Some of the best-performing dealers ensure the right people, with the right skills, are placed in management positions.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is confident dealer groups will be able to use all funding from their apprenticeship levy to avoid handing back unused money to the Government.
The apprenticeship levy risks being “poor value for money” as it draws an additional £2.8 billion from private business but yields just a £640 million rise in government spending, according to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Mercedes-Benz UK claimed the Large Employer of the Year title at the National Apprenticeship Awards held at an exclusive ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House.
During our work in the motor industry over the past 10 years, our specialist customer experience consultancy, Experience Insight, has developed a process which helps us to accurately profile customer experiences and the factors that influence decision making and purchasing.
Bain Capital Private Equity has acquired MSX International as it looks to profit from a trend for automotive companies to outsource more business processes.
DEKRA Automotive has announced the appointment of former Inchcape chief executive Robert Hazelwood as its UK managing director.
Volvo has seen 40 sales professionals pass through its 13-week induction programme designed to encourage those with a background in sales into automotive retail.
Car dealers who manage Motability Scheme customers are being urged to sign up now for a series of free Business Briefings taking place early next year.
FCA Automotive Services is celebrating after gaining IMI accreditation for its own finance training program.
High-flying Harry Garraway has claimed the Gold Award at UK Skills Show after becoming the Volkswagen Group’s youngest-ever Master Technician – at the age of 20.
The next generation of automotive engineers are being encouraged to sign-up up for an internship at the SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre (SMTC UK) in Birmingham.
Infiniti Centres across the UK is now able to provide a range of cars through the Motability Scheme following training of a specialist sales consultant for each location.
Carspring addresses 'ridiculous' industry gender imbalance with new scholarship
Toyota UK’s manufacturing and sales and marketing businesses have completed a joint venture to establish a new national skills centre at the brand’s Burnaston production centre.
Training for a career in the sector has just been given a boost with the launch of a new bursary from the Fellowship of the Motor Industry (FMI).
CitNOW has delivered a series of training workshops to Skoda retailer across the UK to help them maximise their use of the company’s innovative video technology.
Five Ferrari apprentices graduated from the manufacturer’s three-year apprentice training programme to become fully-fledged dealership technicians during a sun soaked event at Silverstone race circuit.
Car dealers need to look beyond the sales department to identify their rising stars.
Automotive sales training company Symco Training has gained accreditation by the Institute of Motor Industry for its courses.
