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Executive View: Why is our Government trying to destroy the UK car industry?
Following other countries' lead and giving vehicle manufacturers with UK production plants a financial helping hand to make their EVs affordable to more drivers makes sense, argues AM's regular columnist Professor Jim Saker, emeritus professor of Loughborough University's business school and president of the Institute of the Motor Industry. But he's not holding his breath waiting for it to happen.
Premium ICE SUVs, cheaper EVs/hybrids rank high on dealer wishlists
Dealers are targeting not only pricey premium petrol and diesel SUVs but also lower value used EV and hybrid models as drivers increasingly move away from ICE cars, according to latest desirability index from auction house Aston Barclay.
UK car production surges in July, marked by sharp rise in EV models
Two in every five (39.5%) cars made in the UK are now either high-tech hybrid electric (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) or battery electric vehicles (BEVs), according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).