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.