Keystone Locks-Up Johnstown Bumper

POMONA, Calif.--Keystone Automotive Industries Inc. has purchased Johnstown Bumper, located in Windber, Pa. Terms of transaction were not disclosed.

“This acquisition allows us to provide service in the central and southern portions of Pennsylvania,” said Charles J. Hogarty, Keystone’s president and chief executive officer. “This is in line with our objective of building a nationwide distribution network for aftermarket collision replacement parts,” he added.

“We are very encouraged by recent developments whereby two large automobile insurers have returned to using aftermarket parts with an emphasis on quality and customer satisfaction,” said Hogarty. “We stand by our long-held belief that competition fostered by quality aftermarket parts provides significant benefits to consumers through lower repair costs and lower insurance premiums.”

Keystone distributes its products throughout the U.S. primarily to collision repair shops through its 118 warehouses, of which 21 serve as regional hubs. Its product lines consist of automotive body parts, bumpers, auto glass and remanufactured alloy wheels, as well as paint and other materials used in repairing a damaged vehicle. These products comprise more than 19,000 stock keeping units (SKUs) that are sold to more than 25,000 repair shops throughout the nation.