The Independent Motor Dealers Association (IMDA) has celebrated the inclusion of regular commission payments in the calculation of their income in revisions to the Government’s Job Retention Scheme.
Seat UK's head of sales operations, Ben Fish, explained that the Seat UK's latest developments are only adding to the sense that he is currently working in his "dream job".
Car dealer groups are at risk of losing talented female staff who take time out to have children and then choose to resume their careers in other sectors.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has welcomed the one-month extension to the deadline for MOT Training and Assessment to the end of April 2020.
Motorpoint chief executive Mark Carpenter has vowed to give-up his own income from the used car supermarket business in order to top-up the wages of ‘furloughed’ staff during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown.
Car retail staff will be among the UK employees whose commission-led monthly salaries will be detrimental to their income as “furloughed workers” as part of the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Coronavirus-prompted car dealership closures resulting from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s lock-down of non-essential retail businesses will see ‘80% of car dealership employees’ placed on Government salary support.
MFG has launched a new range of training programmes in partnership with digital specialist Brainstorm that can be delivered remotely.
BCA is offering the next generation of used car remarketing talent a grounding in the sector through its in-house Graduate Development Programme.
James Stuart, an apprentice at Bristol Street Motors Ford Wigan, has been named as 2nd Year Apprentice of the Year by Ford.
Porsche Retail Group, TrustFord and Motorpoint were all recognised among the UK’s top employers in the annual Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For rankings.
Ferrari hosted more than 400 students at dealership aftersales facilities across the UK to showcase its apprenticeship opportunities during National Apprenticeship Week.
Members of the National Franchised Dealers Association’s (NFDA) Drive My Career reached over 350,000 potential automotive industry employees of the future with an ‘Apprentice Takeover’ publicity campaign during National Apprentice Week 2020.
Business owners are being urged to ensure their teams are trained in first aid after a bodyshop boss saved the life of one of his colleagues.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has said that the “race is on” to get vehicle technicians ready for 2035’s ban on new petrol and diesel cars.
Car dealers and their manufacturer partners have been highlighting their efforts to recruit the next-generation of automotive sector talent to mark National Apprenticeship Week 2020.
Allianz Partners has committed to training all of its roadside technicians to the Institute of the Motor Industry’s (IMI) L3 Award in electric and hybrid vehicle system repair.
Volvo Car UK will aim to recruit 130 new apprentice technicians to maintain a flow of new workshop talent for its franchised car retail network.
SsangYong UK is in celebratory mood after a group of apprentice technicians completed the first module of its Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) approved apprenticeship programme.
EMaC is expanding its Aftersales Academy to give 150 car retailers the chance to strengthen their sales and customer service expertise in 2020.
AvailableCar chief executive Michael Bell has said that the used car supermarket group is looking forward to the “successes” a more diverse workforce can bring after joining the Automotive 30% Club.
Ben is responding to a growing need for mental health support in the automotive sector with the launch of a new digital platform offering a range of services.
Ferrari’s UK car retail network is set to lure the automotive apprentices of the future with a series of open days showcasing job opportunities within the Italian supercar manufacturer’s dealership facilities.
JCT600 is set to give another 40 apprentices the chance to “earn while you learn” as it adds to the 100 already in the business on a new rolling recruitment basis.
The NFDA has hosted its first Drive My Career networking event, inviting female motor industry apprentices to meet with HR professionals and representatives from car dealerships.
