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Professor Jim Saker appointed as new President of IMI
24 November 2020At the IMI’s recently-held AGM, Professor Jim Saker was appointed as the organisation’s new President . As Director of the Centre for Automotive Management in… Read More
IMI rolls out employability resources
8 October 2020The IMI is launching a series of online resources to help those in the industry facing unemployment to be in a good position to look… Read More
Government to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2030?
23 September 2020The sale of new petrol and diesel cars could be coming even sooner than expected, with the government looking to end the sale of internal… Read More
IMI offers three-month free trial membership
2 September 2020The IMI has launched a new three month membership trial.This ‘light’ version of the full IMI membership gives anyone working in the sector the opportunity… Read More
IMI reports increased interest in automotive apprenticeships
20 August 2020Ahead of GCSE results day, the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) reported a significant uplift in Careers Advisors asking for insight into the career… Read More
When the Levy brakes: Apprenticeship funding to be hit by recruitment fall?
6 August 2020COVID-19 caused a 75% drop in overall apprentice recruitment across the automotive in June sector with take up in garages and dealerships seeing an even… Read More
92% of automotive businesses open
7 July 202092% of automotive businesses were open by the second half of June, with 19% of those actually reporting an increase in turnover according to an… Read More