Automotive 30% Club

Automotive 30% Club confident gender tipping point is in reach

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.

talent & people 30 Jan

Automotive 30% Club announces 2024's Inspiring Automotive Women

The outstanding female talent within the automotive industry has been saluted in The Automotive 30% Club’s Inspiring Automotive Women Awards.

diversity and inclusion 23 Jan

CarGurus UK chief Amanda Symonds joins Automotive 30% Club

people news 11 Oct

A positive impact on the motor industry from the 2023 Inspiring Automotive Woman winner

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.

People leadership 26 Jul

Three JCT600 apprentices at Porsche Centre Leeds

NFDA urges car retailers to make automotive ‘more attractive to young women’

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”.

women in the industry 8 Mar

NFDA CEO Sue Robinson joins Automotive 30% Club

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.

people news 24 Jan

Time to ‘turbocharge’ gender balance in automotive, says Mazda UK boss

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.

people news 12 Dec

IAAF chief executive joins Automotive 30% Club

Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) chief executive Mark Field has become the latest member of the Automotive 30% Club.

Automotive 30% Club 17 Nov

Zuto CEO James Wilkinson joins 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.

people news 8 Nov

Julia Muir, the founder of the Automotive 30% Club and chief executive of Gaia Innovation

Inspiring Automotive Women Awards 2022 winners revealed

Jardine, JCT600, Lookers, Marshall and TrustFord employees have been recognised at the Automotive 30% Club’s annual Inspiring Automotive Women Awards.

Automotive 30% Club 17 Oct

Augustin Martin, Toyota GB's president and managing director

Toyota GB boss becomes a patron of the Automotive 30% Club

Agustín Martín, president and managing director of Toyota GB, has become a patron of the Automotive 30% Club.

Automotive 30% Club 12 Aug

IMI sponsors Automotive 30% Club’s Inspiration for Innovation Network

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced its sponsorship of the Automotive 30% Club’s Inspiration for Innovation Network.

diversity and inclusion 13 May

Image from the Institute of the Motor Industry's (IMI) Diversity Task Force report

Automotive retail still has work to do to address diversity issues

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.

People leadership 10 May

New MotoNovo network targets increased female representation in car retail

MotoNovo Finance has launched a new network to support dealer and broker partners in increasing female representation at all levels across motor retailing.

Automotive 30% Club 11 Apr

Mazda launches Gender Balance Initiative to improve diversity within retail network

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.

Mazda 1 Apr

From left: Nina Hossain of ITV News, IMI CEO Steve Nash, Automotive 30% Club CEO Julia Muir and Kevin Finn, chair of the IMI Board

IMI Sue Brownson Award recognises Julia Muir's automotive sector contribution

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.

people news 22 Mar

Diversity and inclusion image of hands together

Driving towards diversity: car retail must be ready to exit its comfort zone

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.

People leadership 8 Mar

James Hind, founder and chief executive officer at Carwow

Carwow launches women's network and CEO joins Automotive 30% Club

Carwow has announced its launch a women's network after founder and chief executive James Hind became the latest member of the Automotive 30% Club.

Supplier news 2 Mar

V12 Vehicle Finance directors join Automotive 30% Club

V12 Vehicle Finance (V12VF) managing director David Neald and Ciara Raison, the firm’s commercial director, have joined the Automotive 30% club.

diversity and inclusion 15 Feb

Barbara Cox Woman of the Year nominations are open now

Deadline nears for auto industry's Woman Of The Year nominations

Nominations for the 2022 Barbara Cox Woman of the Year Award will close on January 21, so automotive firms are urged to put their female leaders forward now.

Barbara Cox Woman of the Year Award 5 Jan

To get the latest AM-Online
content direct to your inbox