I find the changes and classifications quite curious. They remove “coupe” and “convertible” cars as motability customers shouldn’t be driving non practicle sports cars. But remove the coupe variants of the Skoda Enyaq. An SUV which uses the coupe descriptive purely to describe the style of tailgate. Something SUV,s from all brands do. Yet motability can’t even get that right.
What it means in supporting british built, is the new Nissan Leaf by definition crossover coupe won’t be on the scheme. The over exaggeration of Alfa being a premium brand, saw the manufacturer removed from the scheme, Volvo on the otherhand entered the premium market in 2015, yet remains on the scheme!
I can’t help, but think these actions were to suit the narrative over any particular accuracy to a vehicles position on the world stage or any meaningful understanding of vehicle class, afterall my Tucson is known as an estate!
One can only think someone like Harry Metcalfe would be better positioned, than someone with no prior experience in the automotive world.