The Florida-based MSO has acquired Oliver's Auto Body.

Classic Collision has acquired another body shop in the south Florida area.

This week's 4-minute, auto industry news report features information on Driven Brands' big acquisition of Fix Auto USA, and what it could mean for the industry as a whole.

According to the managing director of Focus Advisors, CARSTAR is now positioned as the primary home for operators that want to remain independent in an era of much consolidation.

The owner of the Fix Auto trademark and design released a statement saying it was alarmed and disappointed to read that Driven Brands had acquired Fix Auto USA.

The merger is believed to make the newly combined company the fifth-largest independent MSO in the country.

Precision Collision Center recently acquired KCI Collision Center in Platte City, Mo.

Tom Carpenter, owner of three Auto Body Collision & Glass locations, is selling the business after 30 years to Chicago-based Crash Champions.

The Cleveland-based tire and automotive parts distributor has agreed to buy Dent Wizard.