Peter Vardy has appointed former Skyscanner chief financial officer Colin McLellan as CFO of its group of companies, including the digital finance broker CarMoney and online retail platform provider SilverBullet.
Franchised car retailers have been accused of abusing the Government’s Job Retention Scheme (JRS) as businesses across the UK prepare for the opening of the HMRC's portal to register for the salary support.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has launched a dedicated resource hub for automotive industry professionals to access during the coronavirus pandemic.
Mazda UK continues to support the Automotive 30% Club, an organisation that is committed to achiever better gender balance within the automotive industry.
Pendragon has announced that 20% of chief executive Bill Berman’s pay will be donated to the NHS as employees across the group were furloughed and took wage cuts during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown.
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.
Honda UK has promoted regional operations manager Michael Doyle to the role of new head of network and commercial development with immediate effect.
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.
A petition arguing that commission payments from car sales should be included in the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme wage calculations has attracted almost 8,000 signatures in less than two days.
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.
Mitchell Group owner and AM Awards 2020’s Business Leader of the Year, Mark Mitchell, has given a temporary home to contagious diseases specialists who travelled from Africa to aid the UK’s fight against coronavirus.
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.
FCA Group UK managing director Arnaud Leclerc is set to assume the position of head of Alfa Romeo, for Europe, Middle East and Africa alongside his existing role.
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.
MHA MacIntyre Hudson is set to host a free webinar to offer guidance and support to car retailers who are battling to make their businesses resilient during the COVID-19 coronavirus lock-down period.
Government will only reimburse up to 80% of the monthly wage of car dealership employees if their jobs have been put “at risk” by the current COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Autorola UK has been named as Employer of the Year and apprentice Billy Lloyd took the Apprentice of the Year Award at the Maxim Business Training Awards.
Independent leasing company UK Carline has appointed former Vertu Motors general manager Paul Lowdon as its new commercial director.
MFG has launched a new range of training programmes in partnership with digital specialist Brainstorm that can be delivered remotely.
Customer insight firm JudgeService has expanded its team with the appointment of a new Personal Home Page (PHP) developer and data support administrator.
Fix Auto UK has appointed Mark Hutchins as the new head of its commercial team.
Carsnip has appointed Dan Goodfellow as head of digital, responsible for supporting dealers to get the most from their Carsnip Premium Package.
Pendragon has appointed Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) divisional director and former chief operating officer of Opus Energy, Nikki Flanders, as a non-executive director.
