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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.
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Market Insight 27 AprCarmakers will be driven ‘to the edge’ without scrappage scheme stimulant
A CO2 emissions-reducing car scrappage scheme is needed in order to avoid a perfect storm of falling sales and soaring fines from stringent new EU regulations driving carmakers ‘to the edge’.
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Opinion 7 AprCOVID-19 coronavirus is accelerating automotive retail changes, guest opinion
The past couple of weeks have seen unprecedented and rapid changes at a personal and business level driven by sweeping government responses to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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Manufacturer 1 AprWLTP introduction drives up running costs for new cars
Car buyers face higher running costs following the introduction of new WLTP CO2 emissions test figures from today (April 1).
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Opinion 30 MarDrivers need convincing of EVs for 2032 petrol and diesel ban to work, opinion
With the UK government considering whether to bring forward a ban on the sale of petrol, diesel and hybrid cars to 2032, Ana Ramirez Aguirrezabala, international head of auto at market research company Simpson Carpenter, argues that the UK’s political leaders need to do more to persuade consumers to give electric vehicles (EV) a try.
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Market Insight 25 MarCarmakers Tesla and Toyota most resilient to COVID-19, says GlobalData
Automotive industry analyst GlobalData has claimed that carmakers Tesla and Toyota will prove to be the OEM brands most resilient to the impact of COVID-19 coronavirus following a manufacturing sector review.
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Market Insight 9 MarCoventry motorists urged to ditch cars with £1m scrappage scheme
Car retailers in Coventry will not benefit from the pilot of a vehicle scrappage scheme which is set to pay motorists £3,000 to take more polluting older vehicles off the road.
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Market Insight 5 MarSMMT urges VAT exemption for EVs following February car sales decline
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has called on the Government to remove VAT from electric vehicles to boost sales after the UK’s new car sales volumes declined 2.9% in February.
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Market Insight 4 MarNew car sales to decline 1.5% in 2020, predicts Cazana
The new car market will decline 1.5% by volume in 2020 as consumer confidence and vehicle emissions regulation continue to play key roles, Cazana’s latest market update has predicted.
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Market Insight 4 FebUK new car sales will go EV-only by 2035, says Boris Johnson
The UK Government is poised to ban the sale of all hybrid, petrol and diesel cars from 2035, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce at today’s launch of the COP26 United Nations climate summit.
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Car Manufacturer News 21 JanFord makes CDP’s A-list for climate change focus
Ford Motor Company has been placed on CDP’s climate A-list as a result of its actions to cut emissions and develop low-carbon technology.
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Latest News 10 DecMitsubishi Motors in the UK and OVO Energy collaborate for net-zero push
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK partners with OVO Energy to strengthen its net-zero plans.
