• Bill Lopez – General Manager, Global Collision & BI, OEC Collision

    • October 25, 2019
    • Posted by: Salih Tahir
    • Category: Content Updates
    Bill Lopez – General Manager, Global Collision & BI, OEC Collision
    As general manger for Global Collision & BI, Bill is responsible for global profit and loss and has strategic responsibility for the OEC Collision and Business Intelligence businesses. Bill joined OEC in 2005 as national accounts director, focusing on the collision repair industry. With over 28 years of collision industry experience, Bill has a deep [...]
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  • David Schneider – Global Business Director, 3M Automotive Aftermarket

    • October 25, 2019
    • Posted by: Salih Tahir
    • Category: Content Updates
    David Schneider – Global Business Director, 3M Automotive Aftermarket
    David Schneider, 3M Global Business Director, of the Automotive Aftermarket Division is a strong and versatile leader.  His career at 3M has provided him great knowledge and experience in and around the electronics businesses which brings a level of understanding and adaption to the disruptions we are facing in the automotive aftermarket industry. He joined [...]
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  • Honda collaborates with Vattenfall

    • October 25, 2019
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Honda has announced a collaboration with Vattenfall, an European energy supplier, to provide a flexible electricity tariff specifically tailored for electric vehicle (EV) owners in Europe. In a letter of intent signed on 23 October 2019, the two companies confirmed their intentions to jointly develop and market a flexible electricity tariff that will allow EVs to be charged [...]
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  • Dave Flockhart – Chief Operating Officer, BETAG Innovation

    • October 24, 2019
    • Posted by: Salih Tahir
    • Category: Content Updates
    Dave Flockhart – Chief Operating Officer, BETAG Innovation
    Dave Flockhart is BETAG Innovation’s Chief Operating Officer. Dave has a detailed understanding of the North American collision repair industry and for the past eight years has been responsible for BETAG’s drive to deliver effective technical training and advanced equipment in the USA and Canada. As BETAG continues to focus on improving the knowledge, skills [...]
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  • India’s scrappage unlikely to produce desired results

    • October 24, 2019
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Following the news that India has issued draft guidelines for setting up authorized vehicle scrapping facilities across the country; Animesh Kumar, director of automotive consulting at GlobalData, a research and consulting company, offers his view: “The draft guidelines released by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) will certainly be beneficial and help in [...]
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