Ged Murray, finance director of Benfield Motor Group, has joined the line-up for this year’s ASE/Motor Trader Financial Conference. This popular CPD-accredited...
Read More »Ford Retail scopes armed forces for sales posts
Ford Retail is targeting ex-armed force personnel to fill sales vacancies. The factory-owned dealer group teamed up with Talent Q, a firm which assesses staff for suitability. Talent Q conducted a study of 205 sales executives...
Read More »New FordStores to exclusively sell Mustang
Ford will sell its forthcoming Mustang and top-end Vignale models exclusively through a small number of metropolitan based Ford Stores from summer 2015. It is piloting the new Ford Store retail concept at two...
Read More »Pentagon launches training academy
Pentagon Group has launched a new training academy for its 950 employees. The academy is based at Pentagon’s site in Barnsley with programmes delivered on site and at the group’s dealerships...
Read More »HR Owen director delivers keynote at ASE/MT Financial Conference
Delegate places are available for this year's ASE/Motor Trader Financial Conference featuring keynote speaker sessions from HR Owen, Benfield, Panmure Gordon and ASE...
Read More »Dealers upbeat on profitability outlook for 2014
The majority of dealers believe profitability in 2014 will be higher than last year, according to a new survey. The Motor Trader Confidence Barometer polled dealers on Q1...
Read More »IMI warns of dealer management training gap
The IMI has warned dealers to invest more in management training. A two-year Return on Investment (ROI) study it completed this month found significant benefits for retailers that...
Read More »Dealers urged to speed up workshop recruitment
Dealers have been urged to speed up their recruitment process for aftersales staff or run the risk of losing out on workshop utilisation.
Read More »Toyota recalls 35,000 UK models
Toyota has issued safety recalls on 35,124 vehicles in the UK covering its RAV4, Hilux, Yaris and Urban Cruiser models....
Read More »Motor Trader Awards 2014: Deadline extended
The deadline for entries to this year’s Motor Trader Awards has been extended by a week to 14 April, following requests from dealers busy processing March and Q1 car sales.
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