Chorley Group has become the latest AM100 car retail group to respond to the Ben’s plea for help to plug a £1m funding gap – delivering a £10,000 Christmas gift to the automotive charity.
A lack of opportunity has been highlighted as a key issue for women pursuing a career in the automotive sector, with 57% failing to see a career path to their desired post and 42% perceiving a bias towards men.
Ben has issued an urgent plea for financial assistance after amid a £1m funding shortfall and a COVID-triggered 50% increase in calls for help from automotive industry employees.
Lookers has said that the launch of a recruitment drive to take on largest-ever intake of apprentices in 2021 is a sign of its “confidence and ambition for the future”.
Half the UK's car retail employees have been left facing a pay cut or freeze as wages “stagnate” amid changes accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, BDO’s latest Motor Salary Survey has revealed.
Director of the Centre for Automotive Management at Loughborough University’s Business School, AM Awards judge and recently-appointed Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) president, Jim Saker, argues that diversity in automotive "needs to be looked at".
Mission Motorsport is able to equip ex-services personnel for a new career in the automotive sector after gaining electric vehicle (EV) training centre approval from the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has broadened the scope of the Government’s COVID-19 fiscal support to businesses in the face of more wide-spread regional lockdowns.
Ben is extending its support to industry people who have lost their jobs or are at risk of losing their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
Arnold Clark chief executive Eddie Hawthorne has said that mental health concerns among AM100 the car retail group’s staff have gone “through the roof” due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has launched a new HR survey in a bid to improve its support of car retailers through a greater understanding of the sectors’ employment issues.
Autotech Recruit has highlighted the automotive sectors' aftersales skills shortage in celebrating the growth of its Manufacturer Led Programme (MLP) for temporary staffing.
Forthcoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) changes to the motor finance sector should be embraced as a “promotional and profit opportunity” by used car dealers.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has appointed BP’s Dr Esther Hills and the Rail Safety Standards Board’s Rachel Leech as new non-executive directors.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has re-opened its Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) scheme in an effort to help car retailers improve their expertise with zero emissions cars.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is set to help employees facing potential job losses as a result of the COVID-19 crisis with the launch of its first Employability Week.
Auto Trader has officially launched a Retailer Performance Masterclass (RPM) online hub with the aim of providing advice and support to car retailers through a series of “bite size” best practice tutorials.
Car retailers have been urged not to not put their preparations to comply with the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Senior Manager Certification Regime (SM&CR) “on the back burner” as a result of the recent deadline extension.
Vauxhall and Group PSA are combining their apprenticeship programmes as the brands continue to merge closer together.
MFG has appointed associate partner Mark Tasker as its new aftersales programmes manager.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has welcomed a “Skills Speech” by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, expressing hope that it may indicate a move towards jobs generating reforms.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has launched a new support programme that will provide up to £100,000 to cover the salaries of apprentices that are at risk of redundancy.
BRIT, the Body Repair Industry Trailblazer, has appointed NCR Bodyshops managing director Christine Maskill to chair the group.
The strength of the car retail sector’s bounce back recovery from the UK’s full COVID-19 lockdown period could make businesses ineligible for Job Support Scheme (JSS), it is feared.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has partnered with the industry charity Ben to create the IMI 100 challenge to help support mental health and well-being within the sector.
