The Irish automotive market still has the opportunity for continued growth according to Anna-Marie Baisden, head of auto analysis, BMI Research, who was speaking at IBIS Ireland 2016. In her session ‘Ireland – market update’, Anna-Marie explained how there is still room for growth on top of the growth already experienced over the past 12 [...]

IBIS Ireland 2016 opened today with Jason Moseley, IBIS conference director, classing Ireland as an ‘innovative automotive market’. Jason touched upon changes within the market such as Carlyle’s acquisition of AA Ireland, Toyota’s Yuko car sharing project and smart parking projects underway. ‘There is lots of innovation taking place at present which is, and likely [...]

Solera founder, chairman and CEO Tony Aquila signed off IBIS2016 by delivering a thought-provoking and far-sighted presentation on the way technology is evolving business – and the need to embrace it rather than fear it. ‘Technology is a blast!’ he said at the outset, setting the tone for the rest of his session. ‘Technology is [...]

Neil Atherton, sales and marketing director, Autoglass UK told IBIS Global Summit 2016 delegates, ‘We are now in a world where technology complexity is growing exponentially.’ In his session, ‘ADAS technology: the importance of calibrating with confidence’, Neil highlighted the road to autonomous vehicles with the various technologies representing different levels of development. Video clips also demonstrated LED [...]

I-CAR CEO and president John Van Alstyne launched day two of IBIS2016 by emphasising the acute need for more skills and training in the automotive industry. Driven largely by what he described as a ‘technical tsunami’ and ‘the constant onslaught of new models’, he said the demand for technicians to regularly update their skills is [...]