LKQ Corporation has renewed its $25,000 contribution to the Collision Repair Education Foundation.

Texas State Technical College's Auto Collision and Management Technology program will soon buy new equipment because of a recently awarded national grant.

The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced more than $500,000 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grants supported by donations from industry companies and local I-CAR committee fundraising activities.

The Collision Repair Education Foundation event kicked off on Tuesday night during the 2018 SEMA Show and presenters gave more details on the Ultimate Collision Makeover grants, I-CAR committee awards and company awards

The Hertz corporation this week donated $25,000 to the Collision Repair Education Foundation in an effort to aid the charitable organization’s efforts.

The Collision Repair Education Foundation fall schedule of career fairs, offered in partnership with the TechForce Foundation, provides collision and auto service industry businesses with the opportunity to connect with high school and college transportation students across the country.

Collision industry members are invited to join the Collision Repair Education Foundation during its annual reception at the 2018 SEMA Show.

In addition to their $3,370,740 software donation last year through a partnership with the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF), Audatex, a Solera Company, has committed to donating $25,000 to the Foundation annually for the next five years.

The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced that nominations are now being accepted for the Instructor of the Year award that recognizes the achievement of secondary and post-secondary collision school instructors.

The Collision Repair Education Foundation is inviting the industry to help ensure high school and college collision instructors have a great start to their fall semester by donating tools, equipment, consumables and other items.