The Carolinas Collision Association will hold its 2026 Speed to Succeed fundraiser Oct. 17 at Trackhouse Motorplex in Mooresville, N.C., with sponsor registration opening Aug. 1. The go-kart racing event is the funding source for CCA’s Tool Grant Program, which has awarded $48,000 to 24 entry-level technicians in North and South Carolina since the program […]
Southeast Collision Conference Details Education Program
April 23-24 conference will be held in Concord, N.C. The Carolinas Collision Association and the Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association have finalized the education program for the fifth annual Southeast Collision Conference, scheduled for April 23-24 at the Embassy Suites Charlotte Concord in Concord, N.C. The 2026 program splits Collision P.R.E.P. seminars into two tracks […]
Carolinas Collision Association Accepting Applications for $2,000 Student Tool Grants Through February 28
The Carolinas Collision Association (CCA) has opened registration for its 2026 Tool Grant Program, which provides $2,000 grants to collision repair students in North and South Carolina. Applications will be accepted through Feb. 28, with recipients to be announced April 1. The program awarded eight students $2,000 each in 2025. “The Tool Grant Program reflects […]
SCRS and Carolinas Collision Association Create Integrated Membership Structure
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and the Carolinas Collision Association (CCA) have established an integrated membership model that will provide CCA members with automatic SCRS membership beginning this month. Under the arrangement, existing and new CCA members will receive membership in both organizations without requiring separate enrollments. “This collaboration is about unity and […]
Southeast Collision Conference Seeks Education Presenters for 2026 Event
The Southeast Collision Conference (SCC) is seeking speaker proposals for its annual conference scheduled for April 23-24 at the Embassy Suites Charlotte Concord in Concord, N.C. The Carolinas Collision Association (CCA) and the Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) will host the fifth annual Southeast Collision Conference, which alternates locations between the two regions each […]
Carolinas Collision Association Awards $16,000 in Tool Grants to Eight Students
The Carolinas Collision Association presented $2,000 tool grants to eight automotive collision repair students at the Southeast Collision Conference, continuing a program that began several years ago. The recipients, selected by the CCA Trade School Committee, include four students from North Carolina and four from South Carolina. Each received funding to purchase tools needed for […]
Carolinas Collision Association Donates Student Uniforms to Lexington Technology Center Through Collision Repair Education Foundation
Future collision repair technicians receive professional uniforms. The 28 students enrolled in the auto collision repair program at the Lexington Technology Center (Lexington, SC) can now hold their heads high as they proudly sport official technician shirts, sponsored by the Carolinas Collision Association (CCA), in collaboration with the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF). In addition […]
Southeast Collision Conference Scheduled for May 16-18 in North Carolina
The Carolinas Collision Association (CCA) and the Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) announced the 3rd annual Southeast Collision Conference (SCC) on May 16-18, 2024 at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, N.C. As with last year, SCC will have national-level contributors taking part in the events. The Conference is intended to move annually between […]
Carolinas Collision Association Partners with WMABA for April 2023 Southeast Collision Conference
The Carolinas Collision Association (CCA) and the Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) announced a partnership to host the 2nd annual Southeast Collision Conference (SCC) on April 14 and 15, at the Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Va. north of Richmond. “Our associations teaming up together isn’t just a one plus one; it’s an opportunity […]
Inaugural Southeast Collision Conference February 3-5 in South Carolina
The Carolinas Collision Association, in partnership with the Tennessee, and Gulf States Collision Associations, will hold the first Southeast Collision Conference in Richburg, S.C., at the Gateway Conference Center. The conference is a two-day event that starts on Thursday, February 3rd, at 8:00 a.m. and goes through Saturday, February 5th. Attendees will enjoy workshops that […]