• AMA acquires Bears

    • February 22, 2018
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    (Australia) AMA has acquired the Bears Group with its six locations coming under the Gemini banners. ‘The Bears group has decided to move away from the smash space,’ head of Bears Group, Steve Lozenkovski told Australian Paint & Panel. ‘We felt with a rapidly evolving industry we could focus our attention on other areas of [...]
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  • Global car sales up by 2.4% in 2017

    • February 22, 2018
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    The automotive industry grew in 2017, with 86.05 million units (LCVs and passenger cars) sold according to data released today by JATO Dynamics. This is a significant 2.05 million more than in 2016 and represents a 2.4% increase on 2016. ‘The automotive market performed well in 2017, with established economies maintaining growth, whilst developing markets [...]
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  • ‘We’re heading in the right direction’

    • February 21, 2018
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    The final session of IBIS ME 2018 included a panel of industry experts offering their views on the challenges ahead for the collision repair market in the Middle East, and where they see the sector going in the coming years. IBIS ME 2018 is supported by lead partners AkzoNobel and Audatex, and partners 3M AutoMillennium [...]
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  • The ‘wow’ effect within claims

    • February 21, 2018
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    Laurent Decelle, director of networks and partnerships for Covea Insurance and president of research organisation CESVI France, addressed delegates at IBIS ME 2018 about the opportunities of using technology within the claims process. Covea has more than 11.5 million polices in France, handling in excess of 14 million cars. Its target is to remain a [...]
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  • What makes a modern leader?

    • February 21, 2018
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    Caroline Newns of Caroline Newns Consultancy delivered a provocative presentation at IBIS ME 2018 at Le Meridien Hotel in Dubai today, when she urged the leaders in the room to ensure that they had the skills necessary to lead their businesses to where they need to be. She said, ‘Businesses need to know where they’re [...]
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