Sarah Sillars, chief executive of the Insitute of the Motor Industry (IMI) was included in the Queen's Birthday honours at the weekend.

Sillars was given an OBE for her services to skill training and to the automotive retail industry.

Former secretary general of Euro NCAP, Professor Adrian Hobbs was also given a CBE. Chris Macgowan, ex-chief executive of the SMMT was awarded an OBE.