May 4th, 2009 | by admin | published in Women in the Industry
Heidi Klum knows a good car when she sees one and it seems her heart belongs to Volkswagen.
As an ambassador for Volkswagen, Heidi combined work with pleasure while celebrating the Volkswagen edition of this cute pink New Beetle convertible.
This baby was custom-made by Volkswagen as a homage to none other than Barbie and comes complete [...]
February 17th, 2009 | by admin | published in Women in the Industry
Di Dickens, Manager Dealer Development Toyota Australia discusses the benefits of working for an industry leader and the role of women in the industry today.
What initially attracted you to the industry?
I wanted to work with a global company which had a successful history. I knew I would learn a lot from Toyota and as such, [...]
February 2nd, 2009 | by admin | published in Advice, Tips & Tutorials, Women in the Industry
A popular women’s car website has given dealers an insight into what woman want when it comes time to buy a car.
The poll appeared on autochic for more than three months and asked women to vote for what the car industry could do to make them feel less intimidated when buying a car.
With over 50% of [...]
November 25th, 2008 | by admin | published in Careers, Women in the Industry
Autopeople met with 23 year old Brighton Hyundai Sales Executive Kylie Mata. Kylie believes that the sky is the limit for both men and woman wanting to join the industry and tells us that she has not looked back since starting with the Jefferson Automotive Group two years ago.
How did you get involved in the industry?
Basically I [...]
November 4th, 2008 | by admin | published in Women in the Industry
Kelly Lock is a service advisor for Blacklocks Ford in Wodonga, Victoria. While she is a successful motor mechanic, she is looking forward to more challenges in her workplace, and, we discover, her own personal life. SkillsOne chatted to Kelly about what’s involved in being a Service Advisor.
Kelly outlines her typical morning.
“In the morning as [...]
October 30th, 2008 | by admin | published in Featured, Women in the Industry
Tiffany is a 22 year old Parts Interpreter with Penfold Audi in Doncaster, who started in the business at the age of 17. Autopeople met with Tiffany in October 2008 and she told us about how her passion for cars helped her follow in her father’s footsteps.
How do you become a Parts Interpreter?
Being a Parts [...]
August 10th, 2008 | by megan | published in Careers, Featured, Profiles, Women in the Industry
Jodi Cate is an inspirational 25 year old woman who has a successful career in the Australian automotive industry. Jodie is currently E Commerce Manager at Booran Motors in Melbourne’s southern suburbs. We met with her in May 2008 and discussed a range of issues regarding the hard work that has lead to her sucess and her thoughts on the role of women in the industry today.
July 30th, 2008 | by megan | published in Women in the Industry
While the Autopeople team were at the AADA conference we were lucky enough to catch up with Vanessa Miller, a Journalist/Editor at Autofile magazine, the popular weekly auto industry magazine. Coming from a public relations background, Vanessa shows us that you never know where the future can take you in the automotive industry.
Firstly, how did [...]
July 13th, 2008 | by megan | published in Featured, Motor Sport, Women in the Industry
Rebecca Drummond works at the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) and has also been a volunteer scrutineer for the McLaren Formula One team for the past 10 years. We met with her recently and heard about her exciting experience of being behind the scenes with David Coulthard, doing safety inspection for formula one cars [...]