Collision Repair

CARSTAR ranked largest MSO in US, Canada

Sept. 18, 2014

In its annual ranking, The Romans Group has named CARSTAR the largest MSO in the US and Canada with more than 400 locations.

ABRN Wire Reports

The Romans Group LLC has published their rankings of the largest collision repair Multi-Store Operators in North America, and CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts came out on top. With over 440 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, CARSTAR is now ranked as the No. 1 largest MSO.

CARSTAR recently announced that its second quarter closed with the some of the industry’s highest same-store sales and it is looking ahead to record revenue for 2014. CARSTAR finished the quarter with same stores sales up 12.5 percent over the previous quarter, and is on track to deliver more than $650 million in revenue for the year, a record for the company. In 2013, CARSTAR added more than 40 new stores to the network.

“On behalf of CARSTAR store owners throughout the United States and Canada, we are honored by this distinction,” said CARSTAR CEO David Byers. “The last 25 years of growth have been tremendous, and we look forward to continued expansion while bringing our customers the best possible service in the collision repair industry.”

The Romans Group LLC, founded in 1996, is based in Chicago, Illinois, and serves clients in North America and Europe. The firm provides experience-based consulting to assist management in achieving business goals and objectives by providing pragmatic, collaborative, results-oriented solutions.

About CARSTAR
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts is North America’s largest Multi-Shop Operator Network of independently owned collision repair facilities with more than 440 locations in 31 states and 10 Canadian provinces. CARSTAR delivers national scale, consistently high-quality vehicle repairs, repeatable outcomes and the industry’s highest customer satisfaction ratings; all repairs are backed by a national warranty and service guarantee. For more information visit www.carstar.com. CARSTAR is actively seeking new franchisees. Interested parties should contact Scott Robertson, Vice President of Development at [email protected] or 888.505.6815.

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