Research from Startline Motor Finance reveals that rising staff costs are the greatest concern for UK car dealers in 2025, with 40% of dealers identifying this as the factor most likely to negatively affect their business.
Brayleys Cars has appointed an “independent whistleblower” as part of efforts to ensure its staff have a voice within the business.
FJ Chalke has handed its workforce a total of up to £3,600 in cost-of-living payments as part of a profit-share scheme designed to ease the burden of inflation of its staff.
Pentagon Group has become the latest AM100 car retailer to implement Sunday closing at its dealerships, implementing a three-month trial of the new working pattern.
Automotive charity, Ben, has announced its annual flagship black tie event – Ben Ball – will be held on December 7 and supported by Auto Trader.
A quarter (25%) of UK car dealers have emerged from the festive break with staff absence of over 15% as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continued to grow cases, an AM poll has shown.
The Ben automotive benevolent charity looks set to be handed a £500,000 Christmas gift after the Ben Ball 2021 succeeded in delivering a £96,500 festive fund-raising boost.
People are the automotive retail sector’s biggest asset.
The way we buy cars has undertaken a fundamental transformation over the last 18 months.
An award-winning panel of top car retail sector leaders are set to share their staff management and motivation advice in the latest ‘AM General Managers' Guide to…’ webinar.
August 16’s change to the UK’s COVID-19 self-isolation rules have helped to ease car retailers staffing headaches as “slack” in the labour market eases concern of significant pay growth.
Vertu Motors chief executive Robert Forester has revealed that he wore a 35-year-old wig worn by Benny Hill in Cagney and Lacey as part of his disguise for ITV’s Undercover Big Boss.
Dealers are being urged to address the lack of financial education among their youngest employees, as a new study reveals its impact on mental wellbeing.
Car retailers are keen to see Government deliver an “urgent solution” to the issue of staff absences due to COVID-19 self-isolation regulations.
CarShop, has been named as one of Glassdoor’s Top 50 Best Places to Work in 2021, ranking at number 35.
Autotech Recruit is announcing the launch of a new electric vehicle (EV) training initiative, Autotech Training, to support the transition to electric vehicles (EVs).
Autotech Recruit has highlighted the automotive sectors' aftersales skills shortage in celebrating the growth of its Manufacturer Led Programme (MLP) for temporary staffing.
Dealer groups and the valeting industry could face staff shortages next year as UK employers will not be able to hire non-UK residents for certain key roles.
Just 35% of franchised car retailers have returned all their employees to into their dealership businesses in time for the crucial September 70-plate sales period, according to the NFDA.
Over two-thirds of automotive industry professionals fear that the impact of COVID-19 coronavirus could cause them to lose their job.
