Ontario’s York Region

CARSTAR, North America’s premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announces the opening of CARSTAR Aurora, located at 226 Edward St, Unit 2A, Aurora, Ontario L4G 3S8. Owner of CARSTAR Aurora, Amir Seif, has over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry. Growing up with a passion for…
CARSTAR News
janvier 8, 2021
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CARSTAR Eglinton Opens in Scarborough, Ontario

CARSTAR Eglinton Opens in Scarborough, Ontario CARSTAR, North America’s premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announces the opening of CARSTAR Eglinton, conveniently located at 1975 Eglinton Avenue East, Scarborough, Ontario, M1L 2N1. This is the second CARSTAR location for owner Frank Blandizzi and the first location for his…
CARSTAR News
janvier 8, 2021
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CARSTAR Salutes Veteran in Its Franchise Partner Network This Remembrance Day

CARSTAR Salutes Veteran in Its Franchise Partner Network This Remembrance Day CARSTAR, North America’s premier network of independently-owned collision repair facilities, is saluting one of the many Veterans in its’ Canadian network this Remembrance Day. “Through the CARSTAR family, many of our franchise partners and corporate team members served their…
CARSTAR News
janvier 8, 2021
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CARSTAR Campbellton Opens in New Brunswick

CARSTAR Campbellton Opens in New Brunswick Hamilton, ON – June 30, 2020 – CARSTAR, North America’s premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announces the opening of CARSTAR Campbellton, conveniently located at 370 Dover Street, Campbellton New Brunswick, E3N 3M7. Owner of CARSTAR Campbellton, Mireille Bourgoin, has been in…
CARSTAR News
septembre 11, 2020
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CARSTAR Berthierville Opens in Berthierville, Quebec

CARSTAR Berthierville Opens in Berthierville, Quebec Hamilton, ON – June 24, 2020 – CARSTAR, North America’s largest premier network of independently owned and operated collision repair facilities is proud to announce the opening of CARSTAR Berthierville, located at 11 rue Notre-Dame, Berthierville Quebec, J0K 1A0. This is the second CARSTAR…
CARSTAR News
septembre 11, 2020
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CARSTAR Caledonia Opens in Ontario

CARSTAR Caledonia Opens in Ontario Hamilton, ON – April 14, 2020 – CARSTAR, North America’s premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announces the opening of CARSTAR Caledonia, conveniently located at 15 Greens Road, Caledonia Ontario, N3W 1X1. The owner of CARSTAR Caledonia, Joe Spano, has been in the…
CARSTAR News
septembre 11, 2020
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CARSTAR Etobicoke Central Opens in Ontario

CARSTAR Etobicoke Central Opens in Ontario Hamilton, ON – March 31, 2020 – CARSTAR, North America’s premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announces the opening of CARSTAR Etobicoke Central, conveniently located at 28 Jutland Road, Etobicoke Ontario, M8Z 2G9. This is the second CARSTAR location for brothers George…
CARSTAR News
septembre 11, 2020
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CARSTAR Abbotsford (Maximum) Opens in British Columbia

CARSTAR Abbotsford (Maximum) Opens in British Columbia Hamilton, ON – March 10, 2020 – CARSTAR, North America’s premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announces the opening of CARSTAR Abbotsford (Maximum), conveniently located at 2778 Emerson Street, Abbotsford, British Columbia, V2T 3J6. This is the second CARSTAR location for…
CARSTAR News
septembre 11, 2020
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Undisputed Collision and Glass Leader in Canada

Driven Brands, the world’s largest and most diverse automotive aftermarket business is beginning to lay the foundation of a complete collision and glass offering in Canada, which was proudly on display at CCIF. CARSTAR, Canada’s largest premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities joined directly with sister company, Uniban,…
Toby Cerqua
février 5, 2020
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Premier Collision Repair Leader Celebrates Banner Year

CARSTAR, North America’s largest premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, caps off a banner year to close out its 30th anniversary celebrations. CARSTAR owners experienced an average of 20 per cent sales growth across North America, which translates into over $1 billion in profitability. The CARSTAR family also…
Toby Cerqua
janvier 8, 2020
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CARSTAR Orillia Opens in Orillia, Ontario

CARSTAR, North America’s largest premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, is celebrating the opening of CARSTAR Orillia, located at 4252 Wainman Line, Orillia Ontario, L3V 6H2. Owner of CARSTAR Orillia, Rob Bromley, has been in the collision repair industry for over 25 years. Starting his career working on…
Toby Cerqua
janvier 7, 2020
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Supporting the Edmonton Food Bank this Holiday Season

Edmonton area CARSTAR locations in partnership with the Edmonton Insurance Association teamed up to donate over 3,740lbs of food and over $700 in cash to Edmonton’s Food Bank. This is the Edmonton Insurance Association’s (EIA) 29th year participating in raising food and fund donations for Edmonton’s Food Bank. CARSTAR joined…
Toby Cerqua
décembre 17, 2019
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CARSTAR Barrhaven Opens in the Ottawa Region

CARSTAR, North America’s largest premier network of independently owned and operated collision repair facilities is proud to announce the opening of CARSTAR Barrhaven, located at 550 Dealership Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2J 6H8. This is the third CARSTAR facility for the Myers Automotive Group who also owns 14 dealerships in the…
Toby Cerqua
décembre 11, 2019
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Over $4 Million Raised for Cystic Fibrosis

CARSTAR, North America’s leading provider of premier collision repairs, is celebrating a North American milestone of raising over $4 million for cystic fibrosis research, care and advocacy. “Our franchise family works tremendously hard to host events that raise valuable funds and awareness in their respective communities for cystic fibrosis,” says…
Toby Cerqua
décembre 5, 2019
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Impactful Fall EDGE Performance Group Meetings

CARSTAR, North America’s largest premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, celebrates a successful round of EDGE Performance Group meetings this fall. These biannual coast-to-coast meetings bring together each CARSTAR location within its respected zone to engage in financial focus groups and do a deep dive into best practices…
Toby Cerqua
novembre 20, 2019
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Juin est le mois CARSTAR brille

Juin est le mois CARSTAR brille! Chaque année en juin, les centres CARSTAR à travers l’Amérique du Nord célèbrent le mois CARSTAR brille! C’est une période que CARSTAR consacre à la collecte de fonds précieux et à la sensibilisation à sa cause caritative, la fibrose kystique (FK). Les centres organisent diverses activités…
Toby Cerqua
novembre 18, 2019
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Conseils de conduite d’été

Conseils de conduite d’été  Alors que les Canadiens chérissent les quelques mois de belle chaleur estivale, bon nombre à travers le pays se lancent dans un grand voyage sur les routes canadiennes pour profiter de vacances d’été. Si vous vous rendez au chalet, à la plage ou si vous souhaitez…
Toby Cerqua
novembre 18, 2019
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CARSTAR Honore les Contributions de ses Partenaires Franchisés de Partout à Travers L’Amérique Du Nord à sa Souscription pour lutter contre la Fibrose Kystique

Le mois CARSTAR brille annuel de juin s’achève avec de généreuses contributions pour la recherche, les soins et le soutien au Canada et aux États-Unis Lors de la conférence CARSTAR Accélération 2019 à Chicago, les centres CARSTAR de partout à travers les États-Unis et le Canada ont participé à leur marche de charité annuelle…
Toby Cerqua
novembre 18, 2019
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CARSTAR franchit une nouvelle étape avec le lancement de son 700e centre de réparation de carrosserie en Amérique du Nord

L'ouverture de CARSTAR Montrose en Californie démontre bien la croissance accélérée du réseau CARSTAR poursuit son expansion à travers l’Amérique du Nord et réalise aujourd'hui un exploit de taille en ouvrant son 700e centre, CARSTAR Montrose, situé au 2604, avenue Honolulu à Montrose en Californie. CARSTAR, le réseau de carrossiers à…
Toby Cerqua
novembre 18, 2019
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Lorsqu’un nouveau véhicule offre une technologie de pointe et des dispositifs de sécurité, il peut également nécessiter des réparations plus complexes et plus coûteuses après un accident

CARSTAR recommande d’effectuer des recherches sur la facilité de réparation du véhicule avant de l’acheter L’automne est l’une des saisons les plus occupées en matière d’achats de véhicules neufs. Beaucoup de nouveaux modèles sont lancés et les différentes options sont intéressantes. Les véhicules d’aujourd’hui sont équipés de plus de technologies…
Toby Cerqua
novembre 18, 2019
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CARSTAR Vaudreuil Opens in Vaudreuil Quebec

CARSTAR, North America’s largest premier network of independently owned and operated collision repair facilities is proud to announce the opening of CARSTAR Vaudreuil, located on highway 40 at 115 Joseph-Carrier, Vaudreuil, QC, J7V 5V5. The Magnan Group owns CARSTAR Vaudreuil. This team is lead by Patrice Magnan, who also owns…
Toby Cerqua
octobre 10, 2019
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CARSTAR Vaudreuil ouvre ses portes à Vaudreuil au Québec

CARSTAR, le plus important réseau de centres de réparation de carrosserie et de vitres d’auto, de propriétaires-exploitants indépendants, est fier d’annoncer l’ouverture de CARSTAR Vaudreuil, situé à un jet de pierre de l’autoroute Félix-Leclerc, soit au 115 rue Joseph-Carrier à Vaudreuil. Le groupe Magnan est propriétaire de CARSTAR Vaudreuil. Cette…
Toby Cerqua
octobre 1, 2019
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CARSTAR Don Golden’s Opens in Grand Prairie

CARSTAR, North America’s largest premier network of independently owned and operated collision repair facilities is proud to announce the opening of CARSTAR Don Golden’s, located at 12624 - 99 Street, Grande Prairie Alberta, T8V 4G9. Don Golden’s has been a part of the Grand Prairie community for over 35 years…
Toby Cerqua
septembre 18, 2019
CARSTAR Fort Saskatchewan (Exterior)Bienvenue à la famille

CARSTAR Fort Saskatchewan Opens in Alberta

CARSTAR, North America’s premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announces the opening of CARSTAR Fort Saskatchewan, conveniently located at 11512 - 88 Avenue, Forth Saskatchewan Alberta, Canada, T8L 0K1. This is the third CARSTAR location for owners Anton Wootliff and Ming Xu, but the first location for co-owner…
Toby Cerqua
septembre 10, 2019
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CARSTAR Gatineau Est ouvre ses portes à Gatineau au Québec

CARSTAR, le plus important réseau nord-américain de centres de réparation de carrosserie indépendants est fier d’annoncer l’ouverture de CARSTAR Gatineau Est, situé au 346, boulevard Greber à Gatineau au Québec. CARSTAR Gatineau Est est facilement accessible à l’intersection du boulevard Maloney Est et de l’autoroute 50. La famille Poirier, propriétaire…
Toby Cerqua
août 9, 2019
CARSTAR Longueuil Taschereau (Exterior)Bienvenue à la famille

Ouverture du centre CARSTAR Longueuil Taschereau; le deuxième centre CARSTAR à Longueuil au Québec

CARSTAR, le plus important réseau nord-américain de centres de réparation de carrosserie, est fier d’annoncer l’ouverture de CARSTAR Longueuil Taschereau, situé au 915 rue Verchères à  Longueuil au Québec. Stéphane Bernier et Marco Rodrigue sont les propriétaires de CARSTAR Longueuil Taschereau. Tous deux ont grandi avec des liens au sein…
Toby Cerqua
août 8, 2019
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CARSTAR Unique Saskatoon Opens in Saskatchewan

Hamilton, ON – July 31, 2019 – CARSTAR, North America’s premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announces the opening of CARSTAR Unique Saskatoon, conveniently located at 1935 Quebec Avenue, Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada, S7K 1W3. Owned by Dan and Nicolle Rawlyk, CARSTAR Unique Saskatoon is located in an auto…
Toby Cerqua
juillet 31, 2019
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CARSTAR Hope Launches in British Columbia

Hamilton, ON – July 30, 2019 – CARSTAR, North America’s premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announces the opening of CARSTAR Hope, conveniently located at 966 - 6th Avenue, Hope British Columbia, Canada, V0X 1L0. CARSTAR’s newest multi-store owner, Bill Davidson, who recently purchased CARSTAR Quality Assured –…
Toby Cerqua
juillet 30, 2019
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CARSTAR Cochrane Opens West of Calgary

Hamilton, ON – July 24, 2019 – CARSTAR, North America’s premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announces the opening of CARSTAR Cochrane, conveniently located at 6 River Heights Dr, Cochrane, AB T4C 2A4. Located just west of Calgary, is CARSTAR Cochrane, in one of the fastest growing communities…
Toby Cerqua
juillet 24, 2019
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CARSTAR Hochelaga Opens in Montreal, Quebec

Hamilton, ON – June 20, 2019 – CARSTAR, North America’s largest premier network of independently owned and operated collision repair facilities is proud to announce the opening of CARSTAR Hochelaga, located at 2425 Rue Desautels, Montreal Quebec, H1N 3B5. Maxime Waked, owner of CARSTAR Hochelaga, is a young franchise partner…
Toby Cerqua
juin 20, 2019
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CARSTAR Hochelaga ouvre ses portes à Montréal

CARSTAR, le plus important réseau de centres de carrosserie de haut de gamme en Amérique du Nord appartenant à des propriétaires exploitants indépendants, est fier d’annoncer l’ouverture du centre CARSTAR Hochelaga, situé au 2425, rue Desautels à Montréal au Québec. Maxime Waked, propriétaire de CARSTAR Hochelaga, est un jeune partenaire…
Toby Cerqua
juin 20, 2019
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CARSTAR Celebrates Employee Appreciation Month

Locations Across North America Award Technicians with a 3M™ File Belt Sander CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 13, 2019) – CARSTAR, North America’s largest premier network of independently owned and operated collision repair facilities, is surprising 30 of its collision repair technicians with a 3M™ File Belt Sander in celebration of employee…
Toby Cerqua
mai 13, 2019
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CARSTAR 2019 Conference in Chicago: Acceleration

As it celebrates its 30th anniversary, CARSTAR, North America’s largest premier network of independently owned and operated collision repair facilities, is planning a tremendous gathering for its North American franchise partners, vendors, insurance carriers and industry leaders in Chicago this summer. Continue Reading CARSTAR 2019 Conference in Chicago: Acceleration
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mars 12, 2019
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CARSTAR Cornforth Campbell North Opens in the Evergreen State

CARSTAR Cornforth Campbell North Opens in the Evergreen State CARSTAR, North America’s largest multi-store network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announced the opening of CARSTAR Cornforth Campbell North, located at 407 East Main Ave., Puyallup, WA 98372. CARSTAR Cornforth Campbell, Kurt Johnson’s first facility, has an over 80-year history in…
pstroot
mars 12, 2019
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CARSTAR Douglas Auto Body Opens in Pasadena

CARSTAR Douglas Auto Body Opens in Pasadena CARSTAR, North America’s largest premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announced the opening of CARSTAR Douglas Auto Body, located at 2453 E. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91107. Originally started in 1956 by their father, CARSTAR Douglas Auto Body’s owners Armen and…
pstroot
mars 12, 2019
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CARSTAR Introduces the Collision Repair Industry to San Francisco 49ers Foundation STEM Leadership Institute

CARSTAR, North America’s largest premier network of independently owned and operated collision repair facilities, introduced the collision repair industry to a group of remarkable seventh grade students part of the San Francisco 49ers Foundation’s STEM Leadership Institute, a six-year curriculum which works to prepare students with high academic potential for…
pstroot
mars 12, 2019
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CARSTAR Proprietary EDGE Performance Group Set To Drive Network Performance And Profitability In 2019

The CARSTAR proprietary EDGE Performance Group will continue to drive performance improvements across the CARSTAR network through national repair processes, performance standards, and focused training on delivering those standards. To provide hands-on training, CARSTAR hosts zone-aligned regional EDGE Performance Group (EPG) meetings to allow more CARSTAR franchise partners to participate…
pstroot
mars 12, 2019
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Continued West Coast Growth for CARSTAR

CARSTAR, North America’s leading provider of premier collision repairs, is experiencing rapid store growth across the West Coast. CARSTAR started off 2018 with one location in San Jose, and over the past year has grown to 22 facilities across Northern California. Which each location locally owned and operated, these collision…
pstroot
mars 1, 2019
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CARSTAR Russo’s Collision Opens with Plans to Continue Growth

CARSTAR Russo’s Collision Opens with Plans to Continue Growth CARSTAR, North America’s largest premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announced the opening of its 15th Pennsylvania location, CARSTAR Russo’s Collision, located at 18 Crozerville Road, Aston, PA 19014.Having grown up in a collision repair facility, CARSTAR Russo’s Collision owner…
pstroot
février 8, 2019
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Performance in CARSTAR Drives Corporate Growth

Performance in CARSTAR Drives Corporate Growth CARSTAR, North America’s leading premier network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announces company-wide leadership realignment and promotions as it plans for strategic growth. Following a record year of performance, CARSTAR has plans to accelerate its growth as it enters its 30th year of business.…
pstroot
février 8, 2019
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Exclusive Regional Operational Support

The strength of the CARSTAR system and a key differentiator from its competitors are the field operations support. Unique in their training and role responsibilities, area managers of operations and zone directors ensure facilities in their territory uphold the CARSTAR reputation in-store. CARSTAR seeks to hire operational support staff who…
pstroot
janvier 29, 2019
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Growth in the Right Way

Across North America, the industry’s consolidation rates have yet to slow. Knowing that the trend is continuing at this pace, insurers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) alike are finding a multitude of benefits in working with multi-store operators (MSOs), like CARSTAR. Providing benefits of scale, consistency and accountability, CARSTAR is…
pstroot
janvier 29, 2019
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CARSTAR Celebrates 30 Remarkable Years of Business

Collision repair leader enters milestone anniversary year with plans to celebrate throughout 2019 CARSTAR, North America’s leading provider of premier collision repairs, is celebrating its 30th year of business, with plans to only accelerate its rapid growth. Marking this momentous anniversary, CARSTAR has plans to honor this occasion with new initiatives…
pstroot
janvier 23, 2019
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CARSTAR Offers Insurance Outlook for 2019

While the landscape of the collision repair industry is expected to consistently grow this year, that growth is likely to come from shops who are able to expand their businesses and open new locations, improve their efficiency and build their insurance relationships.  That is the focus of the CARSTAR U.S. Insurance team…
pstroot
janvier 17, 2019