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IBIS Türkiye – back for 2019
- July 22, 2019
- Posted by: Salih Tahir
- Category: IBIS News
International Bodyshop Industry Symposium is delighted that it will be making a return to Turkey on 23 October 2019. This one-day conference aimed at key decision makers and influencers in the Turkish collision repair market will take place at the Wyndham Grand Istanbul Levent hotel, conveniently located in the ÖzdilekPark Istanbul Shopping Mall. As always, [...] -
Volvo reports record revenue
- July 18, 2019
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Volvo Cars reported a record revenue for the first six months of 2019 of SEK 130.1bn, up from SEK122.9bn year-on-year and buoyed by the best first half-year sales performance in the company’s history. For the first six months of the year, sales amounted to a record 340,286 cars, a year-on-year increase of 7.3 per cent. During [...] -
JLR and Glasurit agree closer partnership
- July 18, 2019
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Jaguar Land Rover and Glasurit, BASF’s premium refinish paint brand, have signed an exclusive cooperation agreement that goes well beyond the industry standard. As part of the deal, Glasurit is not just JLR’s sole preferred paint partner, but will also provide dedicated programme managers to implement JLR’s body and paint programme throughout Europe. Glasurit will [...] -
Groupe Renault maintains market share
- July 16, 2019
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
In the first half of the year, Groupe Renault recorded 1,938,579 vehicles sold, down 6.7 per cent in a market that fell 7.1 per cent. Sales remained stable in Europe in a market that fell by 2.5 per cent. In regions outside Europe, the Group’s sales followed the sharply declining global trend. In the electric vehicle [...] -
SEAT Componentes produces new gearbox
- July 15, 2019
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
SEAT Componentes, together with Martorell and Barcelona, one of the three production centres for the Spanish brand and simultaneously part of the production portfolio for Group Components, has started production of the new MQ281 gearbox. Up to 450,000 units can be built per year. It will be used by the brands Audi, SEAT, Škoda and [...]