• IMI names Muir and Forrester as vice-presidents
    • 07/12/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Institute of the Motor industry (IMI) has appointed both Julia Muir Hon FIMI, founder of the Automotive 30% Club, and Robert Forrester, chief executive and co-founder of Vertu Motors, as vice-presidents. Muir has advocated for stronger female representation in the automotive sector throughout her 30-plus-year [...]
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  • Repairify offers three months free service
    • 01/12/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Repairify is offering new customers access to three months’ worth of free remote services with any compatible diagnostic device up to a maximum of 12 jobs in the period. The promotion, which is available from 1 December, provides new customers or customers that have not used remote services in the last six months [...]
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  • IMI Skills Competition winners announced
    • 30/11/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced the winners of its 2023 Skills Competition. The event attracted more than 600 nominations, making the 2023 competition the most intense yet, before 23 winners and runners-up were chosen across four categories: Light Vehicle Technology, Body Repair, [...]
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  • DLG secures IMI approval
    • 22/11/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Direct Line Group has received IMI training accreditation, meaning it can now design and deliver certified training programmes in-house. This will enable it to identify current and emerging skills gaps and develop appropriate learning solutions for its own colleagues and third party repairer networks. As an [...]
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  • IMI welcomes government reshuffle
    • 15/11/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Institute of the Motor Industry has welcomed the government reshuffle and is eager to share its insights with the relevant newly-appointed cabinet members. Hayley Pells, policy lead, said: “The latest government reshuffle presents the automotive sector with a new route to engage with new contacts on key [...]
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  • Belron secures IMI TechSafe status
    • 08/11/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Belron International has become the latest organisation to be named an IMI TechSafe Centre of Excellence. This follows significant investment in training facilities for its more than 1,100 UK technicians, more than 58% of whom now hold IMI TechSafe ADAS qualifications. The presentation was made at Belron’s [...]
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  • IMI taps into Chinese skills base
    • 07/11/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The IMI has established a dedicated team in Shanghai with the long-term aim of easing the skills shortage in the UK automotive sector. It has worked on a project with the UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and China Government to train teachers and students. Meanwhile, the IMI also took part in the UK [...]
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  • IMI identifies 18,000-technician ADAS skills gap
    • 03/11/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) estimates that at least one in 10 cars on UK roads will feature Level 2 autonomy by the end of this year, and that will grow to almost half of the car parc by 2030. However, according to its latest data there are currently only around 3,500 ADAS-qualified technicians in the [...]
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  • IMI announces NOS industry consultation
    • 17/10/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is consulting the industry as it prepares to review Electric and Hybrid Vehicle National Occupational Standards (NOS). Developed by the IMI in consultation with employers and other stakeholders across each of the UK nations, National Occupational Standards (NOS) are [...]
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  • IMI welcomes Labour automotive strategy
    • 12/10/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Institute of the Motor Industry has welcomed plans by the Labour Party to restore the 2030 deadline on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles and introduce 80,000 more skills workers to the sector. Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds announced Labour’s strategy for the automotive sector at the [...]
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