Motorpoint stock and purchasing director Dean Walker tells AM how new car production and inflation are adding pressure to his role at the used car supermarket PLC in the latest '8 Questions to...' Q&A.
There has been a lot of talk about leadership over the past few months and if one looks at the management bookshelves even more has been written.
Mazda UK managing director Jeremy Thomson has said the time is right to “turbocharge” greater gender diversity in the automotive sector after becoming the Automotive 30% Club’s latest Patron and Gold member.
The National Franchised Dealers Association has suggested that promotion of “exciting career opportunities” in automotive retail can ease young people’s anxiety about their future careers.
Commercial vehicle distributor Harris Maxus is targeting growth through UK electric vehicles (EV) sales after officially opening its new headquarters in Liverpool.
FJ Chalke has handed its workforce a total of up to £3,600 in cost-of-living payments as part of a profit-share scheme designed to ease the burden of inflation of its staff.
Automotive sector leaders might have succeeded in reaching the summit of Africa’s highest peak, but they now need sponsors’ help to make one last push to their £300,000 fund-raising target.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has celebrated the talents of some of the UK’s top young technicians after revealing the winners of its 2022 Skills Competition.
Car retail group leaders from JCT600 and Marshall Motor Group have successfully completed their trek up Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of the automotive charity Ben.
The automotive sector's 20-year high vacancy rate has led to increased demand and greater salaries, research completed by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has found.
Arnold Clark has started its search for 400 new apprentices to join the company in 2023.
AutoRaise has partnered with Future First to offer state school and college students support and advice to consider a career in the vehicle repair industry.
Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) chief executive Mark Field has become the latest member of the Automotive 30% Club.
In our latest interview for AM's '8 Questions To' series, rally driver Jade Paveley, the marketing director of family-owned North Wales Motor Co, talks about the value of feedback and remaining authentic.
The Automotive 30% Club has welcomed Zuto chief executive James Wilkinson as the latest addition to its membership as it continues to drive towards a greater female representation in the automotive sector.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has added a sustainability and diversity focus to its 2023 awards, which have been officially launched this week.
Dealerships need to use the quieter Q4 period to ensure staff are fully prepared to meet an expected Q1 upswing – which could signal a move towards the return of something approaching normality.
Automotive sector businesses working to "identify bias, barriers or blockers" to diversity and inclusion are future-proofing their operations in a fast-moving sector.
Jardine, JCT600, Lookers, Marshall and TrustFord employees have been recognised at the Automotive 30% Club’s annual Inspiring Automotive Women Awards.
Car retail businesses drove record pay rises in 2022 with bonuses and incentives to management soaring by 70% to deliver average remuneration of £407,000, the latest BDO Salary Survey has revealed.
Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) policy manager Hayley Pells has called for Government to add the automotive sector on the UK’s Shortage Occupation List in an open letter to Secretary of State for Transport.
Almost 700 MoT testers have been disqualified in the last two years (2020/21 and 2021/22), a rise of 49% compared to the previous two years.
Mazda UK has opened a new bespoke training centre that will centralise training for staff from across the Mazda dealer network.
Almost 1.4 million automotive sector jobs in the UK will be eradicated by automation by 2030, according to the findings of a new study.
Motus Commercials has won the Motor Transport ‘Apprenticeship of the Year’ Award 2022.
