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Toyota invests in mobility firm
- June 19, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Toyota Financial Services (TFS) and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co Ltd (AD) have made a significant investment in the Finnish company, MaaS Global Ltd. MaaS Global Ltd was established in April 2016 to provide multi-modal transportation services. Through its ‘Whim’ app, it enables customers to purchase a monthly subscription package that is tailored to their [...] -
Gemini Australia gets 8th bodyshop
- June 13, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Symach has delivered the 8th new bodyshop to Gemini Australia in the last 3 years. Installation of the new 30,000 sqft bodyshop took place in March and is now operational with the capacity to repair 30 vehicles a day. Symach supplied Gemini with equipment needed for the bodyshop, including: 1 FixLine conveyor KombiTron (for 20 [...] -
Industry discusses CAPS Standard
- June 13, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Industry stakeholders from the insurance, bodyshop and other repairer organisations met this month to discuss and agree the framework that will support CAPS as the industry standard for connecting data through the repairer supply chain at every stage of the claims process. The discussion focused on building a platform that will support the industry for [...] -
India makes road safety progress
- June 13, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Indian and International experts came together in Mumbai to applaud the progress the government of India has made in improving road safety, following the implementation of the Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill 2017, passed in Lok Sabha in the April. During the Round Table discussion, international experts lauded the government’s commitment to passage of strong road [...] -
JLR invests in Lyft
- June 12, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has become the latest automaker to take a stake in ride-share operator Lyft, with a $25m investment from its mobility services arm, InMotion. The deal will allow InMotion to develop and test mobility services including autonomous technology with Lyft. In return JLR will supply some of Lyft’s drivers with Jaguar and [...]