David O’Connor, head of aftersales, KIA Motors Ireland told IBIS Ireland 2018 delegates that the 2020 climate and energy agreement is a key driving force for vehicle manufacturers’ development programmes. Highlighting a number of EV developments and models, David suggested the demand for KIA’s Niro plug in hybrid exceeded all expectations – ‘consumer demand is [...]

Barry Sheehan, PhD researcher, Limerick University told IBIS Ireland 2018 delegates that autonomous driving vehicles are coming – like it or not. Returning to speak at the event for the second consecutive year, Barry opened his presentation by suggesting in the past 12 months, ‘a lot has happened and nothing has happened’. He pointed at [...]

Fix Auto and Novus Auto Glass are set to enter the Irish market. The news was delivered during at IBIS Ireland 2018 during the session ‘The business of repair’ which saw Roy de Lange, head of business, Fix Auto Deutschland GmbH reveal that both Fix Auto World brands would be entering the local market. The [...]

Jason Moseley, CEO of IBIS, opened IBIS Ireland 2018 by reiterating the three key pillars of IBIS – safety, skills and standards. Addressing an audience of over 100 delegates, Jason spoke of how IBIS acts as a catalyst in bringing key local stakeholders together. Jason said, ‘Since we were here last year the IBIS brand [...]

There is still time to secure a delegate place at IBIS Ireland 2018 – a region specific IBIS event encompassing a truly international perspective. IBIS Ireland 2018, backed by lead partner AkzoNobel and partners Audatex, Fix Auto and Synergy, takes place on Tuesday 15 May at Hilton Charlemont Place, Dublin and has a limited number [...]