Motorpoint has started a recruitment drive to attract staff for its 20th used car retail site, which is set to open in Ipswich in May.
In this AM opinion article former Cambria Automobiles and Drive Motor Retail director Chris Roberts advises on how to structure a car retail workforce for success.
Automotive businesses are missing out on apprenticeships that could help fill the skills gap, says the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).
Difficulties in recruiting qualified and experienced technicians remains challenging for dealerships nationwide.
Swansway Group hopes to have scored a star signing for its digital marketing team with the recruitment of footballer Bradley Carrol.
The car retail sector needs to start treating job applicants as it does its customers in order to connect with its future stars, according to Fraser Brown of automotive consultancy MotorVise.
There has been a lot of talk about leadership over the past few months and if one looks at the management bookshelves even more has been written.
The National Franchised Dealers Association has suggested that promotion of “exciting career opportunities” in automotive retail can ease young people’s anxiety about their future careers.
Vijayacittā Harvey, head of the IMI Diversity Task Force, explains why these actions are key to nurturing a diverse workforce.
AM columnist professor Jim Saker highlights a challenge for many looking at motor retail careers if that they don't see themselves reflected in the people employed already.
Ennis & Co, the global automotive and mobility executive search specialists, has appointed Natalie Stacey as its new managing director.
Lookers has appointed John-Paul Jones as its new head of talent acquisition.
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.
Zuto plans to recruit 150 new team members this year, following a period of rapid growth.
An Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) report aiming to be the catalyst of a shift to greater diversity, inclusion and equity in automotive has revealed that gender remains the source of the sector’s most significant representation imbalance.
Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) has announced plans to introduce a new health and wellbeing strategy for its employees and deliver a net zero emissions strategy.
Change has certainly been a never-ending stream through the automotive industry. As Ferdinand Porsche famously said: “Change is easy. Improvement is far more difficult.”
Health benefits, enhanced annual leave and subsidised gym memberships are part of a new wellbeing package introduced for staff at AM100 dealer group Drive Motor Retail.
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.
