An increasingly professional independent sector will help raise the perception of automotive retail as a whole, Independent Garage Association director Stuart James told the AM & IMI People Conference.
In its drive to create the ‘best place to work’, Scottish dealer group Peter Vardy is confident the company will become ‘the John Lewis of automotive retail’.
Steve Nash, chief executive of the IMI, makes the case for putting the motor retail industry on a more professional footing
Transforming a regional business into a national company can only succeed if its people are genuinely at its heart, according to Daksh Gupta, chief executive of Marshall Motor Group.
Bradford-based dealer group JCT600 has appointed a national broker and corporate accounts manager to bolster its growing fleet operation.
Property agent Knight Frank has appointed Adam Chapman and Tom Poynton to its specialist roadside team at its Birmingham office.
Alex Smith is to take over as director of the Volkswagen passenger cars from July 1, 2014, replacing Robert Hazelwood who is leaving the company.
Family-owned Subaru and Isuzu dealer Alex F Noble and Son has teamed up with Edinburgh College to host a young Danish mechanic on an apprentice exchange scheme.
Motor retail sales executives have earned most of their pay from hitting targets for decades. We ask car dealers if a high basic/low commission model would yield better results
Vauxhall Motors' attention to the abilities and well-being of its staff has been rewarded with an enhancement to the Investors in People standard it achieved in 2012.
Law firm Birketts has announced that Mark Henry is to lead the automotive industry group.
Vertu Volkswagen Boston has helped one of its colleagues celebrate 45 years of service at the dealership.
AM's Julie Howard was one of five industry professionals who helped raise more than £12,000 for automotive charity BEN by running in the latest London Marathon.
Mercedes-Benz UK has appointed Nick Andrews, currently head of fleet, to a new role as fleet and remarketing director.
BBC Formula 1 presenter Suzi Perry and face of the IMI's Professional Register will speak at the AM & IMI People Conference on June 12.
Citroen UK has appointed Helen Bradshaw as its marketing director following Jules Tilstone’s promotion to become global head of marketing for the DS brand.
As consumers become ever more critical of the sales experience, car dealers have a growing toolkit to assess how their employees perform
All the details on the speakers and topics at the first AM and the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI)'s People Conference on June 12.
Employers need to apply more creative ways of finding and nurturing young talent in order for their own business to bloom, according to Tokunbo Ajasa-Oluwa, head of Go Think Big.
The Institute of the Motor Industry will launch a new online calculator later this year which will enable businesses to evaluate the potential return an apprentice could provide within and beyond their apprenticeship.
