• VMs still waiting for EV dividends
    • 26/10/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A new report has found that manufacturers will continue to earn the vast majority of revenue from petrol and diesel models next year. Bloomberg Intelligence’s (BI) Global Autos Industry Outlook 2024 has found that electric vehicles will represent only about 15% of revenues generated in 2025. Michael Dean, [...]
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  • Repair disputes reach record high
    • 23/10/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Motor Ombudsman has seen a sharp increase in service and repair disputes in the last quarter and expects to receive more than 5,000 complaints from motorists this year. Between July and September, the Ombudsman for the automotive sector received 1,348 new submissions from motorists, up 10% from 1,226 in the [...]
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  • UK drivers in favour of 2030 delay
    • 04/10/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Nearly two-thirds of UK drivers (60.1%) are in favour of the UK government’s decision to push back the ban on the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles to 2035. This is according to the latest industry research by What Car?. It found that 43.3% of those who are in favour of the delay cited fears that charging [...]
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  • Government updates ZEV mandate
    • 29/09/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK government has updated its zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate. The ZEV mandate stipulates what percentage of cars and vans sold by vehicle manufacturers must be zero emission from next year onwards, with the percentage increasing year on year. The 2024 requirement for at least 22% of new cars and 10% of [...]
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  • IGA says investment critical to meeting 2035 target
    • 22/09/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has called for government investment to ensure the industry has the skills and infrastructure to meet the newly-announced 2035 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced this week that the ban was being pushed back from 2030 to [...]
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  • NBRA calls for government support after 2030 delay
    • 22/09/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The National Body Repair Association is urging the government to offer subsidies to those businesses which have already invested in preparations for the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, after it was announced that the deadline was being put back five years. It says companies which have updated [...]
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  • Gridserve accelerates EV charging development
    • 24/07/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    EV services pioneer Gridserve has signed a long-term, multi-million pound partnership with Dootrix to provide cloud engineering services to deliver a seamless, stress-free, electric-vehicle driving experience. Gridserve’s sun-to-wheel operations start with hybrid solar farms that promote biodiversity while [...]
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  • Nine-month cycle delivers new optimism
    • 04/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK new car market recorded its ninth successive month of growth in April, with an 11.6% increase to reach 132,990 registrations, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Large fleet registrations grew by a third (33.1%) to 68,537 units while deliveries to private buyers fell by -5.5% [...]
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  • Europcar Mobility Group enhances EV range
    • 14/04/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Europcar Mobility Group UK is introducing more electric vehicle models to its fleet. The latest model to made available to customers is the MG4 EV. It also complements the other all-electric models already available from Europcar including the Tesla Model 3. The addition of the MG4 EV is one of a number of other [...]
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  • ev.energy unveils new flexible charging solution
    • 06/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Leading electric vehicle (EV) smart charging software specialist ev.energy has launched its new shared EV charging solution for apartments, workplaces and fleets. The solution provides a range of benefits designed to boost accessibility and streamline EV charging globally. Lukas Lukoschek, product manager at [...]
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