Auto Repair & Collision Shop, 40-Year Morris County NJ

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This is a 40-year-old auto repair and collision shop in Morris County, New Jersey doing $3.1M in annual revenue and throwing off $925k in owner cash flow. That is a 30 percent owner-earnings margin, which is strong for the trade and tells you the shop is either running a high-value collision mix, commanding pricing power in an affluent county, or both. The facility spans 8,500 square feet with a large parking lot and carries a 4.6-star Google rating, which matters because in the auto body business insurance referrals and repeat retail work follow reputation.

The combined mechanical repair plus collision model is a durable one. Mechanical repair produces steady, needs-based demand (people fix the cars they own), while collision work ties into insurance channels that pay reliably and are less price-sensitive. Being located in Morris County, one of the wealthier counties in the state, means a car park skewed toward higher-value vehicles and better ticket sizes.

What makes this notable for a buyer is the operational setup. The owner runs it semi-absentee with a full-time manager who is willing to stay. For an operator or a buyer building a platform, you are inheriting a management layer rather than buying yourself a full-time job, which is rare at this size and margin profile.