There has never been a more important time for automotive groups to ensure their dealer principals (DPs) are up to the job of managing and leading their retail businesses.
Pendragon has raised the salaries of its technicians as part of a wider program to retain talented team members and attract 300 new workshop employees amid a push to grow aftersales revenues.
Snows Motor Group is preparing for the opening of a new Suzuki franchise in Basingstoke as it embarks on a recruitment drive to staff another multi-brand location in two months’ time.
AM spoke to industry experts to find out if some of the motor retail industry’s long-held beliefs still apply today.
Inchcape has launched a search to find seven technicians to work across its Jaguar and Land Rover dealerships in Derby.
Eastern Western Motor Group has welcomed five graduates into its ranks as part of a pioneering new assessment and recruitment programme designed to identify its future leaders.
Tesla is poised to open a new store at Cambridge’s Grand Arcade as it continues to expand its UK retail network.
The automotive retail sector must do more than simply “rely on a person’s passion for cars” when attracting the talents of the future, according to TrustFord HR director Sharon Ashcroft.
Volvo Car UK is launching a nationwide recruitment drive for 300 new technicians to join its 119-strong dealer network by 2020.
According to Eurostat, just 16% of the automotive retail workforce is made up of women.
Bain Capital Private Equity has acquired MSX International as it looks to profit from a trend for automotive companies to outsource more business processes.
DEKRA Automotive has announced the appointment of former Inchcape chief executive Robert Hazelwood as its UK managing director.
Volvo has seen 40 sales professionals pass through its 13-week induction programme designed to encourage those with a background in sales into automotive retail.
Brindley Group has appointed a trio of new recruits to following its relocation to a new £1 million Volvo dealership.
Aston Martin’s new manufacturing facility at St Athan in Wales has received the green light following the completion of talks to purchase land with the Welsh authorities.
The next generation of automotive engineers are being encouraged to sign-up up for an internship at the SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre (SMTC UK) in Birmingham.
Volkswagen has appointed Nithia Pillay as its new group aftersales and customer quality director.
Rob Severs has been appointed to the newly-created position of vice-president of data and insight at online motor finance specialist iVendi.
Nearly half of automotive workers admit to ‘benching’ a prospective employer, with 44.5% stating that they would be willing to keep a job offer on hold for more than two weeks.
BCA Marketplace plc has announced that Matthew Kelly has joined the business as group finance director.
