Mitsubishi has promoted Emma Soble from her position of dealer support manager to general manager network development.
Mercedes-Benz Cars UK has launched a multi-media advertising campaign to help recruit new talent to its dealer network.
Sturgess of Leicester apprentice Will Allen won Outstanding Student – Light Vehicle at this year’s IMI Outstanding Achievers Awards ceremony.
Swansway Group has promoted John Doorbar to head of business at Crewe Audi from his current role as general sales manager.
Bristol Street Motors Citroen in Burton upon Trent has appointed Daniel Hough as its new sales manager.
Ed Hummel has left Glass’s as managing director to join Essential Fleet Services as its new commercial director.
Dealerweb, the showroom management system supplier, has appointed Howard Chalk as regional director for South Wales and the South West of England.
Stoneacre has introduced extended hours to continue conversations with customers on the phone and through live chat until 10pm.
Lookers, the second largest dealer group in the UK, has launched a new recruitment and training initiative aimed at technicians within its Audi division.
KCS, the independent automotive consulting and software business, has appointed Paul Styles as business development director.
Bodyshop franchise Fix Auto UK has appointed Mark Hutchins as business development manager.
Vauxhall chairman and managing director Tim Tozer has quit the Luton-based carmaker, which has announced Rory Harvey as his replacement.
Peter Watts has left Auto Trader and joined its rival automotive classifieds company Motors.co.uk as director of dealer insight at the Manheim owned firm.
Close Brothers Motor Finance has expanded its sales team in England with nine new appointments.
Car Care Plan Group has appointed Ben Russell as its sales director, responsible for overseeing the group’s sales activities in Europe, China and Brazil.
Andy Coulthurst is to step down as managing director of Motors.co.uk to be replaced by its commercial director Phill Jones.
Car leasing advertising portal ContractHireandLeasing.com has appointed Craig Moran as manufacturer and dealer relationship manager
James Brearley, managing director of Pendragon’s premium Stratstone division and Chatfield’s Trucks, is leaving at the end of August after 24 years with the company.
Former Jardine Motors Group executive Stuart Coleman has joined John Caney’s Endeavour Automotive car dealer group.
Mark Harrison, finance director at car dealer group Caffyns, has given the firm his notice of retirement.
