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• 2001 DuPont buys Standox & Spies Hecker
• 2002 Rearview Camera introduced
• 2002 IAG formed
• 2003 ABS mandatory on new cars sold
• 2005 Over 500 repairers march down
George Street protesting against IAG
• 2006 MIVRI Code of Conduct launched
• 2006 I-CAR sets up in Australia
• 2007 Suncorp buys AAMI
• 2008 The Volvo X60 was the first car to
be launched with standard-fit AEB.
• 2009 Andy Hopkins buys AUS ARC and
• 2010 Jim Vais and Capital SMART commence joint venture with Suncorp
2011-2022
• 2011 NRMA launches first ‘let’s collab- orate’ RFP
• 2012 Sydney industry crisis meeting over Suncorp two quote system
• 2013 Q-Plus mega shop joint venture with Suncorp opens (later to be taken over by SMART)
• 2014 IAG buys WFI
• 2014 Birth of ‘digital smoko room’
• 2015 AMA Group and Gemini merge
• 2016/17 Fix Auto launches in Australia • 2017 Local car production ceases
• 2019 Repairhub network begins
• 2019 AMA buys Capital S.M.A.R.T
• 2020 WHO declares Coronavirus a
global pandemic, subsequent lock-
downs affect major cities
• 2021 Andy Hopkins resigns as CEO of
AMA amid financial allegations
• 2021 Code of Conduct with penalties
becomes law in SA
• 2022 Mandatory Data Sharing be-
Electric cars didn’t take off as forecast; On-line tendering caused ructions in the industry: The 3M advert is great, even if not enough painters actually wore them: Spies Hecker has certainly evolved.
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