The IMI has published its interim report on initial progress of the industry expert panel and the three working groups that make up the task force.
A new Beast of Ben charity fund-raising event is set to put automotive rivalries to the test through a series of challenges of both mental strength and physical agility.
Vantage Motor Group has started the New Year by formalising new terms of employments for its workforce, including a five-day working week, a “no late nights” promise and up to £25,000 basic salary.
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.
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has donated £20,000 to automotive charity Ben to help the charity provide vital support to people in the automotive sector.
Marshall Motor Group has boosted the fund-raising efforts of the Ben automotive charity with a £50,000 donation to aid its efforts to address the “unprecedented impact” of COVID-19.
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.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced its IMI Student Membership has received sponsorship from Autotech Academy.
Marshall Motor Holdings chief executive Daksh Gupta has called for OEMs to accelerate cuts to their franchised networks as part of efforts to solve the retail sector’s staffing crisis.
Ben has teamed up with wellbeing data specialists Wellonomics to provide a customised platform to automotive businesses.
Devonshire Motors have invested over £750,000 in a refurbishment project to maximise its dealership space following the introduction of new franchise partners Hyundai and Isuzu.
Vertu Bradford Land Rover is on a recruit drive to support its service department, with new employees receiving a £2,000 signing bonus.
People are the automotive retail sector’s biggest asset.
Real Time Communications (RTC) has joined Menable as part of a bid to "champion the well-being" of its team and its clients in the automotive retail sector.
Snows Motor Group is rolling out a new company-wide talent management programme as part of its 60th anniversary celebrations.
Car retail’s staffing crisis, a celebration of inspiring automotive women and in-depth insight into the soaring used car market all feature in a packed December edition of Automotive Management (AM) magazine.
The Government’s Minister for Skills, Alex Burghart MP, has congratulated Stoneacre Motor Group after its Stoneacre Academy secured outstanding status following its first-ever Ofsted inspection.
Ben has launched a new Christmas appeal which aims to raise at least £500,000 to ensure it can support the record numbers of people calling on its services.
Fresh from his crowning as world champion in the Kia EV Skill World Cup 2021, Snows Motor Group's Kia Guildford master technician David Weston is the latest person to take part in AM's '8 Questions to...' series.
Bowker Group has placed new focus on the mental health and wellbeing of its staff with the launch of an app to help keep its employees connected.
Automotive 30% Club chief executive and Gaia Innovation founder Julia Miur will lead an expert panel at AM Live to inspire delegates to make their car retail businesses a place where women can thrive.
BDO’s newly-published 2021 Motor Salary Survey has shown that vehicle technicians were the biggest wage increase winners in 2021 as the sector’s average pay rose 5% to almost £42,000.
The future of Block Exemption in car retail, electric vehicle (EV) sillks and recruitment look set to be among the top subjects up for debate on the NFDA stand at AM Live 2021.
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is offering a second round of subsidised hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) Level 3 courses to members.
The National Franchised Dealers Association’s (NFDA) Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) scheme has reopened.
