Italian Influence: IBIS names CSN Italy GM Roberto Sticca as European ambassador
Toronto, Ontario — Say ciao to Roberto Sticca, general manager of CSN Collision Italy and IBIS’s newly appointed ambassador for the European automotive market. Sticca earned his reputation as an auto industry expert over a number of years at large corporations like BMW Group, ING Group, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Lease Plan and Barclays Group, according […]
An Offer You Can Refuse: Ontario man overcharged $7,000 after Avis promotional offer error
Toronto, Ontario — Reports suggest that Avis has accidentally overcharged one of its customers for the second time in the past month. Domenic Maggi, from Bolton, Ontario, claims he was overcharged more than $7,000 by Avis rental after a family trip to Italy. This comes after a Vancouver woman was overcharged nearly $8,000 by the […]
IBIS 2019 heads to Italy
By CRM Staff Munich, Germany — June 13, 2018 — The 2019 International Bodyshop Industry Symposium has a home. “We are absolutely delighted to announce that our 2019 IBIS Global Summit destination is Italy,” said Jason Moseley, IBIS CEO. Mosley addressed the crowd at the end of this year’s summit, revealing that […]
Symach aims to expand production capacity with new €1.5 million technical facility
BY CRM Staff Bologna, Italy — November 27, 2017 — Symach is designing a “cutting-edge” 3,000 square-meter technical department in its existing 16,000 sq ft facility in Bologna, Italy, that will feature some €1.5 million ($2.3 million CAD) worth of new tools. The bodyshop equipment supplier said the new department will be equipped with a […]
IBIS Report: Italy’s collision repair market is saturated
By Barett Poley Peterborough, Ontario — December 21, 2016 — Italy is going through an economic lull in its collision repair industry, with too many collision repair facilities, and too little work for collision repairers, according to a report from the International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS). IBIS draws together key influencers and thought leaders from […]