The National Franchised Dealers Association’s (NFDA) Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) scheme has reopened.
Chris Armstrong has been appointed as general manager of Bristol Street Motors Ford Bolton, after joining the company on its Finance Graduate Scheme in 2014.
Motorists and businesses have made it clear what they would like to see announced as part of the Chancellor’s Budget on October 27.
National media reports revealing former pop stars Gabriela and Monica Irimia now work in franchised car dealerships have boosted the profile of the UK motor retail industry.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has re-launched its £100,000 fund to help Covid-hit automotive businesses protect apprenticeship jobs.
The way we buy cars has undertaken a fundamental transformation over the last 18 months.
Marketing Delivery has restructured its senior team with a string of internal promotions to support growing demand from franchised dealerships for digital automation in sales and aftersales.
Pendragon has appointed former DFS chief executive Ian Filby as non-executive chairman as it sets out to deliver on its new, digitally-driven strategic priorities.
Harwoods Group has reported a £2.57m pre-tax profit for 2020 despite suffering a 41% decline due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the car retail sector.
Former Chrysalis-Solmotive co-owner Paul Bennett has joined iVendi as senior vice president for international business and banking alliances as part of a plan to triple revenues within three years.
MotorVise Automotive has recruited two new account managers Harry Potter and Philippa Hirst amid increasing demand for its consultancy services.
Harold Bowden has passed his BMW master technician accreditation for the seventh time and is the only one in England to retain the certification for so long.
Calls for “unashamed and informed conversations” to cut the stigma of mental illness have followed the tragic suicide of automotive industry executive James Davis.
The 2021 Inspiring Automotive Women have been revealed following nominations to the Automotive 30% Club and review by a panel of judges.
This year’s AM Hall of Fame inductee, Professor Richard Parry-Jones CBE, has had a huge impact on the automotive industry.
The AM Awards 2021’s GM/DP of the Year, Scott Stenning, says he is motivated by the success of his team – if the team is high performing and striving for improvement then business and personal success will follow.
Ben is launching programmes on its digital mental health and wellbeing platform – Silvercloud – tailored to help younger automotive people aged 16 and over.
Following decisive decisions which benefitted workforce welfare and the sector’s reputation during its most challenging period outside war-time, Marshall Motor Group chief executive Daksh Gupta is AM’s Business Leader of the Year.
SsangYong Motors UK has appointed ex-Mitsubishi fleet boss Clive Messenger as its new sales director.
iVendi has invested in a new learning and development programme for its management team to support its growth plans.
Fast-growing MG Motor UK has promoted national fleet sales manager Geraint Isaac to the newly-created role of head of fleet as it looks to “really grow its presence in the fleet market”.
Car retailers across the UK are recruiting staff after surviving the the COVID-19 lockdown of dealerships thanks to assistance from the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).
Cazoo has appointed former eBay and mobile.de executive Abhishek Roy as its European managing director ahead of its planned expansion into France and Germany.
The fourth RMI Academy of Automotive Skills training site has opened in Lincoln.
The breadth of Arnold Clark Automobiles’ apprenticeship and training offering gained recognition with victory in the AM Awards 2021’s Apprenticeship Programme of the Year category.
