🔋Battery electric vehicle (BEV) uptake increased 34.2% to take 27.3% of the market, the highest recorded so far in 2026.
🚗The uplift reflects both expanding model choice and sustained competition, particularly in the electric vehicle market where substantial manufacturer discounting continues to play a significant role in driving uptake.
🔌Government support, including the Electric Car Grant, has also helped stimulate demand, alongside rising consumer interest amid wider economic and geopolitical uncertainty.
https://t.co/jB5ZX3Wu1Z
📢"Britain’s car buyers are responding to a market offering more choice than ever, from both new and familiar brands, resulting in a robust May. The EV transition is progressing, but consumer uptake still lags behind even today’s targets, let alone the ambition set out in the latest Carbon Budget"
@MikeHawesSMMT on new car registration figures for May
https://t.co/jB5ZX3Wu1Z
📉Despite recent momentum the transition to zero-emission mobility remains well behind the mandated trajectory. Year-to-date, BEVs account for just 23.9% of the market, well short of the 33% required in 2026.
🎯While various flexibilities can be drawn upon to help meet the regulation, this widening gap between mandated targets and consumer demand is increasing pressure on manufacturers which must try to absorb the rising costs of compliance.
https://t.co/jB5ZX3Wu1Z
Car maker Nissan could soon build vehicles designed by the Chinese company Chery at its UK factory after an agreement was signed between the two firms.
https://t.co/jwzdcNfJJX
'EU-UK auto trade needs pragmatism not protectionism'
Read our weekly Auto Update from chief exec @MikeHawesSMMT looking at:
🚗latest UK vehicle production figures suggest stabilisation
🇪🇺why the UK & EU must not sleepwalk into new trade friction
💬SMMT continues to engage with political stakeholders
🚢UK and Gulf Cooperation Council was welcomed by the industry
https://t.co/YXo9O9yy3S
Explore historic sites at this weekend's Riverside Festival! St Mary de Castro Church and Newarke Houses Museum (Sat) will be open, plus you can visit sites on the @dmuleicester campus, including the Great Hall (pic), Trinity Chapel, herb garden and museum!
#history#heritage
Unclip the velvet rope, Jonas Vingegaard's Giro d'Italia success has granted him entry into one of cycling's most exclusive clubs.
🔗 Read more: https://t.co/hzFMCAJbrr
✍️ @robyn_emz
AI can drive efficiency, but companies focusing only on cost savings may be missing the bigger opportunity. New marketing experiments point to a different path: using AI to accelerate growth, expand access to sophisticated services, and create new sources of value. The companies gaining the most from AI are thinking beyond productivity gains and toward long-term competitive advantage and investor confidence. As AI reshapes industries, the key question becomes less about adoption and more about where you choose to apply it.
What separates growth-focused AI strategies from the rest: https://t.co/og6B87LEIr