Has the EV trend peaked?
EV sales are at their lowest quarterly total since 2022 as buyers turn to hybrids for convenience and longer range.
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Auto Glass Show all about being at the ‘cutting edge’
Flemington was about a lot more than the usual fillies and frocks this weekend as the Auto Glass Association held its second successful Auto Glass Show.
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New vehicle market contracts but hybrids and plug-ins boom
Cost of living pressures may well be hitting the new car market as sales drop from last year with the steepest drops occurring in the private sector.
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Learning opportunities abound from 3M and Axalta at SEMA
One of the world’s biggest aftermarket shows has kicked off in the US and the theme of upskilling is high on the agenda.
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Jaecoo set for Aussie shores as Chinese market grows
It continues to be the year of new auto brands to change the face of future repairs and ‘Made in China’ is the new label workshops will have to be ready for.
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Storm chaser; better predictions sought of hail damage
A new partnership between the Bureau of Meteorology and major insurer Suncorp is hoping to take the surprise sting out of a major inflictor of vehicle body damage; hailstorms.
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Wage data could be the hook collision recruiters need
In what will be seen as some positive publicity for the collision repair industry, new data shows wages for key technicians is outpacing inflation.
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Hyundai launches into hydrogen hoping for greater uptake
Hyundai has launched into the niche world of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles in the hope it can make them more attractive and viable for the mainstream motoring world.
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Automated estimating proving to have potential
‘Automated estimating’ has its critics, but local repair shops may benefit from an enhanced system aimed at completing the ‘repair plan’.
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Incoming chair to steer Capricorn into a new era
Australia’s largest auto cooperative has added a new board chair to its leadership group as it prepares for 2025.
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