An ‘Incubator’ training scheme has been launched by iVendi as part of efforts to upskill its new recruits for the automotive finance sector.
Startline Motor Finance has appointed former Santander UK man John Bannerman as its new head of customer services.
Autotech Recruit has partnered with OurVirtualAcademy.com to bring an online training portal for its temporary vehicle technicians and MOT testers.
Charles Hurst Group has appointed Alan Thompson as head of business at its £8 million Jaguar and Land Rover base in Belfast.
Tributes have been paid to “true gent” Michael Marshall following the death of the Marshall Motor Holdings honorary life president at the age of 87.
PSA Group’s supervisory board has appointed Opel chief executive Michael Lohscheller as a member of the French carmaker’s Managing Board.
Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) has appointed former Nissan fleet director Iker Lazzari as its new sales director.
PSA Group has appointed former network development director David March into the newly-created role of customer experience and strategy director for Peugeot, Citroën and DS Automobiles.
Former Vauxhall Motors network development director Andy Robson has added responsibility for the Peugeot, Citroen, DS Automobiles as Groupe PSA UK’s network development director.
McGurk Perfomance Cars managing director John McGurk has been jailed for two months following allegations that he had driven a Ferrari F40 supercar dangerously on the A44 near Enstone.
Vertu Motors has appointed former Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Porsche and Toyota man Andy Goss as its new non-executive chairman following the departure of Peter Jones.
AutoVHC has appointed Paul Muers to replace will now replace outgoing head of business Chris Saunders.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has launched three new accident repair apprenticeships offering after being appointed as End-Point-Assessment-Organisation for three new Level 3 Apprenticeship Standards.
Vauxhall Motors managing director Stephen Norman has admitted “I’ve made many, many, many mistakes” in a candid interview which reflected on his career in automotive marketing.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has found that 95% of apprentices would remain with the same company if they received a job offer after their training period.
Swansway Motor Group has launched a new in-house training programme, with six new recruits joining its Blackburn and Preston Audi centres.
JCT600’s Volkswagen Sheffield car dealership has become the 24th UK franchised site to gain accreditation from the NFDA’s Government-backed Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) scheme.
Motor finance broker Evolution Funding has appointed Paul Saggar as its chief innovation officer and Adam Small as its head of operations.
More than half of the calls to motor industry charity Ben’s helpline in 2018 were about mental health issues.
Motorpoint Birtley’s general manager Richard Start will be expected to hit the ground running after joining the used car supermarket group from the hospitality sector.
Ancaster Group has expanded its workforce by 15 people and opened a Hyundai dealership in Welling, Kent.
The National Franchised Dealers’ Association (NFDA) has said that car retailers are showing “huge appetite” to gain its electric vehicle (EV) sales accreditation.
Larger than life actor Brian Blessed boomed his support for Macklin Motors Ford Dunfermline Motability specialist Ali Aitken as he was awarded with Vertu Motors’ Vertu Masters Award.
Former Marshall Motor Holdings chief financial officer Mark Raban is joining the Lookers board from July 15, to replace its chief financial officer Robin Gregson.
Former Call It Automotive managing director Nick Reisinger has joined DEKRA Automotive as national sales manager.
