On this day in auto history – March 14th

Sun 14th Mar 2021

On this day in 1962, General Motors - the world’s biggest automaker - produced it’s 75 millionth vehicle, a Pontiac Bonnerville convertible.

Founded in Michigan by Buick owner William C. Durant in 1908 as a holding company, GM soon acquired a number of brands including Cadillac and Chevrolet and had already overtaken Ford as the world’s biggest automaker by the early 1930’s.

Having passed the 25 million production landmark in 1940, it was producing 51 percent of all cars made in the US by the time it reached its 75 million milestone in 1962 and only took another five years before becoming the first manufacturer to reach a 100 million zenith.

GM held the title of the world’s biggest automaker all the way up until 2008, the year before it suffered the ignominy of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009.

The tax values are provided by a third-party supplier and while every effort is made to ensure their accuracy please double check with your advisor. If the car was registered after 31/03/2017 then it is subject to new tax rules. All prices we display are for the cars second tax payment onwards. You can find out information on the cars first tax payment here

Cars registered on or after 1 April 2017

Rates for second tax payment onwards

Fuel type	Single 12 month payment	Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit	Total of 12 monthly payments by Direct Debit	Single 6 month payment	Single 6 month payment by Direct Debit
Petrol or diesel	£180	£180	£189	£99	£94.50
Electric	£0	N/A	N/A	£0	N/A
Alternative	£170	£170	£178.50	£93.50	£89.25

Alternative fuel vehicles include hybrids, bioethanol and liquid petroleum gas.

Vehicles with a list price of more than £40,000

You have to pay an extra £390 a year if you have a car with a ‘list price’ (the published price before any discounts) of more than £40,000. You do not have to pay this if you have a zero emission vehicle.

You only have to pay this rate for 5 years (from the second time the vehicle is taxed).

Check the list price with your dealer so you know how much vehicle tax you’ll have to pay.

Fuel type	Single 12 month payment	Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit	Total of 12 monthly payments by Direct Debit	Single 6 month payment	Single 6 month payment by Direct Debit
Petrol or diesel	£570	£570	£598.50	£313.50	£299.25
Alternative	£560	£560	£588	£308	£294