• LKQ announces leadership changes

    • 22 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    LKQ Corporation has announced a series of new leadership appointments Varun Laroyia, executive vice president and chief financial officer, has been appointed as chief executive officer and managing director of LKQ Europe, succeeding Arnd Franz# Meanwhile, Rick Galloway, chief financial officer of LKQ’s [...]
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  • Cost-of-living cooling car ownership

    • 21 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    A new survey of dealers has identified a growing trend among motorists now wishing to own their own vehicles According to Startline’s Used Car Tracker, drivers choosing not to own their vehicles is a challenge for 42% of respondents compared to just 18% in August Paul Burgess, CEO at Startline Motor Finance, [...]
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  • Bodyshops back new tech to accelerate cycle times

    • 20 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    More than half of bodyshops believe artificial intelligence could accelerate the estimating process According to an Audatex survey of its repairer community, 56% of respondents said AI could improve staff efficiency during the estimating process Meanwhile, 51% said the technology could improve customer service [...]
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  • IAAF launches new training academy

    • 16 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has launched a new training academy to upskill new and existing people working within the automotive aftermarket From virtual to practical training, the IAAF Academy will cover all areas of an automotive aftermarket business, helping companies and their teams [...]
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  • IBIS and Repairify seal new multi-year global partnership

    • 14 September 2022
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS) has announced that Repairify Inc has confirmed its place as an IBIS Global Partner after committing to a new three-year partnership Repairify will join a handful of exclusive global partners supporting the IBIS calendar of international events over the next three [...]
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  • IAEA 90th Anniversary Event postponed

    • 14 September 2022
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The Institute of Automotive Engineer Assessors (IAEA) 90th Anniversary Event scheduled to take place on Saturday, 17 September has been postponed while the nation is in mourning following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II The IAEA said in a statement: "While it is regrettable that the event will not [...]
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  • More finalists announced for bodyshop Awards 2022

    • 12 September 2022
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Categories: Featured, News
    bodyshop magazine is delighted to announce more of the finalists for the bodyshop Awards 2022 With close to 300 top-quality submissions this year, it has been a difficult job for our judging panel of industry experts who rose to the challenge on Wednesday, 7 September during Jury Day at the bodyshop magazine [...]
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  • EV training reaches record levels

    • 12 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The Institute of Motor Industry has revealed that more technicians than ever before underwent EV skills training in the first half of 2022 It found that record numbers secured an EV qualification that is eligible for its TechSafe recognition and that there are now 32,900 technicians in the UK qualified to safely [...]
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  • Fix Auto and Morelli agree new supplier deal

    • 12 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    Fix Auto UK has named industry distributor Morelli as a ‘preferred supplier’ Managing director Ian Pugh and Morelli’s national sales director Ruth Moring-Beale officially cemented the relationship with a contract that cements Morelli’s position as one of the network’s two preferred suppliers of all goods [...]
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  • NBRA welcomes government support

    • 9 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The National Body Repair Association (NBRA) has welcomed the government’s announcement this week that it will put a cap on energy costs for businesses for the next six months Executive director Chris Weeks said: “We are pleased to see the government taking action to support business with the increasing energy [...]
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