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Holdcroft Motor creates new academy for staff training
Holdcroft Motor Group is creating a new academy for its staff as it celebrates 60 years in business. The Holdcroft Academy is set to open this summer at the Stoke HQ, Leek Road. Chris Greenhall, managing director of Holdcroft Motor…
Automotive apprenticeships 25% below pre-pandemic levels
A new report from the IMI shows apprentice start-ups in 2025 were 20-5% lower than pre-pandemic levels, reflecting the ongoing challenges employers face in attracting new talent. The IMI Automotive Education Report reveals the sector is still “heavily reliant” on…
Finance houses will not contest £9bn FCA motor finance redress scheme
The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has confirmed that banks and finance hoses will not be challenging the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) motor finance redress scheme. It said it continued to have concerns about the scheme but it wanted a…
BLOG Making AI work for everyone
Artificial intelligence has arrived in automotive retail with a level of pace and substance that makes it hard to ignore. For many dealer principals and CEOs, the conversation has shifted quickly from curiosity to pressure. Competitors are talking about it,…
Barretts of Canterbury uses Jigcar centralised automated vehicle movement service
Barretts of Canterbury has reduced the time and cost spent moving vehicles across its business in Q1 using Jigcar’s AI-powered Transport Management System, a centralised automated vehicle movement service. The platform achieved the savings by optimising internal trade plate drivers,…
SVA and the motor trade raise £36,000 for Chestnut Tree House
Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) has announced the results of its 15th annual charity auction, confirming a total of £36,000 for Chestnut Tree House. Alongside a substantial donation of 21 cars from Yeomans, vehicles for the auction were supplied by CarSupermarket.com,…
Co-Driver tools saved retailers over 20 years in advert creation
Autotrader’s AI-powered Co-Driver tools are now used by 85% of retailers advertising on the platform (around 11,000 businesses), saving the industry an estimated 200,000 hours (or nearly 20 years) of manual work in just over a year since launch. Co-Driver uses Autotrader’s…