A new venue and dates have been announced for the Mobility Roadshow 30th Anniversary.
Celebrating 30 years as the UK’s original consumer mobility and independent lifestyle event dedicated to people with disabilities of all ages, The Mobility Roadshow 2013 will be held at the Telford International Centre on 27th, 28th and 29th June 2013.
“The aftermarket industry must develop effective ‘connected car’ alternatives to assure that drivers have a real choice when it comes to auto repairs, maintenance and parts,” according to AAIA’s Chief Information Officer.
Ten years from now, Jiffy Lube and NAPA franchise owners will stand desolate in front of their stores, watching sedan after minivan pull into the dealership next door. At least, that is the fear of independent automotive services companies contemplating tomorrow’s connected car.
BMW is recruiting a small number of unemployed young Spaniards to work in Germany in a program to “give something back” to its customer countries.
Twenty-five workers aged 18 to 25 will be trained for a year at the carmaker’s headquarters in Munich, BMW personnel chief Milagros Caina-Andree told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “They should be immersed in German culture, possibly live with a BMW host family and work in development, sales, marketing or another area. After that, these young people can go back home or stay here,” she said.
