Green Car Congress
APRIL 23, 2009
In his Budget statement to the House of Commons on 22 April 2009, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling confirmed that the government will introduce a vehicle scrappage incentive scheme. Participation in the scrappage scheme by specific car manufacturers is voluntary. Scrappage savings apply to commercial vans (up to 3.5
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
Increased new vehicle sales and lower scrappage rates pushed VIO to the highest point on record since Q3 2008. In Q2 2013, more than half (50.9%) of VIO were between model years 2000 and 2008. The number of cars and light trucks on the road in the US reached 247.9 The top five vehicle segments in the United States made up 49.9%
Green Car Congress
MARCH 13, 2010
Average new car CO 2 emissions in the UK fell by their biggest ever margin last year with the impact of recession and the Scrappage Incentive Scheme boosting the continued influence of technological advances made by vehicle manufacturers, according to the annual New Car CO 2 Report from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 7, 2009
Toyota’s Prius was the top-seller in Japan in July, with 27,712 units sold—almost quadruple the 7,058 units sold in July 2008, according to data from the Japan Automotive Dealers Association. Almost 10% of these were placed through the scrappage scheme. This marks the third month in a row that Prius was the top-selling car in Japan.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 25, 2017
In the UK, Hyundai Motor has launched a gasoline and diesel scrappage and trade-in scheme that offers up to £5,000 (US$6,416) off the price of a new model and seeks to improve air quality across the UK by making it easier and more affordable to drive a new, lower emission car. The scheme will run until the end of 2017.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 5, 2009
This would be some 410,000 units off the 2008 total and almost 685,000 units down on 2007. Alternatively fuelled vehicle (AFV) demand showed a particularly sharp decline, down 47.4%, in part reflecting strong growth in 2008. Scrappage schemes in other European countries include: Country. In January, diesel penetration rose 0.7
Green Car Congress
MARCH 19, 2011
improvement recorded between 2008 and 2009. The scrappage scheme, which ended in March 2010, was a significant factor in this trend. The 2010 CO 2 emissions fall is one of the highest annual reductions on record but lower than the 5.4% It appears, though, that the rate of improvement in emissions slowed in the second-half of 2010.
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