Jardine Motors Group has taken in its first influx of former RAF service personel as part of an ongoing bid to improve the diversification of its workforce.
The automotive sector is experiencing a period of salaries growth as “businesses are working hard to beat the competition and secure talented recruits”, according to recruitments specialists.
Jardine Motors Group will aim to increase gender diversity and boost customer experience as part of a recruitment drive for its retailers in the North East.
While franchised dealers hope investment and training requirements will deter independents, AM’s survey suggests most workshops are unprepared for boom in AFVs.
Ford has begun a bid to recruit 1,000 technicians for it UK dealerships with the lure of potential salaries of up to £45,000-per-year.
Arnold Clark has begun a recruitment drive in a bid to add 200 technicians to its 11,000-strong workforce.
Pendragon is set to host a series of nationwide recruitment days as it attempts to find staff for all areas of its expanding Evans Halshaw Car Store used vehicle operation.
The Glyn Hopkin Charitable Foundation has teamed up with autism charity Sycamore Trust UK to sufferers into long-term employment with local businesses.
Listers Group has opened the doors at its first Volvo franchise after being appointed as the Swedish brand’s new retailer in Worcester.
CV-Library statistics have revealed that automotive industry vacancies soared by 12.3% but application numbers dropped.
Arnold Clark will host a recruitment event in Wakefield in a bid to find 57 new members of staff ahead of the planned opening of its new Motorstore in the city this November.
Apprenticeships are proving a turn-off among school leavers as the desire to start earning overcomes parents’ hopes of sending their teenagers to university, the IMI has found.
Car dealers should do more to woo in-demand university graduates
Volvo Car UK will aim to bolster dealers' efforts to meet a target of finding 300 new technicians with the launch of a new online portal designed to assist them with recruitment.
There has never been a more important time for automotive groups to ensure their dealer principals (DPs) are up to the job of managing and leading their retail businesses.
Pendragon has raised the salaries of its technicians as part of a wider program to retain talented team members and attract 300 new workshop employees amid a push to grow aftersales revenues.
Snows Motor Group is preparing for the opening of a new Suzuki franchise in Basingstoke as it embarks on a recruitment drive to staff another multi-brand location in two months’ time.
AM spoke to industry experts to find out if some of the motor retail industry’s long-held beliefs still apply today.
Inchcape has launched a search to find seven technicians to work across its Jaguar and Land Rover dealerships in Derby.
Eastern Western Motor Group has welcomed five graduates into its ranks as part of a pioneering new assessment and recruitment programme designed to identify its future leaders.