The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR®) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1994. At that time, 38 national organizations in the automotive trade, representing all segments of the service and repair industry, joined together to form CCAR, and today the organization has more than 200 affiliate organizations.

CCAR's mission is to work – on an international scope – with the automotive industry, career and technical schools, governments and other organizations to provide best practice information and training, and to measure improvements related to :

• Pollution Prevention (P2).
• Safety for all who repair or maintain vehicles as a profession, as well as those who work in related businesses.
• Reduction of lost workdays due to accidents or job-related health issues.
• Decreases in costs and liability exposure.
• Reduction in costs of training in these areas.
• Topics concerning liability, risk and other compliance issues.

CCAR-GreenLink®, the National Environmental Compliance Assistance Center for the automotive industry, operated by the Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Environmental Assistance Network, the environmental initiative of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. CCAR partners with Toyota to coordinate the EAN website and newsletter, which reach more than 1,400 Toyota and Lexus dealers around the U.S.  

CCAR offers online training in Safety and Pollution Prevention [known as S/P2] to trade and vocational schools with programs in Automotive Service and Collision Repair, and to retail and related businesses in Automotive Service and Collision Repair.

The I/M Coordinators Network, formed by CCAR at the request of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Transportation & Air Quality [formerly Office of Mobile Sources], includes state, county and local government agencies engaged in Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance [I/M] programs. The annual "I/M Solutions Forum" provides its members with opportunity to share and exchange information and ideas. These gatherings include representation from participating jurisdictions, as well as industry sponsors and federal EPA personnel.

CCAR-OSHA Alliance: Ensuring a safer workplace in the automotive industry is the goal of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Alliance with CCAR, which commenced in 2004. The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) formalized an Alliance with OSHA to address worker safety and health issues. The Alliance not only highlights workplace vehicle safety, but also focuses on abrasive wheel machinery (including associated silica hazards), and ergonomics.

Hazardous Materials Training: CCAR was chosen by the North American Automotive HazMat Action Committee (NAAHAC) to develop and provide a new Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Internet-based training program for automotive dealers that transport hazardous materials and components. CCAR is working with ShipMate™, a HazMat specialty training company, on the new program.

CCAR is also represented at a variety of environmental and automotive industry events and meetings, including:

• National Autobody Congress & Exposition [NACE]
• Mobile Sources/Clean Air Conference
• Kansas Environment Conference
• Motorist Assurance Program [MAP] Membership Meetings
• National Automobile Dealers Association [NADA] Convention & Exposition
• National Environmental Partnership Summit
• National Pollution Prevention Roundtable
• Collision Industry Conference [CIC]
• Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA)

CCAR is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. To make a financial contribution, click here to download a donor form.