SMMT

Campaigners praised the UK's Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate for driving down costs and boosting sales, but SMMT warns 2024 targets are still at risk of being missed

Long term future of the UK's EV shift deemed 'promising' as vast majority of younger drivers favour zero emission vehicles

Latest figures show zero emission models accounted for nearly 23 per cent of the market for new cars in August

Sales of new buses jump by over 60 per cent, with zero emission models now accounting for a quarter of the market

Sales of battery electric vans remain stuck in slow lane despite robust overall market and growing demand for electric passenger cars

Latest SMMT used car market data confirms rapid growth in demand for second-band battery-powered vehicles

Battery electric vehicles account for over 18 per cent of the market in July, but industry warns sector remains off track for meeting legally mandates targets

Industry body SMMT is projecting a fall in UK factory output this year as carmakers prepare to produce an array of new EV models

25 years on from its first ever sustainability report, the SMMT argues the sector should be at the heart of Labour's 'green growth' agenda

Industry figures show new EV sales achieved a 19 per cent market share in June, fuelling hopes targets under Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate could be met