The next 10 years will be very interesting and hopefully, a bright future awaits.
I see a few issues, that all the manufacturers need to address: Tesla’s new approach of only servicing the car when the car needs it seems to make loads of sense, but they don’t have dealers to keep happy, the Hyundai Kona has a 10k service interval!!!
Hyundai/Kia seems to have the efficiency sorted, have some great cars already and also in the pipeline, the pricing structure is also in my opinion better, the European companies just seem to want to charge extra for anything and everything. They also have class leading warranties, that at least give peace of mind with new tech, if they can increase the quality levels of the interiors, I think they’ll be hard to beat.
The Chinese, have some great ideas, but don’t seem (In MG’s case at least) to have the technical support/repairs/fix networks over here, that would need to be addressed if they want to make inroads into Europe
The Europeans (BMW, MB, VAG, PSA, JLR, GM) are a bit behind the curve, but making progress, some quite rapidly in PSA’s case, and seem to be all looking at an electric future, I’ve no doubt they’ll catch up in the end, but I think their pricing structures will have to drop, as people get used to what the Koreans are already offering.
The Japanese will carry on making great cars, and no doubt they’ll be quirky
Ford and Tesla, who knows, but Tesla if they can get mass market cars out there have the name for EV’s and could remain a dominant force
Previous Motability Cars
2006 - 2009 Skoda Superb VR6 2.0tdi
2009 - 2012 Citroen C5 2.0tdi VTR Nav
2012 - 2015 Nissan Qashqai 1.5dci tekna
2015 - 2018 Ford Kuga 2.0tdi Titanium X
2018 - 2021 BMW 220d X drive 2 Series Active Luxury
2021 - 2023 Hyundai Kona Electric Premium SE
2023 - Hyundai Kona Electric Ultimate