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Sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans will stop in the UK from 2030, as part of the Government's "green industrial revolution". The new date is 10 years before the original deadline of 2040. The impact will be huge for drivers across the country. But how will it affect Europe's largest privately-owned dealer group, Arnold Clark? "I think, genuinely, given the versatility of the motor trade and motor manufacturers, meeting the Government's new 2030 deadline for stopping the sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans in the UK is achievable," said Eddie Hawthorne, Arnold Clark chief executive and group managing director. "It will be hard, but it will be achievable. But will we have anything to plug electric cars into? That's the bigger question." Hawthorne, who guides what is one of the AM100's most profitable retail groups, a genuine 'one-stop shop' motor retailer with a turnover of £4.46 billion last year, is in no doubt that the lack of a recharging infrastructure across the UK is one of the biggest hurdles impacting on the sales of new Evs. |