Eight manufacturers will face fines running into the billions in 2021, due to a failure to meet EU CO₂ emissions targets, PA Consulting Group’s annual forecast reports.
PSA Group’s share prices fell after French newspaper Le Monde reported allegations that the manufacturer had used an emissions “defeat device” on two million vehicles sold between 2013 and 2015.
PSA Group has joined the scrappage scheme scrum with a range of discounts of up to £7,000 on cars and vans across its ranges until the end of the year.
Suzuki and Mazda have become the latest car manufacturers to offer limited-term scrappage schemes in the UK
More than half of UK drivers would not consider an incentive of less than £3,000 to scrap current their vehicle for a cleaner model, according to research carried out by Carwow.
Scrappage scheme fever gripped the UK as six car manufacturers launched incentive schemes aimed at boosting new car sales and reducing exhaust emissions.
Hyundai Motor has become the latest manufacturer to serve-up a scrappage scheme to encourage motorists into newer vehicles - offering incentives of up to £5,000.
Vauxhall has rid UK roads of 20,000 higher-emitting older vehicles as part of the £2,000 scrappage scheme it launched back in 2015.
Ford dealers will offer a minimum £2,000 scrappage incentive to motorists trading in diesel and petrol cars registered on or before December 2009 as part of its bid to battle emissions.
Go Ultra Low has broadened the appeal of its EV promotions campaign with the announcement that 100 companies have joined its cause - demonstrating their commitment to run eco-friendly fleets.
BMW has followed its pledge to incentivise its German customers out of older diesel cars with a £2,000 scrappage-style discount for UK motorists driving vehicles of Euro-4 emissions standard or older.
Eye-catching headlines led to confusion over the detail of the government’s 2040 ban on new “conventional petrol and diesel” vehicles as many mainstream media outlets initially overlooked the omission of hybrid vehicles from the proposal.
The government has outlined plans for an outright ban on the sale of conventional petrol and diesel vehicles from 2040 as part of its Air Quality Plan for Nitrogen Dioxide.
Germany’s premium car manufacturers are allegedly under investigation for collusion over the technology implemented in their vehicles - including emissons-filtering AdBlue.
Motorists have been able to monitor the emissions and fuel benefits of the Toyota Yaris Hybrid thanks to a new test drive initiative.
Consumers are being misinformed by headlines demonising diesel cars, the UK boss of Jaguar Land Rover, Jeremy Hicks, has warned.
European car registrations fell by 7.1% in April as diesel continued to lose popularity among consumers, according to reports by Jato Dynamics.
The Government has been accused of “passing the buck” to local authorities following the publication of plans to reduce nitrogen dioxide emissions across the UK.
The High Court has ruled that legislation which restricts government business in the run-up to an election must not inhibit the publication of new clean air plans expected to include a diesel-based vehicle scrappage scheme.
Plans are being drawn-up which could see diesel drivers in certain areas of the country handed a £2,000 incentive to switch into a new vehicle which produces fewer harmful emissions.
