emissions
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Manufacturer 14 AprCar manufacturer outlook is fines as EU emissions regulations start to bite
Car manufacturers are looking at model rationalisations, reduced trims and increased co-operations in a bid to comply with clear air targets. Tom Seymour reports...
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Car Model News 7 AprPolestar to develop fully carbon neutral model
Polestar has outlined its goal to build a car that is truly carbon neutral by the end of the decade.
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Market Insight 24 MarCar buyers question Government's commitment on emissions after EV grant changes
Car buyers have described Government’s plug-in grant as “very important” driver of the shift to electric vehicles (EV) as 79% said they disagreed with Government’s recent changes to the scheme.
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Manufacturer 23 MarSeat plans affordable urban EV and all-electric Cupra Tavascan SUV
Seat has revealed plans for a new affordable urban electric vehicle (EV) priced from £17,300 to £21,600 and given the green light to the Tavascan EV previously showcased by its Cupra performance sister brand.
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Aftersales 28 JanEmissions-related MOT failures soar
A record number of vehicles failed their MOT test last year due to faults relating to exhaust emissions, new data suggests.
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Market Insight 27 JanVauxhall rejects accusations it used car emissions 'defeat device'
Vauxhall has rejected allegations that it cheated vehicle emissions tests in response to threats of legal action claiming that up to a million car owners could be liable for compensation due to mis-selling.
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Manufacturer 22 JanVW Group faces €100m fine after ‘narrowly missing’ CO2 emissions targets
The Volkswagen Group faces a fine of over €100 million (£89m) after it “narrowly missed” its EU CO2 emissions targets for 2020.
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Market Insight 21 Jan
Are EV batteries green or black?
Analyst David Francis examines the arguments that electric cars might not be the 'green' eco-friendly solution.
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Car Manufacturer News 26 NovGreen NCAP highlights most environmentally-friendly new cars
Green NCAP has published the results from its latest round of testing, which highlights the most environmentally sustainable new cars on sale.
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Finance 24 NovAlphera launch new used car finance to offset carbon emissions
Alphera Financial Services is partnering with BuyaCar to launch Alphera Zero, a finance product that allows consumers to offset carbon emissions from used hybrids and plug-in hybrids.
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Car Manufacturer News 27 OctOEMs battling hard to nail EU CO2 target, Jato shows
Jato Dynamics believes car manufacturers' actions to reduce average emission levels, by taking certain cars off sale and driving sales of electrified vehicles, is putting them on track to hit targets set by the European Commission.
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Latest News 23 SepAutomotive sector not ready for 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars, says the IMI
Banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 puts motorists and automotive industry workers at risk, warns the IMI.
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Latest News 22 SepTesco joins calls to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030
Tesco is the latest business to join the UK Electric Fleets Coalition, a group of 27 companies calling on the Government to bring forward a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans to 2030.
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Manufacturer 16 SepEVs’ environmental impact can make for ‘uncomfortable reading’, says Polestar CEO
Polestar chief executive Thomas Ingenlath has conceded that ‘Life Cycle Assessment’ data on the environmental impact of electric vehicles (EV) can make for “uncomfortable reading”.
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Car Dealer News 7 JulUsed car buyers on the 'road to zero' with CO2 emissions offset scheme
Used car buyers can support the UK's journey to net zero CO2 emissions by 2050 targets thanks to the launch of the iOffset carbon offset scheme.
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Latest News 6 Jul
Italian parliament gives green light to new car scrappage scheme
Car retailers in Italy will benefit from a post-COVID sales boost after the country’s government gave the green light to scrappage scheme incentives for buyers.
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People News 18 Jun
Arrested: former Audi executive wanted over US dieselgate charges
Croation officials have arrested former Audi executive Axel Eiser in connection to conspiracy charges related to the Volkswagen dieselgate scandal in the US.
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Latest News 3 JunNew UK business group launched to accelerate switch to EV sales
The Climate Group has formed the UK Electric Fleets Alliance to promote a faster switch to electric vehicles (EVs) in partnership with BT Group.
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Manufacturer 11 MayMercedes-Benz may face High Court battle over diesel emissions ‘defeat devices’
Mercedes-Benz owners could demand compensation in a High Court class action alleging that the German premium carmaker used a ‘defeat device’ system to cheat diesel emissions tests.
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Market Insight 29 AprEuropean car market set for U-shaped COVID-19 recovery as China rallies
The European new car markets should expect a U-shaped recovery after being hit hard by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in March, according to global sales data compiled by Jato Dynamics.
