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title: "CARSTAR Trice Paint and Body Opens in Eatonton, Georgia"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1fc58ae1-0e0a-4539-beb7-ea594e8500ed
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220422_carstar_trice_paint_and_body_opens_in_eatonton_georgia.html
category: "Collision"
industry: "Automotive"
segment: "Collision"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2022-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:09:17.377Z
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# CARSTAR Trice Paint and Body Opens in Eatonton, Georgia

**TL;DR:** CARSTAR Trice Paint and Body has opened in Eatonton, Georgia, with owner Sergio Monzalvo highlighting the shop's reputation and talented team. The shop is one of four CARSTAR locations owned by Monzalvo and his business partner Mirko Alexander.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-04-22. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220422_carstar_trice_paint_and_body_opens_in_eatonton_georgia.html).*

## Story

Charlotte, NC - CARSTAR is proud to announce the opening of CARSTAR Trice Paint and Body located at 896B Oak Street, Eatonton, Georgia 31024.

Owner of CARSTAR Trice Paint and Body, Sergio Monzalvo, has been in the industry for over 20 years. His business partner, Mirko Alexander, has also been in the collision industry for years, having started as an estimator and working his way up to also owning his own business. After selling that company, Alexander moved into business with Monzalvo and they both have grown their operations together, now owning four CARSTAR locations.

“This body shop has been here for many years, building a reputation as a dependable repairer for the community,” says Sergio Monzalvo, owner, CARSTAR Trice Paint and Body. “Our talented team is deeply rooted in Eatonton with many of our employees born and raised in this community, so they put a great deal of care into their quality of work. We are excited to provide added support to this established team, ultimately helping us all deliver the highest level of service to Eatonton.”

CARSTAR Trice Paint and Body is about 5,000 square feet, with 10 employees. The facility is equipped with all the expert tools and resources needed to provide the highest level of collision repair quality for all makes and models. The team is also deeply committed to repair excellence and is working towards earning it’s I-CAR Gold certification, the industry’s highest role-relevant training achievement.

“Many owners in our collision repair family join us as a single-store owner and grow their operations once they’re in the network.” Dean Fisher, collision group president, Driven Brands. “We are excited to see Sergio and Mirko continue to expand their operations, bringing premier collision repair quality to new communities throughout Georgia.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- franchise growth (topic)
- location expansion (topic)
- Automotive (sector)
- Driven Brands (company)
- CARSTAR (company)
- collision repair (topic)
- Eatonton, Georgia (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220422_carstar_trice_paint_and_body_opens_in_eatonton_georgia.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1fc58ae1-0e0a-4539-beb7-ea594e8500ed).