Worldwide sales of ŠKODA rose one per cent in July to 83,700 units. The Czech manufacturer made significant gains in China (up 16.1%) and Russia (up 11.6%), while sales of the ŠKODA SUPERB shot up 92.7% over last year. Werner Eichhorn, ŠKODA board member for sales and marketing, said, ‘ŠKODA’s growth has also continued in [...]

Australian lawyers have begun a class action against Volkswagen on behalf of 100,000 VW owners in the county. This follows the emissions scandal of last year, with lawyers arguing that the German car manufacturer duped Australian motorists and must now offer proper compensation. Maurice Blackburn class action lawyer Jason Geisker said, ‘It’s time they offered [...]

The inaugural MSO Craft Beer Tour and Pairing Dinner takes place in California tonight, sponsored by AkzoNobel and D’Angelos Automotive and Industrial Coatings. The dinner provides an opportunity for business owners in the auto body and collision repair industry to network and share best practices. Rick Fifer, North America business services manager at AkzoNobel, said, [...]

Auto Body Repair of America (ABRA) has become the first company to achieve accreditation from NSF International, a global organisation with more than 70 years of independent product testing and certification expertise. ABRA has seen 70 of its centres awarded with NSF Collision Repair Shop Certification and says it plans to certify all its shops [...]

Automechanika Frankfurt, taking place from 13-17 September, will host 12 professional-development courses for repair specialists, free of charge and presented in German or English. This year, the popular professional-development programme is characterised by three focal points: firstly, complete and precise damage assessment and cost calculation; secondly, working on hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles; and thirdly, taking [...]