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The SMMT is urging the government to bring back the plug-in car grant that it ditched out of the blue last year.
The grant – aimed at helping people make the switch to expensive EVs – originally stood at £5,000 when it was brought in in 2011.
However, …
There was a sigh of relief from many forecourt operators last month, when Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the Conservatives would delay the ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans until 2035.
However, any joy was short-lived whe…
The automobile industry in the UK is set to change as the Rishi Sunak government pledges to increase zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035.
The Department for Transport announced on Thursday (28 September) that the UK government plans to make 80 per ce…
The Government’s confirmation today that the zero emission vehicle mandate will start from 2024 has been welcomed by many across the automotive, fleet and charging sectors, which say it will help “put Britain back in the fast lane to electric, net zero…
Alan Jones, PA Industrial Correspondent
28 September 2023 at 0:01 am
Car production fell by almost 10% in August, following six consecutive months of growth, new figures show.
A total of 45,052 models rolled off factory lines, said the Society of Mo…