Tag Archives: BEVs

Vauxhall became the latest carmaker to introduce incentives to boost sales of electric vehicles. Vauxhall’s five-year PCP on electric models allows monthly payments to be spread over a longer period, helping to achieve monthly cost parity with a petrol variant of the same model on a four-year PCP. It has launched new PCP offers with equivalent monthly payments between electric ...

Used car sales have remained healthy in March within an overall upbeat and stable retail market place, according to cap hpi. But it warned that the retail market for used EVs “still remains patchy and inconsistent” with volumes on the increase and supply outstripping demand. “Many retailers continue to be reluctant in buying and stocking BEV’s, which can be hard ...

Lack of support from carmakers on dealer electric vehicle charging infrastructure is the biggest bugbear for dealers. The latest Dealer Attitude Survey from the National Franchised Dealers Association found dealers worried about on site charging and carmaker support. The question got a score of 5.2 out of 10, the lowest returning score for the entire survey. Kia claimed the top ...

Whether the UK breaks through with BEV sales to join higher performing countries will depend on supportive policy and the enabling infrastructure, according to New AutoMotive’s Global Electric Vehicle Tracker. For the UK, challenges include investment in the battery supply chain and retaining confidence in the charging network – which according to New AutoMotive is the subject of exaggerated critcism ...

The new and used car markets are returning to pre-pandemic dynamics more quickly than expected. That’s the view of Doctor Christof Engelskirchen, chief economist at Autovista taking part in an Assurant webinar. He told more than 100 delegates that a move was underway back to a situation where there was oversupply and tight demand. “I guess what many of us ...

Car sales across Europe are unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels. That’s the view of Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics, commenting on January sales figures which rose 11% to 907,000 units. These results also mark an improvement on January 2021 when Europe’s economies were recovering from the pandemic while the industry was facing the worst of the global semiconductor ...