• Challenge and change ahead

    • July 5, 2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    IBIS Ireland 2016 opened today with Jason Moseley, IBIS conference director, classing Ireland as an ‘innovative automotive market’. Jason touched upon changes within the market such as Carlyle’s acquisition of AA Ireland, Toyota’s Yuko car sharing project and smart parking projects underway. ‘There is lots of innovation taking place at present which is, and likely [...]
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  • VW rejects US/European compensation equality

    • July 4, 2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    European VW drivers affected by the emissions scandal will not get the same settlement deal as American owners, the manufacturer has said. US compensation is expected to cost the company about $15bn, but it has told the German media that a similar deal in Europe would be inappropriate and unaffordable. Last week Europe’s industry commissioner [...]
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  • Brexit could slow production growth

    • July 4, 2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    IHS Automotive has downgraded growth expectations for light vehicle production following Brexit. Its analysis is based on a simulation of the changes to the global sales forecast applied to the June light vehicle production forecast, but does not take into account any changes to tariffs. According to its analysis, light vehicle production will grow between [...]
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  • Connected tools on the way  

    • July 4, 2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Connected tools helping to minimise mistakes and speed up processes will be available from the autumn. Bosch Power Tools says it will launch seven products later this year which can connect to smartphones via Bluetooth, automatically transferring measuring values and specifications to rule out errors. A combi laser, two screwdrivers, two combi drills, an angle [...]
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  • Ford achieves major environmental milestone

    • July 4, 2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Ford of Europe has achieved zero waste-to-landfill at all of its European manufacturing plants. The achievement eliminates 6,000 tonnes of waste per year, that was previously sent to landfill, compared with 2011 – equivalent to the annual waste discarded by a town of 12,500 people, for the 1.2 million vehicles that Ford produces in Europe [...]
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