• Daimler invests in China EV deal

    • July 6, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Daimler and its Chinese joint venture partner BAIC Motor Corporation are jointly invest €646.5m in battery electric vehicle production in China by 2020. The investment is also aimed at providing the infrastructure needed for the adoption of EV mobility. Daimler said that part of the investment will see a new battery factory built in China [...]
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  • Elevated bus project exposed

    • July 6, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Beijing police are reported to have detained 32 people, including the chief executive, in relation to China’s futuristic road-straddling bus project. The move follows reports from investors of illegal fundraising with authorities claiming the whol thing may have been little more than a scam. The vehicle gained global attention last year when video emerged of [...]
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  • Big data is big business

    • July 5, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    Data is a not a new thing – computers have been storing data for 79 years – but it’s a new, and serious, concern for bodyshops. That was the message of Kevern Thompson of CAPS, who told delegates at IBIS Ireland 2017 that the torrents of data flowing through their businesses is their responsibility. He [...]
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  • DAC Group calls for new standard

    • July 5, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    Tony Ward of DAC Group told delegates at IBIS Ireland 2017 that the time has come for the industry to come together to introduce a non-structural standard. The repair or replace debate is a recurring theme, and Tony said that for bodyshops who aren’t manufacturer-approved there was no definite answer. To prove his point, he [...]
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  • AutoRaise introduced to Ireland

    • July 5, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    Perhaps the most critical issue in the industry at the moment is a shortage of skills, and that was addressed at IBIS Ireland 2017 by Bob Linwood of AutoRaise, who was introducing the charity to the country for the first time. He explained how the AutoRaise was borne into an industry that was on its [...]
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