North Carolina, United States – Driven Brands Holdings has acquired Auto Glass Fitters, intensifying the company’s East Coast presence in auto glass services and adding to its mobile capabilities.
Now part of Driven Brands, Auto Glass Fitters will have access to robust shared service capabilities like data analytics, direct-to-consumer marketing, procurement, and commercial customer relationship management including the Company’s insurance and fleet relationships.
Auto Glass Fitters has been in business for more than a decade and through its commitment to professional and efficient repairs, covering over 35 states through a combination of service locations and mobile units.
“I’m deeply grateful for all the support our Auto Glass Fitters family has provided to the many communities we serve and for helping grow the business to become what it is today. I am humbled to see how much we have accomplished,” said Auto Glass Fitters founder, Richard Rutta. “I’m excited to see what our amazing team can achieve with the resources and capabilities that Driven Brands will bring to the business.”
“Auto Glass Fitters has been on an incredible growth trajectory growing sales 25% year-over-year with over 100% growth in glass calibration and we’re thrilled to add another phenomenal team to our growing Driven Glass family,” said Michael Macaluso, group president of Paint, Collision, and Glass. “Glass continues to be one of our focus areas of growth given its highly compelling economics including sales, 4-Wall EBITDA margins, and cash-on-cash returns.”Driven Brands now serves customers across over 150 locations and over 600 mobile units across 41 states.