End to EV grant does not support move to zero-emissions, says Stellantis UK boss

Stellantis UK boss Paul Willcox has asserted that Government’s decision to axe its electric vehicle (EV) car buying grant does not support ambitions to “move to a fully electric future”.

Willcox, who became group managing director for Stellantis UK at the start of this month, echoed comments from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), which said ending the plug-in car grant (PiCG) sent out “the wrong message to motorists”.

Willcox, now at the helm of helm of Vauxhall, Peugeot, Citroën, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Abarth, Jeep and Alfa Romeo in the UK, said: “It is disappointing to see the that the UK Government has stopped the plug-in car grant today without notice.