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Manufacturer 30 MarGovernment EV policy has car buyers ‘thinking again’, says Stellantis boss Alison Jones
The UK Government’s counter-intuitive policy of reducing EV purchase incentives while urging their widespread adoption has car buyers “thinking again”, says Stellantis boss Alison Jones.
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Latest News 30 MarGovernment announces £30m investment in EV and hydrogen technology
Government has announced £30m of investment in EV and hydrogen technology to help launch studies into the creation of a UK lithium supply chain, improvements in battery safety and the re-use of car batteries.
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Market Insight 26 Mar
Plug-in car grant car changes to have 'no overriding impact' on used EV values
The UK Government’s decision to lower the value of its plug-in car grant EV incentive will have little impact on used car values, according to Cap HPI.
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Market Insight 26 MarShowroom reopenings a ‘ray of light’ after 14% February car manufacturing dip
Next month’s post-Lockdown reopening of car showrooms across the UK has been described as a “ray of light” following another 14% decline in UK manufacturer’s vehicle output in February.
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Market Insight 25 MarEV revolution primarily for ‘fleets not families’, says SMMT CEO Mike Hawes
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chief executive Mike Hawes has said that electric revolution is “primarily for fleets, not families” and called for change to drive mass adoption.
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Market Insight 25 Mar
Labour issues call for interest-free loans to support EV car sales
Labour’s shadow business minister Ed Miliband has called for interest free loans to help low and middle-income families purchase a new electric vehicle (EV).
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Manufacturer 24 MarVauxhall cuts Mokka EV pricing to benefit from Government incentives
Vauxhall has responded to Government's changes to its plug-in car grant (PCiG) by cutting the list prices of its Mokka-e SUV and Vivaro-e EVs to ensure they remain eligible for the revised incentive.
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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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Latest News 23 Mar'Over by Easter': 12 months on from car retail’s COVID closures
When Arnold Clark chief executive Eddie Hawthorne openly conceded that he had initially felt the COVID-19 crisis would be “over by Easter”, it was clear that nobody in the sector could have imagined being in lockdown 12 months on.
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Market Insight 22 MarCar brands respond to Government's EV incentive cuts to maintain March sales
Car manufacturers have responded to Government’s decision to cut its plug-in car grant with a mixture of frustration and tweaked finance offers to maintain their March sales.
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Market Insight 18 MarUK Government's EV plug-in car grant cut 'the wrong move at the wrong time'
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has accused the UK of making “the wrong move at the wrong time” with a decision to slash the plug-in car grant incentive on an electric vehicle (EV) purchase.
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Market Insight 10 MarChancellor’s ‘super-deduction’ tax break to boost car dealership investment
Costly corporate identity upgrades and showroom developments should be pulled forward to take advantage of Rishi Sunak’s ‘super-deduction’ tax relief offer, according to RSM.
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Market Insight 3 MarBudget 2021: business support continues, but corporation tax rises incoming
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has pledged to continue to support businesses and jobs in a “fair and honest” 2021 Budget, but corporation tax rises are on the horizon.
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Latest News 11 NovHMRC opens Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) claims period
HMRC has opened its claims period for the newly-extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) as officials “grapple with its regulatory control” to prevent erroneous and fraudulent claims.
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Latest News 5 Nov
Government extends COVID-19 CJRS furlough scheme to end of March
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has extended the Government’s Job Support Scheme (JSS) to the end of March.
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Market Insight 22 Oct
Chancellor lowers Job Support Scheme criteria in updated COVID support
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has broadened the scope of the Government’s COVID-19 fiscal support to businesses in the face of more wide-spread regional lockdowns.
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Market Insight 22 Oct
SMMT claims ‘no-deal’ Brexit will trigger £2,800 uplift in EV prices
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has said that a 'no-deal Brexit' would trigger a £2,800 uplift in electric vehicle (EV) prices and jeopardise the growing interest in green new cars.
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Supplier News 12 OctNFDA’s Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) scheme re-opens for car retailers
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has re-opened its Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) scheme in an effort to help car retailers improve their expertise with zero emissions cars.
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Market Insight 30 SepNFDA welcomes Prime Minister’s apprenticeships ‘reform’ speech
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has welcomed a “Skills Speech” by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, expressing hope that it may indicate a move towards jobs generating reforms.
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Market Insight 25 Sep
Could car retail bounce back make retailers ineligible for Job Support Scheme?
The strength of the car retail sector’s bounce back recovery from the UK’s full COVID-19 lockdown period could make businesses ineligible for Job Support Scheme (JSS), it is feared.
