{"id":341496,"date":"2024-09-04T09:38:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T07:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=341496"},"modified":"2024-09-04T09:38:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T07:38:02","slug":"petrol-cars-rationed-to-meet-eco-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=341496","title":{"rendered":"Petrol cars \u2018rationed to meet eco\u00a0targets\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t Doug Brodie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I predicted this would happen:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Car makers are rationing sales of petrol and hybrid vehicles in Britain to avoid hefty net zero fines, according to one of the country\u2019s biggest dealership chains.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Forrester, chief executive of Vertu Motors, said manufacturers were delaying deliveries of cars until next year amid fears they will otherwise breach quotas set for them by the Government.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means someone ordering a car today at some dealerships will not receive it until February, he said.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, Mr Forrester warned manufacturers and dealers were grappling with a glut of more expensive electric vehicles (EVs) that are \u201cnot easily finding homes\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: \u201cIn some franchises there\u2019s a <\/em>restriction on supply of petrol cars<\/em><\/a> and hybrid cars, which is actually where the demand is.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s almost as if we can\u2019t supply the cars that people want, but we\u2019ve got plenty of the cars that maybe they don\u2019t want.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey [manufacturers] are trying to avoid the fines. So they\u2019re constraining the ability for us to supply petrol cars in order to try and keep to the government targets.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The chief executive blamed the zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, which requires at least 22pc of cars sold by manufacturers to be electric from this year.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This target will gradually rise each year <\/em>before reaching 80pc in 2030<\/em><\/a>, with manufacturers made to pay \u00a315,000 for every petrol car that exceeds their quota \u2013 unless they have so-called carbon credits to spend.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the scheme has prompted stark warnings from bosses at major brands, such as Vauxhall owner Stellantis and Ford, which have said they cannot sacrifice profits by selling EVs at large discounts indefinitely.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, they have previously warned they may be forced to restrict petrol car supplies to artificially boost their ZEV mandate performance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The warning from Vertu is the first confirmation that carmakers have now begun doing so.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Forrester added that although some people might cheer falling electric car prices, supporters of the ZEV mandate in its current form were \u201ceconomic buffoons, because car manufacturers are being forced to discount EVs to such an extent that they\u2019re making losses\u2026 and that is not a good thing for business\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: \u201cWhat the Government\u2019s actually doing is constraining the new car market, which has a big impact on VAT receipts for them, and creates a business environment in the UK where manufacturers <\/em>may question whether they want to make cars here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs Carlos Tavares [chief executive of Stellantis] has said, why should they sell cars at a loss because of UK government policy?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe new car market is no longer a market, unfortunately. It\u2019s a state-imposed supply chain.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

His comments came as Vertu said it expected lower first half profits as demand for new cars and more expensive electric vehicles remained under pressure. The group, which has 192 showrooms and after-sales sites across the UK, said new car sales by volume fell 5.8pc in the five months to July 31.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By contrast, Vertu says there is strong demand for used cars with September expected to be a particularly busy month.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Forrester\u2019s warning comes after the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), which represents car makers, slashed its forecast for electric car sales this year amid the ongoing slowdown in demand.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group now predicts electric vehicles (EVs) will account for 18.5pc of the new car market in 2024, down from an earlier prediction of 19.8pc.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EV registrations surged higher in July but sales to private consumers continued to slump.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Hawes, chief executive of the SMMT, said the weakening demand for EVs among private consumers \u2013 despite heavy discounting by car makers \u2013 remained the industry\u2019s \u201coverriding concern\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2024\/09\/02\/manufacturers-ration-petrol-cars-hybrid-electric<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Labour Government claimed it would grow the economy, but this crazy policy is having the opposite effect. Car sales are reduced, manufacturers\u2019 and dealers\u2019 profit margins squeezed, while cheap Chinese EVs flood the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is time the useless Mike Hawes actually stood up and challenged the whole EV policy, which is doing so much harm to his members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Labour Government claimed it would grow the economy, but this crazy policy is having the opposite effect. 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