“Brexit Day hasn’t arrived for new car buyers - yet”

The United Kingdom may well be getting comfy with a stiff gin and tonic in the European Union’s departure lounge but what does leaving mean to people like you and me - in other words, new car buyers? Brexit Day is just the start of a complex process, and the hope is that by the end of the transition period in December, the future will be much clearer. Model ranges, trim levels and engine choices will be in a constant state of flux this year; one minute your perfect car will be available, the next your dealer may be saying it’s no longer on the market. You see, as manufacturers battle to meet tough new CO2 emissions targets imposed by the EU, less efficient cars are disappearing quicker than local post offices. Every time a manufacturer sells a car that doesn’t meet tough new EU CO2 targets, it has to pay a fine that potentially cuts into the car’s profitability. It was originally launched in 2018 but disappeared a year later so VW could tweak the dinky hot hatch to get it through new (WLTP) fuel consumption tests. You won’t catch a manufacturer admitting that the cost of getting their cars through tough fuel economy and CO2 emissions tests is being passed onto customers, but buyers have every right to wonder.

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