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Ghosn charged with misconduct
- December 10, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has been charged with financial misconduct. Japanese prosecutors have accused him of under-reporting his pay package over a five-year period. He has also been re-arrested on further allegations of under-stating his pay, which is likely to keep him in detention until 30 December. Carlos Ghosn has previously denied the accusations. [...] -
Industry influencers form IBIS Ireland Steering Group
- December 7, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: IBIS News
IBIS Ireland 2019 is pleased to announce the members of the steering group that will be supporting the event from the initial planning stages right up to the conference. The steering group is formed of Jonathan Penny, market operations director for Fix Auto Ireland and Novus Glass Ireland; Brian Ross, automotive engineer consultant; Darren Power, [...] -
VW increases EV build estimate
- December 7, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Volkswagen has announced further details of its electric offensive. Throughout the group, up to 15 million vehicles based on the Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB) are to be built in the first wave, compared with 10 million vehicles according to previous plans. ‘The Volkswagen brand is consistently forging ahead with its electric offensive. This also includes [...] -
IBIS announces first Africa event
- December 7, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: IBIS News
IBIS is excited to announce that its first Africa 2019 event will take place on the 28-29 May in Johannesburg at the Emperors Palace Hotel, a magnificent venue with spectacular conference facilities. The event will take the form of a day and a half symposium attracting 150 international representatives from the collision repair industry, market [...] -
Caliber and Abra announce merger
- December 7, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Caliber Collision and Abra Auto Body Repair of America announced a definitive merger agreement. The agreement will bring together the companies’ teams, brands and operations to better serve its customers and insurance clients. The combined company plans to make investments that benefit customers and teammates, which include enhanced technologies, customer experience and expanded best operational [...]



