This week's 3-minute, auto industry news report features an update on the recent increase of mergers and acquisitions. Also, please email FenderBender at news@fenderbender.com to let us know what type of news you'd like to hear more of in future podcast episodes.

Classic Collision, an Atlanta-based MSO, announced late last week that it had acquired H&M Auto Body in Miami. 

CARSTAR recently added a pair of new locations to the fold, with the addition of locations in San Francisco and suburban Chicago.

In this podcast episode, John Waters, a Phoenix-area business coach who aids body shops, breaks down his 90-day plan for helping businesses rebound from the COVID-19 crisis.

Patrick Gray, the owner of Sunn West City's Auto Body in Arizona, a shop with a 98.6 CSI score, explains the importance of in-house training these days, due to factors like changes to materials being used.

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.