CARSTAR expands in St. Louis with addition of Stock Auto Body

Jan. 1, 2020
Stock Auto Body CARSTAR is the newest member of the CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts family.
Stock Auto Body CARSTAR is the newest member of the CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts family, joining North America’s largest MSO network in suburban St. Louis. Stock Auto Body CARSTAR, owned by Kent M. Eberhart with Suzanne Eberhart, Office Manager, and located at 505 S. 6th Street, Wood River, IL  62095 in suburban St. Louis, joins the CARSTAR family to offer the highest-quality collision repair in the St. Louis region.  Eberhart has been in the auto body repair business since 1980 and opened Stock Auto Body in 1987. In the past he has been known for his outstanding paint work and featured in multiple additions of Hot Rod Magazine. In 1998, Stock Auto Body had the privilege of painting a 1963 corvette that the St. Louis Cardinals gifted to Mark McGuire. Stock Auto Body’s production manager, Bruce Bonebrake, has his own television show on the DIY network called Weekend Mechanic from 2003-2009. “We joined CARSTAR to help us gain future sustainability in this changing collision industry for our customers, our employees and ourselves,” said Eberhart. Stock Auto Body CARSTAR will offer an array of services and products for collision repair, including the latest in repair technology, rental vehicles, national warranties on repairs and turnkey service for customers.  As part of CARSTAR’s commitment to customer service, Stock Auto Body CARSTAR will take care of the entire process of repairing the vehicle for the vehicle owner, from getting the vehicle towed to the facility to coordinating with the insurance company to restoring it to pre-accident condition. “We congratulate Kent and Suzanne Eberhart on joining the CARSTAR family and their commitment to operational excellence,” said David Byers, CEO of CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts. “We are thrilled to expand our collision repair family’s presence in the St. Louis region with this top-notch collision repair center.”About CARSTAR CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts is North America’s largest Multi-Shop Operator Network of independently owned collision repair facilities with more than 410 locations in 32 states and 10 Canadian provinces. CARSTAR delivers national scale, consistently high-quality vehicle repairs, repeatable outcomes and the industry’s highest customer satisfaction ratings; all repairs are backed by a national warranty and service guarantee.  For more information visit www.carstar.com.  CARSTAR is actively seeking new franchisees.  Interested parties should contact Scott Robertson, Vice President of Development at [email protected] or 913-948-5014.

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