January 2026 · Boyd Group (Gerber Collision & Glass) acquires Joe Hudson's Collision Center

A $1.3 billion collision deal: 258 shops in one move

By Clay Whitaker, Auto Shop Acquisitions

Fast facts

Buyer:: Boyd Group (Gerber Collision & Glass)
Target:: Joe Hudson's Collision Center
Date:: January 2026
Locations:: 258 (target); ~1,273 (buyer)
Price:: Roughly $1.3 billion
Source:: Boyd Group

Boyd Group Services, which runs Gerber Collision & Glass in the US, acquired Joe Hudson's Collision Center for roughly $1.3 billion (about 258 Southeast collision shops), bringing its US footprint near 1,273 locations, second only to Caliber.

Collision is its own consolidation story: the work is largely insurance-funded, which makes the revenue unusually defensive and attractive to acquirers.

Why Joe Hudson's Collision Center was a target

→A dense, well-run Southeast operator in a region where Gerber was under-indexed: instant regional scale that's nearly impossible to build greenfield.
→Established insurance direct-repair-program (DRP) relationships and a proven management team came with the deal.
→Insurance-funded collision volume is recession-resilient, underwriting a premium price (~9x EBITDA post-synergies).

What it means for owners

Whatever makes your revenue durable (insurance relationships, fleet contracts, recurring service) is what buyers pay a premium for. The durability of your book matters as much as its size.

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