ABRA Auto Body & Glass Forms E-Business Alliance With CarStation.com
8 February 2000
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Forms E-Business Alliance With CarStation.com
MINNEAPOLIS--Feb. 8, 2000--ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based damaged vehicle repair company, announced an alliance with CarStation.com, the e-commerce hub for the automotive service industry for Internet-based purchasing and customer service solutions.ABRA will be able to locate, order, track and receive parts through CarStation's network of suppliers. Additionally, ABRA's insurance partners and retail customers will be able to schedule repairs, track the status of in-process vehicles and communicate electronically with ABRA repair centers throughout the repair process.
"We believe that e-commerce is an essential resource for our business from this point forward," stated Rollie Benjamin, President and CEO of ABRA. "We are committed to offering the most up-to-date service available to our retail and business-to-business customers. The CarStation e-commerce hub allows ABRA to leverage the Internet to exchange information and trade with our customers and suppliers, providing both time and cost saving to all involved."
Founded in 1998, CarStation provides e-commerce solutions that reduce the time and cost of vehicle repairs through its e-commerce hub at www.carstation.com. CarStation's suite of services and applications enable repair professionals, suppliers, insurers and consumers to efficiently buy and sell automotive parts and supplies and communicate business information electronically through a central, open and cost-effective suite of Internet applications.
"ABRA Auto Body & Glass always has been on the leading edge of investing in technology to deliver state-of-the-art service to improve the claims process," CarStation Chairman and CEO Dr. Ronald Goldsberry said. "We are excited to be jointly offering new e-commerce services with an industry leader like ABRA."
About ABRA Auto Body & Glass
ABRA Auto Body & Glass is a national damaged vehicle repair company, specializing in collision repair, paintless dent removal, and auto glass repair and replacement. Started with one repair center in 1984, they have grown to sixty-nine facilities in twelve states. Their plans for accelerated growth over the next several years include acquiring existing repair centers and building new locations.
About CarStation.com
Founded in 1998, San Francisco-based CarStation.com provides e-commerce solutions to the automotive service industry. CarStation operates a collision repair e-commerce hub at www.carstation.com. The company's suite of services and applications enable repair professionals, suppliers, insurers and consumers to transact, communicate and manage the entire automotive repair process via the Internet. CarStation's investors and business partners include Goldman Sachs, Insight Capital Research and Management Inc., Weiss Peck and Greer, LLP, New Enterprise Associates and Marsh & McLennan Risk Capital Holdings, Ltd.