Panels, platforms, insurance and ADAS were all highlighted during Andrew Marsh’s session at IBIS Ireland 2016, ‘Fast metal and ADAS’. Andrew, engineering director at Auto Industry Consulting, gave a whistlestop tour of numerous changes underway within the sector currently, highlighting how vehicle construction of ‘yesteryear’ predominantly based around mild steel and bespoke construction compared with [...]

The importance of repairing vehicles using the ‘correct repair’ was the message to IBIS Ireland 2016 delegates from Volvo’s Steve Plunkett. Steve, Volvo UK, body and paint programme development manager, gave a fascinating insight into the Volvo brand, highlighting how safety has and continues to be the driving force behind all it does. He pointed [...]

Trevor Lee, group body and paint business manager for VW Group Ireland, told IBIS Ireland 2016 delegates how crucial it was to follow manufacturer repair guidelines. In his session, ‘An OEM market approach’ Trevor explored how VW Group Ireland approaches the collision repair industry with a resolute focus on quality – a bedrock of its [...]

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 [...]