UK Car Makers Beat EV Sales Targets in 2024, New Figures Reveal

UK car makers beat EV sales targets in 2024, new figures reveal

EV sales mix in first year of ZEV mandate was 19.8%, but credits trading pushed industry past 22% target Car makers beat their electric car sales targets in 2024, the first year of the UK's ZEV mandate, according to new figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT). As a whole ...

ZEV mandate’s cost to industry cannot continue indefinitely

In an increasingly uncertain global automotive landscape, market stability and trusted trading relationships matter more than ever. They underpin investment, competitiveness and the delivery of ambitious regulatory targets that were designed around very different assumptions – namely a flourishing global market, falling costs and strong consumer demand. As we heard at a sold out SMMT Electrified conference yesterday, those assumptions no longer …

DfT confirms no OEM fines under first ZEV mandate year

DfT has published the first ZEV mandate compliance report, showing car and van markets beat 2024 targets and no manufacturers were required to pay fines.

UK car and van markets hit first-year ZEV mandate targets

New report from the Department for Transport suggests manufacturers easily hit Government zero-emission vehicle targets.

DfT report confirms car industry met ZEV mandate targets in first year - Transport + Energy

Independent transport research organisation New AutoMotive has welcomed the Department for Transport’s (DfT) 2024 Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (VETS) final compliance report which shows that both the UK car and van markets over-complied with the ZEV mandate during its first year. According to the group, this data contradicts repeated claims from industry lobby groups throughout 2024 and 2025 that the sector would fall short of statutory req…