Car maker meets electric vehicle target despite criticising the goal and closing its Luton plant
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The company that owns Britain's Vauxhall car plants met the UK government's electric vehicle (EV) sales mandate last year despite publicly criticising the target and announcing the closure of its Luton factory. Stellantis, which also owns the Peugeot, Citroen and Fiat brands, as well as a number of others, was the UK's best-selling electric van manufacturer in 2024, it announced on Thursday.
Despite this, the company said in November it would close its Luton van plant in April, putting more than 1,100 jobs at risk. Money blog: Major mobile company increasing bills next month. Under the government's zero-emission vehicle mandate (ZEV), car makers must ensure 22% of their annual sales are electric vehicles.
Financial penalties are levied against manufacturers if zero-emission cars make up less than 22% of all new sales and if electric vans make up less than 10%. This will rise to 80% of all electric car sales by 2030 and 100% by 2035. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player.
. Stellantis surpassed this 2024 goal, however, but did not say what percentage of sales were electric cars and vans. Car production falls in UK for ninth month in a row, SMMT data shows - after worst November for industry since 1980. The electric shock behind Europe's stuttering EV future - and how China has leapfrogged major car-exporting nations.
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