Commercial vehicle driver workplaces

EV skills shortage could ‘hit’ by 2027, warns IMI

The IMI has revised its forecast for when the shortage of EV trained technicians will hit the aftersales sector. Based on data from Auto Trader, the IMI now believes the shortage will occur a year sooner than previously estimated, in 2027. The forecast comes despite a boom in the number of technicians that took an […]

Brothers Harry and Neal Grainger start new car retail group with Mantles Kia acquisition

Car retail brothers Harry and Neal Grainger have officially become business partners with the acquisition of Mantles Kia Royston – paving the way to the creation of a new dealer group. The sons of Norton Way Group founder David Grainger have realised their ambition to form Grainger Motor Group this week, around five months after […]

Intrepid car retailers just days from Ben’s gruelling Kilimanjaro climb challenge

An intrepid group of car retail sector leaders are now just days away from an epic fund-raising climb up Mount Kilimanjaro… two years after the COVID-19 pandemic stalled the expedition. JCT600 chief executive John Tordoff and Marshall Motor Group commercial development director Adrian Wallington are among the party of automotive sector leaders who will trek […]