SMMT has welcomed the European Commission’s consultation on the future legal framework for the sale of vehicles

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnston has today published a revised skills and employment strategy for the capital entitled 'From Recession to Recovery'. The REC has been in dialogue with the Mayor’s policy officials to underline the pivotal role that recruitment professionals can play within the ongoing debate on skills and jobs.

The duty to check whether somebody is registered for the Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) is planned to be introduced from July 2010. There has been huge media interest in terms of how the new scheme will be implemented and the REC has been working behind the scenes to take forward the views of recruitment professionals who will be on the front line of using the scheme.

A special ‘virtual’ sale conducted by BCA on behalf of the BMW Group recorded a 100% conversion and generated a turnover of nearly £8.5 million in December.

Kieran Cahill has been appointed the new plant manager of Ford's Bridgend manufacturing facility following Graham Edwards' return to Ford Dagenham.

Total vehicle production is still well below previous levels and 2010 is set to be another tough year

A record 143,000 people completed apprenticeships in the 2008-09 academic year, according to government figures.

The Scottish motor industry has seen over 20,000 old vehicles traded in under the car scrappage scheme.

Volvo has taken another step in developing electric-powered cars by building a new electric test fleet

Government proposals could spell the end of speed humps in 20mph zones