Ministers are under mounting pressure to relax electric car sales rules amid fears for the future of the UK motor industry.
A day after announcing plans to axe 4,000 jobs in Europe, including 800 in Britain, Ford warned the Government’s zero-emission quotas are ‘unworkable’.
The car giant, which has over 5,000 staff in the UK, called for ‘greater flexibility to hit targets’ while demand for electric vehicles (EVs) ‘remains low’.
The comments came as Vauxhall bosses debate the future of plants in Ellesmere Port and Luton amid concern over quotas for EVs.
Carlos Tavares, chief executive of Vauxhall owner Stellantis, last month said a decision will be made ‘in the next few weeks’.
Industry bosses held crisis talks with Transport Secretary Louise Haigh and Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds this week in a bid to relax the rules.
Nissan warns quotas for EVs risk ‘irreversible’ damage to the UK car industry, putting thousands of jobs and billions of pounds of investment under threat.
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