Car dealer training and consultancy specialist MFG has appointed former Motorline director Tony Jones as its new national sales manager.
Aston Martin Financial Services has signed up its UK dealer business managers to the new Finance and Insurance Accreditation Pathway developed by Alphera Financial Services in partnership with the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).
A lack of understanding of the career opportunities offered by automotive apprenticeships and young people’s ability to learn on the job is leading to a lack of parental encouragement, the IMI has found.
Group 1 Automotive UK expects cost savings after the roll-out of TMC’s Fuel+ service across its 52 car dealerships.
Stoneacre Motor Group has boosted its Stoneacre Academy offering for apprentices and staff development with the creation of a new Technical Training Facility at its Goole FordStore.
Jardine Motors Group has announced a recruitment drive for local talent, with spaces available at the Jardine Academy.
The Vehicle Damage Assessor (VDA) Standard has been approved and published by the Institute of Apprenticeships, AutoRaise has announced.
BDO is urging car dealers to submit their payroll details for its annual Motor Salary Survey as it aims to help businesses fine-tune levels of remuneration across 27 industry job roles.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced the roll out of its Autocare Technician Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard.
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) MOT Tester training courses are now more widely available to aftersales providers thanks to a development of the scheme delivered in partnership with Progress Recruitment Solutions.
The independent police watchdog has warned West Midlands Police to carry out more effective ammunition after dealership staff detonated a grenade left inside a vehicle.
Mitsubishi Motors UK has welcomed Annette Baber Smith as its aftersales training manager to its dealer training academy.
Bosch's new technician training centre has laid a path for the evolution of aftersales and will serve to encourage “pride in the brand”, Group Renault’s Mark Crockett has said.
Dealers are looking to cut costs by not replacing staff who leave, but this is having a knock-on effect to profitability, according to Coachworks Consulting.
Cliff Dickenson & Son in Winsford has taken on 17-year old school-leaver Oliver Waring as a vehicle sales apprentice specialising in new cars for Ford.
Industry charity Ben has published its annual Impact Report, revealing an increase in the number of people suffering with low income, anxiety and depression.
Alan Day Volkswagen master technician John Jackson said that customers “know I care” after receiving a long service award for 37 years with the car retail group.
The continued decline in the uptake of apprenticeships has prompted business chiefs to suggest that the Government’s target of creating three million new apprenticeships by 2020 “does not look possible”.
Gerry Kouris of Alphera Financial Services outlines a need for a common approach to F&I training and accreditation and
Beechdale Motor Group bosses felt “betrayed” by a car salesman who stole almost £6,000 in customer deposits after they set aside similar offences at another franchised group to give him “a second chance”.
Bosch has opened a new £1.5 million purpose-built apprenticeship training centre in Doncaster.
The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed that employers will be able to spread up to 10% of apprenticeship levy funds to multiple businesses from July.
Recruitment, motivation and skills development will be hot topics for the IMI People Insight Theatre at Automotive Management Live this November.
It is now possible to get a Masters-level qualification in using Apprenticeship Levy funding
Franchised car dealers using social media are being urged to implement a social media policy to avoid reputational damage.
