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Ian Groat – Publisher of Automotive Refinisher magazine
- May 16, 2019
- Posted by: Salih Tahir
- Category: Content Updates
Ian Groat has a five-decade long track record in the body shop and paint business and started Automotive Refinisher magazine over 33 years ago. The publication is a collision repair specific magazine which links body shops, OEMs and insurance as we are all connected in the market of mobile nuts and bolts. The magazine is [...] -
FIX AUTO
- May 16, 2019
- Posted by: Salih Tahir
- Category: Partners
For more than 25 years, Fix Auto has been bringing forward-thinking collision repair shop owners together under one brand with one goal: to build a reputation of excellence in the industry by maintaining consistently high standards of quality, ethics and performance across all our locations. Fix Auto is transforming the global collision repair franchise business [...] -
Speed limiters to raise alignment services
- May 15, 2019
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Demand for four wheel alignment services are expected to escalate from 2022 if speed limiters become compulsory on all new cars across Europe. Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA), the technology that slows down a vehicle that is travelling too fast, works by using a speed sign recognition camera and GPS-linked speed limit data. ISA could be [...] -
Honda announces UK plant closure
- May 14, 2019
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Honda is planning to close its Swindon plant in 2021 after a three-month consultation process failed to find ‘viable alternatives’. The manufacturer will now discuss redundancy packages with the 3,500 workers. Honda UK director Jason Smith said, ‘We understand the impact this decision has on our associates, suppliers and the wider community. We are committed [...] -
85th anniversary of Škoda in India
- May 13, 2019
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
The 85th anniversary of four vehicles’ long-distance journey from Prague to Calcutta commemorates Škoda’s tradition in India. The country soon became the seventh largest export market of the automobile manufacturer from Mladá Boleslav. In 2001, Škoda became the second European manufacturer to enter the Indian market and since then has steadily strengthened its position in [...]