Australian insurance company Suncorp has bought out LKQ Corporation’s stake in the ACM parts business. ACM (Australian Collision and Mechanical Parts) Ltd was a joint venture between Suncorp and American parts providers LKQ Corporation set up in 2013. James Knox, executive general manager of motor claims and Suncorp Insurance Ventures, said, ‘ACM Parts now operates [...]

Motor repairers in Ireland have come out in force to show their support for an independent register of their sector. More than 70 bodyshops have already signed an online petition, ‘Irish Motor Repairers For Registration’, since it went live on Monday on the website petitions24.com. The petition, submitted by Ross Kavanagh, calls for ‘a system [...]

Germany could introduce unannounced emission tests on all carmakers in a bid to reinstate confidence in the industry. Speaking to German newspaper Bild, Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt said, ‘There will be controls on vehicles in the style of doping tests (for athletes) – unannounced and every year.’ The newspaper suggested one way to carry out [...]

I-CAR has been appointed by BMW to oversee its collision repair training programme across Australia. IBIS media partner, Australasian Panel and Paint reports that the programme incorporates Body Level 2, Body Level 3, fundamentals of steel and fundamentals of aluminium modules. ‘As a leading vehicle manufacturer, BMW has continued to develop and implement a range of [...]

The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) has appointed Jason Moseley as executive director with the responsibility for the National Association of Bodyshops (NAB) and the Vehicle Builders Repairers Association (VBRA). IBIS board member, Jason will provide strategic direction and input to NAB and VBRA, leveraging an improved set of innovative services that delivers membership growth. [...]