Keir Starmer is preparing to rush through changes that water-down electric vehicle targets as soon as next week as carmakers brace for Donald Trump's tariffs – but carmakers warn the changes don't go far enough.
As President Trump ends the rules and subsidies forcing unwanted electric cars on the American public, UK and European manufacturers are set to be crushed as their EV nightmare is just beginning.
U.K. electric vehicle sales are still way below target, says Paul Homewood. "If you wanted to destroy the U.K. car industry, while enriching Chinese and U.S. manufacturers, I cannot think of a better way to do it."
Some of Britain’s best-selling hybrid cars will be banned from sale after 2030 under a Net Zero crackdown proposed by Ministers, including the mild hybrid versions of the Ford Puma, Range Rover Evoque and VW Golf.
British car-buyers are turning away from new vehicles in their droves and keeping their reliable old petrol models going for far longer as Labour's Net Zero war on affordable motors heats up.
Luton is reeling from the news that Vauxhall is set to close its car factory after 120 years in a move the company is blaming on the Government's Net Zero EV sales targets. Where are all those 'green jobs', then?
The Government is set to water down rules mandating the switch to electric vehicles after a backlash from carmakers amid weak sales and job cuts.
Once upon a time, two crafty Brand Managers approached the Jaguar board claiming they could create an ad so daring only the most discerning would understand its brilliance. Laura Dodsworth with a modern day morality tale.
Ford is to cut 800 jobs in Britain and 4,000 roles across Europe over the next three years as part of a plan to cut production of electric cars as sales stall and competition from China steps up.
Germany suffered a "spectacular" 70% drop in electric car sales last month as the European Union faces growing calls to delay its unachievable carbon reduction targets.
