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NRMA focus on quality and choice

New programs ensure highest quality motor repairs and better customer experience.

Palmerston Paints servicing the north

Continuing growth has seen Darwin-based Palmerston Paint Supplies expand into new premises, enhancing its service to the refinishing industry

Partnership puts stickerfix in pole position

stickerfix BMW.jpgAkzoNobel Automotive & Aerospace Coatings (A&AC) is looking forward to a winning season on the racetrack after confirming a technology partnership with driver Tom Coronel will continue for a second year.

Suncorp support fund for Queensland flood-affected repairers

Suncorp and the Motor Trades Association of Queensland have launched a hardship support fund for smash repairers who been professionally or personally affected by the flooding in Queensland, with grants of up to $5000 available.

The Assessor

Our regular column by a motor insurance claims assessor. No matter what he does, he gets stomped on by either his boss or the repairers. These are his stories.

Toyota the first OEM to launch stickerfix in Europe

Applying stickerfix, an innovative repair solution from AkzoNobel which has been stickerfix is an innovative DIY repair solution for minor paint damage from AkzoNobel Automotive & Aerospace Coatings (A&AC).

Validating equipment to stay ahead of the game

Having the right equipment is not enough to stay ahead of the game, and smash repair equipment has to be consistently accurate, especially for units like electronic measuring units and welders.

Volvo crash-tests C30 Electric at Detroit show

Volvo Cars is the first manufacturer to show the world how a safe electric car looks after a collision, displaying its C230 Electric at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show.

What will happen to these flood-damaged cars

Hurry, hurry, hurry! Cheap cars! Or are they? NSW MTA?s Matthew Perfrement and Greg Preston issue a warning about vehicles damaged in the recent Queensland floods.

Insurance and customer loyalty

Despite working for a magazine in the automotive industry, I don’t drive often.

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Sparse sales of EVs in UK

Sales of electric cars have slumped so badly in the UK that there are now more charging points than vehicles on the road.


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