• Agenda confirmed for IBIS China

    • June 6, 2018
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    A full day’s agenda has been confirmed for IBIS China, taking place at the Sheraton Hotel, Zhu Hai, on Thursday, 21 June. Supported by partner AkzoNobel, the conference comprises 10 insightful sessions looking at the global and Chinese markets. Keith Malik, director, global accounts, AkzoNobel, will begin the day by providing a global overview, before [...]
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  • Investigation finds Uber brakes disabled

    • June 5, 2018
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    A federal investigation has found that a self-driving Uber SUV that hit and killed a pedestrian in March had its emergency braking system disabled. The preliminary report, issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), stated that while the vehicle’s guidance system had spotted the woman about six seconds before impact, emergency braking manoeuvres were [...]
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  • Byton targets mass mobility change

    • June 5, 2018
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Byton CEO and co-founder Carsten Breitfeld has stated the company has the ambitious goal of changing the world of mobility. Some six month after the world premiere of the Byton Concept at the world’s largest trade fair for consumer electronics, CES in Las Vegas, Carsten said, ‘We have set the ambitious goal of changing the [...]
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  • NARS and Fix head for IBIS

    • June 5, 2018
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    The IBIS Global Summit 2018 – themed Challenging Perspectives – will bring together two major collision repair operations from two very different markets from across the world. During the session ‘Collision repair across the world’, Frank Liu, CEO of Fix Auto China and Michael Wilmshurst, chief executive, Nationwide Accident Repair Services will discuss the strengths, [...]
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  • VW to train EV engineers

    • June 5, 2018
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    The Volkswagen brand is moving ahead with preparations for its major electric offensive by launching a comprehensive e-mobility competence programme. Within the framework of the ‘Future Electronic Engineer Program’ (FEEP), 100 young engineers and skilled workers throughout the world will be trained as top production experts. As start-of-production specialists, they will occupy future-oriented positions in [...]
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