While franchised dealers hope investment and training requirements will deter independents, AM’s survey suggests most workshops are unprepared for boom in AFVs.
Swansway has appointed a new business manager at its Chester Fiat franchise and a general sales manager at Crewe Audi – recruiting from outside the business and promoting from within.
Arnold Clark has begun a recruitment drive in a bid to add 200 technicians to its 11,000-strong workforce.
Pendragon is set to host a series of nationwide recruitment days as it attempts to find staff for all areas of its expanding Evans Halshaw Car Store used vehicle operation.
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.
Seat UK has welcomed internal applicant, Martin Gray, as the new contract hire and leasing manager for the North.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has begun working with Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA) to offer workshop training.
Bugatti London has appointed Paul Stevens as its new brand director as part of “exciting future plans” for the H.R. Owen dealership.
The not-for-profit organisation launched a new package Ben4Business in hopes to “increase awareness and drive business benefits”.
The RAC is looking to offer more young people a two-year apprenticeship following the success of its scheme in the Greater London area.
Tomorrow's AM & IMI People Conference aims to help automotive executives strip away some of the misconceptions of working in the industry and provide insights into attracting and retaining the best employees.
ASE is preparing to host a ‘Night in New York’ charity ball as part of its campaign to raise £40,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
UHY Hacker Young has "strengthened its automotive offering" with the appointment of Machester-based tax partner Darren Grimes.
Cox Automotive has welcomed Philip Nothard as the head of external relations.
CitNOW has been named as the 59th fastest-growing tech company in Britain as it achieved Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 status for the second year in a row.
Close Brothers Motor Finance employees have raised £31,000 for the NSPCC and Cancer Research UK through a series of charity events.
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.
Listers Group has opened the doors at its first Volvo franchise after being appointed as the Swedish brand’s new retailer in Worcester.
Kia UK's general manager of dealer development has retired from the motor industry 28 years after becoming one of the Korean car manufacturer’s “founding fathers” on British shores.
Maserati GB has promoted former corporate sales manager Howard Dalziel to the post of national corporate sales manager as part of “a key corporate sales team restructure”.
Vertu chief executive Robert Forrester has hailed as “astounding” the commitment of long-serving staff in the group’s northern dealerships which have amassed over 500 years combined service.
CV-Library statistics have revealed that automotive industry vacancies soared by 12.3% but application numbers dropped.
Arnold Clark will host a recruitment event in Wakefield in a bid to find 57 new members of staff ahead of the planned opening of its new Motorstore in the city this November.
A gruelling cross-channel swim completed by two teams of intrepid teams from Jaguar Land Rover battle has sailed past its £160,000 fund-raising target – amassing £185,000 for Ben.
