• Volvo inaugurates battery assembly line in Belgium

    • March 5, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Volvo Cars inaugurated a brand-new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. The inauguration is the latest proof point for Volvo Cars’ electrification strategy and its climate action plan. It aims to reduce its lifecycle [...]
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  • VWG reports 2019 sales growth

    • March 5, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    The Volkswagen Group has reported an increase in sales revenue in 2019 by €16.8bn to €252.6bn and operating profit before special items rose to €19.3bn (£16.5bn). At 7.6, the operating return on sales before special items slightly exceeded the forecast range for 2019. Operating profit also improved to €17bn. In the Automotive Division, net cash [...]
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  • Tanya Sweetland, senior strategic advisor to MAP Investco – Women’s Industry Network

    • March 5, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Content Updates
    Tanya Sweetland, senior strategic advisor to MAP Investco – Women’s Industry Network
    Tanya serves as a senior strategic advisor to MAP Investco, a family office founded by Paul Antony, the founder and CEO of Carproof and other automotive industry businesses.  Tanya leads several key initiatives for MAP, including operating roles within the portfolio.  Prior to joining MAP, Tanya spent over 25 years working in and leading product, [...]
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  • Chris Ollila – Central United States territory manager for VeriFacts Automotive

    • March 5, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Content Updates
    Chris Ollila – Central United States territory manager for VeriFacts Automotive
    Chris graduated in entrepreneurship and business management from East Central University Oklahoma. Chris has served as a body technician, repair planner/estimator, production manager, and centre manager.  His experience in the collision industry spans more than 19 years, enabling him to address the varied obstacles and needs which collision repair facilities face today, all of which [...]
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  • Coronavirus leads to decline in global vehicle sales

    • March 4, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Just 6.2 million light vehicles were sold globally in January, the lowest monthly figure since January 2012, which saw 5.9 million units sold, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. Driving the drop in sales was the emergence in December 2019 of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China. The disease has spread rapidly and has [...]
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