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"As the Professional Body for the automotive industry the IMI respected the right of its members to reach their own conclusions as to which way they voted in the referendum, whilst using the various means at our disposal to present them with balanced views and arguments to help them make an informed decision"

Skills essential for successful implementation of driverless cars on uk roads.  The Institute of the Motor Industry responds to Driverless Car Consultation.

The Institute of the Motor Industry responds to re-shaping of government departments

The IMI supports business-wide call for delay to apprenticeship levy

Today, 11th August 2016, IMI will take over the Department for Work & Pensions Knowledge Hub twitter account to promote the Motor Industry as a career opportunity for all kinds of people.

IMI has announced the 2016 Skill Auto finalists. The six apprentices from each of the four categories, Automotive Tech, Body Repair, Refinishing, and, for the first time this year, Heavy Vehicle, will go head to head at the Skills Show in November at Birmingham's NEC.

South West College student, Seamus Goodfellow, will represent the UK at the 2016 EuroSkills in Gothenburg, Sweden in December, where five hundred competitors from over twenty countries will gather to compete in thirty-five vocational skills, in what is Europe's biggest skills competition.

Over the last 4 months, IMI has been on the hunt for 2016's most talented learners and training centres across the 660 training centres.

As thousands of teenagers prepare to open their GCSE results this week new research reveals that a third of 15-19 year olds and almost a half of 19 year olds believe the EU Referendum result has put their future work prospects at risk.

IMI chief says the piecemeal approach of Government apprenticeship reforms is a potential disaster for the motor industry. Steve Nash is urging ministers to undertake a wholesale review before pressing ahead with the changes.

Inchcape Retail has had its second cohort of Business Managers successfully assessed against the IMI Accreditation for Finance and Insurance standards.

First announced in January 2016, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) confirmed changes would be made to MOT training for both MOT Testers and Managers.