Tag : ACEA
Electric vehicles face £3,400 price hike without urgent EU–UK deal
UK fleets buying EU-made battery electric vehicles face a £3,400 average price hike from 2024 unless an urgent post-Brexit deal on trade tariffs is signed.
EU car registrations fail to match last year’s pre-WLTP spike
New car registrations in the EU put in a mixed performance over the summer, with demand up in July but down in August following last year’s … Read More »
European charging network must increase 20-fold to meet CO2 targets, say carmakers
Europe’s electric charging network is failing to keep pace with the development needed to facilitate EV take-up by 2030 – putting compliance with “extremely ambitious” CO2 … Read More »
EU car registrations down 3.1% in first half
New car demand in the European Union continued to struggle in the first half of 2019, with registrations down 3.1%.
Rising new car CO2 prompts carmakers’ call for EV infrastructure investment
Average new car CO2 emissions rose in 2017, putting carmakers further away from their 2021 targets.
EU new car market still suffering WLTP fallout
New car registrations in the EU fell for the third month running in November as the 1 September switch to the new WLTP cycle continued to … Read More »
New diesels can help cities meet air quality targets
Latest-generation diesel cars are emitting less NOx than current and future emissions thresholds and can play a key role for cities looking to meet air compliance … Read More »
No-deal Brexit to bring ‘far-reaching impacts’, says European auto industry
Failure to strike a Brexit deal could see new car prices rocket while also massively disrupting the manufacturing process.
EU new car registrations plummet as WLTP kicks in
The switch to the new WLTP test cycle brought a much-anticipated drop for September registrations in the EU, following a bumper August.
EU road safety coalition commits to work towards zero traffic fatalities
A coalition of major players in the European car and automotive industry has signed a road safety pledge to contribute to achieving zero traffic fatalities by … Read More »
Prioritise active safety systems with optimal results, say carmakers to EU
EU policymakers are being urged to focus on the most effective vehicle safety measures with the strongest positive impact in its proposals for revisions to vehicle … Read More »
EU auto makers call for action on urgent Brexit issues
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is urging Brexit negotiators to take action on urgent industry issues, including the impact on EU CO2 targets and the … Read More »
EU new car market puts in best performance in a decade
New car demand in the EU continued to rise with February registrations reaching their highest level since 2008.
EU car registrations up 7.1% in January
Car registrations in the EU rose 7.1% in January although the rise was attributed to a positive calendar effect.
UK leads way in Europe for hybrid and EV sales
The United Kingdom was the largest-volume market in Europe for electrified vehicles during 2017, accounting for one in every six registered across the region, figures from … Read More »
EU car registrations up for fourth year running
Car registrations in the EU rose 3.4% in 2017 with all ‘big five’ markets seeing gains bar the UK.
UK Car registrations drop 9.3% in September
The UK car market has slowed down in 2017, with a drop in registrations of 9.3% in September year-on-year and an overall drop of 3.9% for … Read More »
EV uptake vital to meet proposed post-2021 CO2 targets
Europe’s car makers have laid out plans that indicate EV uptake is vital to meet post-2021 CO2 targets, ahead of a European Commission proposal due later … Read More »
Today in Fleet – Monday 19 June
All the key news in fleet… Order books open for latest smart electric models Smart has announced pricing for its latest-generation fortwo and forfour models, which … Read More »
Carmakers’ plans for connected car data could impact fleet industry, says BVRLA
Future plans by carmakers on making connected car data accessible to third parties could impact on the fleet industry, according to the BVRLA.
The UK is Europe’s largest PHEV market
The UK is Europe’s largest market for plug-in hybrids, with over a quarter of the region’s rapidly-growing volumes sold here, according to the latest ACEA figures.
