1. Over 570,000 people are employed in the retail automotive industry
  2. There are 150 job roles available in the automotive industry.  You can find out about them all on IMI Autocity
  3. Working environments are diverse such as office, reception, sales office, showroom, parts department, paint shop, body shop, workshop, MOT test bay, mobile and motorsport.
  4. Salaries range between £6k a year as an apprentice to £100k+ as a Dealer Principle
  5. Sub-sectors include Body Repair, Parts, Motorcycle, Heavy Vehicle, Fast Fit, Leasing & Renting, Mobile & Specialist, Independent and Dealerships
  6. There are lots of non-technical job roles available such as finance, sales, HR, administration and marketing
  7. The technology in vehicles in constantly evolving meaning your job will never get boring
  8. There are 19 different apprenticeship styles to choose from such as Vehicle Fitting, Vehicle Parts, Body and Paint Principles, Maintenance and Repair, Vehicle Sales, Business and Administration and Accounting
  9. 1,563,808 new cars were registered in the first 6 months of 2017
  10. There are currently 38,219,610 vehicles on UK roads! (33,542,448 cars, 4,007,331 vans, 581,645 trucks and 88,186 buses and coaches)

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