Startline Motor Finance has appointed Andy Smithson to the new role of head of internal control, compliance and legal relay.
Motorway has appointed former eBay and Trainline communications specialist Victoria Biggs to the newly-created role of chief communications officer.
New McLaren Automotive UK market director Nick Crossley has said he is looking forward to working the supercar brand’s franchised retailers as it enters and “exciting new chapter”.
There is just one week left to enter the Cox Automotive Barbara Cox Woman of the Year Award, run in association with AM.
Renault UK has promoted its national corporate sales manager Peter Horton to head of fleet and used vehicles as the brand enters the next stage of its ‘Renaulution’ strategy.
Vertu Motors has recorded an increase in employee satisfaction during 2021, with more than 90% of its staff members saying they enjoy their job.
Inchcape has appointed De Beers chief financial officer and former Rolls-Royce Holdings deputy CFO Sarah Kuijlaars as a non-executive director
Motorpoint has begun the process of recruiting 30 new employees ahead of the opening of its new 120-car retail site in Maidstone.
AutoProtect Group has welcomed former Pendragon head of finance & insurance Mike Edwards as its new chief sales and marketing officer.
Barlow Motors Skoda car salesman Warwick Bettany will appear on ITV2’s The Cabins TV dating show after being talent-spotted on Instagram by producers.
Carzam has expanded its senior leadership team with the addition of Laura Chapman as the company’s first chief people officer.
Luscombe Motors has appointed former Mitsubishi and Suzuki finance specialist Soteris Neophytou as its new Innovation and development manager.
The recruitment and retention of mechanics and MOT testers is set to remain as a key challenge for garages and workshops this year, according to The Motor Ombudsman.
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.
Ford of Europe has appointed former Audi UK managing director Martin Sander as its new general manager, Passenger Vehicles, to propel it into a new era of electric vehicle (EV) sales.
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.
Former Paddy Power and Lastminute.com tech expert Edgardo Savoy has joined the “fiercely ambitious” team at online car retailer Carzam as chief technology officer.
Former Dyson Group chief executive Jim Rowan will succeed Håkan Samuelsson as CEO and president of Volvo Cars as the brand continues its “rapid transformation of digitalization”.
Škoda UK national used car manager Barney Butterell has joined multi-brand electric automotive company Innovation Automotive (IA) as head of sales.
Vertu Motors has recruited Auto Trader franchise brand director Chris Penny as its new group strategic projects director.
