The final presentation on day one of the IBIS Global Summit 2017 saw Sean Carey, president of SCG Management Consultants tell delegates that the connected car and landscape is ‘all consuming’. In his session – The connected car landscape – Sean told delegates that the connected car and the connected landscape consumes OEMs and the [...]

Consolidation was the theme of compelling panel session on the first day of IBIS 2017, taking place at Melia Castilla, Madrid from 12-14 June. Steve Grimshaw, CEO, Caliber Collision Center, Steve Leal, president and CEO of Fix Auto World, and Ayhan Dayoglu, CEO of Auto King, joined IBIS director Jason Moseley on stage to look [...]

Laurence Vivet-Ract, CEO of southern Europe, Innovation Group told IBIS Global Summit delegates, the ‘future is good for those embracing change and new technology.’ In her session, Private equity and the collision repair market, Laurence said how we were in an environment of disruption with new players moving at an audacious pace. This, she claimed, [...]

Sean Carey, president of SCG Management Consultants, introduced an insightful third session at IBIS 2017, which lifted the lid on the relationship between OEMs and in the wider industry. He began by highlighting that a one per cent loss in OEM marketshare over 10 years is the equivalent of $45bn. In a bid to reverse [...]

Branding and customer experience expert Alex Hunter launched an absorbing and informative IBIS 2017 in Madrid today, which is being held under the banner, Currency of Trust. Alex, who devised the social media strategy for Virgin, began his presentation by highlighting how the business landscape had changed so drastically in the last five years, urging [...]