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AMA Group Joins Initiative to Reduce Collision Repair Industry Plastic Waste

February 6, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

AMA Group, Australia’s leading automotive collision repair company, announced it has joined the Waste Motive Initiative as a foundation partner leading the way on better managing automotive plastic waste in the collision industry. The Waste-Motive initiative will focus on bringing together like-minded companies, government and community groups who will work together in achieving the set […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AMA Group, Australia, Plastfix, Plastic Waste, Waste Reduction, Waste-Motive Initiative

PPG Foundation Supports Australian Bushfires Relief Efforts

January 22, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced initiatives to support Australian bushfire relief efforts. The company will donate $50,000 (AU$72,432) to the Australian Red Cross to assist with emergency relief efforts. PPG has also committed to matching employee donations up to $25,000 (AU$36,193) for a total contribution of $75,000 (AU$108,625). Locally, PPG employees in Australia are working with retail […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Australia, Disaster Relief, PPG Industries

AMA Group Completes Capital S.M.A.R.T Acquisition

October 31, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Australia’s AMA Group Limited (ASX:AMA) announced the completion of the previously announced acquisition of Capital Smart Repairs Australia Pty Ltd (Capital SMART). Under the sale terms AMA owns 90% of Capital SMART, with Suncorp Insurance Ventures Pty Ltd (Suncorp) retaining a 10% holding in Capital S.M.A.R.T. The acquisition includes a long-term strategic service agreement of […]

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

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

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