A report on the digital talent gap has revealed that 48% of automotive employees feel their digital skillset will be redundant in five years.
Volvo has opened a new £6 million training and development centre in Daventry to help support its ambitions to become a leading premium brand competitor in the UK.
Jardine Motors Group has launched an new apprenticeship scheme which will see the next-generation of talented technicians receive £10,000 worth of tools.
Suzuki GB has hosted a ceremony at Rockingham Motor Speedway for 25 graduates from its Advanced Apprenticeship Programme (AAP).
National motor retailer Lookers has beat companies including Apple UK in an industry list that recognises the Best Places to Work in 2018.
Sales executives operating in the Suzuki GB dealer network have become the first to prove their skills with full IMI accreditation.
Ben will offer a full day’s training to support business managers understanding of mental health issues as part of a new initiative.
Inchcape UK has reviewed its sales team structure, increasing the basic annual pay of a sales executive by more than 50% to £22,000.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has joined with the Shadow Minister for Transport Karl Turner to request an amendment to be made to the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill.
The motor retail industry is failing to allow managers enough time for self-development which ultimately would help dealerships operate more effectively.
Lookers is the only car retailer in the UK to be listed as one of the best employers to work for by the Chartered Management Institute and jobs site Glassdoor.
The long expected slowdown in the motor retail sector is being felt by workers with a fall in pay rises across dealerships.
The Stoneacre Motor Group has celebrated the graduation of a further 48 aspiring automotive operators from its Ofsted-accredited Acasdemy.
Jardine Motors Group has taken in its first influx of former RAF service personel as part of an ongoing bid to improve the diversification of its workforce.
The automotive sector is experiencing a period of salaries growth as “businesses are working hard to beat the competition and secure talented recruits”, according to recruitments specialists.
While franchised dealers hope investment and training requirements will deter independents, AM’s survey suggests most workshops are unprepared for boom in AFVs.
Ferrari North Europe welcomed four new service advisors and two new parts advisors to its retail network after hosting a graduation from its apprenticeship scheme.
The RAC is looking to offer more young people a two-year apprenticeship following the success of its scheme in the Greater London area.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has urged Government to invest as much in EV skills as charging infrastructure.
The Glyn Hopkin Charitable Foundation has teamed up with autism charity Sycamore Trust UK to sufferers into long-term employment with local businesses.
CV-Library statistics have revealed that automotive industry vacancies soared by 12.3% but application numbers dropped.
Pendragon PLC has launched a new graduate programme based at its Nottingham offices.
The apprenticeship levy, pensions auto-enrolment and increases in the minimum wage are causing significant concern among most British businesses.
Apprenticeships are proving a turn-off among school leavers as the desire to start earning overcomes parents’ hopes of sending their teenagers to university, the IMI has found.
Volvo Car UK will aim to bolster dealers' efforts to meet a target of finding 300 new technicians with the launch of a new online portal designed to assist them with recruitment.
