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Luxury Car Giants Drop Out of UK Motability Program

11/25/2025

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  • Mercedes-Benz Group AG and BMW AG will no longer qualify for Motability program.
  • Motability Operations Group Plc made the decision after criticism of taxpayer funding for luxury cars.
  • The change comes ahead of the UK budget and addresses program concerns about luxury vehicles.
  • Motability generated nearly £7 billion in revenue last year.
  • Motability plans half its vehicles to be UK-built by 2035, with around 40,000 British-built Nissan vehicles.