CollisionWeek

Your source for the latest collision repair industry news, statistics and trend analysis.

  • News
  • Research
  • Feature
  • Subscribe
You are here: Home / Archives for National Auto Body Council

Pinnacle Financial Partners Named 2026 NABC MVP Award Winner

October 7, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The National Auto Body Council (NABC) named Pinnacle Financial Partners and Teresa Beans, who handles client services for the council on the bank’s behalf, the 2026 recipients of its new MVP Award, the NABC announced Oct. 6. The award was presented this summer during an NABC Recycled Rides presentation in Memphis, Tenn. The MVP Award […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, National Auto Body Council, Pinnacle Financial Partners

Changing and Saving Lives Foundation Names Wolf Chairman, Thring Treasurer

September 29, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Tom Wolf and Sabrina Thring will lead the Changing and Saving Lives Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of the National Auto Body Council (NABC), as chairman and treasurer following the retirements of Don Porter and John Winchell from those posts, the NABC announced Sept. 28. Both take on the foundation roles in addition to the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Trustees, Changing and Saving Lives Foundation, National Auto Body Council, People

NABC and IIHS Train Nearly 140 First Responders on Late-Model Vehicle Extrication

September 24, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Nearly 140 first responders from 30 rescue units across the Southeast trained Sept. 17 at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) facility in Ruckersville, Va., learning to free crash victims from late-model vehicles through the National Auto Body Council (NABC) First Responder Emergency Extrication (F.R.E.E.) program. Allstate, Farmers, GEICO and Liberty Mutual donated the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: First Responder Emergency Extrication, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, National Auto Body Council

NABC and IIHS Train More Than 75 First Responders on Modern Vehicle Extrication

May 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

More than 75 first responders from more than a dozen rescue units across five states gathered at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) facility in Ruckersville, Va., on Wednesday for a hands-on course in cutting victims out of late-model vehicles, part of the National Auto Body Council First Responder Emergency Extrication (F.R.E.E.) program. The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: First Responder Emergency Extrication, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, National Auto Body Council

Allstate Named 2025 NABC President’s Award Winner

April 13, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Auto Body Council (NABC) presented Allstate with its 2025 President’s Award during the NABC Lone Star Changing and Saving Lives Golf Fundraiser, presented by Enterprise, on April 7 in Dallas, Texas. The President’s Award recognizes the NABC member company that supports the organization’s mission through the donation of time and resources. Allstate was […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Allstate, Awards, National Auto Body Council

NABC Launches Keys for Change Vehicle Donation Program to Support Recycled Rides, F.R.E.E. Programs

March 11, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Auto Body Council (NABC) has launched a vehicle donation program through its Changing and Saving Lives Foundation that will allow consumers and automotive businesses to donate unwanted vehicles, with proceeds funding the organization’s Recycled Rides and First Responder Emergency Extrication (F.R.E.E.) programs. The Keys for Change program gives collision repair facilities, auto recyclers, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Changing and Saving Lives Foundation, National Auto Body Council

NABC Opens Registration for April 7 Dallas Golf Fundraiser

March 3, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Auto Body Council will hold its NABC Lone Star Changing and Saving Lives Golf Fundraiser on April 7 at Bear Creek Golf Club’s West Course in Dallas, Texas with registration now open for the four-person scramble event presented by Enterprise. The tournament is part of the NABC’s annual series of golf fundraisers that […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Changing and Saving Lives Foundation, Golf Outing, National Auto Body Council

NABC Announces Palm Springs Golf Tournament Winners, Sets Dallas Event for April

January 30, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Auto Body Council announced winners of its sold-out Palm Springs golf fundraiser held Jan. 20 at Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Springs, Calif. More than 150 players and sponsors attended the tournament, which featured a Recycled Rides vehicle presentation to three local families before the competition. Casey Steffen, Justin Geminden, Jim Hacker […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Changing and Saving Lives Foundation, Fundraiser, Golf Outing, National Auto Body Council

Changing and Saving Lives Foundation Adds Two Board Members

January 7, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Changing and Saving Lives Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of the National Auto Body Council (NABC), elected two new board members at its Dec. 12 annual meeting after expanding the board from three to five members. John Winchell, in-house CPA for Midway Auto Inc. in Kansas City, Mo., was elected treasurer. Winchell also serves […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Trustees, Changing and Saving Lives Foundation, National Auto Body Council, People

NABC Names First Dual Winners of Changing and Saving Lives Award

November 12, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Auto Body Council (NABC) presented its 2025 Changing and Saving Lives Award to two recipients for the first time in the program’s history, honoring John Hamdan and Anne Kolea of Dynasty Auto Body in New Jersey and Bob Waldron of CARSTAR Waldron’s in Massachusetts. The council announced the winners Nov. 4 at the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, National Auto Body Council

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 19
  • Next Page »

Interview Sponsors

IBIS Publisher Partner

Login

Remember Me
Subscribe | Lost your Password?

Tags

AAA AASP/NJ Acquisitions Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Agreements Signed AkzoNobel Annual Conference ASE Auto Care Association Auto Insurance Automotive Service Association Autonomous Vehicles Awards Axalta Coating Systems Board of Directors Boyd Group California Canada Career and Technical Education CARSTAR CCC Collision Repair Education Foundation Coronavirus Crash Champions Donations Earnings Electric Vehicles Florida I-CAR Lawsuits legislation LKQ Corporation National Auto Body Council Network Affiliations New Jersey New Vehicle Sales Non-OEM Parts Openings People Regulations Right to Repair Scholarships Texas United Kingdom Workforce Development

Recent Articles

  • Progressive Reports Personal Auto Policies in Force Up 7.4% in September Compared to 2025 October 14, 2026
  • Crash Champions Opens Repair Center in Spring Hill, Florida October 14, 2026
  • Fix Auto USA Franchisee Efrain Perez Opens Third Location in South Salt Lake, Utah October 14, 2026
  • Surventis to Supply Glasurit Coatings for Lola T70S Limited-Production Run October 14, 2026
  • November 2 MSO Symposium Panels Feature Consolidator CEOs and Allstate, CCC and RB Global Executives October 13, 2026
  • Consumer Sentiment Slips 3.7% to Five-Month Low in Preliminary October Reading October 13, 2026
  • CCC Reportedly in Advanced Sale Talks With GTCR, Elliott October 13, 2026

CollisionWeek Membership

  • Login
  • Lost Password
  • Membership Details
  • Register
  • Sponsors
  • Subscription Information
  • Terms of Use for CollisionWeek

More Information

About CollisionWeek
Contact Us
Privacy Policy
Event Calendar
Take the Collision Repair Business Conditions Survey

Copyright 1999-2025 - QuanDec Corporation - All Rights Reserved ยท Log in