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CARSTAR Adds Mann's CARSTAR Collision Center

24 April 2000

CARSTAR Adds Mann's CARSTAR Collision Center

The Collision Repair Chain Now Has 12 Locations in the Greater St. Louis Area

    OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 24 CARSTAR, the nation's
largest collision repair organization, announces that it has awarded a
franchise to Mann's Auto Body in Festus, Mo.  The repair center marks the
twelfth CARSTAR location in the greater St. Louis area.  The facility, which
has changed its name to Mann's CARSTAR Collision Center, is owned by Michael
Manns.
    "Mann's CARSTAR Collision Center is joining an outstanding group of
CARSTAR facilities in the St. Louis community," says Beryl F. Carlew,
executive vice president of CARSTAR.  "We look forward to our continued
success in capturing greater market share in the area.  Most importantly, we
are pleased to offer consumers and insurance representatives additional
high-quality CARSTAR centers to meet their collision repair needs."
    The new facility joins 11 CARSTAR locations in the greater St. Louis area
that include:  Car Craft CARSTAR, Charlie's CARSTAR Auto Body, Dempsey-Adams
CARSTAR, Gapsch's CARSTAR Collision Center, Hart CARSTAR Auto Body, Jungerman
CARSTAR, Kurt's CARSTAR Collision Center, Maze CARSTAR Auto Body, Maze Auto
Body CARSTAR West, Steve's CARSTAR Auto Body and Stivers Lincoln-Mercury
CARSTAR Collision Center.
    Founded in 1989, CARSTAR is the nation's largest collision repair
organization with 250 locations across North America.  The CARSTAR family of
franchises and company-owned facilities generates annual revenue in excess of
$300 million.  Their repair work is backed by the only nationwide warranty in
the industry and is further supported by an average customer-satisfaction
rating of 95 percent.  CARSTAR's headquarters are located in Overland Park,
Kan.

    CONTACT:  Leanne Revels of CARSTAR, Inc., 913-451-1294, or Tom Mentzer of
Barkley Evergreen & Partners, 816-512-9408, for CARSTAR, Inc.