Currently reading: Ford most exposed to electric target fines despite being UK's top van seller

The Blue Oval has sold just 2443 electric light commercial vehicles in 2025 - 5.4% of its 45,190 total

The UK’s biggest van seller, Ford, is also the biggest laggard on tough government-mandated EV sales targets when it comes to the main players, new figures show.

So far this year, Ford has sold 2443 electric light commercial vehicles (LCVs), equating to 5.4% of its 45,190 LCV total and some way short of the 16% required by the ZEV mandate, according to EV think tank NewAutoMotive.

By contrast, the nation's second biggest van seller, Volkswagen, is running at 19% so far this year, thanks mainly to the commercial version of the ID Buzz

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