The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has launched a rental program that gives member collision repair facilities short-term access to the Skillveri Chroma, a mixed reality spray painting simulator, for training refinish technicians and evaluating job candidates without consuming paint or materials. Pricing starts at $1,000 for a two-week rental and $1,750 for one […]
Michigan Auto Body Association Launches, Affiliates with SCRS
New statewide group aims to represent collision repair facilities in Lansing, with anti-steering protections and OEM repair procedure reimbursement among its early priorities. A group of Michigan collision repairers has formed the Michigan Auto Body Association, a statewide trade association created to represent collision repair facilities at the state Capitol in Lansing. The association announced […]
SCRS Partners With Savi to Help Members Navigate Federal Student Loan Overhaul
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists has added a student loan navigation platform to its member benefits, giving collision repair businesses and their employees a no-cost starting point for sorting through federal repayment options that changed July 1, 2026. The platform compares more than 150 repayment and forgiveness options and returns side-by-side recommendations built around […]
Collision Partners Acquires K&M Collision
Names Michael Bradshaw operations chief. Collision Partners has acquired K&M Collision of Hickory, N.C., and named the company’s vice president, Michael Bradshaw, executive vice president of collision operations and a member of its board of directors. The Raleigh, N.C.-based platform said the Bradshaw family will become significant shareholders in Collision Partners as part of an […]
SCRS Forms ADAS Repair Division, Names Five-Member Governing Council
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists has established an ADAS Repair Division and named an inaugural five-member Governing Council, creating a dedicated platform for the diagnostics, calibration and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) repair professionals who have emerged as a distinct specialty within collision repair across North America. As ADAS content has spread across the […]
Registration Open for 2026 Repairer Driven Education Series at SEMA Show
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has opened registration for its 2026 Repairer Driven Education series, a slate of 19 sessions running Nov. 3-6 alongside the SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. The education sessions span three days, Nov. 3-5, and target collision repair facility owners, managers, estimators […]
Mountain States Collision Repair Association Affiliates with SCRS
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has added the Mountain States Collision Repair Association (MSCRA) to its affiliate network, extending the national trade group’s regional reach into Colorado and Utah. Founded in 2023, MSCRA focuses on education and peer collaboration for collision repair professionals. “We are grateful to be an affiliate association of SCRS,” […]
John Loftus, Former SCRS Executive Director, Dies at 94
Loftus was the organization’s founding executive director in 1982 until his retirement in 2000. John J. Loftus Jr., the longtime executive director of the Society of Collision Repair Specialists and one of the collision repair industry’s most influential leaders, died Jan. 28 in Santa Clarita, Calif. He was 94. Loftus served as SCRS executive director […]
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 […]
U.S. House Subcommittee to Consider REPAIR Act, Other Right to Repair and Data Access Bills at January 13 Hearing
Sixteen bills included on hearing agenda focused on automotive issues. The U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee’s Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee will hold a hearing next week on more than a dozen automotive bills, including several addressing vehicle data access and right to repair issues that have drawn strong interest from the […]
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