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Chinese car sales surge in Britain but older drivers remain fearful of data threat and privacy security
04 Feb 2025 21:15 GMT
Chinese car brands are gaining an increasing stronghold on Britain's car market - but older drivers remain sceptical over concerns about privacy risk, market research says.
Registrations figures for 2024 show a 14 per cent increase in sales of models …
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Luton Vauxhall plant will close in April
05 Feb 2025 19:47 GMT
Danny FullbrookBBC News, Bedfordshire
The Vauxhall plant in Luton opened in … Ellesmere Port and production on Vauxhall's medium all-electric … ".
She said: "Vauxhall has been an integral part … of a manufacturer's car sales this year, and 10% of …
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Boost to used electric car sales in the UK: Are the days of petrol vehicles numbered?
21 Jan 2025 02:16 GMT
The launch of new electric models like the ID Buzz failed to help VW overcome a downturn in sales of EVs in Europe - Copyright AFP/File JADE GAO
The automotive company cinch, a seller of used electric vehicles in the UK, has released new data …
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EV charging firm sounds alarm over weak car sales as shares tumble
20 Jan 2025 18:11 GMT
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Fiat slashes EV prices after recording a 14% decline in UK car sales last year
10 Jan 2025 16:37 GMT
… including Peugeot, Citroen and Vauxhall, confirmed earlier this week … Citroen, Peugeot, Jeep and Vauxhall, confirmed it had met the … required 22 per cent electric car sales share 'without … almost 20 per cent.
Vauxhall also announced through official …
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Electric car sales targets have handcuffed the UK car industry; time to axe the ZEV mandate in 2025
04 Jan 2025 18:37 GMT
… to new petrol and diesel car sales being banned in 2035. However … the large numbers Ford and Vauxhall are planning, and the VAT …
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Petrol car sales will be phased out in the UK as Government gives update on plan
24 Dec 2024 11:15 GMT
… them. Stellantis, the owner of Vauxhall, partly blamed EV sales rules … must make up 22% of car sales, and 10% of van sales …
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UK to consult on auto sales targets during transition to EVs
06 Dec 2024 11:21 GMT
Britain’s new Labour government will launch a consultation on auto manufacturers’ sales targets during the transition to electric vehicles, following the recent decision by Stellantis, the owner of Vauxhall, to close its van factory in southern England at …
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Second-hand electric car sales increase by 311% after record-breaking year
06 Dec 2024 10:46 GMT
cinch, the biggest seller of used electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK, has published new data highlighting the growing adoption of EVs by UK drivers. There was a 311% increase in EV sales on cinch’s website and app between July and September 2024 compared to …
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Electric car sales hit 25% of UK market share
05 Dec 2024 11:32 GMT
… Thursday showed that battery car sales reached 25.1 per … has the proportion of electric car sales been higher.
The latest … — notably Ford and the Vauxhall and Peugeot group Stellantis, which … , showed that although electric car sales were rising it was against …