Stellantis chief government Carlos Tavares has demanded a re-examination of the car producer’s enterprise prospects within the UK in gentle of the impression of the zero emission automobiles (ZEV) Mandate.
He mentioned the federal government’s coverage is “damaging” to Stellantis.
The UK Authorities has set the ZEV Mandate to require automotive and van manufacturers to hit formidable EV gross sales combine targets or face massively punative fines of £15,000 per car within the years as much as 2030.
Tavares, talking as he described Stellantis’s half-year outcomes as a “disappointing” efficiency globally, mentioned there’s a “particular downside” with the UK that must be fastened, and given than Stellantis has car meeting vegetation within the UK, at Luton and Ellesmere Port, that downside is driving a re-examination of the enterprise right here.
“The UK has proven to be, with the ZEV Mandate, a really tough market.
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