women in the industry
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People News 8 Mar
Paythru’s Sara Sloman wins Barbara Cox Woman of the Year 2023 award
Paythru chief strategy officer Sara Sloman has been named as the winner of the Barbara Cox Woman of the Year award for 2023.
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Latest News 8 Mar
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”.
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People News 8 Feb
Entries open for Great Women Rising Stars awards
The motoring industry’s best female talents are being encouraged to enter Autocar’s Great Women Rising Stars 2023 initiative.
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People News 24 Jan
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.
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People News 12 Dec
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.
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Supplier News 30 Nov
Search begins for 2023's Barbara Cox Woman Of The Year Award nominees
Cox Automotive seeks nominations of remarkable and innovative women for its coveted Barbara Cox Woman of the Year Award 2023, which honours inspirational women in the European automotive industry.
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People News 10 Nov
Chorley Group’s Pauline Turner retires after 30 years with family-run car retailer
Chorley Group aftersales director and former managing director Pauline Turner was hailed as a “tenacious, energetic and supportive” leader as the car retail business announced her retirement today.
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People News 17 Oct
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.
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Supplier News 13 May
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.
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Manufacturer 1 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.
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People News 22 Mar
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.
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Market Insight 18 Mar
IMI Diversity Task Force report highlights need to 'level-up' in automotive
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has called on automotive retail employers to engage with the task of creating a more diverse workforce after publishing the findings of its Diversity Task Force report.
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People News 18 Mar
Video: Heycar urges women to take ‘riskier’ roles in automotive sector
Women should put themselves forward for leadership positions and support other women to do so to help break bias in the automotive sector, says Heycar.
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People News 8 Mar
eStar Truck & Van's Caroline Burnell crowned the Barbara Cox Woman of the Year
eStar Truck & Van head of marketing & communications, Caroline Burnell, has been crowned the Barbara Cox Woman of the Year.
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Talent & People 8 Mar
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.
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Latest News 8 Mar
Heycar women in automotive webinar looks to ‘Break the Bias’
Heycar will look to ‘Break the Bias’ with a women in automotive-themed webinar discussion set to follow-up today’s International Women’s Day.
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Supplier News 16 Feb
Barbara Cox ‘Woman of the Year’ Award 2022 shortlist revealed
The shortlist has been announced for this year's Barbara Cox Woman of the Year award, which recognises inspirational female leaders in the automotive industry.
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Supplier News 17 Jan
'Leadership support' key to improving diversity, equity and inclusion in automotive
The Women Automotive Network has urged companies to have leadership support and career development opportunities in place to improve automotive career desirability for a more diverse workforce.
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Car Dealer News 11 Jan
Change recruitment process to address gender imbalance in dealerships, says Motorvise founder
Dealers that seek to recruit salespeople with the "right customer-focused skills" can expect to improve the gender balance within their business, according to Motorvise founder Fraser Brown.
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Supplier News 5 Jan
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.