Vantage Motor Group has started the New Year by formalising new terms of employments for its workforce, including a five-day working week, a “no late nights” promise and up to £25,000 basic salary.
Former Paddy Power and Lastminute.com tech expert Edgardo Savoy has joined the “fiercely ambitious” team at online car retailer Carzam as chief technology officer.
Former Dyson Group chief executive Jim Rowan will succeed Håkan Samuelsson as CEO and president of Volvo Cars as the brand continues its “rapid transformation of digitalization”.
Nominations for the 2022 Barbara Cox Woman of the Year Award will close on January 21, so automotive firms are urged to put their female leaders forward now.
Škoda UK national used car manager Barney Butterell has joined multi-brand electric automotive company Innovation Automotive (IA) as head of sales.
Vertu Motors has recruited Auto Trader franchise brand director Chris Penny as its new group strategic projects director.
Alan Day Group managing director Paul Tanner is battling for the Christmas number one spot this year, with his celebrity-backed charity single Lonely Christmas Day.
Vincent Tourette is passing the role of country head and managing director for Renault UK over to Guillaume Sicard.
Leasys, the business and personal leasing arm of FCA Bank, has promoted James Birch to the country manager role in the UK.
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has donated £20,000 to automotive charity Ben to help the charity provide vital support to people in the automotive sector.
Chris Hayes will take over as director of Lexus in the UK on January 1, following the retirement of Ewan Sheppard.
Carzam has marked its first anniversary with the appointment of former Paddy Power chief executive Andy McCue as its new executive chairman.
Marshall Motor Group has boosted the fund-raising efforts of the Ben automotive charity with a £50,000 donation to aid its efforts to address the “unprecedented impact” of COVID-19.
Former Lookers, Manheim and Rapid RTC employee Matt Maley has joined automotive retail video specialist Vehicles in Vision as sales and operations director.
The Ben automotive benevolent charity looks set to be handed a £500,000 Christmas gift after the Ben Ball 2021 succeeded in delivering a £96,500 festive fund-raising boost.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced its IMI Student Membership has received sponsorship from Autotech Academy.
Subaru UK has made a trio of leadership appointments in a bid to drive forward its recovery from its registrations slump in a COVID-hit 2020 trading period.
Ben has teamed up with wellbeing data specialists Wellonomics to provide a customised platform to automotive businesses.
Devonshire Motors have invested over £750,000 in a refurbishment project to maximise its dealership space following the introduction of new franchise partners Hyundai and Isuzu.
Vertu Bradford Land Rover is on a recruit drive to support its service department, with new employees receiving a £2,000 signing bonus.
Evolution Funding has appointed Lloyds Banking Group’s Katie Hayes to the board as its first chief operating officer in what was described as a “crucial step” towards achieving its strategic goals.
Bowker Motor Group has promoted Jonathan Rogan to the role of head of business at its BMW and Mini centres in Preston.
Andrew Dickinson has joined Donnelly Group as its new head of marketing.
People are the automotive retail sector’s biggest asset.
Motorway has set its sights on “further massive opportunity” in the automotive retail sector after achieving ‘unicorn’ status with a $1 billion (£750m) valuation.
