The UK automotive industry has issued an urgent call for a strategic review of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate, warning that current targets are based on “over-ambitious” assumptions that no longer
Fleet and consumer new car demand fell in July as buyers delayed purchases to wait for the rollout of the new Electric Car Grant.
The UK’s used car market grew 6.5% to almost two million units in the first quarter of 2024 – the strongest start to a year since pre-pandemic 2019.
The European Union has proposed an 11th-hour intervention to delay imminent post-Brexit tariffs that could add thousands of pounds to the cost of new EVs.
UK registrations of light commercial vehicles have risen for the 11th month in a row but battery electric vans (BEVs) suffered a second month of decline.
New car registrations rose 9.5% year-on-year in November, driven entirely by soaring uptake from larger fleets.
Demand for used battery electric vehicles (BEVs) soared during the third quarter on the back of increased supplies and lower prices.
October new car registrations have hit their highest level since 2018 on the back of strong demand from larger fleets, but subdued EV growth is hindering green goals.
The Government has finally confirmed long-awaited details of the zero emission vehicle mandate, which will levy increasingly stringent EV sales targets on car and van makers from 2024.
UK car production rose 11.7% in the first half of the year to 450,168 units with June – up 16.2% – the fifth consecutive month of growth, according to the latest figures
A binding target on UK battery capacity and the deployment of millions of more charge points are needed to ensure the UK automotive sector remains competitive in the transition to net zero.
Echoing calls made earlier today by the SMMT, Ford of Britain’s chairman, Graham Hoare, called for government to provide a joined-up, clear and consistent long-term strategy to meet the 2030s time-frame for
The UK recorded a 34.8% uplift in electric and hybrid vehicle registrations during 2017, despite overall volumes falling 5.7% to 2.54m units, according to the latest Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Electrified vehicles accounted for one in 25 registrations during the first three months of the year, figures from the SMMT reveal, with hybrid and electric cars recording the fastest growth.
Demand for plug-in hybrids is continuing to drive a shift towards alternative fuel vehicles, despite a reduction of the plug-in car grant, registration figures from the SMMT have revealed.