LKQ Academy has pledged to train another 1,000 technicians from independent garages in the servicing of hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles (EVs) by the end of 2023.
A young Mercedes-Benz qualified technician resorted to dismantling high value stolen cars for a drug gang after becoming addicted to cocaine.
A decision by fleet maintenance operation Rivus to close 48 of its 78 light commercial vehicle garages could provide opportunities for franchised dealers seeking technicians.
Difficulties in recruiting qualified and experienced technicians remains challenging for dealerships nationwide.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has celebrated the talents of some of the UK’s top young technicians after revealing the winners of its 2022 Skills Competition.
The automotive sector's 20-year high vacancy rate has led to increased demand and greater salaries, research completed by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has found.
Automotive businesses face an unprecedented skills shortage across all levels of seniority, according to a new report from Ennis & Co.
Batchelors Motor Group managing director Tony Denton has suggested that UK businesses may have to “start treating extreme heat like extreme snowfall” in a bid to better look after customers and staff.
An acceleration in the number of vehicle technicians training to become EV-ready has pushed back the expected shortfall in qualified aftersales staff from 2026 to 2028, the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has said.
Volvo Car UK has doubled the number of contractors within its Temporary Technician Programme (TTP) with Autotech Recruit after the initiative provided over 30,000 hours of workshop support.
Technicians in the ATS Euromaster network of tyre and maintenance centres have undergone IMI accredited training to work on hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs) safely.
Automotive has been ranked as the UK's second most attractive sector to work in by respondents to Randstad’s Employer Brand Research survey.
JCT600 apprentices have told the AM News Show how they overcame stigma about the automotive sector to find a new ‘home from home’ in Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz franchised dealership roles.
The number of job vacancies in the automotive sector has risen by 40% in the first three months of 2022, reaching a five-year high.
Sytner Group has celebrated its technician's expertise with its Elite Technician Challenge 2022, and the 13 winners are set to take an expenses-paid trip to the Detroit Grand Prix in America as guests of Penske Racing.
As a major shortage of specialist maintenance technicians puts the take-off of the EV market at risk Sarah Sillars OBE argues that more urgency in the government’s response is part of the solution.
Steve Nash, CEO of the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has urged Rishi Sunak to address funding for skills training in the Spring Statement.
Car retailers' aftersales departments need to take action to keep pace with dramatic changes in the sector such as electrification, automation and digitisation.
UK electric vehicle (EV) buyers will “pay the price” for the skills gap in trained technicans, unless the Government takes action.
Drive Motor Retail is marking National Apprenticeship Week with a new rewards scheme that will will fund its apprentices’ driving lessons in a bid to attract its next generation of technicians.
