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Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate on automotive manufacturers in the context of Stellantis closing its Luton plant.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
6 May 2025
Target answer date
8 May 2025
Answer
12 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate on automotive manufacturers in the context of Stellantis closing its Luton plant.

  2. 8 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 May 2025

    Answer published

    Stellantis’ decision to close its diesel van plant in Luton was a commercial decision taken as part of its response to wider challenges. Regrettably, despite active engagement from Government, we were unable to reverse the company’s decision. My Departmen...

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