The government of the UK has decided to implement new bans, and we are wondering what their impact could be globally. According to the recent decision, the sales of diesel and petrol vehicles will be banned from 2029, and the hybrids’ sales will be banned from 2034. Many officials, experts, and customers have appreciated this decision, but the impact of these bans goes outside the country.
The global manufacturing network would be affected by this, as this could put an end to the models, which big-volume sellers today. If we look at the sales figures, it would seem like it’s the right decision, as, in 2020, the sales of battery-electric vehicles rose by 176.5% year on year in the UK. The UK imports cars from 25 countries from almost every continent and the majority of the cars have combustion engines.
The Czech Republic exported 153,295 petrol and diesel models to the UK in 2019, and its industry has a good share in the country’s gross domestic product.
The country’s built Skoda Enyaq iV is likely to go on sale this year, and we have also heard that a new electric SUV can also be launched. But, the new Fabia that will go on sale at the end of the year won’t come in an electric version. He added that the EU regulations are putting pressure on the companies, but they are already prepared for the future. The unique feature that has been added to it which is the shooting brake offers much more dynamics to the car.
From the trend that we have seen in the market in several countries in the past few years, we can easily say that the customers are willing to accept low-emission cars. So, the makers are doing everything they can to only meet the climate targets, but the expectations of the customers as well, in the UK and around the globe.