Government
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Manufacturer 15 SepZEV Mandate: the manufacturers that face the biggest fines
Carmakers are facing fines of more than £600m, if new Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) mandate rules, for selling non-electric cars and vans, go ahead.
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Latest News 10 AugHouse of Lords to scrutinise Govt plan for 2030 ICE new car ban
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.
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Opinion 12 JulExecutive View: A great betrayal of the UK auto industry
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.
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Opinion 21 JunExecutive View: The UK motor industry needs to make Government listen
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.
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Market Insight 9 MayPlug in van grant restrictions eased for business customers
The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) has increased the end-user limit for plug-in van grant applications by 50%, from 1,000 to 1,500 per financial year.
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Market Insight 20 AprAuto Trader calls for EV incentives to put UK's Road to 2030 ‘back on track’
Auto Trader has called for incentives and tax breaks to make electric vehicles (EV) more affordable and put the UK Government’s plan to ban pure petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 “back on track”.
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Latest News 19 AprOZEV head of vehicle policy to lead VRA meeting’s speaker line-up
Members of the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) will gain insight from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) head of vehicle policy at a meeting later this month.
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Opinion 18 AprSaker: Lessons from China on hitting a target
Thoughts about the risk of distress sales caused by governments that set short-sighted and disruptive targets to rapidly shift consumer habits from AM's regular columnist Professor Jim Saker, director of the Centre for Automotive Management at Loughborough University's business school and president of the Institute of the Motor Industry.
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Market Insight 31 MarCarmakers bullish about EV future despite £15,000 per car mandate fines
Stellantis and Ford remain bullish about their electrified future despite the UK Government’s threat of £15,000 per car fines for OEMs who breach its proposed electric vehicle (EV) sales mandate.
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Opinion 31 MarOpinion: an EU-turn on e-fuels will not halt the transition to all-electric cars
In his latest 'guest opinion' column for AM Fraser Brown, managing director of the automotive consultancy MotorVise, spells out why the 'road to zero' must remain a one-way street.
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Latest News 30 MarGovernment sticks to 2030 ICE new car ban and starts EV mandate consultation
The Government has pledged to stick to its plan to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 as it revealed its Powering Up Britain strategy to transform the UK’s energy infrastructure.
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Car Dealer News 28 MarDealers say Government is not doing enough to support EV switch
Seven in 10 car dealers say that not enough is being done to support the transition of electric vehicles (EVs) and half of those believe the Government is to blame.
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Latest News 15 MarChancellor’s Budget: fuel tax frozen, pothole repairs funded, sustainable energy sought
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has frozen fuel duty, boosted repairs to pothole damaged roads and targeted solutions to recruitment issues in his Budget statement.
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Latest News 7 MarPressure mounts on Government to cut fuel duty in spring budget
More than half of motorists support calls for a cut in fuel duty in next week’s budget, according to the Startline Used Car Tracker.
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Latest News 2 MarNFDA concerned UK's new Block Exemption rules may ‘leave too much unsaid’
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has submitted evidence on the fast-changing automotive sector to the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) amid concerns new Block Exemption rules may “leave too much unsaid”.
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Latest News 28 FebUK Government’s EU Windsor Framework deal to ‘protect NI second-hand car market’
The UK Government has asserted that its new Windsor Framework to refine post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland will “protect” the country’s second-hand car market.
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Market Insight 24 Feb‘Unattractive’ UK car manufacturing sector looks to Spring Budget for support
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chief executive Mike Hawes has admitted that the UK car manufacturing sector needs a new "pitch” to remain competitive with global rivals.
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Latest News 17 JanGovernment claims smart charging plan could save EV drivers up to £1,000 per year
The UK Government believes smart charging could save high-mileage electric vehicle (EV) drivers up to £1,000 per year as part of a new Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Action Plan.
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Market Insight 13 JanNet Zero Review urges swift delivery of UK Government's EV sales mandate
A Net Zero Review delivered on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has recommended the swift delivery of an electric vehicle (EV) mandate and VAT cuts to make public charging more affordable.
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Opinion 11 JanOpinion: 2023 will be the year to wake up from electric cars dream
Carmakers' scepticism about the mass adoption of electric vehicles (EV) will grow this year, clashing with lofty political ideals of zero-emission motoring, says carwow consumer editor Hugo Griffiths.
