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Nominations for the 2022 Barbara Cox Woman of the Year Award will close on January 21, so automotive firms are urged to put their female leaders forward now.

Knowing what it costs to run your business is fundamental to success, and NextGear Capital is taking the next step to simplify this for its car dealers.

Click the thumbs up > Manheim Auction Services has said that it will continue to waive its online car buying fees and offer free vehicle collection as part of its Accelerate package of COVID-19 recovery support. The remarketing provider said today (April 22) that it would keep all the benefits of Accelerate in place “until further notice” to enable dealers to withstand the effects of lockdown on trade and to recover swiftly. “Dealers are looking forward to a strong bounce back now that th...

Click the thumbs up > Lorna McAtear, fleet manager at National Grid, has received the Barbara Cox Woman of the Year Award at an event to mark International Women’s Day. Now in its third year, the award, which is run in partnership with Fleet News and AM, is named after Barbara Cox, the business pioneer who served as director of Cox Enterprises, Cox Automotive’s parent company in the USA. It recognises a woman that demonstrates a commitment to innovation, leadership or community, and awards ...

Click the thumbs up > National Grid fleet manager Lorna McAtear has received the Barbara Cox Woman of the Year Award at an event to mark International Women’s Day. Now in its third year, the award, which is run in partnership with AM and its sister title Fleet News, is named after Barbara Cox, the business pioneer who served as director of Cox Enterprises, Cox Automotive’s parent company in the USA. It recognises a woman that demonstrates a commitment to innovation, leadership or community,...

Click the thumbs up > The shortlist has been announced for this years Barbara Cox Woman of the Year award, which recognises inspirational female leaders in the automotive industry. Cox Automotive launched the award in the UK in 2019 to honour a woman who demonstrates a commitment to innovation, leadership, or community, and it is named after Barbara Cox, who served as director of Cox Enterprises, Cox Automotive’s parent company in the USA. The award is held in association with AM, and this y...

Time is running out to nominate someone inspirational in the fleet industry for the 2021 Barbara Cox Award Woman of the Year Award.

Click the thumbs up > Businesses looking to set up a women’s network to improve gender equality must ensure men are involved, according to Cox Automotive’s chief people officer Alison Fisher. Fisher founded the Women with Drive network, which celebrates the work of women in the automotive industry in the UK, four years ago and is now involved in developing an inclusive workplace across all of Cox Automotive’s international markets. She also sits on the judging panel of the Barbara Cox Awa...

Leaders must be accountable for diversity, says Manheim MD Was this article useful? Click the thumbs up > Leadership must take accountability for ensuring that senior people within an organisation are gender diverse, says Liam Quegan, managing director of Manheim Auction Services and NextGear Capital.  Quegan runs Women with Drive, Cox Automotive’s networking group for women, championing gender diversity and inclusion within the automotive industry. He is also on the judging panel for the co...