11/24/2025 by I-CAR
As much heart as he puts into it, running his state-of-the-art Gold Class® shop doesn’t begin to use up John Melendez’s immense passion for collision repair. “Collision repair made me the person I am today,” he says. “I want to be an advocate for the industry. I want to show young people you can do very well for yourself in collision repair.” Forty years into a rewarding career – half of it spent running JDM Collision, currently a single shop in south suburban Chicago – Melendez wants to make a difference “that makes the industry better.”
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