Dave Luehr, founder of Elite Body Shop Solutions, has announced the release of the latest training from the Elite Body Shop Academy. The course, Operations Monthly LIVE, is designed to help collision repairers receive interactive monthly training and support to reach their operational goals. Dave’s Elite Body Shop Academy was created in 2018 to provide [...]

According to the U.S. Justice Department, IAV has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $35m fine for collaborating to assist Volkswagen in its attempt to avoid U.S. diesel emissions standards, stated Reuters. 50% owned by VW, IAV will be under probation for two years and surveillance by an independent monitor. This is not VW’s [...]

The Volkswagen Group is acquiring a majority stake in WirelessCar from Volvo with a view to making further advances in fleet connectivity. The Volkswagen Group is acquiring a 75.1% stake in WirelessCar. Completion is expected in the first half of 2019 and is subject to approval from antitrust authorities. WirelessCar registered in Gothenburg was founded [...]

The SEAT factory in Martorell, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary, reached another milestone in 2018 by exceeding the figure of 10 million vehicles produced. In the past quarter century, 39 different models have rolled off the production lines of Spain’s largest car factory, ranging from the second generation SEAT Ibiza and the first [...]

Polestar has appointed a new group CFO and deputy group CFO. Ian Zhang joins Polestar as the new group chief financial officer on 1 January 2019 from his current position as deputy group CFO for Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Working with Ian Zhang will be Nils Mösko in the new role of deputy group CFO. [...]