Collision Repair Association conference 2025

By: Jeff Seymour

We’ve had a busy, but fun weekend with the CRA Conference for 2025.

This one was special, being hosted in Wellington which is both my home, and the home of PartsTrader. We decided early to go all out.

This meant locking in title sponsorship, calling in a favour with our friends at Olivecrona Drift Motorsport and working with Colab Brewing to put forward a special, personalized gift for our marketplace.

The result; a fantastic few days of learning & conversation.

We had the ODM, PartsTrader Lexus RC-F V12 proudly on display alongside a Hartley Engines 1GZ V12.

What better way to say thanks in the Auto industry, than a box of beer? Perhaps a personalized box! One for each registered delegate repair business and some spares for those who wanted to keep their details private.

A huge thanks to the Collision Repair Association and all of its members for the opportunity to join in and as usual, a welcoming reception.

Special thanks to Sasha Komiyama-O’Keefe for the graphic design work, Jaron Olivecrona and family for lending their stunning drift car, Twelve Conferences + Events NZ for putting the event together,Te Radar for the fantastic mc work & Audrey Siquier for my new profile picture!

Once again, Cheers to 20+ years of collaboration between PartsTrader Markets Limited and the Collision Repair Association with 20+ more to come.