The scholarships, intended to encourage more women to enter and succeed in the collision repair industry, provided between $500 and $2,500 and tool kits to recipients.

The Slate Truck's base configuration, which includes crank windows and no radio, can be upgraded over time with options like a kit that transforms it into a five-passenger SUV.

The new award recognizes independent collision repair shops that score in the top 5% of their peers on a number of specific collision repair and facility elements.

Dan Bowerson of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation said the U.S. has a long way to go to be able to support 50% EV sales by 2030.

Growing shop counts -- and performance excellence -- requires finding and developing people, in or out of the company, who’ll help run it in years to come.

Tara Wolford was presented with a 2020 Jeep Cherokee at the Atlanta I-CAR Golf Tournament, held to benefit the Collision Repair Education Foundation.

IIHS bases the awards on headlight quality and ratings in several crash tests, including pedestrian front crash prevention.

The average new-vehicle price and monthly loan payment are also anticipated to increase compared to April 2024.