The International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS) attracted a record number of delegates to Shanghai on 4 December 2019 as China’s leaders in the collision repair industry gathered to hear exciting […]
IBIS MIDDLE EAST 2020
IBIS Middle East is returning to Dubai on 12 February 2020 for the eighth consecutive year. Since its inception back in 2013, IBIS ME has grown in reach and reputation […]
IBIS USA 2020
The inaugural IBIS USA took place in San Diego in February 2019. The fact that 93% of delegates rated the event as excellent or good, along with highly encouraging feedback […]
IBIS GLOBAL SUMMIT 2020
Hot on the heels of what was revered as a highly successful IBIS Global Summit 2019 in Italy, we’re already in planning mode for the IBIS Global Summit 2020. What […]
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Automechanika Ho Chi Minh City tailors events
From 5 to 7 March 2020, Automechanika Ho Chi Minh City is set to bring in more business-focused, workshop-packed and experience-oriented opportunities to the Vietnam automotive market. Industry players and […]
Sobering attitudes towards autonomous vehicles
CES in 2020, an annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association held in Las Vegas, saw much more measured attitudes towards autonomous vehicles (AVs) than in previous years. […]
Global LV sales declines
In 2019, global light vehicle (LV) sales were at their lowest point since 2015, at 89.8 million, which was 4.8 per cent down on 2018’s 94.3 million total. December’s sales […]
Inked for charity
Volkswagen UK managing director and Australian native Andrew Savvas has raised more than £15,000 to help fight the bushfires in the country. He has had a kangaroo tattooed onto each […]
New hope for Vauxhall
Peter Hope has been appointed marketing director of Vauxhall Motors. He replaces Patrick Fourniol, who has been promoted to worldwide marketing director, Opel-Vauxhall. Stephen Norman, managing director, Vauxhall Motors, said: […]
Kia hits sales milestone in Europe
Kia Motors has achieved annual sales of more than half a million cars in Europe for the first time. This is according to new data released by the European Automobile […]
VW records high deliveries for 2019
Despite shrinking overall markets, the Volkswagen Group grew its worldwide deliveries by 1.3 per cent to 10,974,600 vehicles in 2019. Market shares were expanded in all regions, in some cases […]
Volvo developing 5G tech with Chinese giant
Volvo Cars is working with a leading Chinese telecom provider to develop 5G and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology. It has agreed with China Unicom to work together in researching, developing and […]