Volkswagen has announced further details of its electric offensive. Throughout the group, up to 15 million vehicles based on the Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB) are to be built in the first wave, compared with 10 million vehicles according to previous plans. ‘The Volkswagen brand is consistently forging ahead with its electric offensive. This also includes [...]

Caliber Collision and Abra Auto Body Repair of America announced a definitive merger agreement. The agreement will bring together the companies’ teams, brands and operations to better serve its customers and insurance clients. The combined company plans to make investments that benefit customers and teammates, which include enhanced technologies, customer experience and expanded best operational [...]

Porsche AG has added Cromax to its list of approved car paint repair brands. This makes all three of Axalta’s premium global refinish brands – Cromax, Spies Hecker and Standox – authorised for use by Porsche AG dealerships and bodyshops worldwide. Axalta has held technical approval with Porsche AG for more than 20 years with [...]

Volvo Cars reported a new record in global annual sales as 2018 volumes rose by 13.5% to 582,096 cars for the January-to-November period, compared with 513,055 cars in the same period last year. The sales result means that with one more month still to go in 2018, Volvo Cars has already beaten 2017’s full-year sales [...]