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title: "Southern California Automotive Entrepreneur John Banh Honored with Fix Auto USA’s Rookie of the Year Award"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/7ba7e1db-948f-4da4-a756-b1ebadb0703b
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20231013_southern_california_automotive_entrepreneur_john_banh_honored_with___fix_au.html
category: "Collision"
industry: "Automotive"
segment: "Collision"
published: 2023-10-13T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T17:38:48.587Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1551836022-deb4988cc6c0?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Southern California Automotive Entrepreneur John Banh Honored with Fix Auto USA’s Rookie of the Year Award

**TL;DR:** John Banh, a Southern California automotive entrepreneur, has been honored with Fix Auto USA's Rookie of the Year Award for 2023. He has grown his operations significantly since 2021, opening three more stores and actively participating in Fix Auto USA's culture and opportunities.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-10-13. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20231013_southern_california_automotive_entrepreneur_john_banh_honored_with___fix_au.html).*

## Story

The Rookie of the Year award is given in recognition to a new Fix Auto USA franchisee as it gets “up and running” with Fix Auto USA. To qualify for the award, a franchisee must be in their first five years with Fix Auto USA, has completed Fix Auto USA immersion and enthusiastically embrace the Fix Auto USA culture with active participation.

Fix Auto USA’s Rookie of the Year recipient – John Banh – has grown his operations tremendously since 2021, opening three more stores. In the past two years, he has taken advantage of every learning, coaching and advancement opportunity available.

“We are very honored to receive this award,” said John Banh. “We are excited to be a part of the Fix Auto USA family, as they provide us with the support we need and help us see opportunities to continue to grow. We share this award with all our employees who make this achievement possible.”

The awards were presented at a gala event where Abra, CARSTAR and Fix Auto USA franchise partners gathered to celebrate the inaugural Driven Brands U.S. collision repair joint conference, along with Driven Brands team members, vendors, and industry leaders The Evolution 2023 conference ran Thursday, September 28, through Saturday, September 30, at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Fla. The 2023 Driven Brands U.S collision conference featured two days of education, thought provoking discussions, and networking opportunities capped off with a charity golf event.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Automotive (sector)
- franchisee growth (topic)
- Driven Brands (company)
- CARSTAR (company)
- automotive industry (topic)
- Fix Auto USA (company)
- Abra (company)
- rookie of the year award (topic)
- Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center (location)
- collision repair conference (topic)
- John Banh (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20231013_southern_california_automotive_entrepreneur_john_banh_honored_with___fix_au.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7ba7e1db-948f-4da4-a756-b1ebadb0703b).