UK automakers ask new govt to support EV market

London (AFP) Oct 4, 2024
Britain's automobile trade body Friday asked the country's new government for greater support to boost sales of electric vehicles, saying manufacturers' collective discounts this year worth GBP2 billion ($2.6 billion) were unsustainable. In an open letter to Finance Minister Rachel Reeves, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said EVs' share of new car sales was set to miss o