Small to medium sized dealer groups may experience a delay in receiving their apprenticeship funding due to the number of companies applying to access levy money.
The IMI has welcomed calls from Daniel Zeichner MP for licensing of motor industry professionals working on electric vehicles.
A diesel scrappage scheme would be a “fairer” incentive to get drivers out of older, more polluting, diesel cars.
Nearly half of drivers believe they have been over-charged and mis-sold finance and insurance products when buying from a dealership.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) and ITN Productions have teamed-up to launch a news and current affairs-style programme.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is being urged to stop ‘beating up’ motorists for driving the ‘wrong’ cars, but do more to encourage the adoption of new technologies.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is confident dealer groups will be able to use all funding from their apprenticeship levy to avoid handing back unused money to the Government.
Automotive technical consultant James Dillon has claimed that diesel technology is now “out of bounds” to manufacturers as downward pressures on consumer demand for diesel cars reach a critical level.
The Institute of the Motor Industry has appointed Mark Armitage as senior apprenticeship manager to help dealers, training providers and colleges meet the demands of the new levy.
The Institute of Motor Industry has repeated calls for new standards for EV technicians, stating that workshop injuries could result from charges that are “worse than being plugged into the electric chair.”
Carspring addresses 'ridiculous' industry gender imbalance with new scholarship
Toyota UK’s manufacturing and sales and marketing businesses have completed a joint venture to establish a new national skills centre at the brand’s Burnaston production centre.
The IMI has launched its new Apprenticeship Standard (Trailblazer) programme for motor vehicle service and maintenance technicians working in the light vehicle sector.
The head of the industry training and skills organisation warned of a skills shortage due to government funding cuts at last week’s presentation of awards recognising the ‘best of the best’ apprentices.
Training for a career in the sector has just been given a boost with the launch of a new bursary from the Fellowship of the Motor Industry (FMI).
Government proposals to cut apprenticeship funding are a “ticking time bomb” for the sector.
Expert speakers at the AM People Conference 2016 provide their tips for hiring, developing and retaining dealership staff.
Automotive sales training company Symco Training has gained accreditation by the Institute of Motor Industry for its courses.
Coachworks Consulting has received approved centre status from the Institute of the Motor Industry.
Three dealership training specialists from Mitsubishi’s Training Academy have been honoured by the Institute of the Motor Industry’s chief executive, Steve Nash.
