More than 20 female workers in the motor retail industry have been celebrated in this year's Inspiring Automotive Women Awards, in roles ranging from vehicle technician and journalist to sales director and head of HR.
The Automotive 30% Club has highlighted the highly skilled executives in technical and leadership roles with its Inspiring Automotive Women awards for 2025.
John Veichmanis, chief executive of Carwow Group, has become a Gold Patron for the Automotive 30% Club
The Automotive 30% Club has filled 27% of key leadership and decision-making roles with women - only 3% away from its target of 30% by 2030.
The outstanding female talent within the automotive industry has been saluted in The Automotive 30% Club’s Inspiring Automotive Women Awards.
CarGurus UK chief Amanda Symonds joins Automotive 30% Club
Sharon Ashcroft, director of human resources at AM100 dealer group TrustFord, was named the AM Awards Inspiring Automotive Woman of the Year, in association with the Automotive 30% Club.
National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) chief executive Sue Robinson has welcomed car retailer’s efforts to make the automotive sector ‘more attractive to young women’ but said there remained “work to be done”.
National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) Sue Robinson has urged against "tokenism" after joining the Automotive 30% Club in a bid to promote a better gender balance in car retail.
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.
Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) chief executive Mark Field has become the latest member of the Automotive 30% Club.
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.
Jardine, JCT600, Lookers, Marshall and TrustFord employees have been recognised at the Automotive 30% Club’s annual Inspiring Automotive Women Awards.
Agustín Martín, president and managing director of Toyota GB, has become a patron of the Automotive 30% Club.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced its sponsorship of the Automotive 30% Club’s Inspiration for Innovation Network.
An Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) report aiming to be the catalyst of a shift to greater diversity, inclusion and equity in automotive has revealed that gender remains the source of the sector’s most significant representation imbalance.
MotoNovo Finance has launched a new network to support dealer and broker partners in increasing female representation at all levels across motor retailing.
Mazda has introduced a Gender Balance Initiative to increase the representation of women in front-line and senior management roles across its UK dealer network.
Automotive 30% Club founder Julia Muir has been won the IMI’s Sue Brownson Award in recognition of her efforts to “move the dial on female leadership representation” in the automotive sector.
As the automotive retail sector today embraces International Women’s Day (March 8) AM’s latest News Insight feature investigated the hurdles to improved diversity and inclusion (D&I) and the benefits it can bring.
