In the current climate, where the majority of manufacturers are being affected to a greater or lesser degree by the semiconductor (chip) shortage – even if not all of them are being completely up front about it – I think we are unlikely to see major changes, unfortunately.
I suspect that we will see a continuation of the recent trends, namely diesels being priced very high to deter us from getting them, more PHEV’s and a few more electric cars thrown in for good measure. AP’s will continue to follow no logic, with some going up massively and others dropping massively, all for no obvious reason other than to please some and irritate others!
I would like to think that we will start to see a difference as a result of the new CEO at Motability Operations, with far greater choice especially of larger vehicles (as per one of the recommendations in the govt sponsored review of Motability), but all we have seen so far are those TV ads targeting the two-thirds of higher rate mobility PIP recipients who use the benefit for other things than a Motability vehicle. I suspect that Q3 will be a damp squib, but I live in hope and look forward to being pleasantly surprised!