Toyota (GB) appointed Mark Roden as sales director.
Jardine Motors Group has increased its Land Rover representation with the purchase of Land Rover Tonbridge from Harwoods Motor Group.
Keeping staff and software up to date is the best protection against the rise in business hacking
Bowker BMW and MINI in Blackburn has appointed a new general sales manager as the group extends its opening hours.
David Main, chief executive of BEN, has today announced he is to retire from the organisation in July 2016.
A former Sunday Times motoring journalist has been appointed as editor of online car sales specialist Buyacar.co.uk.
Peugeot aims to have an apprentice in every dealership by the end of 2016 as part of the PSA Academy scheme which currently supports over 300 apprentices.
Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) has appointed Mark Forton as mobility services director.
Paragon Bank's motor finance arm has hired former Barclays Partner Finance and Close Brothers Motor Finance staff to help grow its dealer and broker base.
Mitsubishi Motors has appointed two new area managers for the east of England, the midlands and parts of Wales as the brand continues to grow.
The new National Living Wage will not lead to a boost in productivity, according to 50% of bosses.
Matthew Thorne has been appointed as new Volkswagen brand manager for Martins Volkswagen in Camberley.
Uncertainty over access to funding could jeopardise government targets of delivering three million new apprentices to address an automotive industry skills gap over the next four years, according to Thatcham Research.
RTS Group, the automotive learning and development agency, has strengthened its design team as more learning goes online.
Former apprentice favourite Ruth Whiteley is aiming to eradicate “tired salesmanship” in UK dealerships as part of a husband-wife training team with her husband.
James Weston is the new chief executive of Peugeot Citroën Retail UK.
Vertu Motors has appointed Liz Cope as chief marketing officer following the promotion of Steve Ferry into the role of group sales director.
Vertu Motors has appointed Malcolm Chambers to lead its premium division.
Ryan Bellinger has been promoted to the sales manager role at Close Brothers Motor Finance’s York branch.
Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars UK has assigned David George, its marketing director, and Rob Halloway, its communications and events director, to new roles.
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has promoted area manager Trevor Schindler to the role of dealer support manager as part of its focus on network development.
Tim Tozer, former Vauxhall Motors’ chairman, is to head up a new division at Vertu Motors.
Volkswagen Van Centre Wrexham, part of Swansway Group, has appointed James Caffel as aftersales manager.
It is indicative of the steps to which dealers have to go to fill vacancies that Spire Automotive advertised in The Caterer when it needed a reception host.
Aftersales systems provider eDynamix has expanded its team by 17 staff since the start of 2016 in order to deal with rising demand.
