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General Motors New Slogan Opens a New Era in Automotive

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Many automotive professionals took to Linkedin and other platforms to share their colorful opinions on GM’s latest emblem. Whether it’s staking a claim to the commercial EV market , or backing upstart Tekion to disrupt the DMS market, GM clearly sees its future as part of a diverse, automotive ecosystem. . I’ll spare you mine here.

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Automotive News Retail Forum Recap

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The final installment of the Automotive News Retail Forum: Dealer Discussions virtual series wrapped up this week, showcasing how dealers and industry partners have weathered the staffing and inventory challenges this summer. Over the past few years, dealers have continuously staffed up and increased their costs per employee.

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Key Takeaways from the Cox Automotive Dealership Staffing Study

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This blog post includes an excerpt from our paper highlighting key findings from the Cox Automotive Dealership Staffing Study. As the automotive market drives continued change, we have observed that hiring practices supporting automotive talent haven’t kept up with today’s workforce needs.

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Women in Automotive: How to Conduct Interviews Free From Inappropriate Questions

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And with dealerships facing staffing shortages – fewer than 1% of job seekers would consider working at a dealership – dealers need to make more of an effort to ensure their employment brand and hiring process are inclusive and open to women. Women make up almost half of the U.S. workforce, but only 1 in 5 dealership employees are women.

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Reaching Outside The Industry: The Need to Bring Fresh Talent Into Retail Automotive

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During Elevate 2017 , the first-ever retail automotive summit focused solely on human capital management, Hireology and Cox Automotive will exclusively present findings to a new research report, the 2017 Dealership Staffing Study. For example, recent college graduates can be a great fit for retail automotive careers.

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How to Create an Inclusive Employment Brand to Attract Women in Automotive

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The Women in Automotive Conference wrapped up earlier this week, and each year, the conference gives automotive industry leaders the opportunity to come together and discuss empowering and developing women in the industry. But the industry still has a long way to go to attract more women and make the workforce more diverse overall.

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Elevate 2020: Week 1 Recap

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Elevate 2020 kicked off this week, and although the event was much different than previous years, we still had an impactful session and roundtable that led to great actionable takeaways for the people operations side of the automotive retail industry. moderated by Jason Stein, Publisher at Automotive News. Staffing levels have changed.