Nationwide Autocentre, the UK’s largest chain of independent garages, is bucking the employment trend and is searching for 60 new apprentices in 2009, as it continues to open centres across the UK.

VISTA – Volvo Trucks’ and Volvo Buses’ worldwide competition and training programme for aftermarket, parts and service personnel – has now reached the regional semi-finals, which are being held at seven locations over five continents.

Vertu Motors have announced the appointment of a new Divisional Parts Manager. Bristol Street Commercials comprises the Iveco franchise in Bristol, Swindon and Gloucester together with the Fiat Professional franchise in Swindon.

In recognition of the importance of commercial vehicle sales to the success of the Company, Citroën has decided to form a new strengthened Commercial Vehicle Sales Division. Charles Peugeot has been appointed to head up this new division, reporting directly to Xavier Duchemin, Managing Director of Citroën UK.

Ray Ashworth is being promoted to the position of Managing Director of DAF Trucks Ltd, DAF’s UK sales subsidiary, effective from 31 March 2009.

Iveco has announced the appointment of Andrea Bucci to the role of Network Strategy Director, in addition to his current responsibilities as Marketing Director.

BBC Top Gear’s first ‘tame racing driver’, Perry McCarthy – alias ‘The Stig’ – was on hand to present the top prize at Volvo’s annual Technician Awards ceremony recently. The event was held for the first time at Stephenson College, Coalville, Leics in the smart new workshops and study area facility there.

Citroën has just expanded its commercial vehicle sales team. Now reporting to Robert Handyside, Citroën’s commercial vehicle operations manager, is Scott Michael (28), who has been newly promoted to become Citroën’s commercial vehicle sales manager. Scott, a business studies and Spanish graduate of Hull University, has been with Citroën since June 2003. His first role [...]

Bristol Street Motors have announced the appointment of Paul Battison to the role of Sales Manager at the Group’s dedicated Used Commercial sales outlet at Highgate, Birmingham. Paul comes to Bristol Street with a wealth of experience in the motor industry, including 5 years working within a Vauxhall Commercial Centre in the West Midlands. Neil [...]

Markku Olkinuora, currently Regional Managing Director of UK & Ireland, has been appointed new Commercial Trucks Director for the European Division of Volvo Truck Corporation, with effect from 2nd June 2008. Markku has longstanding experience from various senior management positions before he joined Volvo Trucks in 1999 as Managing Director of Volvo Kuorma-ja linja-autot Oy [...]