Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has highlighted the need to plug gaps in the UK’s charging infrastructure and technicians’ skillset to help drive electric vehicle (EV) adoption.
Car retailers left with rent arrears after COVID-19 stalled trading have been granted a nine-month reprieve from possible eviction.
Two thirds of motorists have shown a ‘lack of confidence’ in the UK meeting the Government’s ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030.
A House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report into the transition to zero emission vehicles has highlighted the lack of “a clear published plan” to meet its goal of banning new petrol and diesel car sales by 2030.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has launched a division in Northern Ireland to ‘outline dealers’ priorities’ and ‘tackle issues’ affecting them.
The Department for Transport’s Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) has confirmed there wil be more "overnight" changes to plug-in car grant (PiCG) EV incentives as part of a "managed exit" from Government.
Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), chief executive Steve Nash has highlighted £2bn in lost Apprenticeship Levy funds as a demonstration of “inconsistencies” in Government’s approach to upskilling the UK workforce.
More than two-thirds of motorists disagree with the UK Government’s assertion that self-driving cars should be allowed on UK roads later this year.
Small regional dealerships should collaborate with others and trade bodies to ensure their opinions are listened to by local and national government
It’s been a busy couple weeks for those following the development of autonomous cars – or at least the capabilities and regulations that may enable autonomy.
The UK Government’s counter-intuitive policy of reducing EV purchase incentives while urging their widespread adoption has car buyers “thinking again”, says Stellantis boss Alison Jones.
Government has announced £30m of investment in EV and hydrogen technology to help launch studies into the creation of a UK lithium supply chain, improvements in battery safety and the re-use of car batteries.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has accused the UK of making “the wrong move at the wrong time” with a decision to slash the plug-in car grant incentive on an electric vehicle (EV) purchase.
Car manufacturers and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have been accused of “scaremongering” in their efforts to lobby the UK Government over its 2030 ban on diesel and petrol cars.
The UK Government is set to start the process this year of determining its minimum zero emission distance for hybrid cars on sale after 2030, in its delivery plan.
Car dealers should be braced for “a third, successive dismal new plate month” in March after COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ delivered another 35.5% decline to the UK’s new car registrations in February.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has pledged to continue to support businesses and jobs in a “fair and honest” 2021 Budget, but corporation tax rises are on the horizon.
A What Car? survey of 2,359 in-market car buyers has found that 59% are now poised to purchase on April 12 following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement on the re-opening of retail after COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’.
Car retail group bosses from Cambria, JCB Group and Arbury Group were among those hoping that news of showrooms re-openings on April 12 will be the start of a prolonged bounce-back from COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has received confirmation that car buyers in Scotland can now complete their purchase with a scheduled click and collect handover inside a dealership's showroom.
