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

May 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

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

16 Veterans Receive Vehicles Through NABC Recycled Rides Program in Texas

November 11, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Auto Body Council announced 16 refurbished vehicles will be donated to Dallas-area veterans on Veterans Day during a ceremony at Texas Collision Centers’ Plano location. The presentation brought together six insurance companies — GEICO, Allstate, Farmers, Travelers, Mercury Insurance and Liberty Mutual — which donated the vehicles. Texas Collision Centers performed the repairs. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Auto Body Council, Recycled Rides, Texas, Texas Collision Centers, Veterans

NABC Elects Three New Board Members

November 10, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Auto Body Council elected three new board members and re-elected four others during its annual meeting Nov. 7 at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Newly elected board members include: Ed Salamy, executive director of the Automotive Body Parts Association Kristen Alexander, director of sales and marketing at United Recyclers Group James Glenn, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Directors, National Auto Body Council, People

NABC Relaunches Recycled Rides for Schools Collision Repair Program

October 30, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Auto Body Council is relaunching its Recycled Rides for Schools program after retooling the initiative to address changes in schools during the school shutdowns due to the pandemic, changing repair standards and insurance requirements. The program, which provides technical students with hands-on collision repair experience while refurbishing donated vehicles for families in need, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, National Auto Body Council, Norton Abrasives, Recycled Rides, Saint-Gobain, Scholarships

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