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IMI launches coronavirus resource hub
Stand-alone sections for members, centres, students and businesses provide input from the IMI experts as well as links to other sites for useful information. Topics cover employment and learning issues as well as a focus on wellbeing.
LEASING & FINANCE
Car buyers need to be offered more finance options
Startline Motor Finance believes more needs to be done to meet the requirements of diverse groups of used car buyers.
AFTERMARKET & WORKSHOP
RAC plans to boost dealer network
Further expansion plans are aimed at recruiting 170 new dealers this year to reach a projected total of 1,570. Last year, the network added 358 dealers and recorded an overall 6% rise in warranty sales.
Digital workshop management solution processes 15,000,000th job sheet
There are now nearly 30,000 fleets and more than 1200 workshops using the platform, with the company projecting a current run-rate of 5,000,000 job sheets per year, and growing.
DEALER INSIGHTS
IMI TechSafe offers safer route to electrification of service centres
Workshops that are ready for the electrification wave are already reaping rewards. While those servicing ICE vehicles, should see steady growth in demand if they maintain ICE technician skills in-house.
Brexit, electrification and tougher new emission standards lead unprecedented change
What can the automotive market expect in 2020? Whatever happens, the new Government will not be allowed to forget the importance of the Automotive sector to the UK economy.
JOBS
New Managing Director for Yorkshire automotive group
Richard Hargraves will work closely with chief executive John Tordoff, supporting the operations board in managing the group’s 48 dealerships from Yorkshire and the North East to Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
Hyundai expansion continues with new dealers and senior appointment
New network development chief will focus on developing the brand’s representation across the country and will drive long term commercial improvements across the network.
