• IBIS partner in the spotlight: 3M

    • May 27, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Categories: IBIS News, Partners
    The International Bodyshop Industry Symposium has announced that it will be showcasing its relationship with a number of its IBIS Global Summit partners as they prepare for the event scheduled to take place at Le Méridien in Monaco on 19 and 20 November. IBIS’s position globally as the glue that binds together all parts of [...]
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  • IBISConnect Africa promises strength through collaboration

    • May 25, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    IBIS (International Bodyshop Industry Symposium) is delighted to announce IBISConnect Africa 2020 – a live, interactive, online event to be broadcast between 10:00 and 14:05 South Africa standard time (09:00-13:05 BST) on Thursday, 23 July. IBIS has embraced the opportunities of the new and burgeoning digital era to develop and present to its African and [...]
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  • Euro NCAP updates safety tests

    • May 20, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Euro NCAP has introduced a series of new safety tests centred around occupant protection, post-crash protection and ADAS. Vehicles launched in 2020 will undergo the new tests later this year. Matthew Avery, director of research Thatcham Research and Euro NCAP board member, said: “This is a new yardstick that vehicles will be measured against. We [...]
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  • Industry turns to government after sales bombshell

    • May 5, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    The automotive industry is turning to the UK government for signs of support after figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) revealed that new car sales had plunged 97% during April – the lowest monthly figure since 1946. It found that just 4,000 cars were sold during the period, compared [...]
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  • UK lockdown losses estimated at £8.2bn

    • May 1, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    UK car manufacturing fell 37.6% in March, with experts predicting the cost to the UK automotive industry caused by the coronavirus will be £8.2bn. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), just 78,767 vehicles left factory gates in the month, some 47,428 fewer than the previous year, as the coronavirus crisis caused [...]
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