Close Brothers Motor Finance CEO James Broadhead believes dealers need to prepare for an end to the “golden scenario” of strong manufacturer incentives.
Lookers, the second largest dealer group in the UK, has launched a new recruitment and training initiative aimed at technicians within its Audi division.
Motor industry apprentices will be more than £1,000 better off following the latest rise in the National Minimum Wage.
BMW Group UK has taken on 43 new apprentices at its UK Mini and BMW production sites in Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall near Birmingham.
Mitsubishi Motors UK has has a record number of apprenticeship requests from the dealer network for training at its headquarters in Cirencester.
Jaguar Land Rover has welcomed nearly 600 new graduates and apprentices to the business this week, the company’s highest intake to date.
Vantage Motor Group may roll out a network wide sign language workshop to help communicate with customers with hearing problems.
Skoda and Suzuki car dealer Progress was named 'a company to inspire Britain'. Managing director Terence Byrne credits the 'can-do' attitude of his staff.
Motor retail group Swansway believes in encouraging and growing young talent and plans to increase its apprentice intake 50%, by 2017.
Twelve Kia dealers have completed its leadership development programme in conjunction with The Bluewater Partnership.
Much has been written about British Intelligence Agencies “spying” on us which affirms that there may be circumstances where the rights to privacy of the individual are sacrificed.
Yorkshire based family car dealer JCT600 is looking for 27 new apprentices as part of its drive to take on 115 apprentices working in the business.
The first 90 days of employment are critical to reducing sales staff turnover, says Symco.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles UK Ltd has announced a major restructuring of its senior management team.
The chief executive of the Institute of the Motor Industry Steve Nash has welcomed the ambitious apprenticeships target of the new Government, but questions whether it’s achievable.
The Employment Tribunal has ruled that UK law can be rewritten to reflect commission in holiday pay - but has left car dealers with unresolved issues.
A need for more technicians is leading Volvo Car UK to mandate that every dealership in its network will engage in apprenticeships.
Audi has launched a website designed to attract apprentices for its car dealer network.
Managing director Mark Robinson explains Meridian Motor Group’s rapid recent growth and how he and his staff will unite the business under the Vantage brand.
Every month, AM profiles at least one dealer in depth, exploring different aspects of the motor retail industry. These are the 13 dealers we interviewed in 2014.
Ridgeway Oxford Audi head of business Alex Matschy on keeping a focus on people in his sparkling, new ‘terminal’ site.
Chairman John Clark talks about his motor group’s pragmatic approach to upselling and why, despite record financial results, he won’t let himself be carried away by the current strength of the car markets.
HR Owen marketing director Chris Harris explains how the UK’s largest luxury and supercar dealer mixes events, email and CRM software to entice and analyse potential customers.
Automotive aftermarket parts supplier Andrew Page has reaffirmed its commitment to training with the announcement of an apprentice and talent development programme, due to launch later this year.
Creative thinking is essential for success car dealers must set time set aside for it, lecturer and author James Bannerman told the latest AM Executive Breakfast Club
