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Worst Skills Shortage In Automotive For More Than 20 Years
Steve Nash, CEO of the Institute of the Motor Industry, highlights the urgent need for improved funding for skills training. Steve Nash said: “There’s no question the Chancellor has a…
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EV Skills Gap Widens As EV Adoption Accelerates
The IMI (Institute of the Motor Industry) reports that 90,000 Vehicle Technicians will be required to provide sufficient workforce to service the volume of zero-emissions vehicles predicted to be on…
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Apple CarPlay Update To Offer Air-con and Seat Control
Apple plans to integrate air-con and seat control functions to its CarPlay interface for compatible vehicles. This new software integration would allow users to adjust their car’s climate-control settings and…
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Ingenia Recruitment see a 95% Increase in Vacancies
Vacancies have risen to an all-time high in the North East retail motor industry. Ingenia Recruitment, who are motor trade recruitment specialists, have seen a year-to-date increase in vacancies of…
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Crisis In Our Workshops
A shortage of Vehicle Technicians is costing the UK motor dealers millions. The retail motor industry has reached a critical stage due to an ongoing skills shortage disaster. The current…
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Returning To Work – The Motor Trade Edition
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Another Milestone for Ingenia Recruitment
Ingenia Recruitment, based in Washington, Tyne and Wear, are the longest established motor trade recruitment specialists in the North East of England. They are currently offering over 70 motor trade…
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Motor Industry’s Record Investments
The UK motor industry hits record investments of £3.7bn as automotive businesses increased spending on research and development by £154m. With a rise of 4.3%, this is an all-time high….
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New Car Market Declines
According to SMMT, in October 2019, UK new car registrations fell 6.7%. There were 10,348 fewer cars registered than October 2018. The supermini sector fell -23.4% Dual purpose registrations were…
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