MotorVise Automotive

Fraser Brown, the founder and managing director of automotive consultancy MotorVise, said: “It introduces uncertainty into a market that doesn’t need uncertainty, and which could have unintended consequences.

“The automotive industry requires consistency, given there is lengthy development lifecycle for vehicles before they even get to market. I hope this decision does not affect the programme of investment and development in both battery manufacturing plants and electric vehicle production in the UK.

“We must allow the manufacturers to gear up for all electric vehicles as any lengthy delay will hand a major advantage to foreign importers, such as the Chinese, who are already well ahead of the game.

“The EU’s ban on the sale of all new petrol and diesel cars is due in 2035. It would be logical for the UK to revert to this date. However, any further delay will have serious consequences for the development of the technology in this country.

“The government must continue to support the switch to EV. However, walking back the ban to 2035 will provide further time to improve the charging infrastructure, particularly the introduction of public kerbside chargers in areas without off street parking.”

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Photo Captions: Fraser Brown, managing director of MotorVise

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Editor’s Notes

MotorVise was established in 2014 and works with 26 brands across Europe, six of the top 10 UK dealer groups and directly for six OEMs. It offers a comprehensive range of services designed to allow dealerships to meet their sales, service, and profit objectives. These include the provision of car sales events, car dealership recruitment, F&I compliance, sales incentive systems, staff training courses and vehicle progressor systems. In November 2022, it was named as Recruitment Agency of the Year for a second year running.at the Motor Trader Industry Awards.

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