The Independent Motor Dealers Association (IMDA) is aiming to grow its membership to 500 before the end of 2018 after celebrating its first 12 months in operation.
Car retailers have been warned not to breach the Financial Conduct Authority’s new Insurance Distribution Directive, which demands increased staff training in a bid to enhance consumer protection.
Sytner Group's CarShop used car supermarket operation has opened a £100,000 Technical Training Centre at its preparation centre in Leighton Buzzard.
Kia Motors UK’s franchised car dealer training agency Motiv8 has been awarded C&IT’s Automotive Event of the Year award for its work to introduce the new Kia Stonic to retailers via the Kia Academy.
Vauxhall has launched its new Retailer Recruitment Service (RRS) following a successful pilot phase in the first half of 2018.
Apprenticeship Levy reforms proposed by the chancellor of the exchequer at this week’s Conservative Party conference have been hailed as “excellent news” by the Institute of the Motor Industry.
Groupe Renault has become the first vehicle manufacturer to join the NFDA’s Drive My Career initiative through its Renault and Dacia brands.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has urged independent garages to invest in training for its technicians as EV sales reach a record high.
Car dealer training and consultancy specialist MFG has appointed former Motorline director Tony Jones as its new national sales manager.
Aston Martin Financial Services has signed up its UK dealer business managers to the new Finance and Insurance Accreditation Pathway developed by Alphera Financial Services in partnership with the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).
A lack of understanding of the career opportunities offered by automotive apprenticeships and young people’s ability to learn on the job is leading to a lack of parental encouragement, the IMI has found.
Stoneacre Motor Group has boosted its Stoneacre Academy offering for apprentices and staff development with the creation of a new Technical Training Facility at its Goole FordStore.
Jardine Motors Group has announced a recruitment drive for local talent, with spaces available at the Jardine Academy.
The Vehicle Damage Assessor (VDA) Standard has been approved and published by the Institute of Apprenticeships, AutoRaise has announced.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced the roll out of its Autocare Technician Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard.
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) MOT Tester training courses are now more widely available to aftersales providers thanks to a development of the scheme delivered in partnership with Progress Recruitment Solutions.
The independent police watchdog has warned West Midlands Police to carry out more effective ammunition after dealership staff detonated a grenade left inside a vehicle.
Mitsubishi Motors UK has welcomed Annette Baber Smith as its aftersales training manager to its dealer training academy.
Bosch's new technician training centre has laid a path for the evolution of aftersales and will serve to encourage “pride in the brand”, Group Renault’s Mark Crockett has said.
The continued decline in the uptake of apprenticeships has prompted business chiefs to suggest that the Government’s target of creating three million new apprenticeships by 2020 “does not look possible”.
