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Nissan doubles down on Sunderland investment
- 27/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Nissan has confirmed it is hiring another 400 people at its Sunderland plant as it ramps up production of its Qashqai, Juke and Leaf models. This comes after the announcement that a £1bn investment would see the development of EV battery Gigafactory alongside its Sunderland plant, creating upwards of 1,600 more [...] -
RHCV names new H&S manager
- 22/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
RHCV has appointed its first in-house group health, safety and facilities manager. The independent Renault Trucks distributor, which has added two new sites to the group in the past three months to become one of the largest independent Renault Trucks dealers in the country, has named George Richardson in the new [...] -
Specialist market valued at £4bn
- 20/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new report has found that the UK’s low volume and specialist vehicle manufacturing sector is the most diverse in the world. The SMMT’s Low Volume and Specialist Vehicle Manufacturers Report outlines how Britain is a world leader in producing low volume, high value vehicles, everything from 250mph hypercars to [...] -
Cinch strengthens management team
- 16/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Online used car marketplace cinch has bolstered its team with two new appointments. It has named Leanne Thames as operations director and Amy Townsend as senior marketing director. Thames joins from BMW, where she was head of used cars and internal sales, while Townsend has extensive experience in high-growth [...] -
TruckEast recognises longest-serving technician
- 16/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
TruckEast’s longest-serving Scania technician David Keeling is retiring this month after 50 years employment at TruckEast Stowmarket. His service was recognised at a ceremony on 7 July, when Keeling was presented with a long-serving award. John Biggin, managing director, said: “50 years of service is a truly [...] -
MG Cannon reinforces leadership team
- 15/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
MG Cannon has made two key new appointments to strengthen its group leadership team. Graham Prew has joined the business as group operations manager and Mandy Pocock as group customer services manager. Prew will lead and manage all group bodyshop operations to ensure performance targets and quality standards are [...] -
Motorpoint announces Manchester move
- 14/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Motorpoint will create 30 jobs in Manchester when it opens its new branch in early October. The roles will include customer service, management, sales and vehicle preparation. The branch, which will be led by Jordan Dean, head of retail operations for the North West, will stock 200 low mileage, nearly new cars [...] -
Volta Trucks promotes from within
- 14/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volta Trucks has promoted Ian Collins to the role of chief product officer. He joined Volta Trucks in August 2020 as engineering director. In his new role, he will be responsible for the development of the product roadmap and lifecycle planning for Volta Trucks, including all features, attributes and [...] -
New appointment fuels international expansion
- 13/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Specialist vehicle manufacturer Woodall Nicholson Group has named Gustavo Marqueta as international business development director to facilitate expansion into new markets. Having held various management positions within the international commercial vehicle business sector, he will help drive the organisation’s [...] -
Morelli promotes from within
- 01/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Morelli Group has promoted three of its long-serving management team to director positions. Paul Glover has been promoted to national bodyshop programme director, Mike Rowley steps up as corporate accounts director while Steve O’Brien has been promoted to sales director, Midlands. Between them, they have [...]