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ABP Club Car Body Repair News - August 2011

Below is a news headline summary. The full bodyshop news stories appear on the ABP Club members' forum.

31/8/11 - 22:49   Saab - the end looks near as losses in first half of year rise 10-fold to 201 million euros; no productiion since April; bankruptcy looms
   
31/8/11 - 22:14   Calverton Factors launch Bodyshop Finance service
   
31/8/11 - 20:21   OFT asked to probe Northern Ireland car insurance market by the Consumer Council
   
31/8/11 - 18:31   Audatex Advisory Board Charter puts emphasis on service delivery and innovation
   
31/8/11 - 15:24   Audatex - 2011 BASF (Glasurit and R-M) Price Review
   
31/8/11 - 08:07   Granlyn now stocks Glasurit's CV paint range
   
30/8/11 - 20:24   Eco Express - launches first YouTube videos; on-target for network of 50 'fast track repair' bodyshops by February
   
30/8/11 - 16:19   Imperial launch new Bodyshop Consumables range
   
30/8/11 - 15:01   Near-record fuel prices cause one in four forced to limit fuel spend
   
30/8/11 - 09:50   Auto Windscreens launch dedicated offering for bodyshops
   
30/8/11 - 00:50   Insurance Fraud Bureau - Birmingham remains top of the "Crash-for-Cash" scam league table
   
29/8/11 - 12:43   RBS Insurance - to combine all underwriting into one company from 10 December
   
29/8/11 - 12:25   Bodysmart - move to new 20,000 sq ft bodyshop in Southport
   
29/8/11 - 11:21   Government Justice Bill Will Stop Thousands of Legitimate Injury Claims Every Year - Say DBS Law
   
29/8/11 - 09:30   'Perfect storm' of fraud, rising injury bills and high crash rates hits cover for young drivers
   
26/8/11 - 16:58   Parkford Coachworks to Optimise new express repair programme
   
26/8/11 - 16:40   Esure admits barring certain postcodes due to sharp rise in injury claims
   
26/8/11 - 16:27   RMI's National Association of Bodyshops calls for review of written-off vehicles
   
26/8/11 - 16:24   Dorset car trader convicted of selling known 'write-offs' without disclosure
   
26/8/11 - 15:17   Jefferies issues cautious note on Admiral stocks
   
26/8/11 - 14:02   Nationwide appoints new National Account Manager
   
26/8/11 - 13:33   UK economy growth slows to just 0.2%
   
26/8/11 - 12:53   ABP Club Autumn events - don't miss out - book your place today!
   
26/8/11 - 12:49   Vauxhall - Consumers remain unaware of ‘crash repair rights’
   
25/8/11 - 17:54   HPI - guide to insurance write-offs
   
25/8/11 - 14:51   Just Car Clinic's claims centre enjoys bumper first year
   
25/8/11 - 14:31   Nationwide - Dale Albinston from Wirral branch, receives "Outstanding Achievement" award from Thatcham
   
25/8/11 - 14:26   Vauxhall - consumers not aware of their right to choose a bodyshop; 88% expect genuine parts to be used
   
25/8/11 - 14:25   How do accidents occur?
   
25/8/11 - 12:33   WARNING - "Unique Car Insurance"; exercise caution
   
25/8/11 - 12:26   Referral fees - Insurance Times article on the effect of a ban on the brokers
   
25/8/11 - 12:19   Referral fees - Bluefin, the Axa owned broker - no longer accepting payments from personal injury lawyers
   
25/8/11 - 06:09   Admiral shares drop 11.9% on yesterday's growth warning
   
25/8/11 - 01:15   IAG (owners of Equity Red Star) - worldwide results for y/e 30 June 2011; disappointing result for UK business
   
25/8/11 - 00:52   Bradford - MP holds summit on cost of motor insurance
   
24/8/11 - 22:56   Guardian - "Insurers call for ban on use of referral fees in motor injury claims"
   
24/8/11 - 21:31   Solera (owners of Audatex) - worldwide results for year to 30 June 2011; turnover up 8% to $685m; adjusted net profit up 17% to $173m
   
24/8/11 - 18:39   What Car? - survey reveals "MOT system in crisis - Government urged to fix flaws!"
   
24/8/11 - 17:05   Audatex launch 'right first time' estimating solution - sign-up to win a sporting prize
   
24/8/11 - 16:27   Mama mia - a new electric brand for the UK
   
24/8/11 - 15:14   Aviva - launch new internet-only brand of car insurance - "Quote me Happy"
   
24/8/11 - 14:56   ABP Club member offer - FREE Classified Advert in the third edition of Auto Body Professional magazine
   
24/8/11 - 14:34   Norton launches new semi disposable Paint System
   
24/8/11 - 14:31   Spies Hecker - Permahyd® Silver Star basecoat for a fine silver finish
   
24/8/11 - 11:41   Frost & Sullivan - analysis forecasts 30 % reduction in vehicle platforms by 2020
   
24/8/11 - 11:28   Which? - rates motor insurance providers; NFU are top, followed by LV
   
24/8/11 - 11:03   Australia - Innovation Group extend accident management contract with Leaseplan
   
24/8/11 - 10:56   Speed cameras 'do not cut accidents'... they create them, study finds
   
24/8/11 - 10:54   AXA chief asks 'Why motor premiums are so high and what to do about it?'
   
24/8/11 - 10:52   Official statistics now available for speed camera sites
   
24/8/11 - 10:07   BASF - Paul and Gavin's fund tops £9,000
   
24/8/11 - 09:48   EuroNCAP - latest crash test results
   
24/8/11 - 08:09   Admiral - half year results; over £1 billion turnover in first 6-months; motor up 59% to £881m and 2.83m vehicles insured in UK
   
24/8/11 - 07:48   Ageas UK - half year results; turnover up 85% & profits up 400% on last year; Tesco business writes £311m of premium
   
23/8/11 - 22:54   Ford and Toyota - to collaborate on new hybrid system and on future telematics standards
   
23/8/11 - 22:49   Saab - future looks bleak - unable to pay wages on time; Swedish debt enforcement agency starts proceedings; pulls out of Frankfurt show
   
23/8/11 - 22:03   MoneySupermarket - apathy costs British motorists £2.4 billion each year
   
23/8/11 - 18:37   ABI - motor insurers agree not to charge higher premiums when car being used for volunteer purposes
   
23/8/11 - 18:32   Porsche - new 911 model (on sale from December) moves to aluminium-steel composite construction
   
23/8/11 - 18:10   Byteback / Bodyshop Express - Jon Parker and Simon Downing complete Tour of Britain Charity Challenge
   
23/8/11 - 17:36   AutoRestore - on a recruitment drive
   
23/8/11 - 17:31   Aim Legal Expenses Insurance Services - appoint Ian Meachin (ex Winns) as sales manager
   
23/8/11 - 17:28   Audatex - working on adjusting the paint index to take into account the Glasurit and R-M paint increases effective 1 September
   
23/8/11 - 12:09   Amlin (Summit Motor Policies) - Half Year Results
   
23/8/11 - 08:03   Bosch - making crash avoidance systems affordable for all cars
   
23/8/11 - 07:54   Pendragon - half-year results; underlying profit up 12%; pre-tax profits up 37%
   
22/8/11 - 16:55   Winn Assist employees raise money for Help for Heroes
   
22/8/11 - 16:51   Revive appoints one of the industry's leading trainers
   
22/8/11 - 13:16   BASF - Paul and Gavin complete their H4H Big Walk
   
22/8/11 - 12:56   Thatcham reports on Thatcham’s safe repair validation project
   
22/8/11 - 09:35   Bradford MP adds voice to rising motor insurance premiums debate
   
22/8/11 - 09:08   Huge blaze destroys Scope Bodyshop, Portsmouth
   
22/8/11 - 08:53   Admiral expected to report a 26% increase in pre-tax profits
   
21/8/11 - 22:58   Farécla's technical team achieve ATA accreditation
   
21/8/11 - 22:31   Government ministers keen to make changes to the MOT system
   
21/8/11 - 00:21   Call for MPs to stop crash fees scandal that is inflating drivers' premiums
   
19/8/11 - 16:44   RBS Insurance disposal - still a tough sell
   
19/8/11 - 15:40   London motorists forced off of the road due to rising fuel and insurance cost
   
19/8/11 - 15:37   RBS Insurance appoints a new motor commercial director
   
19/8/11 - 15:32   Quinn Insurance - October Court date set for sale objections
   
19/8/11 - 12:10   BASF's Help4Heroes walk day 2 update - the going gets tough!
   
19/8/11 - 11:41   Allianz launches Technical Apprenticeships for A-Level Students
   
19/8/11 - 11:25   Taking the Credit: A recent decision on Credit Hire agreements
   
19/8/11 - 10:49   Sherwin-Williams - No bake HP Primer now available in range of colours
   
19/8/11 - 10:32   Ford survey reveals the motorist's view on safety technology
   
19/8/11 - 10:11   IMI - developing Level 4 Apprenticeship Framework
   
19/8/11 - 10:04   Motorists risk driving without insurance
   
19/8/11 - 06:33   Motor Insurance Market Update - July 2011
   
19/8/11 - 05:59   Brightside - brokers chief exec says referral fees are "a storm in a tea cup"
   
19/8/11 - 05:45   Direct Line reveals reckless red light behaviour
   
18/8/11 - 15:47   Ferrari will never make electric cars - hybrid's are the future
   
18/8/11 - 14:36   Lookers still open to sale
   
18/8/11 - 14:24   Acas publishes new guide to 'engage your employees for business success'
   
18/8/11 - 14:09   Australia - Beware: Written-off Cars Still Being Sold To Unwitting Buyers
   
18/8/11 - 13:15   BASF - Help4Heroes walk commences with over £6500 raised so far ...
   
18/8/11 - 12:49   InterResolve chief says don’t get it wrong on referral fees!
   
18/8/11 - 11:42   Hastings Direct to recruit 200 staff
   
18/8/11 - 11:26   Peter James Motor Group awarded by the Trading Standards Authority
   
18/8/11 - 09:03   USA - Aftermarket parts stand up in crash-test video
   
17/8/11 - 18:13   IMI to reduce ATA validity from five years to three years
   
17/8/11 - 14:01   RGM raid - update
   
17/8/11 - 11:41   Motaquote closes half of its offices
   
17/8/11 - 11:29   Lookers - Interim results see profits rise by 2.6% in 'challenging market'
   
17/8/11 - 11:01   Cash-back incentive for The Co-operative's safe young drivers
   
17/8/11 - 09:58   FLA says more individual motorists 'choosing to hire a car'
   
17/8/11 - 08:41   Europcar appoints Jo Baillie-Smith as Account Director
   
16/8/11 - 14:10   Used values fall 3.8% in first half of 2011
   
16/8/11 - 14:06   Trimble warns businesses of grey fleet danger
   
16/8/11 - 12:43   ABP Club forthcoming Autumn events - book your place today!
   
16/8/11 - 12:21   Cars most likely to be targeted by thieves
   
16/8/11 - 12:10   UK inflation accelerates in July
   
16/8/11 - 10:33   Six cars stolen in RGM raid
   
15/8/11 - 16:14   IAG - Equity Red Star and Barnett and Barnett sale rumours rubbished
   
15/8/11 - 12:48   IAG place Equity Red Star and Barnett & Barnett up for sale
   
15/8/11 - 10:23   Industry loses half centurion - Edward James (Jim) Crump RIP
   
15/8/11 - 10:05   Allianz Insurance enters into a three-year partnership arrangement with Fix Auto UK
   
14/8/11 - 23:55   AXA Assistance UK appoints Ware to Director and Deputy Motor General Director
   
14/8/11 - 23:49   AXA sets out revenue growth plans for Commercial Lines to 2015
   
14/8/11 - 23:31   USA - Ford highlights genuine v non-OEM parts differences on YouTube
   
14/8/11 - 20:02   Lawlor heads to Brazil as Embleton takes up VWG Paint & Body role
   
12/8/11 - 16:39   New Features for Thatcham’s Technical Helpline
   
12/8/11 - 13:40   BGL Group develops leadership skills in Nepal
   
12/8/11 - 12:18   Zurich UK - profits up 18% in first half of year
   
12/8/11 - 12:14   Allianz UK - profits fell 1% in first half of year
   
12/8/11 - 11:57   Consumer Confidence Survey - "A third of British consumers have no spare cash"
   
12/8/11 - 11:49   Next week will be Britain's "emptiest week", with more Brits away on holiday than any other week of the year
   
12/8/11 - 11:33   Aviva - moving quickly to help policyholders affected by riots; damage to vehicles covered as standard by motor policies
   
12/8/11 - 11:27   Goodyear - develop a self-inflating tyre to maintain correct pressure at all times
   
12/8/11 - 08:21   John Martin Group - profits soar, helped by new long-term contracts for their 4 accident repair centres
   
12/8/11 - 08:13   Aviva - Jail term for expenses fraudster
   
11/8/11 - 13:49   Audatex - delivering bespoke estimating programme to BMW bodyshop network
   
11/8/11 - 09:25   Thatcham - Automotive Academy receives "Training Excellence" stamp from CFE
   
11/8/11 - 08:30   Steve Peart reveals why he joined the Fix Auto network
   
11/8/11 - 08:14   ABP Club National Meeting and Expo - Northern Ireland - 20 September
   
11/8/11 - 08:04   Innovation Group - sign major contract with RBS Insurance to handle subsidence claims
   
10/8/11 - 19:13   BMW concludes electric Mini E trial
   
10/8/11 - 17:37   Easi-Drive employees in charity wing walk
   
10/8/11 - 17:06   LV= agrees to continue with Anglo-Welsh rugby cup sponsorship
   
10/8/11 - 16:49   Travelers Insurance to exit private motor in Ireland
   
10/8/11 - 16:10   Accident Exchange - lost revenue is due to poor communication between service depts and bodyshops
   
10/8/11 - 15:49   ABP Club sixth annual industry Social Golf Day - 29th September
   
10/8/11 - 14:59   Allianz confirms the nine repair groups
   
10/8/11 - 12:43   ABP Club and I Love Claims secure Jack Straw to debate referral fees at two exclusive events
   
10/8/11 - 11:20   From Broadway to Bodyshop Sherwin-Williams gets its name in lights
   
09/8/11 - 21:22   Quinn Insurance reveals drop in commercial and private motor premiums
   
09/8/11 - 14:15   Standox wins Automotive Brand Contest Award
   
09/8/11 - 14:13   Ageas - we are not trying to stop brokers earning referral fees
   
09/8/11 - 01:10   Allianz restructures network to improve the customer experience
   
08/8/11 - 17:29   Glasurit launches the ultimate primer programme
   
08/8/11 - 14:10   Global Repair Solutions: Berryman steps down to pursue consulting role
   
08/8/11 - 14:00   ACIS teams up with SWR
   
08/8/11 - 12:09   BIBA welcomes crackdown on the regulation of insurance comparison sites
   
08/8/11 - 11:46   ABP Club National Meeting - Scotland - Tuesday 13 September - Invitation
   
08/8/11 - 08:57   RBS insurance turnaround boosts sell-off
   
08/8/11 - 08:48   EurotaxGlass’s forum focuses on Electric Vehicles
   
05/8/11 - 16:54   SkillAuto - 5 gold medal winners announced for paint and panel categories
   
05/8/11 - 14:13   Wilkinson Star - Ferrari approve latest Cebora mig welder
   
05/8/11 - 14:06   Attention all ABP Club members - have you received your copy of issue 2 of Auto Body Professional , our new quarterly industry magazine?
   
05/8/11 - 13:59   DuPont Performance Coatings - renew ATA approved status for next three years for their Refinish Academy
   
05/8/11 - 13:53   Standox - launch new metal stopper
   
05/8/11 - 12:37   Ageas - bans brokers from referring claimants to claims handling firms
   
05/8/11 - 12:27   Ford - current accident management programmes are broken; we are lobbying govt to ban referral fees
   
05/8/11 - 12:10   Daily Mail - how sticking loyally with your motor insurer costs drivers over £1.7 billion a year
   
05/8/11 - 11:40   Sainsbury's Insurance - publish Driver Behaviour Index 2011; Britains roads are getting safer
   
05/8/11 - 10:01   Groupama - half year results; UK profit contribution rises 75%
   
05/8/11 - 08:21   Allianz SE - worldwide half-year results for the group
   
05/8/11 - 08:03   RBS Insurance - half-year results; recovery continues; £206m profit in first half compared to £253m loss last year; motor policies down 15%
   
04/8/11 - 18:06   Audatex Technical Committee drives faster data updates for VDAs
   
04/8/11 - 14:02   Ofcom - annual report shows we are a nation of smartphone addicts; 76% of homes have internet connections; 91% of population have a mobile
   
04/8/11 - 13:39   Colin Hutton Ltd - truck and trailer repairer in Glasgow goes into administration
   
04/8/11 - 12:34   Bank of England - keeps base rate at 0.5%; unchanged since March 2009
   
04/8/11 - 12:31   SMMT - new van sales fell 1% in July: YTD up 21%
   
04/8/11 - 12:25   Auto Windscreens - new business plan encouraging fleet customers to return
   
04/8/11 - 12:20   Alphabet - appoint Claire Rowland (ex - Enterprise) and James Williamson (ex - Zurich)
   
04/8/11 - 11:30   Traffic statistics - Q2 traffic levels were 1.0% lower than Q2 last year and 3.0% down on Q2 2008
   
04/8/11 - 10:19   Axa -UK group chief exec Paul Evans attacks referral fees and the UK compensation culture
   
04/8/11 - 09:58   Referral fees - to be debated in Parliament on Tues 13 September
   
04/8/11 - 09:42   SMMT - July new car sales fell by 3.5%; YTD down 6.7%; 13th successive monthly decline in volumes
   
04/8/11 - 08:20   Axa - half year results; UK personal motor grew by 10%, commercial motor grew by 16%
   
04/8/11 - 08:02   RSA - half year results; UK motor premiums grow by just 1% as they exit unprofitable schemes
   
04/8/11 - 07:45   Aviva - half-year results; UK personal motor up 24% with plans to grow motor further; on track to hit profit target
   
04/8/11 - 07:10   RSA - group chief exec Andy Haste to leave; replaced by Simon Lee
   
04/8/11 - 02:02   Credit hire - the relationship with insurers and the future of referral fees
   
04/8/11 - 01:50   Chameleon - our Initial Medical Assessment [IMA] product prevents 30% of whiplash claims from proceeding
   
04/8/11 - 00:29   AW Repair Group - prestigious new HQ built for future needs
   
04/8/11 - 00:29   Bodyshop Express to ride in the Tour of Britain for charity
   
03/8/11 - 22:13   Social media - Google + (the new Facebook rival) attrated 25 million users in July, its first month
   
03/8/11 - 22:00   LV - half year results; now UK's 4th largest motor insurer with policy count up 27% to 2.69 million vehicles
   
03/8/11 - 16:45   Farecla - buy L-TEC, their importer for the German market
   
03/8/11 - 10:46   ABP Club Annual Convention / Night of Knights Awards - bookings well underway
   
03/8/11 - 10:39   Attention all ABP Club members in London: Government urging that you plan now to reduce your travel during the Olymics in August 2012
   
03/8/11 - 10:34   James Alpe celebrates top marks from NFU
   
03/8/11 - 10:16   Referral fees - Bar Council calls for their abolition saying "they are not in the public interest"
   
03/8/11 - 09:26   Japanese earthquake disruption sees Toyota profits plunge
   
03/8/11 - 09:23   BMW sells a record number of cars and doubles profit in the second quarter
   
02/8/11 - 17:03   Pro-Assess gains IMI Awards full approval for Hybrid/Electric Vehicle qualifications
   
02/8/11 - 13:22   PPG group - Q2 results
   
02/8/11 - 13:22   BASF group - Q2 results
   
02/8/11 - 13:22   DuPont group - Q2 results
   
02/8/11 - 13:22   Akzo Nobel group - Q2 results
   
02/8/11 - 13:15   Toyota - unveils future safety systems currently under final development
   
02/8/11 - 11:03   Motofix Upgrades High Wycombe site with Junair Spraybooths
   
02/8/11 - 09:50   Alphabet - win contract renewal from Barloworld Handling to manage their fleet of 650 vehicles including accident management
   
02/8/11 - 09:39   BMW - unveil their first two cars in their new green sub-brand - i3 and i8 - made of carbon fibre (CFRP)
   
02/8/11 - 02:19   Fix Auto - announce appointment of Frosts Cars bodyshop as Fix Auto Brighton
   
02/8/11 - 02:04   Daily Telegraph - the whiplash lie detector (WITkit) from Thatcham plus a call to end referral fees
   
01/8/11 - 17:49   Audatex - supporting Ford's Accident Management and Write-Off Avoidance programmes
   
01/8/11 - 17:12   ADR - acquire former Bodymaster shop in Halesowen to take group up to 11 sites
   
01/8/11 - 16:22   Volkswagen Group UK - award preferred supplier status to DPC (Spies Hecker) and BASF (Glasurit) together with NIBS
   
01/8/11 - 16:11   iris - sponsor JCA's Jeff Maricks charity attempt on Kilimanjaro in Feb 2012 in aid of MacMillan cancer support
   
01/8/11 - 15:33   Karl Vella Group - celebrate having the 2 youngest people in the country to gain their ATA VDA accreditation
   
01/8/11 - 15:25   3M - become Bronze sponsor of WorldSkills 2011 taking place in London in October
   
01/8/11 - 14:38   Confused.com - average premium up 25% in year to end July to £858; for males aged 17 - 21 average premium is now £4,006
   
01/8/11 - 14:17   Eco Express - trains its 100th bodyshop technician and repairs its 1,000th car
   
01/8/11 - 14:06   "Crash for cash" - arrests made in Darlington and Middlesborough
   
01/8/11 - 14:00   Caffyns - trading update; new car sales down 15.7%; used car sales down 6.2%
   
01/8/11 - 13:26   Roads - Hindhead tunnel bypass on A3 opened by minister; 1.2 miles long it cost £371 million
   
01/8/11 - 12:38   Referral fees - Tony Cornell has his say in Insurance Age magazine
   
01/8/11 - 11:46   RMI - an analysis of their accounts for 2010
   
01/8/11 - 11:17   DuPont - launch Fast Repair solution in UK
   
01/8/11 - 10:50   Audatex - technical committee issue update on polish and de-nib statement
   
01/8/11 - 10:26   Experian - insurers improve payment performance; now paying their bills on average only 18 days late, compared to 23 days in 2009
   
01/8/11 - 10:11   Quinn Insurance - sale of business to Liberty Mutual expected to be completed on 7 October
   
01/8/11 - 09:44   H R Owen - acquire Broughtons group
   
01/8/11 - 09:07   RMI - give the name NAB (National Association of Bodyshops) to their bodyshop division
   
01/8/11 - 08:43   Volkswagen Group UK - appoint Simon Thomas (ex Nissan) as new md from September
   
01/8/11 - 08:35   Honda - production returns to normal in UK from September; Swindon factory to build new Civic and CR-V models for 2012 launch
   
01/8/11 - 08:24   ABP website - July was second month this year with over 50,000 visits; up 51% on last year