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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jasper Jolly

Motability scheme to drop BMW and Mercedes as it aims to buy UK-made cars

Photo of a young man sitting in a wheelchar as he prepares to get into a red car
The Motability scheme buys cars from manufacturers and leases them to disabled drivers. Photograph: Andriy Popov/Alamy

The Motability scheme to provide disabled drivers with subsidised cars has said it will remove expensive cars such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz and aim to buy more British-built cars.

Motability said it hopes that 50% of the vehicles it offers will come from British factories by 2035. The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said the changes to the scheme would “support thousands of well-paid, skilled jobs”, before the budget on Wednesday.

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