Mann Island Finance has promoted Andy Muir to the role of head of sales, as current incumbent Paul Power retires from the business.
PSA Group’s UK managing director and senior vice-president Alison Jones has been named as the latest winner of Cox Automotive’s Barbara Cox Woman of the Year Award.
Vauxhall retailer Drive Motor Retail Group has appointed James Godley as its new group aftersales director.
James Stuart, an apprentice at Bristol Street Motors Ford Wigan, has been named as 2nd Year Apprentice of the Year by Ford.
Hyundai Motor UK has appointed Andrew Tracey as its new sales director and James Snowden as product and planning director as it embarks on a year of multiple product launches in 2020.
Spanish performance car brand Cupra has named its current Seat executive vice-president for sales and marketing and Cupra chief executive Wayne Griffiths as chairman of the board.
Vertu Motors celebrated the achievements of its top performing employees at the company’s CEO Awards, recognising the “depth of talent” within the AM100 car retail group.
The former owner of Bolton’s IGW car dealership group has won a £310,000 VAT battle with the HMRC from his jail cell while serving a life sentence for the 2011 murder of his wife.
JCT600 has promoted operations director Richard Hargreaves to the post of managing director, praising his “nurturing” approach and his “key role” in the growth of the Bradford-based car retail group.
Park’s Motor Group master technician Alan Williamson will contest Mitsubishi Motors' Global Technician of the Year title in Tokyo after securing a podium finish in the European stage of the competition.
Porsche Retail Group, TrustFord and Motorpoint were all recognised among the UK’s top employers in the annual Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For rankings.
Honda UK announced the appointment of Jean-Marc Streng as its new managing director ahead of the retirement of current MD David Hodgetts.
Citroën UK has handed out more than 30 awards as it celebrated the top performing dealerships and employees from its UK retail network at an annual Dealer Excellence event.
Autotech Recruit has re-branded its business, placing its three existing divisions - Autotech Recruit, Autotech Training and Autotech Apprentice – under one umbrella company, Autotech Group.
Glyn Hopkin is kicking off 2020 with a recruitment drive to attract 35 new members of staff in sales and aftersales positions at its car dealership sites across the South East.
Motor industry training and assessment specialist Steer Solutions has welcomed three automotive retail leaders to its expanding team.
Allianz Partners has committed to training all of its roadside technicians to the Institute of the Motor Industry’s (IMI) L3 Award in electric and hybrid vehicle system repair.
Hyundai Motor UK has appointed a new head of network development after expanding its franchised dealer network to 167 locations with the addition of six new dealerships.
Hendy Group’s 2019 Group Awards has recognised the top performers among its 2,000-strong workforce after what was described as a “landmark year” for the 160-year-old business.
Lookers Group will target “improved operational execution” in 2020 following the appointment of Mark Raban as its new chief executive and Cameron Wade as chief operating officer.
