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December 29, 2008

           

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Bad Directions: A truck driver carrying 32 tons of freight left Turkey headed for Gibraltar on the southern tip of Spain. He wound up in Skegness, England. Navigating entirely by GPS may not be the best idea in the world.
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Car of Cloth: A concept car from Germany is made of cloth. The shell is made of specially coated polyurethane Lycra and creases when the door opens! Perhaps the seatbelt and upholstery are made out of steel. 
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Greetings!

Welcome to the last official Collision Repair e-zine of 2008. It will be New Year's Eve in just a few days. If you're anything like me, you use this time to reflect on what has gone before and what's coming up next.

What do you think 2009 will bring collision repairers?

Mike Davey,
Editor

 
Headline News
 
- OPP Chief Wants Bad Drivers to Pay

- CARSTAR Announces "Best Shot" Contest for Charity

- I-CAR Education Foundation Announces 2009 Golf Tournament
Collision Repair International: World News

The automotive industry is in a state of flux on a global level, with major changes occurring in many countries. In Australia, the Motor Trades Association has appointed a consultant to help ensure the association represents all retail motor traders, while the United Kingdom has recently seen a number of partnerships announced between UDP UK and major paint companies. In Italy, the focus is still on the right to repair.

Australia
MTAA Appoints Federation Consultant

MTAA remains committed to a Federation that represents the interests of all Australian retail motor traders and welcomes the participation of all state and territory associations.

MTAA and its Members recognise that in order to achieve true national representation, motor traders from all states and territories should be given the opportunity to contribute to the policy work of MTAA.

In order to facilitate such participation in Victoria, MTAA has recently appointed David Nolan as the MTAA Federation Consultant for Victoria. A former Deputy Executive Director of the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce, Nolan is highly regarded across the retail motor trades and has extensive connections within Victoria.

Nolan joins Tony Selmes, who is the MTAA Federation Consultant for Queensland. Selmes is a former Executive Director of the Motor Trades Association of Queensland and has successfully undertaken this role since mid 2008.

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