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title: "CARSTAR Named To Franchise Times “Fast And Serious” List Of Top 40 Franchise Operations"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/867fe51e-dbe8-4978-a28d-84aa9202d82b
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210204_carstar_named_to_franchise_times_fast_and_serious_list_of_top_40_franchise_.html
category: "Collision"
industry: "Automotive"
segment: "Collision"
topics: ["Operations"]
published: 2021-02-04T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:29:15.332Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1450101499163-c8848c66ca85?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# CARSTAR Named To Franchise Times “Fast And Serious” List Of Top 40 Franchise Operations

**TL;DR:** CARSTAR was ranked 25th on the Franchise Times 'Fast and Serious' list, recognizing its strong performance and unit growth during the pandemic. CARSTAR remains the top collision repair company in North America with excellent customer service and high-quality auto body repairs.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-02-04. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210204_carstar_named_to_franchise_times_fast_and_serious_list_of_top_40_franchise_.html).*

## Story

CARSTAR navigated the COVID-19 pandemic as an “essential business” and was able to continue its strong performance, positive sales growth and consistent unit growth during the challenging year. CARSTAR remains the top collision repair company for the overall automotive category, and leads the industry in North American with excellent customer service and the highest-quality auto body repairs. The ranking on the Franchise Times “Fast and Serious” list helps demonstrate how CARSTAR is an ideal partner for collision repair facility owners interested in strategic resources, operations management, insurance relationships and procurement support.

“It’s an honor to be recognized again for our consistent performance and strategic operations, particularly through this unique year,” said Dean Fisher, president of the Collision Group for Driven Brands, which includes CARSTAR. “We, collectively with our franchise partners, have worked very hard to re-shape our business, focus on our core competencies and continue to deliver profitable growth across our system. We look forward to continuing this trend in 2021.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Automotive (sector)
- franchise ranking (topic)
- Franchise Times (publication)
- unit growth (topic)
- Driven Brands (company)
- CARSTAR (company)
- collision repair (topic)
- pandemic performance (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210204_carstar_named_to_franchise_times_fast_and_serious_list_of_top_40_franchise_.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/867fe51e-dbe8-4978-a28d-84aa9202d82b).