Your Chanel handbag - 19 September 2023

INDUSTRY CALLS FOR MORE GOVERNMENT HELPThe Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has called on additional help from the Government, to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles. During their one day conference, called Electrified, they proposed four incentives that would help make the switch easier for the private buyer. You can find out more, by clicking this link here. NEW EV MINIS WILL BE BUILT IN THE UK BMW is investing £600 million in their Oxford and Swindon plants to enable it to build the new Mini Cooper Electric and the Mini Aceman. This secures around 4,000 jobs and does include some financial support from the UK Government. To find out more, you can click this Autocar article link here. EU INVESTIGATES CHINESE STATE SUBSIDESThe European Union will begin an investigation into whether the Chinese Government subsidises their car industry and that gives them an unfair advantage in Europe. Alan and Andrew are quite scathing about how this situation has arisen and how this was a very obvious outcome but now politicians and the industry are equally surprised. Click this Autocar article link for more. We recommend you also click this BBC News article link, as it gives some context to what that means to the UK and potential ramifications if a trade war is started. SAT NAV WARNING OVER NEW WELSH 20MPH SPEED LIMITSSat nav manufacturers are warning motorists not to trust their systems after the recent implementation of 20mph zones across Wales. They are recommending that the software is updated and to be watchful of the speed limit signs on the roads. To read more, click this BBC News article here. If you would like to see the extent of the new 20mph zones, click this link to a map showing just how many or few roads are actually affected.UK ROAD REPAIRS AT LOWEST LEVEL IN FIVE YEARSThe RAC ha found that UK road and pothole repairs are at their lowest level in five years, with some councils carrying out no resurfacing work and many others doing no surface-dressing work. If you would like to learn more, click here to read the Autocar article explaining it all. CALLS FOR UK GOVERNMENT TO TIGHTEN AV LAWSParliament’s Transport Committee has released a report outlining the areas the Government needs to tighten up the law for autonomous vehicles, if it wants a safe deployment of the technology. Where it is asking for language to be less vague and wooly is very admirable, but still there is the delusion that the way it is being developed will actually result in any safe AV operations is worrying. Click this link to read the committee’s report. ELECTRIC CAR SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE ONTO IN ADMINISTRATION Onto, the electric car subscription service which wrapped up nearly all the costs...