A Government commissioned investigation has called for schools to encourage women to consider jobs in the skill industry to close the gender pay gap.
The future of Europe’s petrol-electric market may be at risk if manufacturers do not shift their focus from developing hybrid SUVs to upper-medium and lower-medium segments.
Porsche’s new 911 GT3 will make its world wide public debut at the Geneva Motor Show tomorrow.
Industry speculation is mounting that Highlands dealer group Macrae & Dick is close to buying Scottish retailer Glenvarigill.
Manheim has asked rival BCA to clarify its analysis of the nearly-new car market.
Next month the National Consumers Council will inform the Government whether it intends to make a super-complaint about the car repair and servicing industry.
Renault is making dealer performance a key element in a quality, brand and design review, as it embarks on its ambitious Commitment 2009 plan to increase sales by a third over the next three years.
Hendy Group employee Dave Budden has hung up his overalls for the last time after 50 years’ service.
One in three new cars sold in the UK is fitted with ESP – electronic stability programming. The fitment rate two years ago was just 20% – among the lowest in the EU.
Norwood Green, Middlesex Vauxhall and Chevrolet dealer Monorep raised £700 for Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital at an antiques evening.
A new CSI programme that claims to provide dealers with instant feedback on customer service is to start trials in the UK within the next three months.
Just Car Clinics, the UK’s second largest accident repair group, has restructured its regional management team in preparation for an expansion drive this year.
The bodyshop industry believes that UK repairers will see little difference to their businesses following the acquisition of Audatex by US company Solera.
Manheim is looking to appoint new franchisees as part of plans to expand its smart repair business in the dealer sector.
Vauxhall has appointed two bodyshop inspection managers to oversee and monitor standards compliance as part of a restructuring of its bodyshop field support team.
Director of quality and IT business systems at Thatcham, Jason Moseley, has gone back to the floor to see what life in a bodyshop today is really like.
ABP Club has announced the appointment of its new director, Mark Bull.
Thatcham wants to hear views from across the industry when developing the BSI Kitemark, PAS 125, for the bodyshop sector.
BOC Industrial has developed two packages combining key welding, metal cutting and shielding products and services for the industry.
Credit hire company Drive Assist has eliminated 120,000 paper forms per month by equipping its 500 drivers with Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs.
BMW (UK) has chosen Thatcham’s training centre to host its accident repair training programme.
The MVRA has appointed Lloyds Employment Law Consultancy to provide free legal advice to its members. The deal enables members to get a discount rate for Lloyds other services.
Entrants are currently being accepted for the latest round of the Skills Auto competition.
Simon Elliott, managing director of Chrysler Group in the UK, is to take up the position of executive director, sales and marketing, aftersales and network development for the company in China.
The accounts of MG Rover will not include details of the crucial final months of manufacturing and trading.
Audi has officially opened the largest showroom in Europe at Cardiff Gate Business Park.
Jeep will add a new range topping trim to its Grand Cherokee line-up in March.
Jardine Motor Group has opened its £1 million Bentley Kent showroom after three years of planning and development.
You are less likely to be seriously injured if you are hit by Chevrolet’s new car than if you are driving it. This is the finding of Euro NCAP on the forthcoming Aveo model.
DaimlerChrysler UK has said it will exhibit at the British International Motor Show in July.
