• Technology and bodyshops: Thatcham’s verdict

    • February 12, 2016
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: IBIS News
    Thatcham has assuaged fears among repairers that more autonomy on our roads will mean fewer jobs in our workshops. The vanguard of a vast driverless fleet is here and many more are following behind them, but the idea that autonomous driving will turn bodyshops into deserted buildings with no customers is misconceived. In fact, Thatcham [...]
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  • Pause for thought: Why strategy matters

    • February 12, 2016
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: IBIS News
    When change comes to an industry, businesses quickly fall into three groups – those that make it happen, those that watch it happen, and those that wonder what happened. So how important is strategy in determining which business you will become? That was the question posed by Robert Snook, co-founder and director of Business Success [...]
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  • Addressing the automotive skills shortage

    • February 11, 2016
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: IBIS News
    We’ve all been there – by the time we’ve got to grips with one technology five more have emerged. This is especially true in the automotive industry, which is going through arguably its greatest technological revolution. These days no one person can be expected to cover all bases – the skills required to repair a [...]
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  • BMI: 2016 could be turning point for industry

    • February 9, 2016
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: IBIS News
    The automotive industry has been warned to brace itself for another difficult trading year, although it’s expected to bottom out and 2016 could eventually be a turning point. That is the forecast of Anna-Marie Baisden, head of autos analysis at Business Monitor International (BMI), who was talking to nearly 200 delegates at the third IBIS [...]
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  • Sun shines on IBIS Middle East

    • February 5, 2016
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: IBIS News
    Nearly 200 delegates from around the region attended the third IBIS Middle East in Dubai on Wednesday, when industry leaders delivered a vast range of presentations touching on key topics such as technology, telematics, skills shortages and the move towards standardisation in the collision repair sector. Supported by headline partners AkzoNobel and Audatex, and partners [...]
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