Something isn’t right here. I was told from notability that they negotiate prices with principal dealers (manufacturers) but to see that basically all prices have gone up cant be a coincidence. They must have done this to either pay for higher maintenance fees or insurance fees that are part of the agreements we have. As an electric convert, I am worried to see the increases as it’s yet another prohibitive barrier for those who are on the fence or unconvinced that electric is the way forward. Kia, Alfa, Mini, Mercedes, Vauxhall, Honda and Mazda have a max AP of 7999 for certain models- its the ceiling for a motability car and ive never seen so many at it. BMW, Toyota and Audi follow a few £ close behind with Peugeot, Suzuki, Renault and Hyundai following them up. It seems that whilst they are providing choice this quarter, they are discouraging the higher specifications within the ranges.
I see it differently!
The ZEV mandate for 2024 ends at the end of September. Most manufacturers would have exceeded, met or are (just) below their 2024 target, thanks to leasing companies inc Motability. Those manufacturers that have exceeded their targets no longer have to substantially discount their cars especially for Motability and are probably in a position to carbon credits to other manufacturers (ZEV deal with their buddies), at a lower cost than a manufacturer/s who haven’t met their target would otherwise have lost, if selling to the likes of Motability.
That said, Motability pricing (AP’s) has been false for EV’s, compared to that of the real world where the cost gap for an EV is still far greater than that of an ICE for the same or similar models.