It’s not the reduced grant that will stop UK going EV…
…It’s the lack of supply. While manufacturers have reacted with a degree of pleasing urgency to reduce the list price of vehicles just above £35k to just below the tidemark for grant qualification, there appears to be another issue on the horizon: getting hold of electric cars.
Fleet Procure has delved into its procurement intelligence over Q1 to suggest that, while the grant cut caused a hiccup in demand, it has now gone on the climb again. If you can wait until Q4 that is. So, OEMs, you’ve made the right moves on pricing, now let’s get the cars on the road too.
Ralph Morton, editor
Key stories this week:
- ‘Soft’ drop to EV sales following grant reduction, says Fleet Procure intel
- Peter Vardy Group launches leasing brokerage, supports Scottish Rugby
- SG Fleet buys LeasePlan ANZ
- Read the rest of the newsletter here: Broker News, 07 April 2021
Ralph Morton is the leading journalist in the leasing broker sector and editor of Broker News, the website which provides information and news for BVRLA-registered leasing brokers. He also writes extensively on the fleet and leasing market in both the UK and Europe.
