Quote Originally Posted by life on mars View Post
Why as a country we can't just reinvest /subsidise via public purse grant's in next generation electrification cars, and be in the forefront of the future car production is baffling ,we have the car plants, or is that too simple ?


Is it a case we price ourselves out of the market , with plant cost , transportation as an island ,high wages / pension liabilities ?
I'm probably not answering the right questions but i) there is not a single UK Car manufacturer, they're all foreign owned and they're taking their money elsewhere & ii) too late on the electrification next generation, most of the future winners are 5-7 years into development. Some big players have missed the boat and new battery companies will step into the gaps.

The company I work for is releasing 2025 technology & the car companies are all shortening vehicle model life from 7 years to 3 years. BMWs new software releases are changing from 3 per year to monthly & they have cancelled a vehicle launch as it has already been superseded by a rivals technology.