ABRA opens 40th franchise location

May 2, 2012

May 2, 2012—ABRA Auto Body & Glass on Tuesday opened a franchise collision repair location in Clarksville, Tenn., near Nashville.

The 21,000-square-foot franchise location will be independently owned by the Wyatt-Johnson Automotive Group, a GMC dealer based in Tennessee.

“We are extremely proud to welcome Wyatt-Johnson to our group of ABRA franchisees. Their dealer presence and reputation in the Clarksville market fit perfectly with our mission to be the best auto body and glass company in America,” said Mark Wahlin, vice president of franchise development for ABRA, based in Brooklyn Center, Minn.

ABRA’s new facility is the company’s 40th franchise shop location overall.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for ABRA and is in line with our national growth plans to open both franchise and corporate-owned centers,” said Duane Rouse, president and CEO of ABRA.

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