The annual Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) industry fundraiser, recently co-hosted by PPG Automotive Refinish, raised $110,000, according to the foundation. Funds from the Aug. 10, golf event in Yorba Linda will go toward supporting scholarships and grants for collision schools and...
Las Vegas—The CAWA annual dinner meeting, held in conjunction with Industry Week in Las Vegas, raised more than $26,000 for CAWA’S Memorial Scholarship Fund, generated from the event’s live auction and raffle.
“The auto care industry is in the public interest and the public good,” CAWA President...
Long Beach, Calif.—Universal Technical Institute (UTI), the largest provider of post-secondary education in the automotive field, is also one of the most successful of its kind, placing four out of five students in their chosen industry career within a year of graduation, Larry Hohl, UTI-Long Beach...
Hawthorne, Calif.—One Stop Engine Rebuilding opened its doors 14 years ago, but the multi-generation, family-owned business actually began in Honduras about 45 years ago, co-owner Wilson Lopez said.
“My father, Julio, got into the trade in Honduras at the age of 14, working at a machine shop during...
Anaheim, Calif.—Three military veterans and two single parents, from Southern California, received the keys to newly refurbished cars through the National Auto Body Council’s (NABC) Recycled Rides program at the 2016 NACE/CARS Expo, held at the Anaheim Convention Center.
“I am grateful, you all...
The University of the Aftermarket Foundation (UofAF) has awarded 135 students who are attending, or will attend, a two-year vocational/technical college or a four-year college or university a $1,000-$2,000 award for the 2016-17 academic year. Students are either working to become an auto repair...
Modesto, Calif.—The California Automotive Teachers (CAT) association is celebrating its 50th anniversary. And, at its spring conference, held at Modesto Junior College, in Modesto, George Hritz was elected executive director after Bob Barkhouse, CAT co-founder and executive director, announced his...
Anaheim, Calif.—A team of first responders from Anaheim Fire & Rescue cut up four late model vehicles, donated by State Farm, in front of a live audience at the NACE/CARS Expo & Conference, held recently at the Anaheim Convention Center.
The drills were part of a training program called...
Sacramento, Calif.—Assembly Bill 1858, environmental justice legislation authored by Assembly Majority Whip Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in September. Co-sponsored by the State of California Auto Dismantlers Association (SCADA) and the California...