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Caliber announces Changing Lanes programme
- September 14, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Caliber Collision has announced the opening of its Changing Lanes Falcon Academy, an innovative training program for Ft. Carson soldiers nearing the completion of their military service, to learn skills for a successful new career in the fast-growing collision repair industry. The first cohort started on 28 August with additional classes every seven weeks with [...] -
Argentina to get electric buses
- September 14, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Equipmake has announced that it has signed a partnership with Brazilian commercial vehicle manufacturer, Agrale, to engineer a powertrain for a new electric bus, which will go on sale in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2020. Development of this new vehicle will take place at Equipmake’s base in Hethel, Norfolk, with Equipmake responsible for developing the [...] -
Axalta part of the IBIS US Steering Group
- September 12, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: IBIS News
Jim Muse, Axalta’s North America Sales Director and Global Refinish Accounts Director has joined the steering group for IBIS USA 2019 that will be held at the Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa Hotel in San Diego, California on the 13-15 February. Jim is excited about IBIS coming to the USA stating ‘IBIS is an [...] -
Tesla cuts colour options
- September 11, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Tesla plans to retire two of its seven colour options to speed up production times. Elon Musk said that he is cutting Obsidian Black Metallic and Metallic Silver from the list of options to ‘simplify manufacturing.’ Both colours would still be available, but a higher price. That will leave five colours still available – solid [...] -
State Farm settles for $250m
- September 10, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
At federal court in East St. Louis, Missouri, State Farm and a class of plaintiffs agreed to settle protracted RICO litigation for $250m on the opening day of the trial, according to Madison – St Claire Record. Claims against co-defendants William Shepherd, counsel for State Farm, and Ed Murnane have been dismissed and will not bear [...]



