EASTERN WESTERN IN £50m AGENCY HIT STRATSTONE STOCKTON ON SALE FOR £6m ROADSIDE GARAGES RAISES £20k FOR CHARITY EUROPE CALLS FOR ‘URGENT ACTION’ ON EVs… … BUT GERMAN MINISTER HINTS AT AID...

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has serious concerns about the European Commission’s proposal for new pollutant emission standards for cars and vans (Euro 7). It argues...

As the UK races toward a new car world that’s all-electric and expends huge amounts of effort installing new infrastructure, training technicians and developing batteries, engineers have developed a...

The EU auto industry open to higher CO2 targets, but only if they are linked to binding commitments to ramping up charging and hydrogen infrastructure. CEOs of Europe’s leading car makers agreed...

CO2 targets may not be front of mind at the moment as retailers and manufacturers simply try to get any sales going again. However, the new 95g/km EU-wide target for this year is still in place. Under...

Retailers with PSA Group franchises have had their volume bonus linked to CO2 to ensure the manufacturer meets new, tougher emissions standards. Each site has been set a personal goal calculated on...

We’ve written a lot about car CO2 emissions recently because of the impact the new 95g/km target will have on not just car makers, but also retailers and customers. And I don’t expect to the...

Average new car CO2 emissions went the wrong way in 2019 for the third year running, which the SMMT said should raise alarm bells amongst vehicle manufacturers – some of whom could be forced out of...

Since 2015, average new car CO2 emissions have been going in the wrong direction. Everyone knows why this is so bad: colloquially known as CAFE, it’s the 2020-on EU range-wide average of 95g/km CO2....

Hatchback buyers who’ve switched over to SUVs are giving OEMs a headache. From January 2020, corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) rules kick in, requiring brands to achieve average CO2 emissions,...

The latest new car registration figures highlighted an interesting trend; fewer plug-in cars have been registered so far this year, than last. If you think about this, it doesn’t really make sense....

Car buyers were recently invited to rank a group of cars from the cleanest to the dirtiest, based on the actual NOx emissions produced in urban driving. The cleanest car was a full-size SUV and the...

If today’s lead story proves anything, it’s that legislative measures are causing an unparalleled degree of meddling at manufacturer level. You have to feel for them; it’s been said before, but...

Undoubtedly cars are an essential part of our way of life. In 2014, the latest year for which complete data is available from the Department for Transport, some 83% of all travel was by car. That’s...

The replacement for the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) is due to be introduced later this year. Known as the Worldwide harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), the new method of assessing a...

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At Budget 2016, the government announced that it would consult on reform of the bands for ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) in the company car tax system to refocus incentives on the cleanest cars...

The VW Group emissions scandal has broadened further, with news that Porsche cars may also have used test rigging technology and that petrol engines are now under scrutiny. Having recently admitted...

 The SMMT and the RMI have joined forces with the Carbon Trust to compile a report intended to help auto retailers cut carbon emissions by 50,000 tonnes each year and reduce annual energy bills...

You are all probably ahead of me on this one but the penny has finally dropped on why the German carmakers, namely Daimler Smart and BMW Mini, are going phut, phut, phut to develop electric scooters....