AUTOFORUM

SAMBRA awards top partners and suppliers

Feb, 11 2019, 01:35

The recent SAMBRA awards has unveiled the organisation's top winners for the 2017 / 2018 period at an event in Johannesburg.

SA's top body repairers for 2018

Nov, 27 2018, 05:24

The 15thLightstone Consumer report has been released, unveiling how South Africans rate their experience of our local Motor Body Repairer (Panel Beaters) industry.

Axalta opens the globes biggest R&D centre for coatings and colour

Nov, 13 2018, 06:57

Axalta has officially opened its Global Innovation Centre, the largest coatings research and development centre in the world, with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Date confirmed for 2019 SAMBRA Awards

Nov, 02 2018, 07:25

SAMBRA has announced that its plans for next year's South African Motor Body Repairers’ Association Awards Breakfast, are right on track, and the event will take place on Wednesday 6 February at the Premier Hotel OR Tambo in Johannesburg.

Axalta targets US students focused on the automotive sector

Oct, 18 2018, 06:41

Axalta recently hosted an automotive career fair at its Customer Experience Centre in Concord in the US, drawing 500 high school and university students in that country.

"Ecademy" - keeping up skills, online

Oct, 15 2018, 08:51

Thatcham Research has announced the launch of a new online technical awareness programme to be known as “ecademy”. Businesses working in the automotive repair sector can use ecademy to keep employees up-to-date with developments.

SAMBRA announces Green as ND

Oct, 15 2018, 08:02

The SA Motor Body Repairers Association has announced that Richard Green has been reappointed as its National Director. Green has had an eight year break from the role.

R2 Million in collision repair claims outstanding

Oct, 05 2018, 08:04

The South African Motor Body Repair Association has issued an urgent alert to its members regarding outstanding payment from Nzalo Insurance for repair work authorised and completed.

New global refinish report highlights changes and major players

Sep, 27 2018, 01:15

A new report on the global automotive refinish coatings market has found that the sector is highly consolidated, with five companies holding an enormous 65% market share in recent years.

SA’s top collision repairers

Jul, 17 2018, 06:10

Lightstone Consumer has released its latest customer satisfaction measure for the premier motor body repairers in South Africa, which the research house says has involved processing over 40 000 vehicle repair records every month.