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Australia’s AMA Group to Acquire Capital SMART Collision Repair Business and ACM Parts from Insurer Suncorp

October 1, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

AMA Group Acquires Capital SMART

Insurer will retain 10 percent interest in Capital SMART and enters into long-term supply agreement.  The AMA Group Limited (ASX:AMA) today announced an agreement with Suncorp Insurance Ventures Pty Ltd (Suncorp) to acquire 90 percent of Capital SMART Repairs Australia Pty Ltd in a transaction valuing the company at AUD$420 million ($280.3 million). AMA will […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AMA Group, Australia, Capital S.M.A.R.T, Suncorp

Tradiebot and Motor Trades Association of South Australia Announced Innovation Hub

September 23, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Motor Trade Association of South Australia (MTA), in partnership with Tradiebot Industries, has announced the launch of an Automotive Innovation Hub. The Hub will be based at the MTA’s Training and Employment Centre at Royal Park and will focus on delivering automotive skills through new training programs and will be the space for the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Australia, Motor Trades Association of South Australia, Tradiebot Industries

Australia’s Suncorp Reported Considering Sale of ACM Parts and Capital SMART

September 6, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

According to an article in the Australia Financial Review, Australia insurer Suncorp Group is considering a sale of its automotive parts supplier business, ACM Parts. According to the article, the insurer and financial services company has hired Deloitte Corporate Finance to oversee a strategic review for the division that may led to a sale of all […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ACM Parts, Acquisitions, Australia, Capital S.M.A.R.T, LKQ Corporation, Suncorp

Australia’s Largest Insurer Acquires Majority Stake in Digital Car Subscription Platform

July 17, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG), Australia’s largest general insurer, has acquired a majority stake in digital car subscription and trading platform Carbar. Carbar, established in 2016, is Australia’s first car subscription platform and caters to growing customer appetite for alternative forms of vehicle ownership. According to its website, it offers car subscription starting at AU$109 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Australia, Carbar, Insurance Australia Group

NSF Discontinues Collision Repair Parts and Business Certification Programs

June 21, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

NSF International

NSF International announced it will discontinue its automotive certification programs in September. NSF International yesterday announced it will discontinue its Automotive Parts Certification program and affiliated automotive certification and registration programs, effective September 30, 2019. Certified parts manufactured on or before that date will be considered “NSF certified” for the lifetime of the part. A […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Australia, Certification, Certified Automotive Parts Association, China, MQVP, Non-OEM Parts, NSF International

Solera Subsidiary Acquires Australia Based AutoMate Training

June 4, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Autodata Publishing Group Limited, a Solera Holdings, Inc. group company announced the acquisition of AutoMate Training Pty. Ltd. the provider of online technical training and professional development platforms. Founded and based in Sydney, Australia, AutoMate has expanded from a fledgling start-up to become a globally player, offering automotive eLearning to thousands of automotive professionals and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Australia, Solera, Technical Training

Tradiebot Industries Announces Collaboration on 3D Scanning Technology

May 22, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Tradiebot Industries and Shanghai Digital Manufacturing (SHDM) today launched a collaborative project directed at developing 3D scanning technologies. Australia-based Tradiebot is developing robotic 3D printing technology it hopes will have applications in the collision repair industry. In March, its Repairbot project 3D printed a replacement bracket onto a headlight assembly. The collaboration announced today will […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3D Printing, Agreements Signed, Australia, Robotics, Tradiebot Industries

Tradiebot Industries Demonstrates Augmented Reality Application for Training, Service and Repairs

April 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

WorxAR

Australia-based Tradiebot Industries officially launched its augmented reality (AR) software application WorxAR at the AAAA / Collision Repair Expo in Melbourne, Australia held April 4-6. The application allows the latest release information to be delivered to users at the touch of their fingertips via smart devices such as phones and tablets. AR technology is currently […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Augmented Reality, Australia, PPG Industries, Tradiebot Industries

Scott Holden Named Regional Head of Sales at Fix Auto Australia

March 20, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto Australia announced the appointment of Scott Holden to the role of Regional Head of Sales, effective immediately. Holden brings to Fix Auto over thirty years’ experience in the automotive industry. Having started his career in paint and consumables sales, he moved on to manage his family’s body shop for almost twenty years, prior […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Australia, Fix Auto Australia, People

Robot 3D Prints Replacement Bracket onto Headlight Assembly

March 8, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology reported that its Repairbot project has achieved a major milestone, using a robot to successfully 3D print a replacement lug on an automotive headlamp assembly. The Repairbot project is an industry collaboration with  Tradiebot, supported by collision repair facility operator AMA Group, and backed by the federal government via the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3D Printing, AMA Group, Australia, Robotics, Tradiebot Industries

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