An auto body specialist is a skilled professional who repairs and restores vehicles that have been damaged due to collisions or other accidents. They are trained to work on various parts of the vehicle such as the body panels, frame, paint, and other mechanical components.

The “Big Five” (Caliber, Gerber, Crash Champions, Classic Collision and Joe Hudson's), the seven private equity (PE)-backed accelerators and dozens of independent MSOs and dealers continued to acquire and develop hundreds and hundreds of shops — more than 550 in total!