The Renewable Energy Association (REA) is lobbying the UK Government for a range of measures to cut transport emissions, including making salary sacrifice schemes for electric vehicles (EVs) mandatory for medium and large businesses.
Unite, the UK’s largest union, is warning that thousands of automotive industry jobs depend on immediate reforms to the government’s Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEV) Mandate.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has submitted its response to the Government’s consultation on the UK's transition to zero-emission vehicles, incorporating the dealership community’s insights ahead of the 18 February deadline.
Vehicle manufacturers are predicted to miss zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate new car sales targets by over 345,000 units by 2028, according to new data.
Just over half of UK dealers have said they would like Government mandated new electric vehicle car sales targets to be lowered.
Significant pressure on new and used car margins due to the ongoing impact of the Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate has forced Vertu Motors to warn that full-year pre-tax profit will be substantially below market expectations.
When the policies of the UK look set to disadvantage the businesses that have invested here and created jobs, while the UK Government is missing its own targets, that can't be allowed to continue, writes Professor Jim Saker, regular Automotive Management contributor and president of the Institute of the Motor Industry.
Britain’s oldest racing car manufacturer Lister Motor Company is putting future plans on hold due to ongoing uncertainty over the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate.
The latest outlook survey from the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) reveals widespread pessimism among dealers, reflecting their fears about navigating financial pressures and regulatory changes.
Ministers are drafting plans to subsidise electric vehicle (EV) purchases by guaranteeing consumer loans in a bid to accelerate sales that remain below official targets, according to the Financial Times.
An influential environmental group is urging the government to strengthen its commitment to its zero emissions goals by focusing financial support on small and affordable EV models to ensure all segments of society get to benefit.
The UK has not received a real influx of Chinese new cars yet because there are other countries in Europe that are more profitable targets for the emerging brands, according to the head of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
Research from Startline Motor Finance reveals that rising staff costs are the greatest concern for UK car dealers in 2025, with 40% of dealers identifying this as the factor most likely to negatively affect their business.
In spite of the Scottish car market demonstrating resilience, meeting future ZEV targets will depend on significant governmental action to address infrastructure, affordability, and consumer confidence in electric vehicles.
James Vickery, head of policy, ZEV regulations at the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), part of the Department for Transport, explores how the UK's motor retail industry overall can have confidence that the first year of the ZEV Mandate was a success.
Stellantis has emerged as one of the few vehicle manufacturers in the UK to meet the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate for both cars and vans in 2024 entirely through sales.
The Department for Transport has responded to reports that the industry has missed the 2024 ZEV Mandate target with assurances that it expects no car manufacturer to pay crippling fines.
If not for the pressures put on car brands by the ZEV Mandate targets the UK's new car market in 2024 would be seen as quite a success story, with record EV registrations.
Kia’s UK chief has welcomed the review of ZEV mandate regulations that will guide the industry until 2035 but cautions that the UK government has no intention of walking away from its proposed trajectory.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) is lending its support to calls from van manufacturers for a temporary moratorium on the Zero-Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) mandate.
