According to Reuters, General Motors announced that it was replacing Johan de Nysschen as head of its Cadillac brand. Johan will be replaced by Steve Carlisle, the current managing director of GM’s Canadian Operations. ‘Looking forward, the world is changing rapidly, and, beginning with the launch of the new XT4, it is paramount that we [...]

The Volkswagen Group is developing a software development centre for Volkswagen Group IT and MAN Truck & Bus AG in Lisbon, Portugal. In the medium term, about 300 IT specialists are to work at the new facility. They are concentrating on the development of cloud-based software solutions for the further digitalization of corporate processes within [...]

Axalta Coating Systems launched one of its refinish brands, Nason Finishes, at City Paint & Tool, a large paint importer and distributor in South Africa. City Paint & Tool, which has been operating for more than 50 years, has a large presence in the Eastern Cape of South Africa with nine branches. City Paint & [...]

According to Reuters, Toyota Motor Corp plans to sell US vehicles that can communicate with one another using short-range wireless technology by 2021. Toyota plans for the wireless technology to help prevent thousands of annual accidents. The US Transportation Department, however, must decide to approve a proposal that requires all upcoming vehicles to adopt the [...]

Symach has installed its FixLine system at Mervyn’s The Body Shop in Kelowna, British Columbia. The FixLine system consists of a layout and repair process that combines Symach’s patented Drytronic technology, specialized robots and the Symach Paint Application Process (SPAP) painting cycle. ‘The FixStation is a modern and innovative solution that will ensure high productivity [...]