A 2017 Profile of the Evolving North American Collision Repair Marketplace, the 13th annual white paper by the Romans Group reveals how the four industry pillars have helped strengthen and grow the industry.

The report analyzes the growth of the industry in North America, MSOs and the impact of consolidation. 

With over 300 repair centers across the U.S., customers and insurance partners can expect to see the PRO Model and the enhanced PRO Vehicle Repair Process introduced immediately. By the end of 2018, all Service Kings will operate under the PRO model. 

The Boyd Group announced the Oct. 27 acquisition of a multi-store operation in Tennessee, consisting of nine collision repair centers located in the Nashville region. The centers will initially be co-branded as Gerber-Auto Art and will transition to Gerber Collision & Glass over the next few months.