LSH Auto and BCA will host events aiming to help aspiring apprentices take their first steps towards a career in automotive as Kia UK revealed plans to re-launch its apprenticeship programme.
Automotive businesses are missing out on apprenticeships that could help fill the skills gap, says the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).
The UK automotive sector’s skills gap and recession-prompted cost-cutting measures could stall progress in 2023, according to the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).
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.
Commercial vehicle distributor Harris Maxus is targeting growth through UK electric vehicles (EV) sales after officially opening its new headquarters in Liverpool.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has celebrated the talents of some of the UK’s top young technicians after revealing the winners of its 2022 Skills Competition.
AutoRaise has partnered with Future First to offer state school and college students support and advice to consider a career in the vehicle repair industry.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has added a sustainability and diversity focus to its 2023 awards, which have been officially launched this week.
Dealerships need to use the quieter Q4 period to ensure staff are fully prepared to meet an expected Q1 upswing – which could signal a move towards the return of something approaching normality.
Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) policy manager Hayley Pells has called for Government to add the automotive sector on the UK’s Shortage Occupation List in an open letter to Secretary of State for Transport.
Almost 700 MoT testers have been disqualified in the last two years (2020/21 and 2021/22), a rise of 49% compared to the previous two years.
Mazda UK has opened a new bespoke training centre that will centralise training for staff from across the Mazda dealer network.
Motus Commercials has won the Motor Transport ‘Apprenticeship of the Year’ Award 2022.
Decreased immigration, an ageing population and policies driving us to zero emissions vehicles are creating a major skills challenge for the automotive labour market, according to a new report from the Institute of the Motor Industry.
An acceleration in the number of vehicle technicians training to become EV-ready has pushed back the expected shortfall in qualified aftersales staff from 2026 to 2028, the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has said.
Volvo Car UK has doubled the number of contractors within its Temporary Technician Programme (TTP) with Autotech Recruit after the initiative provided over 30,000 hours of workshop support.
Technicians in the ATS Euromaster network of tyre and maintenance centres have undergone IMI accredited training to work on hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs) safely.
The role of the car dealership’s business manager is evolving – and digitalisation is playing its part in that change.
In this Automotive Management guest opinion post Potentuel co-founder Matt Thompson explains why car retail staff will enter the 'trust economy' as part of automotive's rapid evolution.
Automotive has been ranked as the UK's second most attractive sector to work in by respondents to Randstad’s Employer Brand Research survey.
