---
title: "CARSTAR Opens First Location In Charlotte, Driven Brands’ Headquarters"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/62bbc4f7-a9a1-4ecd-8542-69e432fff8ef
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210827_carstar_opens_first_location_in_charlotte_driven_brands_headquarters.html
category: "Collision"
industry: "Automotive"
segment: "Collision"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2021-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:26:48.123Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1507679799987-c73779587ccf?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
---

# CARSTAR Opens First Location In Charlotte, Driven Brands’ Headquarters

**TL;DR:** CARSTAR has opened its first location in Charlotte, North Carolina, which is also the headquarters of its parent company Driven Brands. The new location, CARSTAR Jerry Rhynes Collision Charlotte, is owned by Jerry Rhyne and offers expert collision repair and customer service.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-08-27. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210827_carstar_opens_first_location_in_charlotte_driven_brands_headquarters.html).*

## Story

To honor this milestone, CARSTAR held a grand opening celebration at the new, state-of-the-art CARSTAR location.

“We are extremely proud to open our first CARSTAR location in Driven Brands’ backyard, bringing expert collision repair and superior customer service to Charlotte-area drivers,” said Sabrina Thring, chief operating officer for collision, Driven Brands.

Jerry Rhyne, owner of the Rhyne Group, now has three locations – CARSTAR Jerry Rhynes Collision Charlotte, CARSTAR Jerry Rhynes Collision Pineville and CARSTAR Jerry Rhynes Collision Albemarle. Rhyne’s collision repair company has been serving North Carolina since 1975. CARSTAR Jerry Rhynes Collision Charlotte is a Spies Hecker Certified Shop with Axalta Coating Systems. They are also an I-CAR Gold and ASE certified collision center.

“CARSTAR has been a great partner for us,” said Jerry Rhyne, owner, CARSTAR Jerry Rhynes Collision Charlotte. “They have helped us connect with amazing companies like Axalta to create our paint program, they provide operational support to help us enhance our repair processes and they provide incredible savings through its scale – something I simply can’t get as an independent owner.”

The grand opening celebration hosted industry partners from the Charlotte area to enjoy lunch, tours of the facility as well as an opportunity to win raffle prizes. The No. 24 Axlata Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 was on-site with exclusive CARSTAR branding as well as the local Kiss 95.1 radio station, providing entertainment for the afternoon.

“Thank you to all our local partners, especially Axalta, who came out to support us,” continued Rhyne. “We are grateful to be serving the Charlotte community and proud to celebrate this milestone moment with our CARSTAR family.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- location expansion (topic)
- Automotive (sector)
- grand opening (topic)
- charlotte (location)
- Driven Brands (company)
- CARSTAR (company)
- collision repair (topic)
- Sabrina Thring (person)

---
Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210827_carstar_opens_first_location_in_charlotte_driven_brands_headquarters.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/62bbc4f7-a9a1-4ecd-8542-69e432fff8ef).