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UK car registrations in March drop to lowest level since 1998

The UK had the weakest March for car registrations since 1998 amid supply chain constraints and soaring costs of living.

Evening Standard

Car industry suffers weakest March since 1998

Just 243,479 new cars were registered last month, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk joining Twitter’s board; US stops Russian dollar debt payments; inflation worries rise – as it happened

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Inflation pressures hit consumer confidence; Moscow stock market falls back – as it happened

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Drivers must have ‘right to charge’ in switch to EVs, says car industry body

Manufacturers will be banned from selling new traditionally-fuelled cars and vans in the UK from 2030.

The Independent UK

UK: Car Industry Calls For "Binding Targets" In Charge Point Rollout

A leading UK automotive industry body has called for “binding targets” for the rollout of electric car charging infrastructure.

InsideEVs

Pod Point boss rejects SMMT call for electric vehicle charging watchdog

Erik Fairbairn says it is up to the private sector to make sure charging infrastructure keeps pace with EV sales

Evening Standard

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Government urged to improve EV infrastructure as growing North-South divide is revealed

Calls are backed by Vertu Motors' CEO Robert Forrester who said Government expectations of private sector is too high

Birmingham Post

Government urged to create electric car charge watchdog

The industry has called for the creation of a new regulatory body called the Office of Charging.

The Independent UK

Electric car charging points ‘spread too unequally across UK’

SMMT says number of chargers has not grown fast enough to keep up with growth of EVs

The Guardian - UK

Electric vehicles bring down CO2 emissions of new cars in UK to lowest level ever

Though only 12% of new sales were zero-exhaust electric vehicles, emissions fell by 11.2% in 2021

The Guardian - UK

‘Sleek’ grey strengthens position as UK’s favourite new car colour

Grey accounted for 24.8% of all new cars registered last year, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said.

The Independent UK

UK car production slumps to lowest level since 1956

The SMMT said 2021 was ‘a dismal year’, with output down by more than a third on 2019

The Guardian - UK

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