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Silver most popular car colour in the world

The new Porsche Panamera Turbo.

One in four new cars across the world is silver, making it the most popular car colour in the world (25 per cent) followed by black with a market share of 22 per cent and white with 16 per cent.

WANTED: A fairer deal for third party work

A fairer deal is needed for repairers quoting third party work with many repair shops allocating hours to prepare quotes with no guarantee the car owner wont accept a cash settlement from the insurer.

Lights on as Opel awarded safety prize

The Opel Insignia which was fitted with Adaptive Forward Lighting from the 2008 model.

The Allianz Genius 2010 Safety Prize has been announced with the honours going to General Motors German subsidiary Opel.

MSA consults around the country

MSA's Chris Parish.

Manufacturing Skills Australia is planning extensive consultation throughout the nation as a new training platform is developed for the automotive industry.

South Australia puts on a show

Body Shop Paint Supplies general manager Steven Cavallo who organised the Adelaide trade show.

It was a one-stop-shop for South Australia's panel beaters and spray painters to see what's available to help them in their business.

New to the mix at GPI

GPI Group sales manager automotive products division, Andrew Hunt, and South Australian state manager Phil Thon, with the Gerson Paint System on display at the Adelaide trade show.

GPI introduces the Gerson Paint System to Australian paint shops at the Adelaide trade show for body shops.

Staff movements at Car-O-Liner Australia

Car-O-Liner's Liam Hugo is returning to Queensland as state sales manager after working for the company in South Australia.

Car-O-Liner Australia's Liam Hugo is returning to Queensland as state sales manager, taking over from Bob Rees, who passed away recently.

NSW bans repairable write-offs

MTA's Greg Preston shows NSW Transport and Roads Minister David Campbell the rag stuffed into where the air bag should be.

Repairers should get more work as less vehicles are written off, manufacturers can expect to sell more genuine parts as the supply of black market parts dries up with a crackdown on re-birthing, and the motoring public will be protected.

Regional repairers doing it tough in a shrinking industry

Berkeley Vale Smash Repairs

As more and more pressure is put on repairers to lower costs so insurers do not have to pay as much, some repair shops are going to face challenges to stay open, especially in regional areas.

Solera appoint new COO

Solera, the owners of Audatex which provides software and services to the automobile insurance claims processing industry, has appointed a new chief operating officer.

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