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title: "CarStar Drives Up Canadian Total"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/59e9e754-6657-43ed-bcf7-13ddf3176b76
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/carstar-drives-up-canadian-total
author: "Global Franchise Team"
category: "Collision"
industry: "Automotive"
segment: "Collision"
published: 2018-04-23T14:47:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:58.602Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1551836022-deb4988cc6c0?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# CarStar Drives Up Canadian Total

**TL;DR:** CarStar, an automotive collision repair franchisor, has opened six new outlets in Canada after opening 24 in the U.S. in 2018. The company's president, Michael Macaluso, attributes the growth to its strong North American footprint and benefits for franchisees.

*By Global Franchise Team, originally published in Global Franchise on 2018-04-23. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/carstar-drives-up-canadian-total).*

## Story

After opening 24 new outlets in the U.S. during 2018, Automotive collision repair franchisor CarStar has opened six in Canada. Franchisees north of the border are Vince Pollesel in Sudbury, Ont., Paul Cross in Bancroft, Ont., Dany Leclerc in Sherbrooke, Que., Mike Allen in Sackville, N.B., Jeff Condie in Kingston, Ont., and Arnold Dixon in Gananoque, Ont.

Michael Macaluso, president of CarStar said, “We continue to see growth as franchisees join our network to build their businesses. These owners benefit from our strong North American footprint, insurance relationships, purchasing volume, standard operating procedures and training programs. Rather than selling out their businesses to a consolidator, they can retain ownership for future generations and drive their profitability and performance at the same time.”

## Entities

- unit expansion (topic)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- Automotive (sector)
- franchise investment (topic)
- James Fell (person)
- CARSTAR (company)

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Originally reported by Global Franchise Team, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/carstar-drives-up-canadian-total). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/59e9e754-6657-43ed-bcf7-13ddf3176b76).