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VW engineer gets jail time
- August 29, 2017
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
The first Volkswagen employee has been jailed for his involvement in dieselgate. James Liang, who was head of diesel competence in the US, has been sentenced to 40 months behind bars after pleading guilty to charges relating to VW’s use of emissions cheating devices. Liang admitted that he tried to hide the presence of the [...] -
Service King hits 30
- August 16, 2017
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Service King Collision Repair Centers has eclipsed another milestone in Southern California with the opening of its 30th local auto body repair centre. The announcement comes as Service King finalised a deal to partner with Valley Motor Center Auto Body in the heart of the San Fernando Valley. As part of the deal, Valley Motor [...] -
Plenham appoints Moseley as CEO
- August 14, 2017
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: IBIS News
Jason Moseley has been appointed as the new chief executive officer at Plenham Ltd. The move, effective from 19 October 2017, will see Jason take responsibility for Plenham’s strategic growth plans for both bodyshop magazine and the IBIS brand. Jason comes with a strong pedigree of change management in the collision repair sector having served [...] -
Training turns 10
- August 14, 2017
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Spies Hecker is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Training Center in Cologne, Germany. Refinish paint brand Spies Hecker has been based in Cologne, Germany, for more than 135 years and started its first international Training Center in 1981. In 2007, Spies Hecker opened a purpose-built Training Center in Cologne, adjacent to its offices. Every [...] -
EU: No EV quotas
- August 9, 2017
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
The European Union has confirmed it has no plans to introduce quotas for electric cars. An EU spokesperson said, ‘Generally speaking, the Commission is looking into ways to promote use of low carbon energy and transport, but none of them includes quotas for electric cars. We do not discriminate between different technologies.’ The Commission was [...]