Some of the key points in the latest Budget that may impact motor retailers and their employees
The government's 2040 ban on the sale of conventional petrol and diesel cars will not affect motorists car buying choices "for years", according 67% of respondents to the AA-Populus survey.
The charge towards EV adoption has begun in Nottingham with the announcement that Chargemaster will affirm the city’s Go Ultra Low City status with new infrastructure plans.
Volkswagen has committed to spending over £30 billion to the development of electric mobility, autonomous driving, new mobility services and digitalization as it bids to “reinvent the car”.
Tesla continued to tease potential customers with the surprise launch of a new roadster, claiming that the new addition will be “fastest production car ever made” when launched in 2020.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has joined with the Shadow Minister for Transport Karl Turner to request an amendment to be made to the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill.
The NFDA has called on the government to boost EV adoption with grant funding, improve EV tax breaks and freeze fuel duty ahead of next week’s 2017 government budget.
The Government has been urged to do more to drive the uptake of electric vehicles as manufacturers gear up to spend billions of pounds on their development.
MPs and members of the House of Lords are being put under pressure to ensure the safety of technicians working on electric and hybrid cars by motor industry professional body, the Institute of the Motor Industry.
The majority of motorists support tougher measures to reduce pollution from vehicles in areas of poor air quality.
The majority of electric vehicle owners are dissatisfied with the ‘lack’ of UK charge points, according to a survey which found 96% had reservations about EV infrastructure.
Aston Barclay has made itself EV-ready with the installation of twin electric vehicle chargers across its network.
Geely Holdings will once again bypass “traditional” car dealerships when the Polestar brand enters the UK in 2019.
UK plug-in car registrations have achieved their highest ever three-month run with 7,794 registrations in September taking the quarterly total to 12,932.
A brace of EV sales managers have been appointed by Renault UK in a bid to help its UK dealers embrace sales of zero emission vehicles among corporate customers.
EV dealers near Oxford have an opportunity for growth as councillors have proposed a ‘zero emission zone’ in Oxford city centre.
North Yorkshire-based Ray Chapman Motors has invested in two defibrillator machines for its Malton and York showrooms to safeguard its technicians and members of the public.
The practicalities of ‘filling up’ electric cars could limit the mass-market appeal of ultra-green vehicles, according to a report by the RAC Foundation.
While franchised dealers hope investment and training requirements will deter independents, AM’s survey suggests most workshops are unprepared for boom in AFVs.
New survey results have shown that 42% of motorists would buy a hydrogen car over electric.
