The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is urging the next government to collaborate closely with the automotive industry to unlock its full potential, projecting a £50 billion growth opportunity over the next decade.
Three quarters of dealerships are coming under significant pressure from manufacturers to help them meet zero-emissions targets despite demand for electrified cars remaining ‘very weak’.
As the July 4 General Election approaches, AM examined the contrasting visions from the major political parties on transport and environmental policies.
When motorists want one thing, but policies are driving OEMs to offer less of it, it risks the prosperity of the UK motor industry, argues AM's regular columnist Professor Jim Saker.
The chief executive of Stellantis has slated the UK ZEV mandate, claiming it could drive carmakers to flood the market with EVs, ultimately threatening their own viability.
Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) has called for key industry stakeholders to work closely with the tax office to shape new legislation on double cab pick ups.
The body representing UK dealerships has admitted to being disappointed that the Government has largely ignored industry calls to introduce price incentives for buyers of EVs.
The UK Government has reiterated it is "committed to keeping the transition to electric vehicles affordable" in a response to members of the House of Lords who have been urging it to do more to ease motorists concerns about a future driving EVs to reduce tailpipe emissions.
Genuine environment protecting measures are welcome but politicians should be honest when their new policies are really designed to mitigate for lack of planning and investment, 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.
The UK Government will apply trade sanctions if the UK's new car market becomes at risk of a flood of cheap electric vehicles from China's state-backed manufacturers, transport secretary Mark Harper has warned.
The Government has changed its mind about how it taxes double cab pick-up trucks, a week after it said that from July 1, 2024, these trucks would be treated like cars for tax purposes.
A director of an AM100 dealer group has branded the UK Government’s zero emissions vehicle strategy “a bloody shambles” after targets were reaffirmed by the Department for Transport yesterday.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has officially announced the implementation of a Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) mandate slated to take effect next year.
Industry veteran Suzuki GB director Dale Wyatt shared his thoughts and a direct plea for modern automotive retail leaders to rethink their plans in changing conditions.
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.
Car dealer groups and their EV-buying customers have a month to give input to a House of Lords investigation into electric vehicles (EVs) and the UK Government's strategy to halt the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) cars and vans.
AM's regular columnist Professor Jim Saker, emeritus professor at Loughborough University's business school and president of the Institute of the Motor Industry, accuses the UK Government of being "in denial" of its EV policy's opening the floodgates to cheap Chinese imports.
Jim Saker, emeritus professor at Loughborough University's business school and president of the Institute of the Motor Industry, shares his thoughts about the prospects for future production of electric vehicles in the UK since Brexit.
