NABC Joins USAA’s Ongoing 100th Anniversary Celebration by Donating 5 Vehicles to Washington Military Members

On July 21, five deserving Washington military members and their families were honored at Lakewood City Hall in Lakewood, WA, and presented with National Auto Body Council (NABC) Recycled Rides® vehicles, all donated by USAA.

The vehicles were refurbished by Seattle collision repair partners Lacey Collision Center and Certified Collision Group affiliates Collision 1 Auburn, Trew Auto Body, 1st Class Auto Body-Burlington and 1st Class Auto Body-Bellingham.

The presentation was part of USAA’s 100th anniversary celebration, through which it will gift 100 NABC Recycled Rides vehicles to military families across the country, including Nashville, Seattle, Chesapeake, Savannah, Charlotte, Colorado Springs, Denver, Phoenix, Tampa, San Diego and finally San Antonio later this year.

“Today USAA is presenting vehicles to five deserving military families to give them the gift of reliable transportation in commemoration of USAA’s 100th anniversary,” said Luke Harris, VP of innovation, USAA. “Thank you to our many partners, including the NABC Recycled Rides program, for making this possible.”

For 100 years, USAA’s mission has served active-duty service members, veterans and their families. Recipients have been nominated by nonprofit organizations to receive an NABC Recycled Ride. With the partnership of the NABC, a nonprofit committed to serving their communities, and many in the collision repair industry, vehicles are repaired and donated to those identified as in need of reliable transportation.

“We are so grateful to see this program come to Lakewood,” said Mary Moss, deputy mayor of Lakewood, who presented a proclamation naming it USAA Day in Lakewood. “Our military community is very important to us, and we are honored to be a part of USAA’s 100th anniversary celebration to present NABC Recycled Rides to five enlisted men and women who will benefit tremendously from the gift of reliable transportation.”

The recipients were selected by Support the Enlisted Project (STEP), which builds financial self-sufficiency among junior active duty enlisted members and recently discharged enlisted veterans and their families facing financial crisis through counseling, education and grants. The recipients included: • Alex Free, U.S. Army, private second class, received a 2018 Toyota Camry repaired by 1st Class Auto Body • Wendy Bernal, U.S. Army, private first class, was presented a 2019 Toyota CH-R refurbished by Lacey Collision Center • Doodley Joseph, U.S. Army, specialist, was gifted a 2018 Kia Sportage repaired by 1st Class Auto Body • Jacob Simula, U.S. Army, private first class, received a 2017 Hyundai Elantra refurbished by Collision One • Damien Smith, U.S. Army, specialist, was presented a 2018 Toyota Camry repaired by Trew Auto Body

“We were honored to join our member USAA in their 100th anniversary celebration, and grateful to our members which refurbished all of today’s beautiful vehicles,” said Dale Ross, NABC Recycled Rides program manager. “It is incredible to meet these military members and their families and hear their stories. We are honored to be able to pay tribute to their service to the country and help them continue their path to independence and success with the gift of reliable transportation.”

“This means the world to me,” said Smith. “I owe a lot of people rides who helped me get places when I didn’t have a car. I’m so grateful to everybody for putting this together. I’m going to try to pass this forward at every opportunity.”

Additional partners in the presentation included 1.800.Charity.Cars; Enterprise, which provided TBD to each family; and Longhouse Inventory Solutions, a 100% Native American female-owned company that provides child safety seats to car rental companies, which donated two car seats to the families.

NABC Recycled Rides is a unique program in which businesses representing all facets of the collision repair industry team up to repair and donate vehicles to individuals and families in need of reliable transportation. Since the inception of the NABC Recycled Rides program in 2007, members of the NABC have donated nearly 3,000 vehicles valued at some $42 million.

Source: NABC

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False Advertising

filed with California’s Office of Administrative Hearings. The DMV said Tesla has been misleading its customers and potential buyers about the capability of its advanced driver-assist systems. The state went so far as to say Tesla made or published statements that are simply not based on fact.

According to a report by the Los Angeles Times, Tesla’s website stated Autopilot “enables your car to steer, accelerate and brake automatically within its lane.” The automaker said FSD adds the ability for the car to obey traffic signals and make lane changes.

That said, Tesla also explained Autopilot and FSD do not make a Tesla vehicle autonomous, and both features require active supervision from an attentive driver.

The DMV believes the details shared by Tesla above are contradictory to one another, which makes the company’s labels misleading and potentially dangerous. You can’t say something is capable of some task, but then turn around and say it actually isn’t without help.

As far as punishment is concerned, there’s a chance California could revoke Tesla’s license to build and sell its cars in California. However, it’s not likely it will go so far. According to multiple sources, it seems the DMV may force Tesla to compensate owners, which is similar to what has happened in individual cases abroad.

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GEICO Closing

passenger auto joined homeowners in unprofitable territory last year; however, analysts also said GEICO and Progressive will overtake State Farm on the personal auto leaderboard in terms of premium volume in 2023.

A GEICO spokesperson has been reached out to for comment.

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