SMMT
Automotive
The car industry body has warned millions more EV charging points and a dramatic ramp up in battery production capacity are required to secure the future competitiveness of the UK's auto sector
30 June 2021
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7 min read
Automotive
Government claims UK's transition from fossil fuel vehicles is 'accelerating at speed', despite slight dip in EV sales in April in wake of cut to payments from popular grant programme
05 May 2021
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4 min read
Automotive
Sales of battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles achieved combined 14 per cent market share in March, SMMT figures show
06 April 2021
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3 min read
Automotive
Energy giant signs charging network operator Ionity up to fast expanding network, as latest sales figures underscore growing popularity of EVs
04 March 2021
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3 min read
Automotive
Electric vehicle market goes from strength to strength even despite Covid-19 pandemic, with UK sales making up more than one in ten new car registrations in 2020
06 January 2021
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Automotive
CMA outlines plans to investigate how fast-growing EV sector can best benefit UK drivers, as new figures reveal EVs' share of new car market has almost quadrupled over the past year
04 December 2020
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3 min read
Automotive
SMMT warns 'no-deal' Brexit would undermine UK green recovery and net zero vision by heaping costs onto electric car manufacturing
23 October 2020
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Automotive
Pure electric vehicle sales are up 664 per cent since 2016 while diesel sales are down 75 per cent through the same period, according to SMMT
06 October 2020
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Automotive
Major new analysis suggests electric vehicles could deliver fuel savings for fleet operators of over 60 per cent, while charging network continues to expand
13 July 2020
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8 min read
Automotive
Growing year-on-year demand for green cars provides the only bright spot in an otherwise worrying outlook for the auto industry
07 July 2020
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3 min read
