Vehicle manufacturers’ testing confirmed steering wheel airbags were not built by the companies. A federal judge sentenced a Raleigh, N.C. man to one year and one day in prison for importing and selling approximately 2,500 counterfeit airbags over a two-year period, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced. Mateen Mohammad […]
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 […]
North Carolina Man Sentenced for Selling Dangerous Counterfeit Car Airbags
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced Wednesday, that on September 30, a federal judge sentenced a Raleigh, N.C. man to one year and a day for importing and selling thousands of counterfeit car airbags into the Raleigh area over the past two years. The defendant, Mateen Mohammad Alinaghian, 31, […]
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 […]
NC Insurance Commissioner Settles Auto Insurance Rate Case at 5% Increase
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced a settlement with the N.C. Rate Bureau that will increase automobile insurance rates by an average of 5% statewide, avoiding a scheduled hearing on the matter. The settlement represents a significant reduction from the Rate Bureau’s original request filed in February for a 22.6% average increase, as reported […]
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 […]
Maaco Opens New Location in North Carolina
Maaco announced the opening of a new location in Arden, N.C.. The business is owned and operated by Michael Maurer, who also runs an Amazon delivery service partner (DSP) company. The new facility, located at 100B Airport Road in Arden, spans 12,000 square feet and employs eight staff members, including a manager, estimator, four body […]
North Carolina Fines Members, Universal Insurance Companies $113,000 for Market Conduct Violations
North Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced May 1 that he has fined two insurance companies, The Members Insurance Co. and Universal Insurance Co., $113,000 following a market conduct examination. Members and Universal, which are licensed to write private passenger automobile and homeowners’ insurance policies in North Carolina, are owned by Auto Club Group. At the […]
Classic Collision Acquires Two Repair Facilities in North Carolina
Classic Collision, LLC announced the acquisition of Desired Image Collision and Customs Inc, in Troutman, N.C. and Cornelius Paint and Body Shop in Cornelius, N.C. Desired Image Collision and Customs Inc. was a full-service repair shop. Cornelius Paint and Body Shop, a family-owned and operated business, opened its doors in 1983 as the first collision […]
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