Symach has installed its versatile FixStation product in five Carglass branches in Belgium. They include Ans, Anvers, Drogenbos, Hasselt and Charleroi. Each location now contains a double cabin as well as a paint mixing station. Carglass, a vehicle glass repair and replacement company, currently operates in 34 countries worldwide and is part of the Belron [...]

Uber’s London-based head of northern Europe affairs is leaving the company. The company says it has nothing to do with London’s recent decision not to renew Uber’s licence. In an email to staff, Jo Bertram said, ‘I’ve decided to move on to something new and exciting.’ She added, ‘Given some of our current challenges, I’m [...]

A landmark case in America has found a bodyshop liable for carrying out an incorrect repair and ordered it to pay a staggering $31.5m in damages. A jury ruled 10-2 that Texan repairer John Eagle Collision Center was 75% responsible for plaintiffs Matthew and Marcia Seebachan being trapped inside their burning 2010 Honda Fit following [...]

Genuine Parts Company (GPC) has entered into a definitive agreement which will see it acquire Alliance Automotive Group from private equity funds managed by Blackstone and AAG’s co-founders. The acquisition is valued at a total purchase price of approximately $2bn, including the repayment of AAG’s outstanding debt upon closing. The transaction has been approved by [...]

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has raised concerns about the government’s post-Brexit plans for EU Block Exemption Regulations. Research from the IMI has found that an estimated 40,000 independent businesses could lose access to information and data needed to repair vehicles on the road today if government fail to guarantee continuation of the [...]