The owner of Vauxhall, Peugeot, and Citroën brands has issued a warning that its car plants in Ellesmere Port and Luton may be forced to close unless there are changes in market demand for electric vehicles and what they deem as "stupid" regulatory conditions. The UK managing director of Stellantis expressed that while the company does not wish to shut down operations in the UK, a decision will need to be made within the next year due to what they perceive as unreasonable government sales quotas and a lack of consumer incentives, particularly in relation to VAT on vehicles and electricity.