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Opinion 26 JanAre subsidised car sales needed to drive automotive's green future? Opinion
Professor Jim Saker's latest 'Viewpoint' opinion article for Automotive Management (AM) considers what is needed to shift the automotive balance to EVs in the UK.
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Car Manufacturer News 21 JanBritishvolt EV battery plant wins Government funding
Britishvolt has secured £100m of Government funding to build the UK’s first ‘gigafactory’ battery plant in Northumberland.
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Car Dealer News 20 JanStoneacre ‘well-positioned for continued expansion’, 2020/21 results reveal
Stoneacre Motor Group remains “well-positioned for continued expansion” after 2020/21 annual financial results detailed a near-170% rise in pre-tax profits.
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Latest News 7 JanA quarter of car dealers report COVID-related staff absence over 15%
A quarter (25%) of UK car dealers have emerged from the festive break with staff absence of over 15% as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continued to grow cases, an AM poll has shown.
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Latest News 21 DecOmicron exposes anti-vaxxers as car retail sector’s ‘biggest disruptor’
Rising cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 are exposing anti-vaxxers as the car retail sector’s biggest business disruptor, it has been claimed.
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Manufacturer 20 DecVauxhall makes £3,000 price cuts to Corsa-e and Mokka-e EVs
Vauxhall Motors has cut £3,000 from the price of its Corsa-e and Mokka-e electric vehicles to maintain their affordability following changes to Government’s plug-in car grant (PiCG).
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Latest News 15 DecEV grant cuts could derail car retail’s decarbonisation efforts, says NFDA
Government’s latest cuts to the plug-in car grant could derail car retail’s decarbonisation efforts and will impact less affluent electric vehicle (EV) buyers most, the National Franchised dealers Association (NFDA) has said.
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Latest News 15 DecGovernment gives fresh plug-in car grant cut ‘double whammy’ to EV buyers
Car retailers across the UK have today been alerted to more “overnight changes” to the plug-in car grant (PiCG) – delivering a further “double whammy” of reductions for electric vehicle (EV) buyers.
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Latest News 13 DecCalls for renewed business support follow UK’s first Omicron death
Calls have been issued for renewed Government support for retail businesses after Prime Minister Boris Johnson re-issued “work at home” advice amid rising cases pf Omicron COVID-19 variant.
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Market Insight 10 NovEVs to remain the 'preserve of the rich' without targeted incentives
Electric vehicles (EVs) will remain the prserve of the rich if Government does not introduce a programme of targeted incentives to help potential buyers, Auto Trader has said.
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Market Insight 10 NovResearch shows 29% of EV buyers would be happy to pay VED road tax
Nearly a third (29%) of electric vehicle (EV) buyers said they would be happy to pay vehicle excise duty (VED) on their next purchase, research has found.
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Supplier News 26 OctNFDA’s EVA scheme reopens for electric vehicle dealer accreditation
The National Franchised Dealers Association’s (NFDA) Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) scheme has reopened.
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Latest News 22 Oct
FLA calls on Government to help businesses ‘finance decarbonisation’
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has called for Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to announce a Green Finance Wholesale Guarantee and reform corporation tax to make green investments more affordable.
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Latest News 21 OctWest Midlands car battery ‘gigafactory’ could start production in 2025
New details have been published of the plan to create a £2.5 billion automotive battery production facility near Coventry.
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Latest News 20 OctUK Government's Net Zero strategy 'brings clarity' to EV retail plans
The UK Government’s newly-published Net Zero Strategy includes proposals for a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate forcing manufacturers to sell a certain proportion of electric vehicles (EVs).
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Manufacturer 18 OctFord to invest £230m to make Halewood plant its European EV component hub
Ford has committed to investing £230 million to transform its Halewood manufacturing site into its electric vehicle (EV) component manufacturing hub for Europe.
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Market Insight 30 Sep
Car retailers recruiting after 2020’s furlough reliance facilitated recovery
Car retailers across the UK are recruiting staff after surviving the the COVID-19 lockdown of dealerships thanks to assistance from the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).
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Market Insight 22 Sep
EV tax proposals backed to plug Government's £40bn car tax shortfall
Proposals that an electric vehicle (EV) tax should be introduced to help counter the loss of Government funding from the ban of diesel and petrol vehicles is supported by 38% of motorists.
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Car Dealer News 16 SepInchcape UK forgoes COVID support in 2021 after repaying £7.4m
Inchcape UK has revealed that it claimed no Government COVID-19 support in 2021 after taking the decision to repay £7.4 million in Government furlough and rates relief support for H2 2020.
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Car Dealer News 9 SepLookers CEO: ‘furlough repayment has made us very happy'
Lookers chief executive Mark Raban has said that the AM100 PLC’s ability to repay its furlough support grants to the Government has made him “very happy”.
