INEOS Automotive becomes part of a portfolio of 45 carmakers in the UK that have so far pledged their adherence to The Motor Ombudsman’s Chartered Trading Standards Institute best practice, and to going beyond the standards required by law with regards to the provision of new vehicles and new car warranties.
The 4X4 maker’s accreditation under the Vehicle Sales Code covers consumers configuring and ordering any model from the marque’s expanding Grenadier line-up directly via the INEOS Automotive website.
China has taken over the Russian car market and replaced Western car makers following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Chinese companies such as Great Wall Motor, Geely and Chery are importing models to the country as well as co-operating with the Russian government to restart the country’s once-thriving car manufacturing industry, sometimes in factories vacated by the Western manufacturers and Russian car sales are booming with sales up 75% so far this year, at just over 700,000, according to the Association of European Businesses in Russia, reports Autocar.
Britain’s automotive sector urged the new Labour government to use the industry’s decarbonisation success to the UK’s economic advantage, as a new report shows direct carbon emissions from vehicle factories halved over the past 25 years – helping position the country as the ideal place to produce the next generation of zero emission vehicles.
The 25th Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Sustainability Report shows the amount of CO2 directly emitted in vehicle production more than halved (-54%) compared with 1999 levels – a major milestone achieved through massive industry investment.
Companies are invited to take part in a trial of new, next-generation vehicle to grid (V2G) electric vehicle (EV) workplace charging technology which offers the opportunity to lower carbon emissions and reduce energy costs.
Trial participants will be provided with a free V2G EV charger which can be kept after the end of the project. V2G technology enables EVs to be charged at times when electricity costs are low, and then put energy back into the grid, or into a building or even another EV, when electricity costs are higher.