emissions
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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.
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Market Insight 10 DecGovernment research claims high SUV sales defies UK's emissions aims
A state-funded research body has claimed high sales of SUVs are making “a mockery” of UK policy and risking the UK transport sector’s ambition to meet European Union emissions targets.
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Manufacturer 26 NovMitsubishi launches £4,500 Outlander PHEV scrappage offer
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has joined the scrappage scheme scramble with the offer of a £4,500 discount on its Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid SUV.
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Manufacturer 11 NovCitroën UK launches £5,000 discount car ‘scrappage’ scheme
Citroën UK is offering customers the chance to save £5,000 on a new C3 Aircross Compact SUV, New C5 Aircross SUV or C4 Cactus Hatch as part of a car ‘scrappage’ scheme aiming to reduce vehicle emissions.
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Market Insight 23 OctLow income Londoners benefit from £2,000 ULEZ car scrappage scheme
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan will give low income and disabled Londoners the chance to swap into a lower emitting new vehicle with the extension of the capital’s £2,000 vehicle scrappage allowance scheme.
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Opinion 23 OctJim Saker: I disagree with Greta Thunberg – some politicians are evil
It may sound extreme, but how else can you describe politicians who harm our children’s future for political and monetary gain?
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Technology 29 AugIs your dealership prepared for RDE?
There was WLTP in 2018. Now there's RDE, although one in three dealers knows little about the latest development in the new car testing regime, according to a survey by Manheim.
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Market Insight 22 AugMPs highlight car dealers’ ‘inadequate support’ for low-emission vehicles
MPs who suggested that climate change targets require many UK motorists to ‘ditch the car’ completely by 2050 have questioned the commitment of car manufacturers and dealers to the promotion of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs).
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Market Insight 2 Aug
Scrappage scheme will rid London of just 1-in-55 polluting vehicles
Transport for London (TfL) has revealed that the £25 million scrappage scheme proposed by London Mayor Sadiq Khan would rid the capital’s streets of just 1-in-55 high polluting cars.
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Manufacturer 1 JulFord launches £2,000 vehicle scrappage discount scheme
Ford is offering both car and commercial vehicle buyers the chance to benefit from a £2,000 scrappage scheme discount scheme as part of a new program launched today (July 1).
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Retailing 27 JunGovernment policies require dealers to re-engineer their DNA
Changes to government policy, designed to cut emissions, congestion and illness, will almost certainly affect car dealers
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Manufacturer 27 Jun
Car manufacturers accused of delaying EVs to ‘cash-in on SUVs’
Car manufacturers have been accused of setting environmental concerns on one side by delaying their delivery of electric vehicles (EVs) to the market as they prioritise efforts to ‘cash-in on SUVs’.
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Manufacturer 24 JunDaimler profit warning after emissions tests prompt 60,000 car recall
Mercedes-Benz’s recall of 60,000 vehicles equipped with software designed to manipulate emissions tests have been followed by a profits warning from parent company Daimler.
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Market Insight 20 JunRDE derogation announcement ‘extremely positive’, says NFDA
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has described the Department for Transport’s (DfT) granting of a derogation for non-RDE compliant vehicles as “very positive”.
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Car Dealer News 19 JunLondon’s EV infrastructure plan overlooks skills gap
The Mayor of London’s plans to get London ready for an electric revolution does not address the current gap in skills for those that will need to work on electric vehicles (EVs) in future.
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Manufacturer 5 JunCar industry faces 'petrolgate' as CO2 figures don't stack up
The automotive industry could be facing a new 'petrolgate' emissions scandal as Emissions Analytics uncovers discrepancies in new petrol car CO2 figures.
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Car Dealer News 3 JunCaffyns blames WLTP effect for 3.1% decline in 2018 turnover
Caffyns has blamed a 3.1% decline in turnover in its 2018 financial results on WLTP’s impact on the supply of vehicles from certain car manufacturer brands - with Audi “significantly constrained” by the new regime.
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Manufacturer 14 MayDaimler sets 2030 carbon neutral target for Mercedes and Maybach
Daimler has announced bold electrification plans which will see its entire passenger car portfolio of Mercedes-Benz, Maybach and Smart vehicles become carbon-neutral by 2039.
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Manufacturer 9 MayFiat Professional ‘well-placed’ for WLTP despite stalled LCV orders
Fiat Professional’s head of sales Richard Chamberlain has said that the brand is “well-placed” to grow its UK sales volumes in 2019 despite the anticipated impact of WLTP on the LCV sector.
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Latest News 2 MayGovernment told to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars in 2030
The Government is being advised to bring forward its ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2040 to 2030, in a new report from the Committee on Climate Change.
