• Symach appoints Lyons for North America

    • September 11, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Gary Lyons has been appointed as Symach project manager of North America, overseeing and supporting Symach activities in the region. His 14 years-experience with construction, project management and technical data support has led him to collaborate with Symach in the commissioning of several new bodyshop projects in the last 18 months. Gary will provide Symach [...]
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  • VW selling off non-critical assets

    • September 11, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Volkswagen is working on deals to sell non-core assets accounting for as much as 20% of the German carmaker’s annual revenues. The Wall Street Journal has reported that VW has put together a team to sell parts of the business not considered critical. However, its proposed sale of Ducati motorcycles has been put on hold [...]
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  • Volvo invests in Luxe

    • September 11, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Volvo Car Group has announced it is investing in Luxe, a US-based premium valet and concierge service. The move is intended to boost the development of Volvo’s digital services, advancing its algorithms used for routing, logistics planning and arrival time predictions. The deal is also expected to accelerate its ability to offer digital customer experiences [...]
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  • Samsung given self-driving green light

    • September 8, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Samsung has been given the go ahead allowing it to test driverless vehicles on public roads in California. The BBC reports that the firm has no plans to make its own driverless cars, but instead will make control systems for autonomous vehicles. In May, Samsung got permission to test self-driving cars in South Korea fitted [...]
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  • Symach painting a bright future

    • September 8, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Since its official opening in March 2017, Symach’s Future Center in Bologna has seen AkzoNobel, BASF and Sherwin-Williams all test their products using Symach’s equipment. AkzoNobel used the centre March to introduce Symach’s DryTronic technology to its Canadian customers. The result is that Symach technology is now spreading in the Canadian market. In July, the [...]
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